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Jamaicans on fire at Monaco Grand Prix |
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 |
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Jamaican athletes blazed the track in Monaco on Tuesday at the Herculis 2008 Super Grand Prix meet and signalled their intention to record the most impressive Olympic medal haul the country has ever amassed.
There was one world record which highlighted the meet, but the Jamaican performances came in a very close second.
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 |
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul has climbed to the top of the ICC Test Player rankings ahead of Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara.
This is Chanderpaul's first time at the top of the batting rankings after 112 Test matches, and he is the only West Indian batsman in the Top 20.
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Jamaican athlete caught doping |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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Jamaica's image has been tainted before the start of the Beijing Olympic games as a member of the athletics team has tested positive for a banned substance.
Mike Fennell, head of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), said the drug cheat was tested at the Jamaican national trials from June 27-29 but categorically stated that it wasn't one of the big names. He also said the culprit wasn't female.
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Bolt, Campbell- Brown win in London |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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Usain Bolt continues to strike as he ran 19.76 seconds to win the 200 meters in the second-fastest time in the world this year at the London Super Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The time also broke Tyson Gay's track record of 19.84 seconds.
The 100m world-record holder finished almost more than half a second ahead of American Wallace Spearmon and Paul Hession of Ireland. Spearmon was timed in 20.27 while Hession stopped the clock at 20.37 seconds. Another Jamaican, Marvian Anderson, was eighth in 20.98 seconds.
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Asafa pushed to the tape in London. |
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
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Asafa Powell was pushed to the tape but managed to win his second straight 100m race on Friday at the London grand prix. The former world-record holder recorded his 38th sub-10 seconds time by winning in 9.94 seconds into a 0.5 metres per second headwind.
"The way I am running at the moment I feel I am in the best shape I have been in," said Powell, who also won in Golden Galan meet in Sweden on Tuesday.
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