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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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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Gann was a rare mathematician.  He was a student of numbers, number theory, and the progression of numbers.  He often said his analysis theory was based on natural law and mathematics.

Since time progresses as the earth turns on its axis, and time is measured by numbers and progressions of numbers, and since prices in their movement upward and downward are measured in numbers, we can understand why Gann had an intense interest in numbers, number theory, and mathematics.  And remember….he did not have a personal computer, or even a handheld or desktop calculator-just a pencil. 

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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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