Published:Thursday | June 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe
St Kitts and Nevis legend Kim Collins is hoping that his near three-year stand-off with the Kittitian track and field authorities is nearing an end as he hangs on to hopes of representing his country at this summer's IAAF World Championships in...
Published:Wednesday | June 10, 2015 | 5:15 PMAndre Lowe
Only two Jamaicans will compete at today's latest stop on the IAAF Diamond League circuit - the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway - but the island has a distinct touch on this meet.It's a tradition that Kaliese Spencer has played a part in -...
Published:Saturday | June 6, 2015 | 5:13 PMAndre Lowe
BERLIN, Germany:A city divided.Historically, that isn't exactly an oddity when talking about Berlin - the host city of yesterday's UEFA Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus.However, this time, it's not the Berlin Wall or the '...
Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe
ROME, Italy:Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reportedly suffered tightness in her hamstring during warm-up, while Justin Gatlin responded to his critics and sent a message to Usain Bolt as the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League meet delighted in the Eternal...
ROME, Italy: University of Technology student Janieve Russell produced a strong last 80m to finish second in the 400m hurdles in her first Diamond League meet. Russell posted a season best 54.83 seconds to finish behind Georganne Moline (USA), 54....
ROME, Italy: Justin Gatlin believes that his critics are upset not because of his return to the sport, but because he is now at the top of his game and posting fast times. The American sprinter continued his crusade of speed, clocking a blistering...
ROME, Italy: World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has withdrawn from the 200m at the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League in Rome after suffering a minor injury according to reports. Fraser-Pryce who arrived at the warm-up track minutes after 5 p.m....
ROME, Italy: Commonwealth champion O'Dayne Richards was once again left disappointed after finishing seventh in the Shot Put at the Golden Gala Rome Diamond league inside the Stadio Olimpico. Richards managed a best of 20.13m and says he will...
Published:Tuesday | June 2, 2015 | 8:16 PMAndre Lowe
ROME, Italy:A year ago she was running second at the NCAA Championship, but now American youngster Jasmin Stowers is the hottest sprint hurdler in the world this year.Stowers enters the Rome Diamond League tomorrow at the Olympic Stadium in...
Published:Wednesday | May 27, 2015 | 7:09 PMAndre Lowe
UNDOUBTEDLY, Justin Gatlin is the hottest sprinting product among all males this year and the American will be hoping for another fast run when he competes in the men's 200 metres on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.In Doha, in...
Minister with responsibility for sports Natalie Neita-Headley has indicated she will be looking to meet with the hierarchy of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) as soon as the opportunity presents itself, as the Government seeks to weigh the...
Published:Wednesday | May 27, 2015 | 9:03 PMAndre Lowe
Minister with responsibility for sport, Natalie Neita-Headley, will be looking to meet with the hierarchy of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) as soon as the opportunity presents itself, as the governments seeks to weigh the impact of the latest...
Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe
Saturday is a big day for Jamaican hurdling prodigy, Jaheel Hyde.Dominant at the youth level, the 18-year-old schoolboy will face his greatest test yet, as he lines up in the 400 metres hurdles in his first ever IAAF Diamond League race at Saturday'...
The Jamaican pair of Kerron Stewart and Sherone Simpson could not get the better of American Charonda Williams in the 200m at the 54th IAAF World Challenge Ostrava Golden Spikes meet. Williams took control of the race at the top of the curve and...
Published:Monday | May 25, 2015 | 6:41 PMAndre Lowe
Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt is eager to sample the new track at the Mestsky Stadium, while Asafa Powell looks to continue his good early-season form at today's IAAF World Challenge Golden Spikes meet in Ostrava.Bolt touched down in the Czech city...
DOHA, Qatar: Justin Gatlin looks like he might be trouble for the Jamaicans this year after the American opened his season with the fastest time of his career, a 9.74 clocking at the Doha Diamond League a short time ago. The lone Jamaican in the...
DOHA, Qatar: A top mark of 19.89m left Jamaica’s Commonwealth Games champion O’Dayne Richards with huge disappointment in the shot put competition at the Doha Diamond League earlier today. Richards, who finished in eight place was far...
Published:Thursday | May 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe
DOHA, Qatar: The hunt for the richest pot in international track and field gets going today and what better place to start than the deep-pocketed Emirate state of Qatar, where five Jamaicans will line up in the latest staging of the Doha Diamond...
DOHA, Qatar: The race for the richest pot in international track and field gets going tomorrow and what better place to start than the deep-pocketed Emirate state of Qatar, where five Jamaicans will line up in the latest staging of the Doha Diamond...
Published:Monday | May 11, 2015 | 5:10 PMAndre Lowe
Racers Track Club patriarch Glen Mills has come out swinging against the MVP Track Club hierarchy, blasting president Bruce James and head coach Stephen Francis for leading an attack on his organisation and one of his understudies, Jermaine Shand....
Published:Sunday | May 10, 2015 | 2:54 PMAndre Lowe
Thrown in the centre of the controversial withdrawal of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Relays, coach Jermaine Shand has finally broken his silence.Shand was accused of being partial...
Published:Saturday | May 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe
More than 20 reigning world and Olympic champions strutted their stuff, showing good early-season form at the 12th staging of the Jamaica International Invitational at the National Stadium last night.American Bershawn Jackson claimed his third...
KINGSTON, Jamaica: There was a knowing grin on his face at the start of the race, as the near full-capacity National Stadium crowd rained boos on American Ryan Bailey. The men’s 100m at Jamaica International Invitational helped a lot of...
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Asafa Powell was brilliant in winning the men's 100m in a world leading 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday night. Stepping high to the line and with public enemy number one Ryan Bailey from the...
Published:Friday | May 8, 2015 | 7:14 PMAndre Lowe
Back in Jamaica for the first time since 2012, Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson is looking to put two years of injuries behind him with a strong showing at today's Jamaica International Invitational.Thompson, who has so far posted a mark of 10...
