Category: Other Sports

The news items published under this category are as follows.

Other Sports: Asafa Powell parents do not like him dancing

Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 05:23 AM
Jamaica

While thousands of fans worldwide cannot get enough of Olympic 2008 Gold medalist Asafa Powell's recent displays of the 'Nuh Linga' and 'Gully Creeper' dance moves, his two biggest fans, his parents, are not pleased with dancing at all. Rev. William Powell and his wife, Cislyn, are "not happy" about Asafa's recent indulgence in dancehall moves and are praying that the sprint sensation stops doing them.

Other Sports: Jamaica men take 4x100m gold in record 37.10

Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 04:00 PM
Jamaica

Usain Bolt is now officially a track and field legend after winning his third gold medal in the 4x100m relay in record time on Friday's eight day of competition of the 29th Olympiad in the 91,000 capacity Bird's Nest Stadium.

Other Sports: Trinidad and Tobago grab silver in 4x100m relay

Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 03:51 PM
Trinidad and Tobago

The silver that will be draped around the necks of Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender and Richard Thompson at today's 2008 Olympic men's 4x100 metres medal ceremony is worth even more to the Trinidad and Tobago sprinters than the colour suggests.

Other Sports: Usain Bolt breaks 100m World Record at 9.72

Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 06:15 AM
Jamaica

Usain Bolt, in an event not considered his best, has broken the 100m record at 9.72 seconds. The previous record was 9.74 seconds held by fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell. Bolt broke the record at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York. Bolt is now the world's fastest man.

Other Sports: Asafa Powell will be back after Tyson Gay defeat

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 01:15 PM
Jamaica

Asafa Powell has vowed to return to top flight and says he will prove his worth at next year's Olympic games. The world record holder, who went down to a stunning defeat by American Tyson Gay in the men's 100 metres final at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan yesterday.

Other Sports: Former TnT Olympic sprinter Alvin Henry on rape charge in New York

Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 12:39 PM
Trinidad and Tobago

Former Trinidad and Tobago Olympic sprinter Alvin Henry confessed to raping four women and a teenage girl during a four-year period after stalking them in the city's parks, authorities said yesterday.

Other Sports: Asafa Powell blazes 9.97 in Serbia

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 08:07 PM
Jamaica

World record holder Asafa Powell sped to a world leading victory in 9.97 seconds to capture the 100 metres at the Artur Takac Memorial in Serbia yesterday evening. In the top performance of the night, Powell outgunned a pair of Caribbean colleagues and was very pleased to deliver the sub-10 clocking he was hoping for in front of 15,000 fans at Partizan Stadium.

Other Sports: Asafa Powell is Commonwealth Games Athlete Of The Year 2006

Monday, January 08, 2007 - 03:54 PM
Jamaica

The awards for Asafa Powell keep pouring in as he was yesterday presented with the Commonwealth Games Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year.

Other Sports: Big night for Jamaica at IAAF Awards 2006

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 04:51 PM
Jamaica

Jamaica-born American Olympic 4x400m gold medalist Sanya Richards believes Jamaica was the big winner at the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards ceremony. Asafa Powell was also named Male Athlete of the Year.

Other Sports: Asafa Powell leads the way in Stockholm

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 09:06 AM
Jamaica

Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson powered to victory at a super grand prix meeting in Sweden yesterday.

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