Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Thursday | July 23, 2009
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Gay: Bolt is King but only until Berlin
Tyson Gay says he has nothing but respect for Jamaican Usain Bolt as the two gear up to compete at this week's London Grand Prix. Gay, 27, lavished praise on the achievements of 100M and 200M world record holder Bolt, claiming the Olympic champion was the man to beat...

Jamaica off to Swimming World Championships
Jackie Walter, Jamaica's swimming technical director, is confident that the country's four-member team to the 13th FINA World Swimming Championships to be held in Rome from tomorrow through to August 2 will represent the nation well. Three of the four-member team...

World Championships history on the horizon? - Isa Phillips is shaping up to be the first Jamaican to take gold in a 400 metres hurdles event
THE United States have been the most dominant country in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the international level and this they demonstrated in Beijing last year as they swept the medals with Angelo Taylor taking the gold, Kerron Clement, silver, and Bershawn Jackson, bronze...

Powell on the improve - MVP president
Beset by an injured ankle for most of the season, World Championships bronze medallist Asafa Powell is getting better by the day as he prepares for his third World Championships in Berlin in three weeks' time, says Bruce James, president of the MVP...

Athlete PROFILE
Name: Shereefa Lloyd. Date of birth: September 2, 1982Place of birth: Clarendon, JamaicaEvent: 400mPersonal best: 50.62 secondsSeason best: 51.18 secondsBest performances: At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal...

Dewar claims third man-of-the-match - Jamaica win puts team within striking distance
Kingston College leg-spin all-rounder Akeem Dewar copped his third straight man-of-the-match award yesterday to guide Jamaica to a comprehensive innings and 97-run win over the Windward Islands inside two days at Jamaica Broilers Group Oval, St Catherine...

Harbour View claim U-15 title
Harbour View captured the first lien on the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)/Claro Under-15 Champions League trophy with an exciting 2-1 come-from-behind victory over defending champions Cavalier at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex...

IAAF wins case against doped-up Russians
AP:Sport's highest court yesterday extended doping bans until April 2011 for seven Russian athletes who tampered with urine samples. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) governing body's...


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