June 3, 2012
Ashmeade clocks PB for second behind Gatlin
JAMAICA'S young upstart sprinter Nickel Ashmeade, clocked a personal best 9.93 seconds to gain second place behind American Justin Gatlin, in the Samsung Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon today. Gatlin produced a powerful late burst to win the race…
June 3, 2012
Bolt: ‘I can break 100m world record’
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has told CNN he can set a new 100 meter world record at the London 2012 Olympic Games -- and could run as fast as 9.4 seconds. Bolt took the 100m gold medal at Beijing 2008 in a world-record time of 9.69s, before…
June 1, 2012
Thunder win Game 3, snap Spurs’ 20-game winning streak
Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Thabo Sefolosha set playoff career-bests with 19 points and six steals, and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped San Antonio's 20-game winning streak by beating the Spurs 102-82 in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals…
June 1, 2012
Bolt clicks
Reigning double Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt silenced his detractors yesterday, storming to a world-leading 9.76 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Rome Diamond League. Questions were raised about cracks in Bolt’s armour after his…
June 1, 2012
Mayweather headed to jail
Free time is about to run out for Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is due to begin a three-month jail sentence in Las Vegas stemming from a hair-pulling, arm-twisting attack in September 2010 on the mother of three of his children. The unbeaten…
May 31, 2012
Rajon Rondo outstanding but LeBron James, Heat rally for 2-0 lead
Back and forth they went in overtime, Rajon Rondo and the Miami Heat. Rondo scored. The Heat answered. Then again. And again. Eventually, Rondo missed, one of the rare times he didn't deliver on an unforgettable night. Moments later, the Heat took…
May 31, 2012
Novak Djokovic & Roger Federer win in Paris
Novak Djokovic brushed aside Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 6-0 6-4 6-4 in the second round of the French Open. The top seed, aiming to be the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major trophies, will next play Nicolas Devilder or Michael…
May 31, 2012
Usain Bolt plays down Justin Gatlin’s London 2012 chances
Usain Bolt has dismissed suggestions former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will provide the biggest challenge for his 100m crown at London 2012. Gatlin, who won 2004 gold in Athens before a four-year drugs ban, clocked 9.87 seconds in Doha…
May 31, 2012
Agnieszka Radwanska ousts Venus Williams
Former world number one Venus Williams followed her sister Serena out of the French Open, losing 6-2 6-3 to third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in round two. Unseeded Venus, the seven-time Grand Slam winner now ranked 53 following illness, was beaten…
May 31, 2012
Gayle not ruling out return for third Test
Estranged West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has not ruled out making himself available for the third Test of West Indies’ ill-fated tour of England but says a meeting with the West Indies Cricket Board on Sunday will take priority. The former…