Archive for August, 2008

  • Antigua and Barbuda regain LICA title

    Antigua and Barbuda regain LICA title

    Antigua and Barbuda batted resolutely to pile up an unassailable 326 run first innings lead to and then piled on another 200 for 526/9 declared to win the Leeward Island Cricket Association’s three day competition. After dismissing the visitors, St. Kitts, for 200 on the...

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  • Bahamian men take silver in Olympic 4x400M

    Bahamian men take silver in Olympic 4x400M

    The Bahamian 4×400 team of: Michael Mathieu Avard Moncur Ramon Miller Andrae Williams Andretti Bain Christopher Brown hung in down the stretch to fend off a last ditch effort by the Russian Federation team to unseat them to take the 4x400M relay in Beijing on...

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  • Jamaican women cop the bronze in Olympic 4x400M

    Jamaican women cop the bronze in Olympic 4x400M

    The underdog Jamaican women’s 4x400M team copped the bronze at the Beijing 2008 Olympics with a gutsy performance by a team not favoured to medal. The much fancied British team with World and Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu could only manage fifth whilst the US team...

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  • Caribbean men do sprint double in 4x100M

    Caribbean men do sprint double in 4x100M

    Completing Bolt’s trifecta, the Jamaican male sprint team of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell with reserve Dwight Thomas, romped home to a world record 19.31s in the 4x100M final. Trinidad’s 4x100M team anchored by Richard Thompson consisting of: Keston Bledman ,...

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  • Veronica Campbell-Brown defends Olympic 200M

    Veronica Campbell-Brown defends Olympic 200M

    Showing the class and staying power of a true champion, Veronica Campbell-Brown stayed ahead of the field from start to finish to finish atop the field and complete a sprint medal sweep for the Jamaicans. Finishing in a personal best of 21.74s well ahead of...

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  • Results from the Olympics, Women’s 200M

    Results from the Olympics, Women’s 200M

    Finals Rank Country Name Time Diff React. Time G  JAM  CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica  21.74   PB   0.172 S  USA  FELIX Allyson  21.93   SB +0.19  0.193 B  JAM  STEWART Kerron  22.00    +0.26  0.199 4  USA  LEE Muna  22.01   PB +0.27  0.176 5  USA  HOOKER Marshevet  22.34   PB +0.60 ...

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  • Usain Bolt wins 200M in World Record

    Usain Bolt wins 200M in World Record

    Usain Bolt has proved the pundits right with a magnificent run that has him beating the seemingly unbeatable record of Michael Johnson, running 19.30 to top a crack field that included the previous olympic champion, Shawn Crawford. Churandy Martina put in a sterling performance, setting...

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  • Melaine Walker wins 400M Hurdles in Olympic Record

    Melaine Walker wins 400M Hurdles in Olympic Record

    Melaine Walker exercised the calm resolve of an assassin in executing a near flawless 400M Hurdles plan to come out on top of the field. Walker came through in the last 100M to decimate the field, beating the closest finisher by a full second to...

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  • Results from the Olympics, Men’s 200M

    Results from the Olympics, Men’s 200M

    Finals Rank Country Name Time Diff React. Time 1 JAM BOLT Usain 19.30 WR 0.182 2 AHO MARTINA Churandy 19.82 NR +0.52 0.144 3 USA SPEARMON Wallace 19.95 +0.65 0.167 4 USA CRAWFORD Shawn 19.96 +0.66 0.210 5 USA DIX Walter 19.98 +0.68 0.151 6...

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  • Results from the Olympics, Women’s 400M Hurdles

    Results from the Olympics, Women’s 400M Hurdles

    Finals Rank Country Name Time Diff React. Time G JAM WALKER Melaine 52.64 OR 0.236 S USA TOSTA Sheena 53.70 +1.06 0.191 B GBR DANVERS Tasha 53.84 PB +1.20 0.189 4 UKR RABCHENYUK Anastasiya 53.96 PB +1.32 0.248 5 POL JESIEN Anna 54.29 SB +1.65...

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