SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China’s former Olympic and world 110 metres hurdles champion Liu Xiang ended American David Oliver’s winning streak of 18 finals at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting yesterday.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – World men’s marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie completed a fourth victory in the Great Manchester Run over 10 kms yesterday while Briton Helen Clitheroe won the women’s event.
PONCE, Puerto Rico, CMC – Nickel Ashmeade and Rondell Sorillo captured the two men’s sprint on Saturday at the Ponce Grand Prix.
DAEGU, South Korea, CMC – Leevan Sands was the most successful Caribbean athlete at the IAAF World Challenge meet yesterday here.
The Junior Selection Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) announced the names of the players who were selected for the 2011 BCB/ Diamond Fire & General Insurance Company inter-zone under-19 two-day tournament starting this weekend at various venues.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will continue its track season with the staging of the World Athletic Day track meet tomorrow at the Eve Leary Sports Club Ground from 10:00hrs.
By Treiston Joseph The second edition of the President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic had its official launching yesterday at Digicel’s head office on Fort and Barrack Streets, Kingston.
By Treiston Joseph Once a budding star in Guyana at the tender age of 13, Kadecia Baird returned to her homeland three years after migrating to the United States of America (USA) where she now resides in New York (NY), with her mother Natasha Baird.
Giftland Office Max confirmed its support for the second year running of the President’s/Jefford Track & Field Classic when Marketing Manager Compton Babb handed over a cheque for an undisclosed sum to the co-ordinator, Edison Jefford yesterday at the company’s Head Office on Water Street.
(BBC) The trademark braces may have gone but, despite missing six months of competition after testing positive for a banned substance, Shelly-Ann Fraser’s broad smile remains the same.
By Treiston Joseph Stephan James emerged as a rough diamond at the Carifta Games in Jamaica last weekend when he showed much promise in the 400 metres sprint.
By Treiston Joseph Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) walked away with their second straight victory at the Under-23 Games hosted by the Athletics Association of Guyana at the Eve Leary Sports Club Ground yesterday.
Middle and Long Distance Coach and Coach of the Rising Star Athletic Club, Leslie Black disclosed plans yesterday to go into retirement in the near future after his tenure of approximately two decades in athletics.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is uncertain whether they will be able to send their selected eight-member team to the 40th edition of the Carifta Games to be held in Jamaica from April 23-25.
By Treiston Joseph When Dick Traum was only 24 he was crushed between two cars at a gas station.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Reigning 100 metres girls sprint champion Michelle Lee Ahye will spearhead a strong 66-member Trinidad and Tobago squad at this month’s Games in Montego Bay.
By Treiston Joseph The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will meet to discuss the way forward for the selection of the Carita Games team since the re-run of the Carifta Trials scheduled for Sunday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary was called off due to heavy rainfall.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has decided to re-run the Carifta Games trials tomorrow at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary from 11:00hrs.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World record-holder David Rudisha has set his sights on breaking the one minute 40 seconds barrier in the 800 metres.
“Instead of making money from track and field, I’ve been putting money into it.
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