The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
• British quartet did well against the Olympic champions • Greg Rutherford's long jump medal hopes were hit by a row over a foul Britain added a fourth medal to their haul last night, as the men's 4x100m relay team took bronze in Berlin. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey brought home the baton in a season's best time of 38.02 sec, the podium finish helped along by the disqualification of the US team...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
• Jamaica claim double gold in 4x100m relays • Rooney predicts medal for British 4x400m team Great Britain claimed their first medal of a frustrating day at the World Championships when the men's 4x100m relay team took bronze behind Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. With the Americans absent after being disqualified from their semi-final, a medal looked achievable for the British quad of...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
• Illegal handover knocks US out of final • Great Britain run season's best race The United States are out of the men's 4x100m relay after being disqualified for an illegal baton change outside the box. Shawn Crawford was charged with failing to pass the baton to the anchor runner Darvis Patton as they headed for the home straight. The mistake could prove a huge boost to the British team,...
Sports (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt and American Tyson Gay both eased into Sunday's 100m semi-finals at the World Championships in Berlin. Reigning world champion Gay finished the quarter-final in 9.98 seconds, while Bolt was so far ahead he could share a smile with heat winner Daniel Bailey. "I didn't need to do any more work. I was just enjoying myself," said Bolt. British duo Dwain Chambers...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
As in Asafa Powell, the Jamaican sprinter and former world recordholder in the 100-meter dash. Tony Sewell, a moderate-conservative British educator of Jamaican ancestry, writes about life lessons about motivation learned from observing track stars : "Poetic justice can be a cruel thing. Just a day after Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell slammed our lad Simeon Williamson for being lazy, Asafa finished...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
• Pair named in 60-strong squad for World Championships • No place for Hannah England in the 1500m Dwain Chambers and Christine Ohuruogu are among a 60-strong Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for next month's World Championships in Berlin. Chambers joins the automatic pick Simeon Williamson and Tyrone Edgar in the 100 metres, and will race alongside Marlon Devonish and Toby...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
• Triple Olympic champion still hampered by car accident • Bolt only running at 85% for Crystal Palace showdown The triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt has admitted he is still playing catch-up as he prepares for this weekend's Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace. The 22-year-old Bolt had his training disrupted after he wrote off his BMW in Jamaica in April. He was not seriously injured,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
• Simeon Williamson grateful for training time with Asafa Powell • Birmingham victory propels 23-year-old out of shadows Simeon Williamson may have demolished Dwain Chambers in the sprint to win the British title, but the 23-year-old will have his work cut out when he faces Usain Bolt in Paris tomorrow evening. Williamson has spoken about "mixing it up with the big boys" this season,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
• Olympic 400m champion has pulled out as a precaution • She will be fit for the London Grand Prix in the build up to Berlin The Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu will miss the Golden League meeting in Paris on Friday night as a precaution because she has a tight hamstring. Ohuruogu was scheduled to meet her great rival Sanya Richards of the United States who decisively defeated her...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
• Williamson looks forward to challenging Usain Bolt • Chambers vows never to be beaten by British rival again Simeon Williamson said he could beat Dwain Chambers – now he has. The new British 100m champion stormed away from last year's winner to clinch victory in a season's best of 10.05seconds, guaranteeing his place at the World Championships in Berlin next month and overtaking...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/14/2009
• Daniel Bailey wins men's 100m in 10.03 seconds • Ariane Friedrich misses out on high jump record The Russian Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva won the women's pole vault competition at the Berlin Golden League meeting, despite a low-kley performance by her standards. Isinbayeva, the world record holder, sealed her win with a jump of 4.83 metres, five centimetres ahead of Monika Pyrek...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
STAR trio Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay all cruised through to tomorrow's semi-finals but only Tyrone Edgar made it through for Britain as Simeon Williamson and C
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