Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two of the world's fastest men, world sprint double record holder Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell
The Untrusted (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
John Milton's Areopagitica was published in 1644. The Cutty Sark was launched from Dumbarton in 1869. And every sensible person's favourite sci fi television programme, Doctor Who, had its debut in 1963. Born today: Boris Karloff (1887-1969), Harpo Marx (1888-1964), Erté (1892-1990), Diana Quick (1946) and Asafa Powell (1982). It is Labour Thanksgiving Day in Japan.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
• World champion sprinters celebrate second IAAF honours • Bolt looks forward to Diamond League v Gay and Powell The Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and United States 400 metres runner Sanya Richards have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards. Bolt retained the honour for winning the 100m and 200m finals in world record times at the World Championships in Berlin, matching his...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Bolt's chief rivals, compatriot Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay, are also under contract for the 14 meetings.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Who mistimed their holiday, who admired Hitler, and what's Bradley Wiggins shouting about? They're all here in our celebration of sport's stranger moments in 2009 The Prince Philip Award for Tact BBC presenter Clare Balding. To jockey Liam Treadwell, after his win at April's Grand National: "Give us a big grin to the camera. No, let's see your teeth! He hasn't got the best teeth in the world,...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Springing from an idea in the mind of one of the fastest men in history, the Asafa Powell Foundation
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
From Getty: "World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt holds and pets cheetahs at the headquarters of the Kenyan Wildlife Service in Nairobi. The triple Olympic and world sprint champion in both the 100 and 200 metres events arrived in the land of long-distance running, ahead of the launch of an environmental charity campaign to preserve local ecosystems. The cub he's holding was named Lightning...
Mashable (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
I’ve been swimming for a couple of summers now, working ardently on my technique and cardio, and I’m still incredibly slow. So slow, in fact, that Michael Phelps could swim 500 m, get out of the water, order a hamburger, and read the morning news before I cross the same distance. Speed putting, however, is another matter. Not that I, personally, would be any better at it, but perhaps some...
Broadcasting Ourselves (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Face facts: in a swimming race against 14-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps, you'd have no chance whatsoever...but you may be able to beat him in speed putting! If you can make more than 12 five-foot putts in a minute, you'll have bragging rights forever: This is " The Best of Us Challenge ," presented by the International Olympic Committee, where Olympic athletes challenge...
Losers Come Second (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
ATHLETICS - It is news that athletics fans the world over have wanted to hear but rivals have been dreading. At last the Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt has stated his intention to move up eventually to compete in the 400 metres, having already set world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres.Bolt looks tailor-made for the 400 meters, where he will be able to utilise his long,
Sify (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Nairobi: Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt plans to move up to the 400 metres after setting world records in the 100 and 200.Bolt told a news conference Friday his main goal was to become a
IOL (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
World Champion Usian Bolt has long jump and the 400m in his broader plan once he's reached his short sprint goals.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt plans to move up to the 400 metres after setting world records in the 100 and 200.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
• Chris Hoy qualifies fastest in men's sprint in Manchester • Olympic champion the only rider to dip under 10 seconds Chris Hoy made a successful return to competitive action at the National Track Cycling Championships in Manchester today. The four-times Olympic champion, who missed the World Championships with a serious hip injury following a crash while racing in Copenhagen, set a new...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Usain Bolt , will race his new Nissan GT-R (a replacement for his flipped BMW M3 ) against track star Asafa Powell in a Mercedes Black Series CLK C63 AMG this weekend in Jamaica. Gentlemen, start your obituaries. The race is supposed to be "gentlemanly" so were not sure if a jealous Powell is going to put Usain into the wall, but we'd pay to see that. Given Bolt's ability to flip his powerful...
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