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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Low-cost United States (US) carrier Spirit Airlines said on Saturday that all of its flights have been cancelled as ...
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World Relays: Jamaica fourth in men’s 4x100m heat, will have to wait to qualify for World Champs
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World Relays: Jamaica fourth in men’s 4x100m heat, will have to wait to qualify for World Champs
May 2 09:13 AM
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team will have to wait for Sunday’s second qualifying round of the World Athletics Relays to book their ticket to next year’s W...
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World Relays: Strong Jamaican team lead qualifiers for women’s 4x100m
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World Relays: Strong Jamaican team lead qualifiers for women’s 4x100m
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A strong Jamaican women’s 4x100m team ran 41.96 seconds to lead the qualifiers for Sunday’s final at the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, ...
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World Relays: Jamaica advance to mixed 4x400m final
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World Relays: Jamaica advance to mixed 4x400m final
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Jamaica booked their place in the final of the mixed 4x400m relays at the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana on Saturday, winning t...
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World Relays: Jamaica smash record in mixed 4x100m
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World Relays: Jamaica smash record in mixed 4x100m
May 2 08:12 AM
Jamaica set a world record 39.99 seconds in the mixed 4x100m relay on Saturday’s opening day of the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botsw...
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Judge warns JPs
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Senator urges mandatory bodycam policy for JCF
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May 2 12:18 AM
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StGC is 2026 Best School Band
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Top female athlete tests positive for dope
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Top female athlete tests positive for dope
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
June 13, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — A top Jamaican female athlete has allegedly returned a positive test for a diuretic at the Jamaica International Invitational ...
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Banned – Quarter-miler Blake loses drug case, sanctioned for 6 years
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Banned – Quarter-miler Blake loses drug case, sanctioned for 6 years
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
June 12, 2013
Jamaica's 400m runner Dominique Blake lost her long running drugs case with the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and was banned for six years af...
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Parchment gets GraceKennedy endorsement
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Parchment gets GraceKennedy endorsement
June 12, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Olympic sprint hurdle bronze medallist Hansle Parchment is to be signed Brand Ambassador by GraceKennedy, local food and financia...
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Bolt wins 200m in world-leading time in Oslo
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Bolt wins 200m in world-leading time in Oslo
June 12, 2013
Bolt in a flash OSLO, Norway (CMC) — Olympic champion Usain Bolt rebounded from a 100m defeat last week to produce a dominant performance to win the 2...
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SVL commits $12m to National Trials
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SVL commits $12m to National Trials
June 12, 2013
SUPREME Ventures Limited (SVL) yesterday has renewed its title sponsorship of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures...
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Ruling in Blake dope case expected today
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Ruling in Blake dope case expected today
June 12, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The doping case against quarter-miler Dominique Blake will end today when the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission's disciplinary panel...
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JAAA gives Bolt, Blake World Champs nod
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JAAA gives Bolt, Blake World Champs nod
June 12, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Reigning 100m World champion Yohan Blake has been given the automatic spot to the World Championship over training partner Usain ...
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Bolt in Oslo Diamond League 200m today
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Bolt in Oslo Diamond League 200m today
June 12, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Usain Bolt will run his first 200m of the season at the Oslo Diamond League meet today. Three other Jamaicans will compete at the...
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Domonique Blake gets six year ban from JADCO
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Domonique Blake gets six year ban from JADCO
June 12, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican quarter-miler Domonique Blake a short while ago received a six year ban for doping from the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commissio...
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Bolt clocks world leading 19.79 at Oslo 200m
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Bolt clocks world leading 19.79 at Oslo 200m
June 12, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Usain Bolt confirmed his dominance over the 200m at the Oslo Diamond League meet with a workmanlike performance Thursday, clockin...
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Special Olympians get ready for Summer Games
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Special Olympians get ready for Summer Games
June 11, 2013
SPECIAL Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) will stage its 30th annual Summer Games on June 21 and 22 at the Stadium East complex with the opening ceremony set for...
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Gatlin defeat doesn’t mean much, says Bolt
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Gatlin defeat doesn’t mean much, says Bolt
June 11, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- It's been four years since Usain Bolt last broke a world record in an individual event but the six-time Olympic champion says he'...
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New entrants boost Basic Schools Champs
Gerald Reid 
June 11, 2013
FIFTY-ONE schools have entered the three-day 13th staging of the 2013 INSPORTS Basic Schools Athletics Championships scheduled to be held from June 12...
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Howard Cooke win Western Primary Champs
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Howard Cooke win Western Primary Champs
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 9, 2013
CATHERINE HALL, St James — Howard Cooke Primary amassed 201 points to gain their first hold on the JPSCo Western Primary Schools Track and Field Champ...
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Blake holds off challenge to win 200m at all-comers meet
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Blake holds off challenge to win 200m at all-comers meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 9, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Brilliant performances from a number of athletes led by Olympic relay gold medallist Kemar Bailey-Cole and Central Americas an...
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Bolt ranked 40 in top earning athletes
Athletics, Sports
Bolt ranked 40 in top earning athletes
June 9, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Financial fortunes of legendary sprinter Usain Bolt have grown with his heightened status since the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the...
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Sprint king Bolt presents Nadal with his prize
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Sprint king Bolt presents Nadal with his prize
June 9, 2013
PARIS, France (CMC) — Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has quickly put Thursday's Rome Diamond League loss to Justin Gatlin behind him, appearing at th...
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Frenchman Lemaitre beats Gatlin over 100m
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Frenchman Lemaitre beats Gatlin over 100m
June 9, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- American Justin Gatlin was surprisingly beaten into second place by France's young speedster Christophe Lemaitre at the World Cha...
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Season best for Greaves, Russell at all-comers meet
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Season best for Greaves, Russell at all-comers meet
June 7, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Season best runs from hurdlers Latoya Greaves in the 100m race and Janieve Russell in the 400m hurdles were among the highligh...
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Bolt back to basics
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Bolt back to basics
June 6, 2013
World record holder says he’ll review his loss to Gatlin in Rome ROME, Italy (AFP) — Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt said he will review the key ...
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Bolt, Sanchez Vicario to present French Open trophies
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Bolt, Sanchez Vicario to present French Open trophies
June 6, 2013
PARIS (AP) — Six-time Olympic track champion Usain Bolt and eight-time Grand Slam champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario will present the men's and women's ...
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Balotelli strikes back at Bolt
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Balotelli strikes back at Bolt
June 5, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Italian footballer Mario Balotelli has hit back at Usain Bolt, saying that he should not judge people he did not know, after the ...
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