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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tests positive for banned substance

Washington, United States (AFP) — Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for a banned substance, trainer Bob Baffert said yesterday, and the horse could be stripped of its history-making...

SOLID JUMP!

TRIPLE jumper Kimberly Williams was the only Jamaican winner at yesterday's USATF Golden Games and Distance Open at Hilmer Lodge Stadium at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut, California, but it was two good runs in the women's 100m by teen sensation Briana Williams that highlighted the...

Maggotty striving for excellence in track and field

While the eyes of many would have been focused on hosts St Elizabeth Technical High School as they emerged victors across both genders at the County of Cornwall Athletics Association Western Boys' and Girls' Championships on Thursday, April 29, many other smaller victories were achieved...

CWI prepared to be 'agile' in planning as Proteas series looms

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Cricket West Indies (CWI) is anticipating another testing time when they host next month's bio-secure series against South Africa, but said it was critical to remain operationally “agile” in order to respond to the challenges served up by...

Man City's title party delayed by Man Utd win at Villa

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations were put on hold again as Manchester United fought back to win 3-1 at Aston Villa yesterday as West Bromwich Albion were relegated after losing to Arsenal by the same...

Mercedes masterstroke in Spain helps Hamilton deny Verstappen

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth-successive Spanish Grand Prix yesterday ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen after a Mercedes pit stop masterstroke.

Yohan Blake drops hint of return to form with 10.05 seconds

Jamaica's 2013 World Championships men's 100m gold medallist Yohan Blake has shown signs of returning to his world-class best sprinting form after running a season's best 10.05 seconds (1.9m/s) at a Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) qualifying meet at...

Knight-Wisdom ready to leave a legacy in aquatic sports

Yona Knight-Wisdom created history after he qualified for his second-consecutive Olympic Games when he finished 12th in the 3M Springboard competition at the FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo last Wednesday.

VCB, Briana Williams could clash at California meet

Veteran Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown, chasing a sixth Olympic berth, and up-and-coming Briana Williams, seeking her first senior team selection, could meet in the final of the women's 100m at the reorganised Mt SAC Relays to be held in Walnut, California,...

J'cans Bailey, Kemp double winners at NCAA outdoor meets

Jamaicans Gabrielle Bailey of Kent State University and Cesar Kemp of Alabama State were double winners at their respective NCAA Division One outdoor championships that ended yesterday.

Dead heat

In a stretch battle to the wire between favoured Further and Beyond and 9-1 shot Miniature Man, the result was a dead heat as there was nothing from the photo-finish camera to separate the top two in the inaugural running of $3-million Kingston Stakes feature over seven-and-a-half...