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Bolt tastes first defeat in 2 years

KINGSTON: World and Olympic triple gold medallist, Usain Bolt, produced a scintillating run, but his team Racers Lions was beaten by University of Technology (UTech) in the men’s 4×400m at Saturday’s Gibson Relays. Bolt, on anchor, got the baton some 15-20 metres behind, but despite making up a lot of ground on the leaders, some of whom he passed, his 43.58 run was not enough as UTech held on for the victory in 3:05.33. Bolt took his team crossed the line in 3:05.77 ahead of Jermaine Gonzales-led Racers Track Club (3:06.55). Earlier, after anchoring his team to 38.08 in the 4×100m, Bolt, ...

Bolt promises fans insight into his life

[caption id="attachment_1295" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Usain Bolt "][/caption] World and Olympics sprint double champion Usain Bolt expressed delight to the publishing of his books. “I’m delighted to be publishing my two books with the guys at HarperCollins and I’m determined to give my fans all over the world a great insight into me and my life,” said Bolt. HarperSport has acquired a two-book deal with the Jamaican sprinter. Jonathan Taylor, Publishing Director of Harper Nonfiction in welcoming Usain into the HarperSport fold said, "this is a huge thrill and a real privilege. He is the most iconic sports star on the planet and our ...

IPL in serious trouble over security threats

By Jodian Sinclair, sportingeagle.com [caption id="attachment_1277" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Shane Warne"][/caption] The Indian Premier League (IPL) may be threatened as a result of security concerns. A number of players are concerned about the security level that exists. Although efforts have been made to downplay the security concerns by IPL Chief Lalit Modi, published reports by Asia Times, reported threats made by an operational arm of Al-Qaeda, 313 Brigade. The report was said to be threatened The IPL, Commonwealth Games, and the Hockey World Cup, all in India. This was followed by a threat against IPL Australian players from the right-wing Hindu group Shiv Sena, ...