Michael Frater News

Former world 100-metre record holder and World Championship bronze medallist Asafa Powell has vowed to give back to the sport of track and field.

Kenny Benjamin , chairman of the Guardsman Group of Companies, presents Olympic and World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser with her lifetime membership certificate to Gymkhana.

The Berlin Salute to Jamaica's representatives at the 2009 World Championships in August got off to a glitzy start on Friday with the Golden Reception on the lawns of Jamaica House.

World Championship in Athletics 200m silver medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown and her husband Omar Brown, Commonwealth Games 200m champion, are greeted by World Championships mascot Berlino on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston yesterday.

Jamaica's Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, headed a large group of persons, including officials of sporting organisations, relatives, sponsors and fans, who welcomed three of the athletes who participated in the recent World Championships in Berlin, Germany, when they arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport, on ...

ASAFA Powell dominated the field to win the 100 meters in 9.82 seconds, and Tyson Gay cruised to victory in the 200 at the Pedro's Cup in Poland on Tuesday.

World and Olympic 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser has called on government officials and the private sector to step up their contribution to sports to ensure Jamaica's success continues at the international level.

St. Kitts & Nevis - " September 15, 2009 : St. Kitts-Nevis sports icon Kim Collins announced his retirement from competitive athletics Monday.

THESSALONIKI, Greece :Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt heads a plethora of World Champions going for more glory at this weekend's IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final meet, a two-day event carrying total prize money of US$3.02 million.

Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser and Asafa Powell won the 100-metre events and headlined a whopping six Caribbean victories at the IAAF Rieti International track and field meeting yesterday.

Colossal Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt emphatically flattened his rivals again as he won the 200 metres in the fourth fastest time ever and meet record 19.57 seconds at the Brussels Golden League meeting yesterday evening.

IF ANYONE didn't know about Jamaica, they certainly know about us now. If the world didn't know what our flag looked like before, they do now.

ZAGREB, Croatia : Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown rekindled her winning ways, while world champion Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados captured his first race since his stunning Berlin triumph at the 59th IAAF Zagreb Grand Prix in Croatia yesterday.

THE country's biggest fishery owner is opening two new venues on a season-ticket basis.

JAMAICA's Kerron Stewart chases her fifth Golden League 100m win today in Zurich, Switzerland, to remain on track for the $1 million 'Jackpot' prize.

Despite not hosting any events for the 2012 London games Surrey County Council is spending A 46,000-a-year on an Olympics co-ordinator. The closest the one-star council came to having an Olympic event in the county was a failed bid to have a shooting competition in Bisley near Woking.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt signs autographs at the Champions Club during the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany, yesterday.

China's Xue Bai won the women's marathon world title in two hours 25 minutes and 15 seconds yesterday.

Usain Bolt made it three out of three as he helped Jamaica claim gold in the 4x100 metres relay at the world championships on Saturday in the second-fastest time ever run.

Usain Bolt got the birthday present he wanted from his Jamaican teammates on Friday.