Section: Jamaica
Guardiola returns to Barcelona with City in Champions League
Manchester City’s new coach Pep Guardiola will be heading back to Barcelona after the Premier League club was pitted against his former team in the Champions League draw on Thursday. Guardiola, who also spent most of his playing career at the Catalan club, steered Barcelona to two Champions League titles as well as a number of other...
Biden warns Europe against Russian energy reliance
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has cautioned Europe against a new natural gas pipeline planned to stretch from Russia to Germany, saying it “looks like a fairly bad deal” for Europe because it further increases its energy dependency on Moscow. Biden said Thursday that to lock Europe “into greater reliance on Russia at this moment...
Eleven Beijing 2008 weightlifting medallists fail doping retests
Eleven weightlifting medallists at Beijing 2008 have failed doping tests following reanalysis of samples provided from the Games. A range of banned substances were found across a group of 15 athletes who competed in China, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) revealed. Among those who returned adverse findings are Chinese gold...
What to watch at the Rio Games on Saturday
Day 15 of the Rio Games features medal action in track and field, soccer, basketball, golf, boxing, volleyball and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local): TRACK AND FIELD Fresh off winning the 10 kilometer race in dramatic fashion , British standout Mo Farah is looking for his second double when the 5K sets off at 9:30 p.m. Farah...
Jamaica qualify for 4x400m relay finals
Jamaica’s men and women’s 4×400-metre relay teams have qualified for the final of the events at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. Both finals will take place on Saturday. The Jamaican women’s quartet of Christine Day, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby, Chrisann Gordon and Novlene-Mills easily book their spot in the medal round...
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns
Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine. In a statement issued as he arrived in Louisiana to tour the flood-ravaged state, Trump said Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. The billionaire called Manafort “a true...
What to watch at the Rio Games on Tuesday
Day 11 of the Rio Games features medal action in gymnastics, track and field, boxing, wrestling and more. Here are some things to watch (all times local): GYMNASTICS Simone Biles can wrap up her remarkable time in Rio with a fourth Olympic gold medal when she competes in the floor exercise at 2:47 p.m. Biles has already earned three golds and a...
RIO 2016: Shericka Jackson mints bronze for Jamaica on women’s 400M finals
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson has won bronze in the finals of the women’s 400M behind gold medal winner Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas and Allyson Felix of the United States. The young Jamaican finished fiercely in a time of 49.85 – just two seconds outside of her lifetime best time of 49.83 ran in the semi-finals of the 400M on Sunday,...
Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine, PM says
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday Russia could break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over reported security incidents in Crimea, something it didn’t even do after annexing Crimea or throwing its support behind separatist rebels in the east. State news agencies on quoted Medvedev as saying that he wouldn’t like the ties to be...
Serena stunned by Svitolina
World number one Serena Williams became the latest casualty at the Rio Olympics, losing to Elina Svitolina in the third round. Seemingly bothered by a shoulder injury, the 22-time grand slam champion suffered a surprise 6-4 6-3 defeat at the Olympic Tennis Centre on Tuesday. Williams joined Novak Djokovic, who is out of the singles and doubles,...
