Jamaica
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India vs West Indies: Hosts recall Chris Gayle for one-off T20I against India
Cricket | Jul 05, 2017, 12:34 PM ISTThe big Jamaican has last played an international match for the West Indies in the 2016 World T20 final against England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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Maharashtra youth shot dead in Jamaica by unknown assailants, Sushma Swaraj assures help
India | Feb 11, 2017, 06:23 PM ISTA 25-year-old youth from Maharashtra was shot dead by four unknown assailants in Jamaican capital Kingston. According to a report in Times of India, the incident took place on Thursday, the Constant Spring police said,
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End of Historic career: ‘I am the greatest’, says Bolt after winning third gold at Rio
Other Sports | Aug 20, 2016, 09:26 AM ISTThe greatest sprinter of all the time Usain Bolt bid a blazing-fast farewell to the Rio de Janeiro Games by winning 4x100 relay race against Japan and the United States into a never-a-doubt runaway, helping
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Usain Bolt wins world treble with relay gold
Other Sports | Aug 29, 2015, 07:27 PM ISTBeijing: Usain Bolt is perfect yet again.Dispelling two years of doubts, the Jamaican won three sprint gold medals this week for an overall world championship record of 11, anchoring the Jamaican 4x100-meter relay team with
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Usain Bolt sprinting to secure legacy
Other Sports | May 19, 2015, 06:09 PM ISTKingston (Jamaica): Jamaica's six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt says his main focus for the remainder of his sprinting career is to secure a legacy as the greatest athlete of all times.Bolt's disclosure comes ahead
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Jamaica passes act decriminalizing small amounts of pot
World | Feb 25, 2015, 07:35 AM ISTKingston, Jamaica: Jamaica lawmakers have passed an act to decriminalize small amounts of pot and establish a licensing agency to regulate a lawful medical marijuana industry on the island.The drug has long been culturally entrenched
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Bolt signs up for Paris meet
Other Sports | Feb 12, 2015, 11:00 AM ISTParis: Jamaica sprint star Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres for the first time in five years here after confirming his appearance at the Areva Diamond League meet in July.The news comes as a
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Bolt to start his season at Camperdown Classic
Other Sports | Feb 06, 2015, 10:31 AM ISTKingston (Jamaica): Jamaica's six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is expected to make an eagerly anticipated appearance at the Camperdown Classic to open his 2015 season.Organisers of the meet, scheduled for next Saturday at the
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Mexico tops Jamaica, to face US in WCup qualifying
Football | Oct 22, 2014, 01:20 PM ISTWashington: Mexico advanced in Women's World Cup qualifying Tuesday night with a 3-1 win over Jamaica, setting up a semifinal match against the United States in similar circumstances to four years ago -- when the
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CWG 2014: Bolt adds 1st Commonwealth gold to 6 Olympic wins
Other Sports | Aug 03, 2014, 09:22 AM ISTGLASGOW, Scotland: On a wet track following torrential rain, Usain Bolt gave the Commonwealth Games a display of showmanship and speed as he anchored Jamaica's 4x100-meter relay team to gold and glory on Saturday. Jamaica
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Scoreboard: West Indies vs New Zealand first test
Cricket | Jun 12, 2014, 07:52 AM ISTKINGSTON, Jamaica : Scoreboard Wednesday at end of the first test between West Indies and New Zealand at Sabina Park:New Zealand 1st Innings 508-7 declared=West Indies 1st Innings 262=New Zealand 2nd Innings=(Overnight: 14-2)= Peter Fulton
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FIFA World Cup:France thrashes Jamaica 8-0 in final warm-up match
Football | Jun 09, 2014, 09:51 AM ISTLille, France: France heads to Brazil with its confidence high after rounding off its World Cup warm-up matches by thrashing Jamaica 8-0 on Sunday, with striker Karim Benzema scoring two and creating two in an
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Black Caps pull off a morale-boosting victory
Cricket | Jun 05, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTalmouth (Jamaica): A devastating spell by Mark Craig helped New Zealand turn the tables on Jamaica Select XI to pull off a 123 run win just after tea on the third and final day of
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Doping ban for Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell
Other Sports | Apr 10, 2014, 11:19 PM ISTKINGSTON, Jamaica: A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after the veteran sprinter tested positive for a banned stimulant last June. In the
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Fraser-Pryce targeting third straight 100m Olympic gold
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2014, 05:39 PM ISTKingston (Jamaica): Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is aiming at Rio 2016 to become the first female sprinter to win 100 metres golds at three straight Olympics, her coach Stephen Francis has said.The pint-sized Jamaican captured
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Sprinter Amiya Mallick on strict diet before Jamaican sojourn
Other Sports | Jan 12, 2014, 07:09 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha sprinter Amiya Mallick is on strict diet and fitness regime as he prepares to train in Jamaica under Glen Mills, the coach of sprint king Usain Bolt."My diet had been specific in the
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Usain Bolt's coach to train Odisha sprinter Amiya Mallick in Jamaica
Other Sports | Jan 07, 2014, 09:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Odisha sprinter Amiya Millick is set to go to Jamaica to be trained by the world's fastest man Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills.The young 200-metre sprinter, Mallick won a gold with a record
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Worked hard on my game: Andre Russell
Cricket | Aug 23, 2013, 11:36 AM ISTPort of Spain (Trinidad): All-rounder Andre Russell says he cannot wait to line up with the Jamaica Tallawahs in their bid to make the final of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL).The 25-year-old has emerged
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WADA threatens to expel Jamaica on doping issue
Other Sports | Aug 23, 2013, 11:21 AM ISTMontreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has threatened to expel Jamaica from the next Olympics and other major competitions if it refuses to address shortcomings highlighted by a senior ex-employee.WADA director general David Howman Wednesday
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Jamaica wins women's 4x100 relay at worlds
Other Sports | Aug 19, 2013, 04:45 PM ISTMoscow: Jamaica won the women's 4x100-meter relay Sunday at the world championships, giving Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce her third gold medal of the competition.Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert and Fraser-Pryce won in a championship record 41.29