Sprint relay sweep - Despite controversy, Jamaica claim world titles with emphatic runs in 4x100 metres
Simmering discontent in the Jamaica camp at the 12th IAAF World Championships here in Berlin boiled over on yesterday's penultimate day of the meet.

Federer wins
Roger Federer ended a four-match losing streak to new world No. 2 Andy Murray by 6-2, 7-6 (8) in the Western and Southern Financial Group Masters semi-finals yesterday.

Walker lands five-timer
Champion jockey Omar Walker highlighted yesterday's Caymanas Park golden anniversary meet with five winners, including the crack sprinter AHWHOFAH in the Caymanas 50th Anniversary Trophy race over 1400 metres for grade-one horses.

Sprint relay sweep
Despite controversy Jamaica claim world titles with emphatic runs in 4x100 metresElton TuckerBerlin, GermanySimmering discontent in the Jamaica camp at the 12th IAAF World Championships here in Berlin boiled over on yesterday's penultimate day of the...

Bolt hoping to clean up sport's image
Sprint phenomenon Usain Bolt hopes his mind-boggling exploits can clean up track and field's image, which has been tarnished in recent years by several doping scandals.

Phillips makes a stunning turnaround
Down and out at this time last year, Dwight Phillips was close to hanging up his track spikes. He was injured, off the Olympic team and taking a hit in the real-estate market. The 31-year-old American turned all that around yesterday, bouncing back from the tough times of 2008 to win his third world title with a jump of 8.54 metres.

NBL delay hurting teams
The delay to the start of the National Basketball League (NBL) has left a number of the island's top clubs frustrated. The NBL, which was scheduled to begin in April, has been postponed on a number of occasions.

Hooker vaults to gold with 'ridiculous plan'
Olympic champion Steve Hooker of Australia shrugged off a groin injury and won the gold medal in the pole vault yesterday at the World Championships, using a "ridiculous plan" that somehow worked.

Sportsmanship alive and well
The World Athletics Championships come to an end in Berlin today, and as happened in Beijing at the Olympic Games one year ago, Jamaica's greatness in the sprint events, in the 100 metres and the 200 metres events, male and female, has again been underlined.

United recover with 5-0 rout of Wigan
Manchester United recovered from its shock midweek defeat with a 5-0 Premier League win at Wigan, while Arsenal continued their strong start to the season by beating visiting Portsmouth 4-1.

MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Jamaica Broilers handed defending champions LIME their first defeat of the season in the Digicel cricket series Reggae Jammin Business House 50-over league last Sunday at Spring Village, winning the top-of-the-table clash by 26 runs.