LONDON, England: Veteran Jamaican triple jumper, Trecia Smith, has hailed fellow Olympic Games finalist Kimberly Williams as the island's future in the event...

LONDON (AP): American runner LaShawn Merritt will not compete in the 4x400-metre relay after being sent home from the Olympics to get treatment on an injured left hamstring.

LONDON (AP): A day after completing a career Golden Slam, Serena Williams still wants more. Williams was already thinking about defending her Olympic tennis gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games only hours after teaming with big sister Venus to win the doubles gold....

LONDON, England: With A 100m gold medal at last year's IAAF World Championships and a silver here at the London Olympic Games, young Jamaican Yohan Blake is now rubber-stamped and certified: But 'The Beast'...

So how did you celebrate Independence Day?There were quite a few spots here in London where Jamaica's Independence Day was being celebrated and you don't need me to tell you that wherever there are Jamaicans there is bound to be a good time.There were...

LONDON (AP): Felix Sanchez ran the Olympic 400-metre hurdles final with the memory of his late grandma on his mind and in his heart. He ran with a photo of the two of them pinned beneath his race bib, and 'Abuela' - Spanish for 'grandmother'...

LONDON, England: Leford Green was Jamaica's lone finalist on the fourth day of track and field competition at the Olympic Games in London - a day that brought smile and tears and a few surprises. Green, as usual ran a brave...

LONDON (AP): GIVEN initial results from an ultrasound done yesterday, Asafa Powell's agent, Paul Doyle, believes the sprinter's season will most likely come to an end....

You know, this has been a somewhat challenging Olympic Games to cover. From the limitations at the pre-Olympic camp in Birmingham to the regular rigours of day-to-day coverage of the Games itself, London 2012 is a test for athletes as well as it is for journalists.

WESTERN BUREAU: The pressure brought to bear on Olympic champion Usain Bolt, after twice losing to training partner and World champion over 100m, Yohan Blake, at the Jamaican trials in last month, could have broken his resolve...

WESTERN BUREAU:"Usain today significantly proved he is a living legend, as no other has and did so in fine style," was the sentiment from Lillian Bolt, Usain's aunt, after the tall Jamaican fulfilled his promise of not only retaining his Olympic 100m...

LONDON (AP):Algerian middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi was reinstated for the 1,500-metre final after he had been disqualified from the Olympics for allegedly not trying hard enough yesterday in the 800 heats....

LONDON (CMC): The outstanding Kirani James added Olympic gold to his fast-growing résumé by racing to a personal best time to win the 400 metres in dominating fashion at the London Olympic Stadium here last night.The 19-year-old clocked 43.94 seconds...

LONDON (AP): She didn't win the gold, silver or bronze, but Britain's Holly Bleasdale is walking away from the Olympic pole vaulting competition with something pretty special: a fiancé....

LONDON (AP): Yelena Isinbayeva finally lost an Olympic pole vault final and left the London Games with a bronze medal, unable to master the fickle British weather and beat the winning performance of American Jenn Suhr....

The American bred four-year-old colt, EMPEROR HALL, ridden by champion jockey Dick Cardenas for trainer Noel Ennevor, lowered the colours of the howling 1-9 favourite, MISMYRTLEBOYRICHIE, to win the 50th running of the Prime...

LEEDS, England (AP): Kevin Pietersen threatened to quit Test cricket yesterday in the aftermath of England's draw with South Africa in the second Test, blaming "politics" and leaks to the media. After confirming the third and final Test...

LEEDS, England (AP): Despite an unexpectedly dramatic final day, the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley ended in a draw yesterday.South Africa declared on 258-9 late on the final...

Jamaicans are celebrating their golden jubilee of Independence. Fittingly, they are doing so at the same time the Olympic Games are being held and as if in honour to Jamaica's contribution to the Games since 1948, Jamaicans...

St John's, Antigua:The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has hailed the West Indies team following their victory over the visiting New Zealand team in the Digicel Test Series.The Windies swept the two-match series following a nine-wicket win in the first...