DOHA (Reuters) – Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered her way to 100 meters gold on Sunday to become the first person to win four gold medals over the distance at the athletics world championships. Fraser-Pryce, who returned to the track in earnest only l... More »
DOHA (Reuters) – The search is on for the new face of athletics following the retirement of Usain Bolt and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) might have just found that person on Sunday – 100 meters women’s world champion Shelly-Ann ... More »
(Reuters) – The United States reached the Gold Cup semi-finals on Sunday after Weston McKennie’s first-half goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 win over Curacao in Philadelphia. With 25 minutes gone Christian Pulisic sent an inch-perfect cross to the back ... More »
(Reuters) – A second-half penalty from Darren Mattocks put Jamaica into their third consecutive Gold Cup semi-final on Sunday after a 1-0 win over Panama in Philadelphia. Mattocks, who had come on as a substitute just two minutes earlier, struck from the spot ... More »
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Olympic champion Elaine Thompson posted a world-leading 22.00 to win the 200 meters on Sunday and complete the sprint double on the last day of the Jamaican trials. Thompson, who won the 100 on Friday, was passed by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce... More »
(Reuters) – Australia central defender Clare Polkinghorne is unavailable for their final Group C game at the women’s World Cup, coach Ante Milicic has said, but 16-year-old striker Mary Fowler could get a runout against Jamaica. The Matildas, who have one loss... More »
(Reuters) – Ante Milicic has only four days to resurrect Australia’s women’s World Cup campaign after an upset loss to Italy and nothing is going to be ignored before they face Brazil in Montpellier on Thursday. The heavily-favored Matildas were stunned by a s... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his bride-to-be Meghan Markle said on Wednesday they were looking forward to the procession through Windsor following their wedding this month, after choosing an open-top royal carriage for the journey. Harry and h... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as her new interior minister on Monday, promoting the former banker to try to draw a line under an immigration scandal that has threatened the prime minister’s authority. The son of immigrants from... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labour on Monday to give birth to the couple’s third child. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as the couple are officially known, drove from their h... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – The Commonwealth Games has become a multi-sports party that struggles to pull high-profile guests but enthusiastic host Australia has promised a beach-side bash on the Gold Coast to reaffirm the event’s place in the global lan... More »
FILE PHOTO: Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray arrives to a meeting with senators of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) at the Senate building in Mexico City, Mexico January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s forei... More »
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry poses with Meghan Markle in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace, London, Britain, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancée, Meghan Markle, will ... More »
Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), arrives at the German Parliamentary Society for exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke BERLIN (Reuters) – With j... More »
German parties exploring a coalition government have dealt an early blow to French President Emmanuel Macron's hopes for more expansive fiscal policies from Berlin, backing a balanced budget and rejecting the idea of a separate pot of cash for the euro zone. More »
Lewis Hamilton can hear the fat lady clearing her throat, even if Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel managed to prevent her from singing after Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix. More »
Hugh Hefner's Playboy magazine and playboy lifestyle helped bring in the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Here are seven facts about him: More »
Germany's Angela Merkel turns to the task of sounding out partners to build a coalition government after securing a fourth term as chancellor in Sunday's election, although she has been weakened by a surge in support for the far right. More »
European shares edged down on Monday as investors took a cautious view of the upcoming coalition tussle in Germany following elections in which Chancellor Angela Merkel secured a fourth term but saw her party weakened by a surge in support for the far-right. More »
With her statuesque profile, striking gaze and visually arresting performances, Grace Jones has long been an emblem of high fashion, art and glamorous eccentricity, but a new documentary hopes to shed light on a different side of the pop culture figure through... More »
Britain's Prince George, the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth and third-in-line to the throne, started school on Thursday but without his pregnant mother Kate to support him because she is suffering from severe morning sickness. More »
Mo Farah brought down the curtain on his peerless track career in Britain by winning his farewell race on home soil on an emotional afternoon at the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League meeting on Sunday. More »
Justin Gatlin's father has asked the fans to lay off his son after the 35-year-old was booed inside the London Stadium while accepting his 100 meters World Championships gold medal. More »
All eyes will be on the women’s 1,500 meters final at the World Championships on Monday as Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya bids to add the gold medal to her Olympic title. More »
America's Tori Bowie delivered a finish line masterclass when she timed her dip perfectly to win the women's 100 metres world championship gold in spectacular style on Sunday, leaving Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou with a consolation silver. More »
Wayde van Niekerk duly qualified for the World Championship 400 meters final on Sunday but the defending champion and world record holder looks to have a real battle on his hands after some searing semi-final performances. More »
Jul 19, 2015, Cali, Columbia- Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (JPN) celebrates after winning the 200m in a championship record 20.34 during the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships at Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Japane... More »
Jun 22, 2017, Sacramento, CA, USA- Christian Coleman of Tennessee wins 100m heat in 9.90 for the top qualifying time during the USA Championships at Hornet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Christian Coleman displayed the kind of speed that... More »
Athletics – Sainsburys Indoor Grand Prix – National Indoor Arena, Birmingham – 15/2/14 Women’s 400m – Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Steven Paston EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Jamaica’s Kaliese Spencer, the 2014 Commonwealth Games 400 metr... More »
Jun 7, 2017- Eugene, OR, USA- Christian Coleman of Tennessee poses with scoreboard after winning 100m heat in a collegiate record 9.82 during the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports As the athletics... More »
Apr 23, 2017- Nassau, Bahamas- Aaron Brown celebrates after running the anchor leg on the Canada 4 x 200 relay that won in 1:19.42 during the IAAF World Relays at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Canada survived a scary ... More »
2016 Rio Olympics – Athletics – Final – Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Final – Olympic Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 19/08/2016. Mike Rodgers (USA) of USA, Justin Gatlin (USA) of USA and Tyson Gay (USA) of USA after being disqualified. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Whethe... More »
2016 Rio Olympics – Athletics – Final – Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Final – Olympic Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 19/08/2016. Mike Rodgers (USA) Justin Gatlin (USA) and Tyson Gay (USA) of USA react as they realise they have been disqualified REUTERS/David Gray W... More »
Former U.S. Olympic athlete Carl Lewis attends a media conference before the North, Central America and Caribbean Senior Championships inauguration at the National stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate When relay teams drop ... More »
The IAAF World Relays are a global competition featuring men’s and women’s 4×100, 4×200, 4×400 and 4×800 meters relays and a mixed 4×400 meters relay race. More »
Athletics – Sainsburys Indoor Grand Prix – National Indoor Arena, Birmingham – 15/2/14 Women’s 400m – Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Steven Paston EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Commonwealth Games 400 meters hurdles champion Kaliese Spencer ... More »
2016 Rio Olympics – Athletics – Preliminary – Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 – Olympic Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 18/08/2016. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) of Jamaica hands back the baton. REUTERS/David Gray Jamaican sprinter and reigning 100 meters wo... More »
A runaway bull led New York City police on a wild chase after escaping from a slaughterhouse on Tuesday, but the animal died after being cornered in someone’s backyard, officials said. More »
Embattled Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter will return to the track this weekend in his first meeting since he was stripped of his Beijing Olympics gold medal after a retroactive test uncovered a banned substance in his sample. More »
Queen Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning living monarch, celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee on Monday as Britain commemorated 65 years since she ascended the British throne. More »
2016 Rio Olympics – Athletics – Victory Ceremony – Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Victory Ceremony – Olympic Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 20/08/2016. Gold medalist Usain Bolt (JAM) of Jamaica celebrates. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Usain Bolt is set to race in Aust... More »
Residents stand on a pier ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares Haiti and Jamaica urged residents in vulnerable coastal areas to evacuate and Cuba suspended flights on Sunday as bands of rain from Hurr... More »
Residents are seen at Port Royal while Hurricane Matthew approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero Since being founded in the mid-17th century, the small Jamaican fishing town of Port Royal has survived a seemingly endless cycle of... More »
Inesia Laguerre cradles her grandchild at the shelter set up in the Lycee Philippe Guerrier ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Fears mounted in Haiti as Hurricane Matthew edged... More »
By Nick Mulvenney | RIO DE JANEIRO RIO DE JANEIRO South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk ran the fastest single lap in history to win the Olympic 400 meters gold medal in 43.03 seconds and break Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old world record on Sunday. Running an extrao... More »
By Scott Malone | RIO DE JANEIRO RIO DE JANEIRO American Justin Gatlin felt the full force of the crowd’s ire on Sunday and scowled back in response before finishing second to Usain Bolt in the Olympic 100 meters final and miss out on becoming the oldest man t... More »
By Nick Mulvenney | RIO DE JANEIRO RIO DE JANEIRO Win or lose, Usain Bolt was always going to dominate the Olympic headlines on Sunday but Wayde van Niekerk offered his embattled sport some hope for the future beyond the Jamaican’s retirement with a stunning w... More »
LONDON Usain Bolt will fine-tune his preparations for the Rio Olympics by competing at the Anniversary Games in London on July 22. Organizers of the event, staged at the stadium where Bolt won double sprint gold and the 4x100m relay in 2012, said the Jamaican ... More »
Claudio Ranieri warned Leicester City fans, who were still in dreamland on Tuesday following their side’s “unbelievable” Premier League triumph, that a repeat next season could not happen. The Foxes’ Italian manager, talking for the first time since Leicester’... More »
WASHINGTON A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s modeling agency, saying there was insufficient evidence a foreign-born model had been misled or was owed back pay. U.S. District Judge Anali... More »
Tall Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom hopes he has inspired others to break down barriers and banish stereotypes after becoming the first male diver from the Caribbean island to qualify for the Olympics. The British-born university undergraduate stands 190 cm... More »
Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has since spread to many countries in the Americas. The following are some questions and answers about the virus and current outbr... More »
SAN SALVADOR El Salvador’s former soccer federation president, Reynaldo Vasquez, who is wanted in the United States in connection with a probe targeting alleged corruption in the sport, has been detained, police said on Wednesday. Earlier this month El Salvado... More »
LONDON Marlon James became the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker fiction prize on Tuesday for “A Brief History of Seven Killings”, inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley, and said he hoped more Caribbean writers will follow. The 686-page nove... More »
TOKYO Japanese centenarian Hidekichi Miyazaki set a fresh record as the world’s oldest competitive sprinter this week, one day after turning 105, but said he was disappointed at falling short of his own personal best. “I wanted to shave off a few more seconds ... More »
BEIJING A television cameraman and his Segway succeeded in doing what none of Usain Bolt’s rivals could in the 200 meters final at world championships on Thursday — knock the Jamaican off his stride, and his feet, during his lap of honor. Bolt was taking the p... More »
MEXICO CITY Coach Miguel Herrera claims Mexico are the biggest draw at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States but have not been given the treatment he feels they deserve at the tournament. Herrera criticized the conditions under which his team were forced ... More »
LONDON Buckingham Palace scolded Rupert Murdoch’s top-selling Sun tabloid on Saturday for publishing a previously unknown film from 1933 that appears to show Britain’s Queen Elizabeth performing a Nazi salute as a young girl. The black-and-white film from the ... More »
KINGSTON Jamaica are banking on a mix of youth and experience to continue their dominance in the sprint events at the Aug. 22-30 world championships in Beijing event after some strong performances at its four-day trials. The full team will not be named until t... More »
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – President Barack Obama arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday to attend a Caribbean summit seeking to reassert U.S. leadership in the region at time when oil-producing Venezuela’s economic clout may be receding. As the first U.S. preside... More »
