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Prince Harry to play volleyball in Brazil
Feb 6, 2012, 18:05 GMT
Britain's Prince Harry will play a game of beach volleyball when he visits Brazil on behalf of Queen Elizabeth next month. ... more
Prince Harry to take on Usain Bolt
Feb 6, 2012, 17:14 GMT
Britain's Prince Harry will take on 100m world record-holding sprinter Usain Bolt in a 'fun' race during his visit to Jamaica next month. ... more
2011 Track and Field Usain Bolt Clinic at Mt. San Antonio College Pictures
Sep 29, 2011, 12:35 GMT
2011 Track and Field Meeting Areva Samsung Diamond League Pictures
Jul 11, 2011, 19:21 GMT
Bolt, Serena Williams win Laureus awards
Mar 10, 2010, 17:42 GMT
Abu Dhabi - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt Wednesday won the Laureus sportsman of the year award for the second successive year, while the women's prize went to US tennis player Serena Williams. ... more
2009 YEARENDER: Usain Bolt is closer to sports pantheon; Semenya's tragedy
Dec 31, 2009, 14:52 GMT
Hamburg - Usain Bolt successfully worked on his image as a sports legend with two more sprint world records in 2009. ... more
2009 YEARENDER: Bolt and Phelps deliver again but sport also sees scandals
Dec 31, 2009, 14:48 GMT
Hamburg - Usain Bolt sprinted his way into the history books again while Michael Phelps added another five swimming world titles and classy Barcelona became toast of the football world. ... more
Bolt wins again; three on course for Golden League pot
Aug 29, 2009, 11:22 GMT
Zurich - Usain Bolt continued his winning run by beating fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell to claim the 100 metres at the Golden League meeting in Zurich Friday in 9.81 seconds. ... more
REVIEW: Usain Bolt towers over everyone at great athletics worlds
Aug 24, 2009, 12:03 GMT
Fans, tourists cheer Bolt's second world record in downtown Berlin
Aug 21, 2009, 8:05 GMT
Bolt makes history for himself - and sponsor Puma
Aug 21, 2009, 8:00 GMT
Bolt smashes world record for 100m gold at worlds
Aug 17, 2009, 11:39 GMT
Berlin - Now we all know what Usain Bolt could have done in Beijing but he saved it for a Sunday in Berlin to follow in the footsteps of Jesse Owens. ... more
PREVIEW: Bolt and Gay start their 100m duel as worlds get underway
Aug 14, 2009, 11:06 GMT
Berlin - Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay start their hyped 100 metres duel amid hopes that walker Andre Hoehne can spark the German home team as the 12th world athletics championships get underway on Saturday. ... more
Diack: Usain Bolt has the class to become an icon like Jesse Owens
Aug 9, 2009, 20:27 GMT
Berlin - Usain Bolt has the class to rewrite athletics history in a hyped 100 metres world championship showdown with Tyson Gay and can reach the status of the legendary Jesse Owens, according to world athletics supremo Lamine Diack. ... more
Bolt secures world championship place with victory over Powell
Jun 28, 2009, 12:30 GMT
Kingston - - Three-time Olympic gold medallist and current world record holder Usain Bolt saw off a challenge from compatriot Asafa Powell to win the men's 100 metres title at the Jamaican Championships. ... more
Bolt wins Laureus sports award
Jun 10, 2009, 19:44 GMT
Toronto, Canada - Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt was Wednesday named winner of the 2009 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. ... more
YEARENDER: Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt stand out on Planet Olympia
Dec 20, 2008, 11:10 GMT
Beijing - American swimmer Michael Phelps and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt rewrote the record books on Planet Olympia in Beijing. ... more
Bolt sets his sights on 400m world record - in 2010
Dec 15, 2008, 20:05 GMT
London - Usain Bolt looks to add Michael Johnson's 400 metres world record to his 100m, 200m and 4x100m marks, the triple Olympic champion told the BBC in an interview to be broadcast later Monday. ... more
World record bait for Bolt as Olympic stars gather in Zurich
Aug 28, 2008, 15:40 GMT
Zurich - Usain Bolt is back on the track at Zurich's Golden League meeting on Friday with the carrot of a big cash prize for another world record. ... more
New world record for Bolt in Jamaica Olympics relay win (Roundup)
Aug 22, 2008, 15:08 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt completed an historic Olympic gold and world record treble on Friday when he guided Jamaica to victory in the men's 4x100 metres relay in Beijing. ... more
In photos: 'Usain Bolt wins the men's 200m'
Aug 21, 2008, 3:10 GMT
Jamaica's rise is bad news for US sprint (News Feature)
Aug 21, 2008, 2:46 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt's awesome 200 metres run into the sprint record books added insult to injury for a battered United States sprint team. ... more
Usain Bolt takes just seconds to reach Olympic pantheon (News Feature)
Aug 20, 2008, 18:07 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt took 19.30 seconds to prove Michael Johnson wrong and to rewrite 112 years of sprint history. ... more
Bolt bursts into the history books with a double double (2nd Roundup)
Aug 20, 2008, 16:59 GMT
Usain Bolt redefines the sprint with world record double (Roundup)
Aug 20, 2008, 16:57 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt of Jamaica redefined the men's sprint at the Beijing Olympics when he became the first man in the Games' 112-year history to get a sprint double with world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres - and the first man two hold both records simultaneously. ... more
Athletics - men's 200m (Urgent)
Aug 20, 2008, 16:41 GMT
Beijing - Result of men's 200m final: <#> Gold: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Silver: Shawn Crawford (United States) Bronze: Walter Dix (United States) <#> dpa sc ... more
Bolt bursts into the history books with a double double (Roundup)
Aug 20, 2008, 16:31 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt of Jamaica redefined men's sprinting when he became the first man in 112 years of Olympic history to win the 200m and 100m sprint double with double world records. ... more
Usain Bolt redefines the sprint with world record double (1st Lead)
Aug 20, 2008, 14:49 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt of Jamaica redefined the men's sprint at the Beijing Olympics when he became the first man in the Games' 112-year history to get a sprint double with world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres. ... more
Athletics - men's 200m (Urgent)
Aug 20, 2008, 14:37 GMT
Beijing - Result of men's 200m final: <#> Gold: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Silver: Churandy Martina (Netherlands Antilles) Bronze: Shawn Crawford (United States) <#> dpa adh bw ... more
Bolt clinches Olympic sprint double with world record (Urgent)
Aug 20, 2008, 14:30 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt of Jamaica on Wednesday completed the first Olympic sprint double in 24 years when he won the 200 metres at the Beijing Games in a world record 19.30 seconds. ... more
Miankova claims hammer gold as Olympics wait for Bolt double
Aug 20, 2008, 13:14 GMT
Beijing - Aksana Miankova of Belarus won Olympic hammer throw gold on a Wednesday night to be highlighted by Usain Bolt's quest for a sprint double at the Beijing Games. ... more
Chinese tears for Liu, Wariner and Bolt cruise through (Roundup)
Aug 18, 2008, 6:21 GMT
Beijing - China icon Liu Xiang limped out of the Beijing Olympics with an Achilles tendon injury on Monday relegating prominent joggers Usain Bolt and Jeremy Wariner to secondary news. ... more
Wariner beats Bolt for jogging bragging rights - Liu to enter Games
Aug 18, 2008, 3:12 GMT
Beijing - Jeremy Wariner beat Usain Bolt for the Jogger of The Day award at the Beijing Olympics on Monday as they strolled into the next round of the 400 metres and 200 metres races, respectively. ... more
Jamaica ends Olympic sprint rot for good with historic sweep
Aug 17, 2008, 17:09 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt's astonishing world record inspired the Jamaican women to a historic medal sweep as the Caribbean nation finally came good in Olympic sprinting. ... more
The world salutes supernatural king of speed Usain Bolt
Aug 17, 2008, 1:49 GMT
Beijing - The world took a deep breath after the Olympic 100 metres show of Jamaican Usain Bolt and then engaged in a world record of superlatives to describe the historic performance. ... more
Usain Bolt's world record day - sleeping on, TV and nuggets
Aug 16, 2008, 17:22 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt had just the day every sports fan would imagine an athlete would have before running a 100 metres world record. ... more
Just how fast can Usain Bolt run? (News Feature)
Aug 16, 2008, 17:12 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt is not doing bad in the 100 metres he used to run as part of 200 metres training. ... more
Golden Bolt sets 100m world record; Phelps matches Spitz (Roundup)
Aug 16, 2008, 16:43 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt won the men's 100 metres final with a stunning world record while fellow American Michael Phelps continued his medal surge by equalling Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at one Olympics on a scintillating day of action in Beijing Saturday. ... more
Bolt gets Olympic gold as he runs into new 100m dimension (Roundup)
Aug 16, 2008, 16:34 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt ran away from his rivals into a new 100 metres dimension when he gave Jamaica its first ever Olympic gold in the blue riband race on Saturday in a world record 9.69 seconds. ... more
Bolt gets Olympic gold as he runs into new 100m dimension (2nd Lead)
Aug 16, 2008, 15:00 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt ran away from his rivals into a new 100 metres dimension when he gave Jamaica its first ever Olympic gold in the blue riband race on Saturday in a world record 9.69 seconds. ... more
Athletics men's 100m (Urgent)
Aug 16, 2008, 14:43 GMT
Beijing Result of men's Athletics 100m: <#> Gold: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Silver: Richard Thompson (Trinidad and Tobago) Bronze: Walter Dix (USA) <#> dpa adh ms ... more
Bolt in historic 100m win for Jamaica with record (Urgent)
Aug 16, 2008, 14:38 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt won the 100 metres sprint in a world record 9.69 seconds on Saturday night to give Jamaica its first ever Olympic gold medal in the showcase race. ... more
Jamaica close to 100m gold from Bolt/Powell as Gay crashes (1st Lead)
Aug 16, 2008, 13:24 GMT
Beijing - Jamaica seemed assured of their first Olympic gold in the 100 metres race after Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell strolled into the final and US world champion Tyson Gay crashed out at the Beijing Games on Saturday. ... more
Jamaica close to 100m gold from Bolt or Powell as Gay crashes
Aug 16, 2008, 12:34 GMT
Beijing - Jamaica virtually seem assured of their first Olympic gold in the 100 metres race when Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell strolled into the final and US world champion Tyson Gay crashed out at the Beijing Games on Saturday. ... more
Dibaba gets elusive gold - Bolt, Powell send sprint warning (Roundup)
Aug 15, 2008, 16:47 GMT
Beijing - Ethiopian wonder Tirunesh Dibaba completed her collection of big titles with the elusive 10,000m gold at the Beijing Olympics on Friday while Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell underlined their bid for a first Jamaican 100 metres gold. ... more
Dibaba's elusive gold - Bolt, Powell send sprint warning (2nd Lead)
Aug 15, 2008, 15:42 GMT
Beijing - Ethiopian wonder Tirunesh Dibaba completed her collection of big titles with the elusive 10,000m gold at the Beijing Olympics on Friday while Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell underlined their bid for a first Jamaican 100 metres gold. ... more
Bolt, Powell send sprint warning - Majewski's golden put (1st Lead)
Aug 15, 2008, 14:41 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt jogged to the finish line and Asafa Powell also slowed down as the two Jamaican sprinters issued a stern warning to American rival Tyson Gay in the second round of the Olympic 100 metres races on Friday. ... more
Bolt and Powell mount the pressure on Gay in Olympic sprint
Aug 15, 2008, 13:13 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt jogged to the finish line and Asafa Powell also slowed down as the two Jamaican sprinters issued a stern warning to American rival Tyson Gay in the second round of the Olympic 100 metres races on Friday. ... more
Super-sprinters advance as Olympic athletics gets under way (Roundup)
Aug 15, 2008, 5:29 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay were untroubled in the heats of the blue-riband 100 metres as the athletics competition of the Beijing Olympics got under way Friday. ... more
Super-sprinters advance as Olympic athletics gets underway
Aug 15, 2008, 3:25 GMT
Beijing - Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay were untroubled in the heats of the blue-riband 100 metres as the athletics competition of the Beijing Olympics got underway on Friday. ... more
Bolt hoping for double; officials hoping for good weather (Roundup)
Aug 3, 2008, 14:29 GMT
Beijing - Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt will go for a sprint double at the Beijing Games in a boost for Olympic athletics, it was confirmed on Sunday. ... more
Usain Bolt confirms 100m start at the Olympics (Roundup)
Aug 3, 2008, 10:31 GMT
Beijing - Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will go for a 100 and 200 metres sprint double at the Beijing Olympics, his agent Ricky Simms confirmed on Sunday. ... more
Usain Bolt confirms 100m start at the Olympics
Aug 3, 2008, 10:05 GMT
Beijing - Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will go for a 100 and 200 metres sprint double at the Beijing Olympics, his agent Nicky Simms confirmed on Sunday. ... more
Bolt betters 100m world record - eyes Olympics
Jun 1, 2008, 7:58 GMT
New York - Usain Bolt ran a 100 metres world record of 9.72 seconds on Saturday night at the Reebok Meet in New York, bettering the mark of fellow-Jamaican Asafa Powell. ... more
