Mystery solved: Why sand doesn’t stick to beach volleyball players
By Eurosport | London Spy Look closely at the pictures on this page. What do you notice? Better yet, what don’t you notice? All these players have spent the afternoon jumping into and sprawling around in the sand. They’re surrounded by…
Usain Bolt wins 200m to make Olympic athletics history
Usain Bolt powered to 200m gold to become the first man to successfully defend both Olympic sprint titles. Bolt, who retained his 100m crown on Sunday, led home a Jamaica one-two-three in a time of 19.32 seconds. Yohan Blake took…
London Olympics 2012 Latest News
From 05:04 AEST THU AUG 9 2012 The seven Cameroon athletes who have gone missing from the Olympic village have visas to stay in Britain for another three months, LOCOG says. “They have been reported as missing, but they have…
Scotland wants elite increase
By Ron Shillinford Mark Scotland, Minister of Sports, was at the London Olympics to see the Cayman Islands team perform. The Fraser brothers, Shaune and Brett, did exceptionally well in their swim events reaching semi-finals. On the track, Kemar Hyman…
Forbes looks ahead
By Ronald Shillingford Ronald Forbes stumbled towards the end of his 110 metres hurdles heat at the London Olympics on Tuesday to finish eighth and failed to go through to the semi-finals. Forbes, 27, was the third and final Cayman…
‘Killa’ Whittaker to get shot at No. 1 IBF rankings spot in televised bout
Junior middleweights Gabriel Rosado, of Philadelphia, PA, and Charles Whittaker, of the Cayman Islands, will battle for the No. 1 spot in the IBF rankings on Friday evening, Sept. 21, at the Event Center of the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem….
Cydonie’s tendon did not heal
Ronald Shillingford Cydonie Mothersill warmed up for her women’s 200 metres heat at the London Olympics on Monday but was unable to run because of a long-standing tendon problem. She has been struggling with injuries and after consultation with the…
Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi thrown out of Olympics for not trying
Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi has become the ninth athlete to be excluded from the London Olympics for not trying. Makhloufi, who won one of Sunday’s 1500m semi-finals, was forced to race in the 800m after Algeria failed to withdraw him before…
Judoka Nicholas Delpopolo tests positive for cannabis
Judoka Nicholas Delpopolo has been expelled from London 2012 after he failed a drugs test and admitted he had unwittingly eaten marijuana-laced food. The 23-year-old American had finished seventh in the men’s -73kg competition. Delpopolo was disqualified by the International…
Cayman Squash Wins Big
After competing in various events at the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands Squash team is back on island, boasting a glittering array of successes and one Caribbean Championship title. During the tournament in…
