Bolt the history maker
One year ago, I was witness to a number of incredible sporting achievements in the Chinese capital. The opening week of the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, belonged to Michael Phelps. The United...
View ArticleLightning will strike again ... and soon
“I’m really happy that Usain broke the record.” Huh? Those, surprisingly, were the words of United States sprinter Tyson Gay after he, and the rest of us, watched the Jamaican smash another 100-meters...
View ArticleNo words to describe lightning Bolt
Can someone please help me write this blog?!? I am finding it difficult to come up with words to describe what Usain Bolt has done at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany! Excuse me if...
View ArticleCrowds throng as Semenya returns home
The crowd cheers wildly as athlete Caster Semenya strides through the arrivals hall at O.R. Tambo Airport in Johannesburg. Despite the police's best efforts, a mass of eager South Africans swirl...
View ArticleWill sprint star Bolt tackle new frontiers?
After a quiet 2010, Usain Bolt will be seeking to reassert his dominance next year. (AFP/Getty Images) CNN's World Sport will be broadcasting its predictions for 2011 in upcoming shows between...
View ArticleIs it time to change false-start rules?
Should the rules be changed to prevent disqualifications like Usain Bolt's on Sunday? Take a trip with me in my imaginary time machine, back to an era of circus entertainment. Listen to the...
View ArticleAre lifelong bans the only way to deter dopers?
Asafa Powell (left) and Tyson Gay have both tested positive for banned substances (Getty Images). I hate to break it to you, but sport will never be completely clean. It's the law of the big red...
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