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Olympics: Hyman injured in warmup. Usain Bolt wins 100m and Andrew Murray wins tennis

Hyman injured in warm up Cayman Islands sprinter Hyman felt an intense pain in his abdomen and core after warming up so decided to pull out of his 100 metres semi-final at the London Olympics just before he was due…

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Kyle inspired by brotherly love

By Ron Shillingford The Fraser brothers Brett and Shaune did so well at the London Olympics that they have inspired someone very close to home – younger brother Kyle. Between them Shaune, 24, and Brett, 22, reached the semi-finals three…

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Sook expects Frasers to improve

by Ronald Shillingford Doctor Sook Yin-Eccles is the swimming manager for the Fraser brothers, Shaune and Brett at the London Olympics and she believes that they can only improve in the world rankings. Brett is now 12th fastest 200 metres…

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Man Utd counts on investors behaving like fanatics

By Jeffrey Goldfarb The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. “the company’s Cayman Islands home will make keeping official tabs on the board difficult.” Manchester United is counting on investors to behave like soccer…

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Western Union – Jamaica Independence Celebration Matches

The Western Union – Jamaica Independence celebration matches were excellent, the games brought a lot of enjoyment for the players and the crowd last Sunday at The Annex. The opening game was won by the President’s 11 Masters Team thanks…

Olympic Park is pure gold

By Ron Shillingford    DOUBLE CLICK ON EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE The Olympic Park at the London Games is always a teeming mass of humanity, no matter how bad the notorious changeable English weather. Chirpy guides, fans in national colours, athletes…

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London Olympics: Badminton scandal rocks sport; 8 players expelled

Eight female badminton players were kicked out of Olympic Games over twin charges of “not using one’s best efforts to win a match” and “conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport.” Not words…

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Bradley Wiggins wins Olympics gold in cycling time trial

Bradley Wiggins claimed a British record seventh Olympic medal with a sensational gold in the men’s time trial. The Tour de France winner stopped the clock at 50 minutes 39 seconds for the 44km course. This was a convincing 42…

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Olympics rowing: Glover and Stanning win gold for Britain

Great Britain won their first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics as rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning triumphed in the women’s pair. The world silver medallists led from the start, clocking seven minutes 27.13 seconds to become the…

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Michael Phelps breaks Olympic record with 4x200m freestyle gold

Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic medal as he helped the US team to gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay. It means Phelps also picked up his 15th gold medal as he swam the anchor leg to complete a…