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Cricket Anyone / Re: WI vs Netherlands..

« on: March 07, 2011, 09:14:55 AM »

Pullhard make 60 off 27 and de CC clowns say is because Holland is like a club team.
Roach take a hat trick against that same team and everybody say Roach is the next great fast bowler.

something eh right deh.

Celebrate success and stop studying detractors.

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Cricket Anyone / Re: Dwayne Bravo ruled out

« on: March 07, 2011, 09:08:51 AM »

there goes what little hope we had.

Really???

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Cricket Anyone / Re: WI vs Bangladesh .WC

« on: March 07, 2011, 09:08:05 AM »

Come on WI prove me wrong again....

I stated that you would lose again Netherlands....

Prove to me that I deserve to respect u....wheel again

Mind the Windies dont suprise you and win the Cup!

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Cricket Anyone / Re: Can this T&T team compete well at this World Cup?

« on: March 07, 2011, 09:03:21 AM »

Hahahahahahaah

Unno dreaming. Gayle alone could lick off any score when his head tek him. Then there is Roach, the best fastbowler at the moment, plus Sarwan....

Certainly Marlon Samuels would then have to be drafted, l;ike it or not.

TNT side would be good and the TnT players are very valuable at the moment, but the TnT team alone would not have the overall balance.

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Cricket Anyone / Re: First World Cup upset.

« on: March 07, 2011, 09:00:36 AM »

I wonder if people who have been watching the WC have noticed how bad the keepers are,this morning England won but so easily could or should have lost on account of Prior's bad misses behind,none is in Ramdin's class behind the stump.I do hope that Baugh and Thomas can attain Ramdin's ability behind the stumps in future.I personally feel that a keeper must be a keeper first and foremost,20s or 30s down the order will do more will be nice.

Yeah, we need to get back to the days when we had an embarassment of riches in the Keeper department.

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Cricket Anyone / Re: First World Cup upset.

« on: March 07, 2011, 08:59:18 AM »

Ireland coach is a Trinidadian...

Trinidad and Tobago need to leave West Indies cricket and let them wallow in their own pile a sh**
Ungrateful region have nothing positive to say about our cricketers.  Biggest bunch ah haters.

so you think you will be missed?. i cant wait to see you back. gone already.

Thanks for proving my point

He said that in response to your intial dotish comment!!!

TNT is and always will be a part of the Windies setup. All this secession talk is pure idle dreaming. Same for Jamaica.

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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA 2011

« on: February 11, 2011, 06:32:20 AM »

i guess Jamaica will host it at the new venue

http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=26192

Suspected all along that it would go there. Makes sense. Just the logistics of either the extra flight or ground transportation from Kingston to figure out.

Carib Air doesnt fly to MoBay?

The Caribbean Airlines/Air Jamaica network has no direct link between the eastern caribbean and Mobay. However, it would be an easy facility to link through Kingston as they are now one airline. Just like when Tobago hosted 6 years ago. The only islands with direct access besides Trinidad were Grenada and Barbados. Everyone else had to come through Piarco, clear and connect. Small ting.

Thanks Swima.

However, I am not sure if most here are aware that MoBay is the BIGGER airport and is the main Hub on the island. Thus it is a better potential link from say the E. Carib to Nth America/Central America and Europe.

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What about Track & Field / Re: CARIFTA 2011

« on: February 07, 2011, 10:52:32 AM »

i guess Jamaica will host it at the new venue

http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=26192

Suspected all along that it would go there. Makes sense. Just the logistics of either the extra flight or ground transportation from Kingston to figure out.

Carib Air doesnt fly to MoBay?

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What about Track & Field / Re: This man is a HORSE!!

« on: September 06, 2010, 08:51:50 AM »

Yes,

Samson K...thanks for that!

Yeah, Bolt is wussing out the 400m

Interestingly, there is a senior Jakan politician/former College athlete that told me that he thought Bolt would have been best at 800m!!!!

Seeing Rudisha now, I disagree with him, but this guy told me about Bolt from he was only 14 years old. He told me that Bolt is an athlete the likes of which comes around every 100 years or so. I objected at the time and have been eating crow ever since!

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What about Track & Field / Re: This man is a HORSE!!

« on: September 06, 2010, 04:43:10 AM »

The horse continues to Gallop, breaking the WR yet again!!!!!!!

800 Metres
Official Results - Men - 800 Metres - Race 1 Pos    Athlete    Nat    Mark
1    David Lekuta Rudisha    [KEN] KEN    1:41.01
2    Boaz Kiplagat Lalang    [KEN] KEN    1:42.95
3    Nick Symmonds    [USA] USA    1:43.76
4    Michael Rimmer    [GBR] GBR    1:43.89
5    Marcin Lewandowski    [POL] POL    1:44.10
6    Arturo Casado    [ESP] ESP    1:44.74
7    Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva    [KEN] KEN    2:23.39
   Sammy Tangui    [KEN] KEN    DNF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYfNElHP0OY

Ah not too sure if Bolt would beat this man easily over 400m yuh know!
Over 600m (if there was such a race) Bolt will definite stand no chance of winning!

This man Rudisha is ah horse, two 800m WR's within the space of a week and the man hardly breeding at the end of the race on his victory lap, a new track star is born!!

Big-up to Kenya who has been churning out World Class long distance runners for decades and now they finally have a sprinter in Kenyan terms (800m is a short sprint in Kenya)!! 

Finally???

Kenya always have good 800m runners. Kipketer was Kenyan that switched to Denmark, for example. Tanui is another that comes to mind. Then you have Koech, Mutua, Yiampoy, Kiplagat, Kimutai, Chirchir, Bungai, Choge, Kiprop and Yego, to give a few more household names in the event.

Kenya had a good 400m runnerin the late 1980s, around the time of the German Schoenlebe and the Naja Innocent Ekbinike. I cant recall his name now though.

Bolt would kill Rudisha over 400m, if they both trained for it. Aviator is correct.

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2010 Results

« on: September 05, 2010, 10:27:57 AM »

Live video:

http://sportingeagle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=138

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What about Track & Field / Re: Battle of the 9.78s

« on: September 05, 2010, 10:27:06 AM »

Palos that is just pure ignorance.

Basic time for Brussels 9.85s (-0.1ms) is about the same as Rieti 9.78 (+.09ms).

Nesta has multiple 9.8s.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Battle of the 9.78s

« on: September 04, 2010, 02:02:38 PM »

In an off year all we have is times 

Exactly!

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What about Track & Field / Re: Battle of the 9.78s

« on: September 03, 2010, 01:32:11 AM »

They both matter. Dont fool yuhself.

Why yuh think the Yankee dem vex so?

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What about Track & Field / Re: Battle of the 9.78s

« on: September 02, 2010, 02:30:03 PM »

Tyson Gay leaves rival trailing to win 100m at Zagreb World Challenge
• American records 9.92sec ahead of Nesta Carter in 10.07
• Sprinter said clash of hands prevented a quicker time
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guardian.co.uk,    Wednesday 1 September 2010 23.38 BST
Article history

Tyson Gay said he had expected a better time after he won the 100m in Zagreb. Photograph: Nikola Solic/Reuters
The American sprinter Tyson Gay ran 9.92sec to win the 100m at the Zagreb World Challenge today, leaving his Jamaican rival Nesta Carter trailing in second in 10.07sec. Michael Rodgers of the US was third in 10.14sec.

Gay and Carter share a time of 9.78 this summer; Gay reached it in London in August and Carter in Rieti last Sunday. Gay said he and Carter briefly clashed hands, preventing him from recording a quicker time. "I expected a better time," he said, before admitting the collision was his fault. "I have to apologise to Nesta Carter."

On a good day for the United States Dwight Phillips scored another long jump victory with 7.85 metres. Phillips, the Diamond League and triple world champion was pressed close by Luis Felipe Mιliz of Spain, who managed 7.84m.

The American Nick Symmonds won the men's 800m in 1min 45.37sec, although the result was far below the personal best of 1min 43.76sec he reached in Rieti on Sunday. Mansoor Belal Ali of Borneo was 0.28 seconds behind in second.

Justin Gaymon, also of the US, won the men's 400m hurdles in 49.19sec, followed by Michael Bulheel of Belgium, 0.58 behind.

The American Lolo Jones was back in form after a weak performance in Brussels, winning the 100m hurdles in 12.87sec. The two-times world indoor champion finished only 0.01 ahead of Canada's Perdita Felicien. Another American, Danielle Carruthers, was third.

The 200m was also claimed by an American, Marshevet Myers – the 2008 Olympic gold medallist – who finished in 22.94sec. She was followed by Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas, 0.14sec behind.

The Jamaican Kaliese Spencer, who won the Diamond League last week, added another victory in the 400m hurdles, finishing in 54.23sec. Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic was second, 0.87sec behind.

In the women's 800m the Jamaican Kenia Sinclair won in 1min 58.59sec – her best time this season. Morgan Uceny of the US was second in 1:59.49.

The Croatian Sandra Perkovic, this year's European champion, won the discus with a throw of 65.56m.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Battle of the 9.78s

« on: September 02, 2010, 03:29:07 AM »

in Zagreb - wasn't close Gay 9.92MR Nesta Carter 10.07 2nd that won't help the doubters of the Rieti results.

BUT 9.92s is abysmally slow for TG as well. plus he bumped Carter while passing him and later apologised. That apparently threw Nesta off.

The only real anomaly in Rieti after factoring in the wind (Basic time) was Bailey and even then it was a 9.94s basic run, not earth shattering. Nesta was only 9.84s basic and that is very close to the 9.85s (-0.1ms) he ran a few days earlier in Brussels. Mario beat Frenchie and Frater, both establish sub-10 runners.

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2010 Results

« on: September 01, 2010, 03:17:44 AM »

I am not sure Gatlin will drop that weight.

He should nevere have come back so fat and implies that he has a problem shedding it.

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What about Track & Field / Re: This man is a HORSE!!

« on: August 31, 2010, 02:01:18 PM »

I think you missed my point.

Felix is a great runner, but not anywhere near a legend.

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2010 Results

« on: August 31, 2010, 10:29:18 AM »

i GET YOU fLASH AND CAN AGREE TO ALL THAT.

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What about Track & Field / Re: This man is a HORSE!!

« on: August 31, 2010, 01:55:12 AM »

No, the real difference is that Bolt is a MASSIVE WR holder in both events. Felix has no WRs and her PBs are significantly below her biggest rivals.

She is a rangey, very useful sprinter but nowhere near as exceptional as the US hype wants to put her.

Go check her PBs and check the wind and then compare her to Jeter and the Jakans for the short sprints and Sanya for the 400!

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2010 Results

« on: August 31, 2010, 01:49:09 AM »

And lets talk about Eugene 2008, the fraud US trials which was the MOST egregious meet of all time!

Oh, and Flash, Asafa has run so many 9.7s that they all "back" up each other. Recall that the 9.74s was a heat with +1.4ms and was followed buy a 9.78s with zero wind 90 mins later. On the face of it nothing fishy, especially as Asafa ran a 9.772 and 9.82s at the same venue a year later.

Interesting old article:

Why is a small town in Italy such a mecca for world records?Asafa Powell's world record was one of a long line of special performances at Rieti.


 
Steve Cram The Guardian, Tuesday 11 September 2007  larger | smaller Article historyThe town of Rieti in Italy has long had a reputation for giving its visitors spiritual powers beyond the norm as Asafa Powell found out on Sunday when he broke the 100m world record.

Nestled in the hills about an hour or so north east of the nation's capital its ancient history includes a period when it was a favoured papal seat and saw the anointing of kings and saints. Its prowess as a sporting venue does not seem to have been the stuff of local legend, not until the 1980s anyway.

In 1983 Steve Ovett was invited to compete at the track at the end of a troubled season and in the twilight of a glittering career. He stunned the crowd and the athletics world by breaking the record for 1500m when most thought those days were over for him.

In the following years Rieti became a mecca for middle-distance runners looking for fast times, with a further five records tumbling over time. Its place in distance running folklore was assured long since but then on Sunday Powell added to its status. Sprinters have never found the meet much to their liking, with the stadium record before this weekend standing at 9.99sec.

Even Michael Johnson only managed 44.20 around its tight bends. Powell's times in both of his races will widen the discussion around this intriguing venue and what exactly are its hidden secrets.

When Ovett ran that record in September 1983 there was talk of a "short track" or that the race had started from the wrong line. I raced there on a few occasions and in 1986 had a baffling afternoon. First of all I ran a stupidly quick 800m at the end of a tiring season and after a couple of late nights. Half an hour later I watched as Seb Coe smashed his personal best and almost the world record over 1500m. We were all open-mouthed because this was five years beyond his record-breaking year in 1981 and even he looked shocked.

If the track was short then how come the 400m boys weren't all clocking best times? The meet promoter, Sandro Giovanelli, an IAAF council member, will tell you it has been measured more times than any other track in the world.

In the 90s more national and world records followed but all in the distance events: Noureddine Morceli over 1500m and the mile and Noah Ngeny smashing Seb Coe's 1,000m record. Then in 1996 I watched a Bob Beamon-type performance on the track. Daniel Komen of Kenya ran the 3,000m in 7min 20.67sec taking more than four seconds off the old, very good record.

Was it the 1,300ft elevation that somehow is optimal for distance running? What about the track surface? Maybe the September timing was ideal for those whose seasons had come together at a late stage? Then there were the less reasoned theories which usually involved Italian food, religious intervention, the weather or the orientation of the track to the sun.

Asafa Powell rather boringly failed to recognise the significance of the venue and just said he was ready to run fast. It would be nice to think there was something more magical at hand which turned this sometimes sloth-like individual into a blur of action particularly when he appeared damaged goods after he crumbled in the presence of Tyson Gay at the world championships.

I said after his capitulation that he remained a superb physical athlete and his two races were the finest piece of sprinting ever witnessed. His 9.74 in the heats in Rieti had a helpful but legal tail wind but the man eased up just before the line. His run of 9.78 in the final will not go down as the record but may be considered better. The wind reading this time was zero making it easily the fastest ever unaided run.

So Rieti can now add the world's sprinters who will either turn pilgrims or sceptics. The distance-running fraternity have long ago just learned to accept what Rieti offers with an Italian shrug of the shoulders. In some parts of the world they don't need an explanation for everything. Best leave it that way.

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What about Track & Field / Re: This man is a HORSE!!

« on: August 30, 2010, 04:00:29 PM »

I'm waiting to see the first sub 1:41 next season. Hope he continues to drop his 400 PB (45.50) at the start of next season like he did this year, to help his speed endurance. Incidentally it would be curiously interesting to see him up against Tyson Gay in an early season quarter.

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Actually, I would love to see him matched with Usain Bolt at 400 m.  That could be epic if they both trained for it.

Bolt would kill him. He would pull up trying to follow the sprinter's speed.

Bolt should destroy him in such a contest but sadly, unlike Allyson Felix who actually loves and embraces training for and competing in the 400 even though she also does so in the 100 and 200, Bolt is just not interested in enduring that level of pain at this point

True,

However, Felix is NOT a factor in the 100m. She is NOT that fast.

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2010 Results

« on: August 30, 2010, 03:59:57 PM »

Ato, I have 2 points of disagreement.
1) 7 men did not PB. Frater did not PB for one, nor did Daniel Bailey. 6 may have though.
2) I dont see no mass of Jakans up in arms over you or anyone saying the time seems off.

It seems off to me, but like Trell Kimmons in Zurich (9.95s), I give the benefit of the doubt, even though he has been running 10,2s before and after Zurich. The race in ZRH looked legit basd on his race execution.

As for Rieti, it is fast, we know that from Asafa running 9.72s (+0.2ms) in Lausanne 2008 and then 5 days later. running a 9.82s (+1.4ms) heat and a 9.77s final (+0/9ms).

Still, the Ryan Bailey time, 9.88s for a man never running sub-10 before strikes me as fishy, especially as his execution from 50m was poor. The other fast PBs, except of LeMaitre also mildy raises my Spidey-sense. The other races were not so exceptional, so it seems that THIS race and maybe the 800m are the ones to suspect.

I was with you for TnT trials and Doha and time has proven us correct, so I tend to side with you on this one pending confirmation from 1 or 2 others from Rieti!!!!

LoL

Bet U thought I would have a different view! LoL

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What about Track & Field / Re: This man is a HORSE!!

« on: August 30, 2010, 02:54:19 AM »

I'm waiting to see the first sub 1:41 next season. Hope he continues to drop his 400 PB (45.50) at the start of next season like he did this year, to help his speed endurance. Incidentally it would be curiously interesting to see him up against Tyson Gay in an early season quarter.

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Actually, I would love to see him matched with Usain Bolt at 400 m.  That could be epic if they both trained for it.

Bolt would kill him. He would pull up trying to follow the sprinter's speed.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Bolt extends Puma contract- Now "best-paid athlete in track and field history."

« on: August 28, 2010, 07:56:40 AM »

LOL it was a joke I know the shoe industry

LOL

OK

Gotcha now.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Bolt extends Puma contract- Now "best-paid athlete in track and field history."

« on: August 27, 2010, 05:01:22 AM »

400 million I doubt Puma is even worth that.

Nah guy!

PUMA (PUM.DE) : Market Cap: €3.19 B

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What about Track & Field / Re: So Ato you going back een ?

« on: August 27, 2010, 04:57:53 AM »

Ahhh

Ato you now sight up di rake.

Politics? Big scam. Stay far from it and do yuh own thing...

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What about Track & Field / Re: Bolt extends Puma contract- Now "best-paid athlete in track and field history."

« on: August 25, 2010, 11:06:52 AM »

It's 10 mil pounds over 3 years.

Works out to 5 mil per year. With his appearance fee and other smaller contracts he could reach his $10mil a year goal.

Another site said US$20m for 3 years.

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What about Track & Field / Re: London Grand Prix 13-14 Aug

« on: August 25, 2010, 03:56:12 AM »

You can't be serious. TNT's only time is from PENN a notoriously slow 4x100 track because it's a circle not an oval, and that was back in APRIL.  Nothing since.  Jamaica has not put a full strength 4x100 this year since Asafa has not run a relay for JAM this year.

Bad analogy.

What analogy?

Its a fact, Jam is 2nd fastest and ThT is 5th fastest... As I said, I expect BOTH of us to be much better next year....WHEN IT MATTERS.

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What about Track & Field / Re: Bolt extends Puma contract- Now "best-paid athlete in track and field history."

« on: August 25, 2010, 03:53:37 AM »

It's 10 mil pounds over 3 years.

I heard it was USD20m over 3 years, ie $6.5m a year.