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Usain Bolt: Tyson Gay 'Probably Hates My Guts'

By Milton KentSep 1st 2010 – 3:34PM

Can this relationship be saved? Will Jerry Seinfeld pull sprinters Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay in for a special episode of The Marriage Ref? It's worth the wonder after Bolt, the 2008 Olympic champion in the 100 and 200 meters, declared that Gay "probably just hates my guts." In an interview with BBC radio Wednesday, Bolt,...

Usain Bolt on Manchester United? Sprinter Thinks He Has the Skills

By FanHouse StaffAug 31st 2010 – 7:02PM

Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, wants to take his talents to the pitch. The three-time Olympic gold medalist wrote in his autobiography set to be released on Thursday that he'd like to play for English Premier League's Manchester United. "Ideally, if I was to play football, I'd sign for my favorite team --...

Usain Bolt Shelved for Rest of Year by Bad Back

By FanHouse NewswireAug 10th 2010 – 9:33AM

MUNICH (AP) -- Usain Bolt's manager says the Olympic track star is taking the rest of 2010 off because of tightness in his lower back. Manager Ricky Simms says in an e-mail Tuesday that Bolt has been examined by a doctor in Germany and the back problem "restricts his ability to generate power in his stride." Simms says...

Tyson Gay Jolts Usain Bolt in 100 Meters

By FanHouse NewswireAug 6th 2010 – 5:06PM

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- It turns out Usain Bolt can be beaten. From Beijing to Berlin, it seemed that Bolt and his long, turbocharged strides were more than a match for anyone over 100 meters. But Tyson Gay upset the defending world and Olympic champion Friday in a race between the two fastest runners in history. Gay beat the...

Usain Bolt Adopts a Cheetah

By Will BrinsonNov 3rd 2009 – 11:00AM

Usain Bolt is, without question, the fastest man in the world. He owns the record for the 150-meter dash, the 100-meter (where his record is a ridiculous sub-10 seconds), the 200-meter, and, as MDS mentioned, he may as well go ahead and try to add the 400-meters and the long jump trophies to a case that includes 2008...

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Usain Bolt Runs Season's Best 100 Meter Time At Rome Meet (VIDEO)

May 31st 2012 - 04:50PM

World record-holder Usain Bolt responded to his poor showing in the Czech Republic with a season's best 9.76 seconds in the 100 meters at the Golden Gala on Thursday.

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Virgin Media Rapped Over 'Misleading' Adverts

By Dina Rickman May 09th 2012 - 02:47AM

Part of a multimillion-pound Virgin Media campaign featuring champion sprinter Usain Bolt has been banned following complaints that the company misled consumers about pricing.

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Usain Bolt - The New Anna Kournikova?

By Freddie Clamp May 06th 2012 - 02:53PM

Usain Bolt is the best ever, Anna Kournikova wasn't - just to clear that up before people get on their high horses and start to make references to athletic ability.

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  • 06/01/12 UK Sport: Relief for Bolt as he reigns in Rome Source: Sunday Mercury - Birmingham - West Midlands - UK Usain Bolt admitted to a touch of relief after getting his Olympic preparations back on track with an emphatic victory in the Diamond League meeting in Rome. Bolt had struggled to victory in a time of 10.04 seconds in the 100metres in Ostrava on Friday, the first time since a rainswept night in Toronto in 2009 that he had failed to break 10 seconds outside a heat or semi-final.
  • 06/01/12 Bolt back to best as Koech sparkles Source: Sina Usain Bolt proved his slowest run in three years a week ago was nothing but a blip as he was back to his best at the Diamond League meeting on Thursday.
  • 06/01/12 NCAA boss warns of more conference shuffling Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO NCAA president Mark Emmert believes another round of conference realignment might be sparked by schools trying to position themselves to play in a proposed four-team, college football playoff.
  • 06/01/12 Sports digest: Near disaster for Triple Crown hopeful... Source: Cupertino Courier - Cupertino CA The Triple Crown bid of I'll Have Another almost ended Thursday when a loose horse came within inches of slamming into the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner during training at Belmont Park in New York. A collision was avoided but not before the speeding horse grazed the boot of I'll Have Another's exercise rider Jonny Garcia.
  • 06/01/12 Sports digest: Near disaster for Triple Crown hopeful... Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA The Triple Crown bid of I'll Have Another almost ended Thursday when a loose horse came within inches of slamming into the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner during training at Belmont Park in New York. A collision was avoided but not before the speeding horse grazed the boot of I'll Have Another's exercise rider Jonny Garcia.

Background on Usain Bolt

The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. (; born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist.

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