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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...

Sarah the Cheetah Sets 100-Meter Record for Mammals, 6.13 Seconds

By Michael David SmithSep 10th 2009 – 8:50PM

Usain Bolt is the world's fastest man, but he's not the world's fastest mammal by a long shot. A Cincinnati Zoo cheetah named Sarah has covered 100 meters in 6.13 seconds, besting Bolt's record for humans by nearly three and a half seconds. Sarah ran two timed 100-meter dashes on Wednesday, first running a 6.16 to top the...

Usain Bolt Wins 200 Meters in World-Record Time of 19.19 Seconds

By Michael David SmithAug 20th 2009 – 2:35PM

The world's fastest man has struck again, as Usain Bolt (pictured above center) cruised to victory Thursday in the 200-meter final at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, setting a world record in the process with a superhuman time of 19.19 seconds.Bolt, the Jamaican who dominated the 100 and 200 at last year's Summer...

Usain Bolt Wins 200 Meters in World-Record Time of 19.19 Seconds

By Michael David SmithAug 20th 2009 – 2:35PM

The world's fastest man has struck again, as Usain Bolt (pictured above center) cruised to victory Thursday in the 200-meter final at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, setting a world record in the process with a superhuman time of 19.19 seconds. More Coverage: Watch Bolt's Latest Record Run Bolt, the Jamaican who...

Usain Bolt Sets 150-Meter World Record

By Michael David SmithMay 19th 2009 – 11:40AM

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world at 100 meters and the fastest man in the world at 200 meters, so it's not like anyone doubted that he's also the fastest man in the world at 150 meters. But just to prove the obvious, Bolt ran in a 150-meter race over the weekend, and he ran the fastest time ever recorded. Bolt...

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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.

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