Usain Bolt Lagging Behind

With less than 20 days to go before the the Athletes of the Year are announced, a public voting poll shows Usain Bolt lagging behind.

lagging behind. Fans voting for the 2008 World Athlete of the Year, male, shows the Jamaican-born, world’s fastest man lagging behind Pan-ama’s Irving Saladino. Saladino, a jumper, is in the number one spot following the current tally. Bolt is at number two.

However, Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell- Brown is holding steady at number one in the women’s category while fellow Jamaican, Melaine Walker, is at number two.

The public votes will be added to a poll of IAAF Athletics Family members and a shortlist of three finalists will be presented to a Special Jury of the International Athletic Foundation.

They will then make a final selection of the World Athlete of the Year and announce the winners, live on stage, at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Gala in Monaco on November 23.

Reggae Boyz Trainer Found Guilty

The fitness coach for Jamaica's Reggae Boyz football team has found himself in trouble with the law.

Junior McBean who goes by the name Junior Samuels pleaded guilty Wednesday to identity theft and is to be sentenced on November 17.

Mr. McBean was charged on Friday after he submitted forged documents to the immigration department in order to obtain a new passport.

Investigators reported that Mr. McBean submitted his passport and other documents in the name ‘Junior Samuels’ to the Immigration Department.

However, checks by the department revealed that the birth certificate submitted by him in the name Shaun Anthony Samuels was forged.

Gayle says he will spend money to take care of sick father and brother

Captain of the victorious Stanford Superstars, Chris Gayle, who whipped England by ten wickets to win US $20 million, the biggest purse in the history of cricket, said that the English cricketers before the start of the game indicated to him that the West Indian players needed the money more than them.

He told newsmen just after his team’s victory that the English players might be right because he will use some of his US$1 million to pay medical expenses for his ailing father and brother.

The West Indies captain said that he was under severe pressure because of their illnesses and extensive training in preparation for the Stanford 20/20 games. He added, “I am now relieved that the games are over.”

He said that he is extremely elated that his team was victorious and tears came to his eyes after the victory.

The victory, he said, was due to the six weeks of extensive training and the performance of the team. He said that he would have been disappointed if they had not won because "a lot of hard work was put in by the players."