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Former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell and Jamaican teammate Sherone Simpson have each tested positive for banned stimulants, their agent told The Associated Press. Powell and Simpson ...
Asafa Powell, the last man to hold the 100m world record prior to his compatriot Usain Bolt, admitted to a Jamaican disciplinary hearing on Tuesday that he had a hazy knowledge of the World Anti ...
Two days after fellow Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson received an 18-month doping suspension, former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell was hit with the same penalty after testing ...
Jamaican sprinter and former 100 meter world record holder Asafa Powell has been given an 18-month ban for taking the banned stimulant oxilofrine at last year’s Jamaican national championships.
Asafa Powell walks past his huge collection of cars at his luxury hilltop home on the outskirts of Kingston and gazes out towards the Caribbean. ‘Take a walk around Jamaica and ask people what ...
Story Highlights Asafa Powell sets a new 100m world record with a time of 9.74secs in Italy Powell breaks his own world record of 9.77 secs that he set in Athens in 2005 The Jamaican flopped in ...
Former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell, who had been suspended for 18-months by the Jamaican Anti-Doping disciplinary panel, has is returning to competition. According to the American ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 19: Asafa Powell of Jamaica celebrates winning the Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Final on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Rio ...
The Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell set a new world record for the 100-meter dash on June 14, with a time of 9.77 seconds. The previous record, set by American Tim Montgomery, was 9.78 seconds ...
GOLD COAST, Australia -- Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell won't compete in the 100 meters at the Commonwealth Games due to an undisclosed injury, team officials said Friday. Jamaica team head Dalton ...
Asafa Powell will have to watch from the sideline as his Jamaican teammates compete in the upcoming Commonwealth Games, but the world-class sprinter says he is happy to be running again after a ...