Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates winning the women’s 100m at the Diamond League, Stade
Charlety, Paris, France on Aug. 28, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File
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By Nelson A. King
The fastest woman alive, Elaine
Thompson-Herah has dismissed
recent claims that she plans to depart
from the MVP Track Club, according
to CaribbeanNationalWeekly (CNW).
It pointed to reports that Thompson
Herah, the Olympic sprint double
champion, had written a letter to
the club informing it of her decision
to cut ties with her longtime coach,
Stephen Francis.
There were also reports that she
would be coached by her husband,
Derron Herah, going forward, CNW
said.
Thompson-Herah addressed the
claims on the NBC magazine show
Brother From Another, saying they
were just rumors, according to
CNW.
“You know what the news media
is like; I am the fastest woman alive,
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West Indies opener Rashada Williams.
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Face saving
victory
By Azad Ali
It took a dramatic super over for
West Indies women to avoid a humiliating
whitewash in their recent fivematch
One-Day International (ODI)
series against South Africa Women at
the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in
Antigua.
Defending 193 in the fifth ODI, opener
Rashada Williams struck an excellent
unbeaten 78, West Indies women were
facing defeat after Lizelle Lee stroked 61
and Tazmin Brits hit 48, to propel the
visitors to 111 without loss just after the
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Samuels
charged
By Azad Ali
Former West Indies batsman, Marlon
Samuels has been charged by the International
Cricket Council (ICC) anti corruption
unit with four counts for allegedly
breaching the Emirates Cricket
Board’s Anti-corruption Code.
The charges are related to the Abu
Dhabi T10 League 2019, when Samuels
was part of the Karnataka Tuskers
squad. He did not play a match that
season.
According to an Espencricifo article
last week, Samuels is being charged for
“failing to disclose to the designated
anti-corruption official, the receipt of
any gift, payment, hospitality or other
benefit that was made or given in circumstances
that could bring the participant
or the sport of cricket into
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NO DRAMA
Elaine Thompson-Herah disputes
claims about departing MVP Track Club
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