BIRMINGHAM, England – Barbadian Sada Williams smashed the 50-second barrier en route to a new Commonwealth Games record, as she unleashed a dominant performance to capture gold in the 400 meters here Sunday.

BIRMINGHAM, England – Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts set a new Commonwealth Games record as she clinched her first global gold medal with victory in the women’s triple jump here Friday.

BIRMINGHAM, England – Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah completed a sensational sprint double while Trinidadian Jereem Richards successfully defended his title, both re-setting the respective 200 meters records to headline the penultimate night of the Commonwealth Games.

BIRMINGHAM, England – Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah put her World Championships troubles behind her to storm to victory in the 100 meters final here Wednesday and clinch her first-ever Commonwealth Games medal.

BIRMINGHAM, England – Jamaican Rasheed Broadbell equaled a 22-year-old Commonwealth Games record as he capitalized on the absence of Olympic champion Hansle Parchment to win gold in the men’s sprint hurdles here Thursday.

BIRMINGHAM, England – Olympic champions Elaine Thompson-Herah and Hansle Parchment headlined several Caribbean athletes qualifying for the next round of their track and field disciplines at the Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – West Indies failed to repeat their exploits of 24 hours earlier and slumped to a seven-wicket loss to India in the third Twenty20 International at Warner Park.

LONDON, UK – Trinidad and Tobago claimed their first cycling medal at a Commonwealth Games in over half half-a-century when Nicholas Paul snatched gold in the keirin here Saturday.

BIRMINGHAM, England – Barbados Women were brought back down to earth after suffering a heavy nine-wicket thrashing at the hands of powerhouses Australia Women, in their second game of the Commonwealth Games.

EUGENE, Oregon – Jamaica men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams, and 100m hurdler Brittany Anderson all copped silver on the final day of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, to bring the island’s final medal count to 10.

EUGENE, Oregon – Caribbean powerhouses Jamaica suffered massive disappointment on the penultimate day of the World Championships when both their sprint relay teams missed out on gold at Hayward Field.

EUGENE, Oregon – Jamaican triple jump silver medalist Shanieka Ricketts is aiming to reach the 15-meter mark before closing out her season, but even in the absence of that, she is confident she is among the top 10 most consistent triple jumpers in the world.