‘Thank you for believing in me’: Asafa Powell’s emotional farewell to Stephen Francis

Retired sprint icon Asafa Powell has paid an emotional tribute to his longtime coach, Stephen Francis, following the ...

Stephen Francis, influential coach who transformed Jamaican sprinting, dies at 64

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Stephen Francis, the influential Jamaican track and field coach whose athletes won Olympic and world ...
Sportstar

Veteran Jamaican athletics coach who trained Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Asafa Powell dead

Francis, who died a day after his 64th birthday, shaped a generation of Jamaican sprint stars and co-founded the MVP club, ...
World Athletics

World-renowned Jamaican coach Francis dies

World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that world-renowned Jamaican sprint coach Stephen Francis died on Saturday (4) at ...
Digital Journal

Powell says therapist injected him

The former 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell told a Jamaican disciplinary hearing that he received several injections from his physical therapist. The 31-year-old Jamaican sprint star said he ...
The Royal Gazette

Asafa Powell to address gender forum in Bermuda

Retired Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has been lined up as a keynote speaker at the Bermuda Olympic Association’s Equity in Motion event on November 15. Powell, who came to the island for the Bermuda ...
Digital Journal

Asafa Powell handed 18-month doping ban

Former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell was handed an 18-month suspension on Thursday for his positive test for a banned stimulant. Powell and training partner Sherone Simpson tested positive for ...