Gary Smith, Lead Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (Sporting Alert) – Olympic 100-metres champion Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce anchored a Jamaican 4x100m sprint quartet to victory at the 2013 Penn Relays at Franklin Field on Saturday. The sprint quartet of Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart, Anneisha McLauglin and Fraser-Pryce clocked 42.42 seconds to seal the win and end the United States’ dominance in this … Read more
BOSTON (Sporting Alert) — Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the men’s title at the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday after pulling away from the field late in the race. Desisa pulled away from the field with a big move in the final mile of the race to finish on top in 2 … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — World record holder Usain Bolt, world champion Yohan Blake and Olympic champions Veronica Campbell-Brown, Melaine Walker and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce head the list of athletes down to represent Jamaica at the London Olympic Games. The Jamaica Olympic Association announced the team for the Games, which will run from July 27 to … Read more
PARIS (Sporting Alert) — World Record holder David Rudisha predicted a fast time and that he did to win the men’s 800m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris on Friday. The Kenya superstar clocked a storming meeting record and world-leading time of 1:41.54 to lowered his own world-leading mark of 1:41.74 with his … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt has picked up a “slight problem” during the just concluded Jamaica Olympic Games trials last weekend and has pulled out of the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco. Bolt’s coach Glen Mills confirmed the decision on Wednesday, stating that the problem will need time for treatment and enough time … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt had several problems at the just concluded Jamaica National Championships to pick the team to London, but he and his coach are determined to fix them quickly. Bolt ran 9.86 and 19.83 for the sprints, but was beaten by a sharper Yohan Blake (9.75 and 19.80) in both … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. (Sporting Alert) — Allyson Felix set a new personal best of 21.69 to win the women’s 200m at the U.S. Olympic trials to pick the team for the London Games on Saturday. The two-time world champion flashed off the corner and took the lead into the straightaway to batter a very strong field … Read more
EUGENE (Sporting Alert) — Newly crowned American 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin has told Usain Bolt and his fellow Jamaican countrymen that they will be pushed aside at the London Olympic Games. Gatlin has been in fantastic form this season – running undefeated so far – as he raced to a personal best to win … Read more
EUGENE, Ore (Sporting Alert) — Justin Gatlin continued his excellent form this season with another victory, this time producing a personal best to win the U.S. Olympic trials 100 metres on Sunday. Watch the video of Justin Gatlin beating Tyson Gay The 2004 Athens Olympic champion stopped the clock at 9.80 seconds to take the … Read more
EDMONTON, Canada (Sporting Alert) — Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Sheri-Ann Brooks won sprint events as several meet records fell at the Donovan Bailey Invitational in Edmonton, Canada on Saturday. Blake, won the men’s 100 metres in 10.05 seconds, bettering American Trell Kimmons (10.11) and Jamaican Lerone Clarke (10.13). Blake will now turns his attention the … Read more
OSLO, Norway (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt had to do some chasing tonight, but he did so successfully in catching Asafa Powell at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday. The World record holder and double Olympic champion, who set a world-leading 9.76 seconds time when bettering Powell in … Read more
OSLO (Sporting Alert) — Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt completed their final preparations full of confidence that they will finish on top of the men’s 100m tonight at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Oslo. Universal Sports will provide live webcast coverage @ 12:00 PM ET The Jamaican superstars will clash … Read more