PHILADELPHIA (Sporting Alert) — The following are results from the 2013 Penn Relays – USA vs. The World edition on Saturday’s final day of action at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Unlike last year where USA teams dominated the challenge, victories were spread out more this year, while there were more closely contested races than in … Read more
PHILADELPHIA, USA (Sporting Alert) — Jamaica’s Edwin Allen signaled its intent to sweep the High School girls 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x800m relay events on Friday’s second day of the 119th Penn Relays. Live Penn Relays Webcast: Penn Relays TV The Clarendon-based school paced all the qualifiers in two of the three events, while holding the third best … Read more
(Sporting Alert) — Jamaica schools are set to do their thing, and light-up the 119th Penn Relays edition, with the three day competition set to go off on Thursday. Watch The 2013 Penn Relays Live Online | Penn Relays Live Results Live Coverage of the 2013 Penn Relays on Thursday April 25th, Friday April 26th … 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
BARCELONA (Sporting Alert) — Title favourite Adam Gemili was amongst the quickest qualifiers in the men’s 100 metres on the opening day of the World Junior Championships in Barcelona on Tuesday morning. The Great Britain star, who has the fastest personal best in the field – clocked 10.37 seconds to win his heat comfortably and … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. (Sporting Alert) — Galen Rupp ran the fastest time by an American this year so far to win the men’s 10,000m at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene on Friday night. Amy Hastings won the women’s race. Rupp, running steady splits throughout the entire race, crossed the finishing line first at 27:25.33, a … 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
NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — A fast time was promised but not even David Rudisha himself was expecting such fast time to win the men’s 800m race at the adidas Grand Prix – IAAF Diamond League meeting in New York on Saturday. The Kenyan World record holder and world champion said at his press conference … 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
MIAMI, FL — Tyson Gay will open his season over the 100 metres dash at the 2012 adidas Grand Prix in New York on Saturday. The American record holder who has been hit by a series of injuries, will take part in the “B” section of the Diamond League event, which means he will not … Read more