KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Veronica Campbell-Brown, the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games 200 metres gold medallist has tested positive for a banned substance, the Jamaica Observer and Jamaica Gleaner are reporting on Saturday. News broke Thursday night that a high profiled female sprinter had returned a positive test for a banned diuretic, which acts … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Jamaican track and field fans remain on the edge, while local authorities continue to be tight lipped, following reports that “a top Jamaican female athlete” apparently returned a positive test in May. The news broke Thursday night, but local officials were not willing to comment about the individual or on … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. (Sporting Alert) – Kansas leads the women’s team score after three days of competition, while Southern California and Texas are tied for the men’s team score lead at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday. Heading into Saturday’s final day of action, the Kansas Jayhawks have 48 points, 15 more points than Oregon, who are … Read more
PARIS (Sporting Alert) — World No. 1 and top overall seed Novak Djokovic will finally match skills with Rafael Nadal in what is all setup to be a very interested semifinal match up on Friday at the French Open. Djokovic v Nadal French Open Semis – Live on ESPN3.com Seven-time champion and the third-seeded Nadal … Read more
EUGENE (Sporting Alert) – The following are the results from the 2013 Prefontaine Classic Results IAAF Diamond League meeting which took place at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on Friday and Saturday. The meeting kept up its rich tradition of top class performances with several athletes laying down good marks as they continue to … Read more
BIRMINGHAM (Sporting Alert) — Sri Lanka made 333 for three off their allotted 50 overs in the warm up clash against India at Edgbaston here in Birmingham on Saturday morning. Live Stream Coverage of this game is on ESPN3.com. After losing the toss and sent in to bat first, openers Kusal Perera and Tillakaratne Dilshan … Read more
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