LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Defending champion Usain Bolt cruised into the semifinals of the men’s 100 metros dash the London 2012 Olympic Games on Saturday morning. Bolt, the champion from the Beijing Games, and world record holder in the event, strolled home to a relaxed 10.09 seconds to win his heat, following a huge roar from the large crowd inside the Olympic Stadium. His training partner... 

Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers rocketed to the gold medal in 6.48seconds to win the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Championships. Chambers’ time is the fastest in the world this season and he got home ahead of American Mike Rogers and Daniel Bailey of Antigua who finished third. But it was all about one man, Chambers, who got off to a rocket of a start and powered away from the world-class... 

Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica created a big time upset to win the women’s 60m dash at the IAAF World Championships in Doha on Sunday. Campbell-Brown, the 2004 and 2008 Olympic 200m champion blasted away from the blocks and cross the finish line in a personal best of 7.00seconds to beat the favourite LaVerne Jones-Ferrette of the US Virgin Islands and American Carmelita Jeter, who had to... 

Dwain Chambers (r) and Mike Rogers after the men's 60m finals The second day of action at the Aspire Dome in Doha featured the Championships’ first medals, two World record attempts (though unsuccessful ones), and enough high drama to keep a triple squad of Ethiopian distance running fans riveted… by the Long Jump. The day started with the Pentathlon and the medals started with the... 

Great Britain's Dwain Chambers blasts to gold in Doha Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers rocketed to the gold medal in 6.48seconds to win the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Championships. Chambers’ time is the fastest in the world this season and he got home ahead of American Mike Rogers and Daniel Bailey of Antigua who finished third. But it was all about one man, Chambers,... 

Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers again looked impressive when winning his semi-final heat of the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Championships. Chambers, one of the favourites to win the event, clocked a sizzling 6.51seconds to qualify easily for the final race later this evening. Jamaica’s Nesta Carter, a member of the Jamaican 4x100m Olympic relay gold medal winning world record... 

LaVerne Jones-Ferrette of Virgin Islands in the women's 60m dahs The inform LaVerne Jones-Ferrette of the US Virgin Islands leads a handful of star sprinters in the next round of the women’s 60m dash at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. Jones-Ferrette, the world-leader and event favourite at 6.97secs, posted a cruising 7.14secs to win her heat and head a strong list of athletes which... 

Great Britain sprinter Dwain Chambers (L) in action Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers blasted his way through the first round of the men’s 60 metres dash with little problems at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. The 31-year-old, favourite to win the event after American champion Ivory Williams, who tested positive for marijuana on the eve of the competition and had to... 

American world indoor 60m favourite Ivory Williams has withdrawn from this weekend’s IAAF championships because of a positive test for marijuana, his manager said on Wednesday. “He had a marijuana positive,” Ray Flynn said in a telephone call from the United States. “To the best of my knowledge it was at the US championships,” Flynn added. With the positive, Williams was... 

This preview of the men’s events at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar (12-14 March) is based on entry information received by the IAAF but before the official start lists have been decided. In a wide open event USA’s former World Junior 100m champion Ivory Williams is among the lead medal contenders following his world season leading 6.49 sec to secure the US Indoor...