ROME (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt delivered a spanking 9.76 seconds (-0.1 m/s) world-leading time to hammer a solid field and win the men’s 100m dash at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rome on Thursday. The Jamaican world record holder got away first time and kept moving away from the field as the race went on to take down fellow countryman Asafa Powell, who race 9.91secs for second... 

By Gary Smith and Steve Campbell, World-Track MONACO — American Lashinda Demus send out perhaps the most highlighted warnings before the World Championships when she hammered a world-class field that included Olympic champion Melaine Walker to win the women’s 400m hurdles at the Herculis 2009 meeting in Monaco on Tuesday. Never a contest in the world best Taking out the field with another... 

MONACO — The link below will point you to the starting lineups for the Herculis IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco on Tuesday July 28. The meeting will feature several match-ups during the competition, which is being used by many athletes as their final preparations for the upcoming World Championships in Berlin, Germany next month. A few noted clashes will come in the men’s and women’s... 

By Glen Andrews, World-Track LONDON — Jana Pittman-Rawlinson’s hunt to defend her 400metres hurdles title at the World Championships in Berlin next month took a step backward, after she suffered a bulging disc in her back, it was reported on Thursday. The Australian who recently returned to competition, following a one year layoff because of a toe injury will now side-step this weekend’s... 

By Miranda Mitchell and Gary Smith, World-Track   EUGENE — Lashinda Demus came back strong in the closing metres to win the women’s 400m hurdles finals with a world-leading 53.78 and collect her third outdoor title at these U.S. Championships at the Hayward Field on Saturday. Stronger in the close Fighting with the wind in the opening section of the race, the 2005 world silver medallist... 

By Gary Smith, World-Track EUGENE — Lashinda Demus came back strong in the closing metres to win the women’s 400m hurdles finals with a world-leading 53.78 and collect her third outdoor title at these U.S. Championships. Fighting with the wind in the opening section of the race, the 2005 world silver medallist pulled away from Sheena Tosta, who finished second in 54.45 and defending champion... 

By Gary Smith and Miranda Mitchell, World-Track EUGENE — Carmelita Jeter, the hottest female sprinter in the world this year, held on for life to beat a closing Muna Lee and win the women’s 100metres at the U.S. Championships here in Eugene on another windy day at Hayward Field. Mike Rogers continued his excellent run this season by winning the men’s title – dipping Darvis... 

EUGENE, Ore. – Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards, Dawn Harper and Sheena Tosta highlight extremely competitive women’s sprints and hurdles fields at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 25-28 at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. The final event of the 2009 USATF Outdoor Visa Championship Series, the USA Championships will be televised...