LONDON — Usain Bolt finally confirmed himself as a track and field legend after firing to gold in the men’s 200 metres dash at the London Olympic Games here tonight. In fact, Bolt led fantastic night for Jamaica, which not only won gold, but the silver and bronze medal as well. All three sprinters are coached by Jamaican sprint guru and former national coach, Glen Mills. Bolt, feeling confident... 

LONDON — Tirunesh Dibaba broke away from the field with a lap and half to go to create history after she became the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic 10,000m titles on day one of track and field action at Olympic Games in London on Friday night. The Ethiopian pulled away from a small group with 600m left in the race, and then opened the gap even further with 400m left with a big burst of... 

LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Carmelita Jeter of USA lead a slew of sprinters below the 11 seconds barrier in the women’s 100 metros heats on the first day of track and field action at the London Olympics on Friday night. Jeter shot from the blocks and ran all the way to cross the finishing line in 10.83 seconds – one of the fastest times in the world this year and just below her best... 

Former World and Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin says could take “something ridiculous” to get on the podium at this summer’s London Games. The American 2004 Olympic 100m champion has been enjoying a good spell this season – since returning from from a lengthy suspension – and he said a sub 9.70s might very well be needed to win a medal in London. “I’m thinking about...