LONDON (Sporting Alert) – Usain Bolt promised that he would do something special and he certainly did not disappoint after the world record holder blasted to another dominant performance to win the Olympic 100m gold medal on Sunday night. The world record holder set a new Olympic record and the second fastest 100m time ever at 9.63 seconds to win the gold medal and defended his title from Beijing. Bolt’s... 

DOHA — American sprinter Justin Gatlin returned to top form with a sizzling run in Doha and then took a dig at his Jamaican rivals Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake on Friday. Gatlin, who recently returned from a four year ban – clocked 9.87 seconds to win the 100 metres dash at the Doha Diamond League meeting – a time which is the third fastest in the world this year. Only world record... 

Sally McLellan in actionOlympic 100m hurdles silver medallist Sally McLellan will risk her back injury to compete at tomorrow night’s grand prix meet in Sydney. A fierce competitor, McLellan has had her patience severely tested after being sidelined since tearing a disc in her back just prior to the world championships in August last year. Expected to be unable to compete until at least May,... 

SYDNEY — Olympic 100m hurdles silver medallist Sally McLellan is set to skip the early parts of next season as she is still being bothered by a nagging back injury. Sally McLellan of Australia competing in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the Herculis 2009 meeting in Monaco PHOTO/Kurt Morris The Australian who struggled with the injury during this summer’s IAAF World Championships... 

Rome, Italy – Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser exuded the confidence expected of an Olympic 100m champion today in Rome ahead of tomorrow night’s Golden Gala in Rome, the third stop in the ÅF Golden League 2009. Similar to her male Olympic 100m counterpart Usain Bolt, Fraser brings a bright, calm, relaxed and assured atmosphere to the often tense, tight lipped world of sprint racing. At...