Universal Sports: Live World Championships Day Three Stream, IAAF Radio Coverage

MOSCOW, Russia — Day three at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, is expected to provide more firework inside the Luzhniki Stadium on Monday. Watch IAAF World Championships Live Stream: August 12, 2013 @ 12:05 am ET | Listen to live radio commentary on IAAF | Follow Live Results Monday: Aug. 12 – 1:30 – 4:30 a.m. LIVE, Day Session…

Usain Bolt wins world championships 100m, Dibaba secures 10,000m

MOSCOW, Russia (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt dominated another world-class 100-metres field to win the final at the IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki Stadium here in Moscow. The Jamaican World record holder ran away from the field after 70m to clock a 2013 best of 9.77 seconds to make up for his false-start at…

Day 1: IAAF World Athletics Championships Live Stream

MOSCOW, Russia (Sporting Alert) — The opening day at the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships begins on Saturday with several of the world’s best athletes, including World record holder Usain Bolt down for action. Watch IAAF World Athletics Championships Live Stream: August 10, @ 1:30 am ET Bolt will enter the men’s 100m during the…

Bolt runs impressive 9.85 to win in London

LONDON (Sporting Alert) — The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt won the men’s 100m dash at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games – 11th IAAF Diamond League Meeting this season – inside the Olympic Stadium. The Jamaican, after being introduced early to the fan on top of a special ride on a rocket ship, returned to sizzle…

American Tyson Gay runs fast 9.79 at Athletissima; Asafa Powell runs 9.88

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Sporting Alert) — American sprinter Tyson Gay flashed to a 9.79 seconds to win the men’s 100 metres at Athletissima 2013 at Thursday’s IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. Gay, the world-leader at 9.75secs, got off a slow start, but ran back to dominate the last 50m in taking the win in a…

Brianna Rollins flirts with world record to win 100m hurdles in AR of 12.26 – U.S. Trials

DES MOINES, Iowa (Sporting Alert) – Brianna Rollins signed off Saturday’s third day of action at the U.S. Track & Field Championships with a sizzling 12.26 seconds (+1.2 m/s) to win the women’s 100-meter hurdles – flashing to a new American record at Drake Stadium. Rollins had looked very impressive in the early rounds, but…

Bolt runs WL 19.79 at Oslo DL

OSLO, Norway (Sporting Alert) — Jamaican superstar sprinter Usain Bolt laid down a dominating world-leading performance to win the men’s 200 metros dash at Thursday’s ExxonMobil Bislett Games, the sixth stop of the IAAF Diamond League meeting for 2013 in Oslo. Bolt, after being upset by Justin Gatlin over 100m in Rome last week, promised…

Usain Bolt slammed for posing with clothes which promote drugs

EUGENE, Ore. (Sporting Alert) — World record holder and track and field icon, Usain Bolt was heavily criticized, following media images showing him posing with clothes produced by The Pothead Diaries, a US firm which promotes drugs. According to the company’s website, their product is to help “express your inner pothead and celebrate our love…

Wind-assisted 10.71 for Fraser-Pryce at Prefontaine Classic, Parchment runs WL in 110m

EUGENE (Sporting Alert) — Olympic champion Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce continued her impressive form this season with a wind-aided 10.71 seconds performance to win the women’s 100m at the 2013 Prefontaine Classic IAAF Diamond League meeting at Hayward Field in Oregon on Saturday. The Jamaican star sprinter, as she’s been doing all season, rocketed from the…

Bring it on! Gatlin tells Bolt and Blake to expect “good dogfight” this year

DOHA (Sporting Alert) — American sprinter Justin Gatlin is warning Usain Bolt that he will not have his own way this season and he must expect a “good dogfight” in the sprints at the World Championships in Moscow in August. Haven’t we heard this before? The American sprint sounded warning last summer as well, but…

Usain Bolt, Carmelita Jeter win 100m dashes at Cayman Invitational

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt opened his season over 100 metres with a tight victory after taking the men’s dash in a modest 10.09 seconds at the 2nd Cayman Invitational on Wednesday night. The Jamaican world record holder had to come from behind to take the win in a photo-finish with…

Bolt, Blake beaten at UWI Invitational

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Usain Bolt was beaten over 400 metres at the UWI Track and Field Invitational held at the UWI/Usain Bolt Track in Mona on Saturday. The triple Olympic gold medallist ran 46.44 second to improve on his seasonal best, but had to settle for second place behind Nicholas Maithland, who won…