Bolt wins 100m in 9.58 seconds

Usain Bolt delivered one of the most astonishing performances ever seen in athletics when he scorched to World Championship 100 metres gold in a mind-blowing 9.58 seconds on Sunday. The flying......

US relay teams drop batons

Tyson Gay's miserable Olympics continued on Thursday when he and U.S. team mate Darvis Patton contrived to drop the baton in their 4x100 metres relay heat. The U.S. were cruising towards the final......

Fraser leads Jamaican 100m sweep

Shelly-Ann Fraser surged to Jamaica's first Olympic women's 100 metres gold medal on Sunday and led compatriots Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart to the event's first national podium sweep. A day......

Wariner, Lagat, Gay headline US team

An experienced athletics team featuring seven current world champions and a host of medals favourites will represent the United States in next month's Beijing Olympics, USA Track & Field announced......

US hold off Jamaica to win women's 4x100m relay

The United States held off Jamaica in a thrilling finish to win the women's 4x100 metres relay at the world championships on Saturday. The American quartet of Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix,......