Faulk of US wins 110-meter hurdles in Prague, posting 5th fastest time of year

September 23rd, 2009 Tyson Gay runs a slow 10.13 in 100 at Japan meetKAWASAKI, Japan — Tyson Gay ran a slow 10.13 seconds Wednesday to win the men's 100 meters at the Super Track and Field meet. "I didn't get the time I wanted," Gay said.

September 1st, 2009 Dawn Harper wins 100m hurdles in ZagrebZAGREB, Croatia, — Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper of the United States won the 100-meter hurdles at the Zagreb Grand Prix on Monday while Americans Darvis Patton and Mike Rodgers went 1-2 in the men's 100. Harper finished in 12.67 seconds after failing to medal at the world championships in Berlin a week ago.

August 21st, 2009 Hardee wins decathlon gold medal at worldsBERLIN — Trey Hardee of the United States won the decathlon gold medal Thursday at the world championships for his first major title. Hardee had personal bests in three of the 10 events and collected 8,790 points for the gold medal, his highest total to date and the best in the world this year.

August 21st, 2009 Nigerian hurdler caught doping at worldsBERLIN — Nigerian hurdler Amaka Ogoegbunam tested positive for steroids and was suspended for the rest of the world championships. She is the second athlete to fail a drug test at the worlds following steeplechaser Jamal Chatbi of Morocco.

August 20th, 2009 Walker wins women's 400-meter hurdlesBERLIN — Olympic champion Melaine Walker of Jamaica won the gold medal in the women's 400-meters hurdles at the world championships in the second-fastest time in history. Walker finished in 52.42 seconds Thursday, distancing herself from Lashinda Demus of the United States, who took the silver in 52.96.

August 20th, 2009 Hardee leads decathlon after 7 eventsBERLIN — Trey Hardee of the United States has returned to the lead in the decathlon at the world championships after seven events. Hardee, who led after three events, topped the standings after running the fastest time Thursday in the 110-meter hurdles.

August 20th, 2009 Brathwaite wins men's 110-meter hurdles at worldsBERLIN — Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados won the 110-meter hurdles in a photo finish at the world championships. Brathwaite hit the first hurdle Thursday but ran a clean race the rest of the way, earning gold with a dip at the line to finish in 13.14 seconds.

August 19th, 2009 Cuba's Robles uncertain for semis in 110 hurdlesBERLIN — Olympic champion Dayron Robles is uncertain if he can run in the semifinals of the 110 meter hurdles at the world championships because of a left hamstring injury. The Cuban struggled in the opening heat, scraping through only as the last guaranteed qualifier from his race.

August 19th, 2009 Cuba's Robles struggles in 110 hurdles qualifyingBERLIN — Olympic champion Dayron Robles struggled in the opening heat of the 110-meter hurdles at the world championships Wednesday, scraping through only as the last guaranteed qualifier from his race. Robles, a Cuban renowned for his smooth style, clumsily hit the opening hurdle and trailed for most of the race before his natural speed brought him back into contention.

August 18th, 2009 Clement of US wins 400-meter hurdlesBERLIN — Kerron Clement of the United States has defended his 400-meter hurdles title at the world championships. Clement exploded over the first 200 meters Tuesday and managed to hold off a late challenge from Javier Culson of Puerto Rico and crossed the line in 47.91 seconds.

July 19th, 2009 Bammer beats Schiavone in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Sybille Bammer of Austria has beaten top-seeded Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (4), 6-2 to win the Prague Open. Bammer broke Schiavone twice for a 4-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before the Italian rallied tied the score at 5-5.

July 19th, 2009 Schiavone and Bammer in Prague Open finalPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone has outlasted Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in a rain-delayed semifinal at the Prague Open to set up a title match against Sybille Bammer. Schiavone needed more than 2 hours, 30 minutes on Sunday to prevail in windy conditions against the unseeded Bacsinszky.

July 18th, 2009 Semifinals suspended at Prague Open due to rainPRAGUE — Both semifinal matches at the Prague Open have been suspended because of rain. Second-seeded Sybille Bammer of Austria was leading No.

July 17th, 2009 Top-seeded Schiavone reaches semis at Prague OpenPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone routed Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open. The 30th-ranked Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last month, will next play either fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain or Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in one of Saturday's semifinals.

July 3rd, 2009 Richards extends Golden League streakOSLO — Sanya Richards of the United States won the Bislett Games 400 meters in 49.23 seconds on Friday for the fastest women's time of the year. Richards, who has not lost a 400 in the Golden League since Zurich 2004, also tied the Bislett Stadium record that Czech Tatjana Kocembova set in 1983.