Sports / Athletics

Bekele was not wearing 'Breaking2 shoes', say Nike 25 Apr 2017 - 03:13 pm

LONDON: The running shoes that Kenenisa Bekele blamed for his struggles in Sunday's London Marathon were not the revolutionary new model designed for...

Evergreen Gatlin set to shine in Bolt's absence 21 Apr 2017 - 09:43 pm

Nassau, Bahamas: Track legend Usain Bolt will be missing as Justin Gatlin spearheads an American team seeking to repeat their rare sprint relay...

Olympic champion Rollins banned 21 Apr 2017 - 09:41 pm

Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Brianna Rollins was handed a one-year suspension for failing to properly file whereabouts information for out-of-competition testing, the...

Farah's injection before 2014 London Marathon not recorded: Doctor 21 Apr 2017 - 12:28 am

London: Double Olympic champion Mo Farah (pictured) was given a legal dose of a controversial supplement before the 2014 London Marathon, but the...

Van Niekerk to have shot at world double 13 Apr 2017 - 09:29 pm

London: South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk (pictured) will have the chance to emulate Michael Johnson's feat of winning the 200 and 400 metres...

High-fives and presidential portraits at Pyongyang Marathon 09 Apr 2017 - 10:56 am

Pyongyang: Hundreds of foreigners lined up in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Stadium on Sunday for the city's annual marathon, the highlight of the tourism...

Olympic marathon champ Sumgong fails dope test 07 Apr 2017 - 09:40 pm

Nairobi: Jemima Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold in the marathon when she triumphed in Rio last year, has...

Sumgong saga to delay naming of series champion 07 Apr 2017 - 07:07 pm

Nairobi: The Abbott World Marathon Majors (WMM) will hold back on naming a women's champion until after the conclusion of the doping case...

Thompson leads at ANA Inspiration 02 Apr 2017 - 09:32 pm

Los Angeles: Former champion Lexi Thompson fired six birdies in a five-under-par 67 to emerge from a marathon on Saturday with a two-shot...

Pearson back in World Championship frame 02 Apr 2017 - 09:19 pm

Melbourne: Former Olympic champion Sally Pearson shrugged off two years of injury trauma to post a World Championship qualifying time in winning her...

ICC mulling bid for Games inclusion 30 Mar 2017 - 09:56 pm

London: The time is right for cricket to return to the Olympics and a decision on applying for inclusion in 2024 will have...

Life bans for China's marathon cheats 22 Mar 2017 - 12:21 am

Shanghai: China will ban marathon cheats for life to clamp down on scandals that have dogged the fast-growing sport, which saw nearly three...

Gold Coast organisers see a role for star Bolt 16 Mar 2017 - 11:50 pm

London: Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt (pictured) has already ruled out competing at next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia's Gold Coast but organisers...

Bolt to skip World Relays 14 Mar 2017 - 10:15 pm

Kingston, Jamaica: Usain Bolt is poised to skip next month's IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas as he prepares to retire from the...

Russia still has work to do to get ban lifted: WADA 13 Mar 2017 - 11:04 pm

Lausanne: Russia still has "significant work" before its scandal tainted anti-doping operation regains global recognition, WADA chief Craig Reedie warned. The World Anti-Doping...

Fredericks quits 2024 Olympics role amid corruption probe 07 Mar 2017 - 10:58 pm

Lausanne: Former sprinter Frankie Fredericks quit yesterday as head of the IOC commission monitoring candidates for the 2024 Olympics amid a probe into...

Muir leads British medal harvest as Spanovic excels 06 Mar 2017 - 11:01 pm

Belgrade: Laura Muir led an impressive final day for Britain at the European indoor athletics championships with her second gold medal of the...

IAAF chief Coe 'encouraged' by Putin's doping pledge 02 Mar 2017 - 10:59 pm

London: IAAF President Sebastian Coe says he is "encouraged" by Russian President Vladimir Putin's pledge to establish an independent anti-doping system in the...