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Athletics: Bubka to take on Coe for IAAF presidency 28 Jan 2015 - 09:27 pm

Bubka, pictured here at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, said he wanted to engage Kiev - Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergei Bubka will...

Bubka to take on Coe for IAAF presidency 28 Jan 2015 - 06:08 pm

Sergei Bubka Kiev--Ukrainian pole vault legend Sergei Bubka will challenge Britain's Sebastian Coe for the presidency of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF),...

British hurdler Williams to return after doping ban 18 Jan 2015 - 07:23 pm

LONDON--Olympic athlete Rhys Williams is set to compete again after a serving a ban for a positive drugs test, the 400 metre hurdle...

Radcliffe set for London Marathon swansong 14 Jan 2015 - 03:18 pm

LONDON--British world record-holder Paula Radcliffe will race her final marathon in London on April 26, organisers announced on Wednesday. The 41-year-old has won...

Kimetto and Kipsang to race London Marathon 08 Jan 2015 - 10:32 pm

LONDON: Dennis Kimetto, who smashed the world record last year, and fellow Kenyan and defending champion Wilson Kipsang, whose mark he beat, will...

Kenyan drugs cheat Jeptoo urged to tell all on doping 07 Jan 2015 - 03:42 pm

NAIROBI--Kenya's athletics boss has urged top female marathoner and drugs cheat Rita Jeptoo to spill the beans on her secret doping network when...

Ethiopian double in Sao Paulo year-end race 31 Dec 2014 - 07:38 pm

SAO PAULO - Ethiopian athletes scored a double success Wednesday in the traditional New year's Eve road race in Sao Paulo, with Dawit...

Kenyans Rotich, Timbilil win Taipei marathon 22 Dec 2014 - 09:59 am

TAIPEI: Julius Chepkwony Rotich of Kenya beat his compatriot and defending champion Josphat Kamzee Jepkopol to win the men’s title in the Taipei...

Jeptoo’s ‘B’ sample positive: Athletics Kenya 21 Dec 2014 - 08:27 am

NAIROBI: Kenya’s top woman marathon runner Rita Jeptoo is facing a two-year suspension after her “B” sample turned positive for the banned blood-boosting...

Gay’s former coach banned for 8 years 19 Dec 2014 - 12:33 am

COLORADO SPRINGS: Jon Drummond, former coach of US sprinter Tyson Gay, has been banned for eight years after arbitrators ruled he possessed, trafficked...

Two Kenyan runners fail drugs tests 16 Dec 2014 - 08:20 am

NAIROBI: Kenyan long-distance runners Viola Chelangat Kimetto and Joyce Jemutai Kiplimo have failed drugs tests and will be banned for two years, Athletics...

Bekele sets sights on marathon gold in Rio 15 Dec 2014 - 11:03 am

DUBAI: Kenenisa Bekele, world record holder over 5,000 and 10,000 metres, is aiming for Marathon gold at the 2016 Olympics, although the Ethiopian...

Italy’s Premeir to announce Rome 2024 bid 15 Dec 2014 - 11:02 am

ROME: Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is set to announce Rome’s candidacy to host the 2024 Olympic Games, according to media reports, yesterday....

Day-Tringale hold on to win Franklin Templeton 15 Dec 2014 - 10:58 am

Naples, : Jason Day and Cameron Tringale overcame a slow start Saturday to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout by a shot. Day and...

Rudisha fears for Kenya’s reputation 14 Dec 2014 - 03:50 am

KIMANA, Kenya: Kenya’s reputation has been tarnished by allegations that the world athletics body covered up or did not investigate suspicious blood tests...

Vote threatens hammer blow to athletes 09 Dec 2014 - 12:24 pm

MONACO: The Olympic dreams of some athletes look set to be shattered after Games chiefs agreed yesterday to scrap a cap on the...

Presidential hopeful Coe pledges revamp 04 Dec 2014 - 08:53 am

LONDON: Double Olympic champion Sebastian Coe unveiled the manifesto behind his campaign to become head of world athletics yesterday, pledging a calendar and...

Frenchman Lavillenie and Kiwi Adams win top IAAF awards 23 Nov 2014 - 12:31 am

Shot putter Valerie Adams of New Zealand poses with her 2014 IAAF Athlete of the Year trophy during the IAAF Gala in Monte...