Sports / Athletics

Record breaker Farah wins fourth successive Great North run 10 Sep 2017 - 02:36 pm

London: Britain's Mo Farah won the Great North Run for a record-breaking fourth successive year on Sunday. Farah, a four-time Olympic champion, saw...

SEA Games: 16 Malaysian athletes hit by food poisoning 24 Aug 2017 - 09:35 am

Kuala Lumpur: Sixteen Malaysian athletes have been hit by food poisoning at the Southeast Asian Games and one is in hospital, organisers said...

Sharapova gets US Open wildcard 16 Aug 2017 - 01:46 am

New York: Five-time major champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will play her first Grand Slam event since serving a 15-month doping suspension after...

Mo Farah rebrands as ‘Mohamed’ for road career 16 Aug 2017 - 01:39 am

London: British athletics great Mo Farah wants to be known as ‘Mohamed’ now that he is switching his focus to road racing, he...

Schippers back on top of the world after hard times 13 Aug 2017 - 01:45 am

London: Dafne Schippers joined illustrious company when she retained her world 200 metres title and the frown of last year was replaced by...

Legend Bolt signs off in pain as injury spoils farewell 13 Aug 2017 - 01:45 am

Usain Bolt’s glittering career swansong came crashing to an end when he pulled up on the anchor leg of the world 4x100m relay...

Farah settles for silver in final run 13 Aug 2017 - 01:03 am

London: Mo Farah’s aura of invincibility after six years of unrelenting success was finally cracked in his very last major track race yesterday...

Schippers retains world crown in 200m 12 Aug 2017 - 01:21 am

London: Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands successfully defended her 200-meter title at the world championships yesterday, dipping at the line just ahead of...

Reese wins fourth long jump world title 12 Aug 2017 - 12:38 am

London: American Brittney Reese claimed a fourth world long jump title yesterdaywhile titleholder and Olympic champion Tianna Bartoletta had to be content with...

Makwala reaches 200m final, Van Niekerk scrapes in 10 Aug 2017 - 12:51 am

London: Botswana’s Isaac Makwala reached the World Championship 200 metres final against all odds yesterday, negotiating a solo heat before coming through his...

Francis shocks Felix for 400m gold 10 Aug 2017 - 12:50 am

London: American Phyllis Francis won the World Championships 400 metres final yesterday as Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo stumbled when seemingly certain of victory...

Kendricks wins pole vault gold 10 Aug 2017 - 12:35 am

London: American Sam Kendricks capped his memorable, unbeaten season by winning the pole vault at the World Championships on Tuesday as the title...

Kipruto targets steeplechase world record in Brussels 10 Aug 2017 - 12:35 am

London: Kenya’s Olympic and newly-crowned world 3,000 metres steeplechase champion, Conseslus Kipruto, said yesterday he would attempt a world record at the final...

Cilic, Querrey in Laver Cup teams 10 Aug 2017 - 12:35 am

Prague: World number six Marin Cilic and 20th-ranked Sam Querrey have joined the teams for September’s inaugural Laver Cup in Prague, the organisers...

Tori Bowie: from foster child to 100m fame 08 Aug 2017 - 02:38 am

London: Tori Bowie's dream of one day seeing a sign in her home community saying 'welcome to Sand Hill home to Tori Bowie'...

Jamaica overcomes the hurdles, finally gets its gold 08 Aug 2017 - 02:37 am

LONDON: The tune blaring across the stadium sound system was unmistakable: "Jamming" by Bob Marley. The flag the winner paraded around the track...

IAAF World Championships Day 5 highlights 08 Aug 2017 - 02:37 am

Day five highlights for the IAAF World Championships on Tuesday: Men's Pole Vault final Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie has never won a world gold...

Kirui, Chelimo win marathon gold at world championships 07 Aug 2017 - 02:45 am

LONDON: With some iconic London landmarks serving as a backdrop, the world championships produced a pair of stirring marathon races on Sunday. Both...