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Life goes on for 'disappointed' Bolt after losing medal 01 Feb 2017 - 09:13 am

MELBOURNE: Sprinting great Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the disappointment of losing his Beijing Olympics 4x100 metres gold medal after his...

Bolt and Jamaica team-mates ordered to return relay medals 27 Jan 2017 - 10:10 pm

Kingston: Usain Bolt and his Jamaican team mates who won the 4 x 100m relay at the 2008 Beijing Games have been told...

Bolt can't outrun Jamaica's doping problem 26 Jan 2017 - 10:10 pm

Kingston : Even the least-cynical track fan could peer through the smoke screen that enveloped Jamaica's anti-doping program and recognize things weren't right....

Ethiopians sweep Dubai Marathon as Bekele retires 20 Jan 2017 - 11:03 pm

Dubai: Tamirat Tola led Ethiopia's clean sweep at the Dubai Marathon on Friday after men's pre-race favourite Kenenisa Bekele retired injured. Tola won...

Bolt shocked by Jamaica's abstention in IAAF reform vote 08 Dec 2016 - 08:56 pm

Kingston: Usain Bolt has said he was shocked by the decision of Jamaica's Athletics Federation to abstain from an IAAF vote on a...

Turkish weightlifter Ozkan loses Olympic doping appeal 01 Dec 2016 - 10:42 pm

Lausanne: Turkish weightlifter Sibel Ozkan has lost an appeal against a doping sanction which cost her a silver medal from the 2008 Beijing...

Kenyan athletics team boss Rotich suspended by IAAF 13 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Kenyan Olympics Athletics Manager Michael Rotich appears at Nairobi Court on August 10, 2016 over allegations he demanded bribes to warn athletes of...

Ethiopia's Ayana smashes world record to win 10,000m gold 12 Aug 2016 - 05:50 pm

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana celebrates winning the Women's 10,000m during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in...

Russian Stepanova will not appeal over Rio ban 06 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Yulia Stepanova during 800m qualifiaction in Amsterdam. Reuters / Michael Kooren Whistleblower Stepanova will not appeal to CAS Had been hoping to race...

Bolt wins but Harrison takes the glory 24 Jul 2016 - 01:46 am

London: Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt promised on Friday he will be physically ready for next month’s Rio Olympics -- on the night...

Bolt's torn left hamstring raises Rio doubt 02 Jul 2016 - 10:42 am

Jevaughn Minzie (L) tries to keep up with Usain Bolt winner in 10.04 seconds and Senoj-Jay Givans (R) in the Men's 100 meter...

India's Chand qualifies for Rio 100m after gender ruling 26 Jun 2016 - 09:35 am

New Delhi: Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has qualified for the women's 100 metres at the Rio Olympics less than a year after she...

IAAF should be 'dissolved': Russian Sports Minister 20 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Moscow: Outspoken Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said the IAAF should be "dissolved" and accused athletics' governing body of failing to take "responsibility"...

Four Russian track and field stars who could miss Rio 16 Jun 2016 - 09:59 am

Moscow: World athletics governing body IAAF meets Friday to decide if Russia, suspended in November over a report on state-sponsored doping, will be...

Bolt clocks 9.88sec in Kingston win 12 Jun 2016 - 07:54 am

Jamaica National Racers Grand Prix - Kingston - 11/06/16 Yohan Blake (L), Usain Bolt (C) and Asafa Powell in action during men's 100m...

IOC president: 'Dozens' of athletes likely banned from Rio games for doping 18 May 2016 - 09:44 am

Paris: IOC president Thomas Bach said Wednesday that "dozens" of athletes could be banned from the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro...

Russia 'ashamed and sorry' over doping scandal: Mutko 15 May 2016 - 12:47 pm

File photo of Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko during a news conference following a meeting of 2018 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee Management...