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Italian athlete dies at World Games in China
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Gatlin trumps De Grasse, Thompson shines at World Relays
Evergreen American sprinter Justin Gatlin struck gold when he anchored his team to victory at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, while double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson shone for Jamaica.
23 April 2017, 11:10 AM
North Korea free to take part in 2018 Games, says Seoul
North Korea will be allowed to travel to South Korea for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if it wishes to take part, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Monday.
3 April 2017, 06:54 AM
Flame of reconciliation to burn brightly at Commonwealth Games
The two decade reconciliation process which has seen Australia confront its treatment of indigenous people has been fully embraced by 2018 Commonwealth Games organisers, Gold Coast Elder Ted Williams told AFP.
31 March 2017, 07:16 AM
Russia banned from London World Athletics Championships: IAAF
Russia will miss August's World Athletics Championships in London after their doping ban was extended on Monday, world governing body president Sebastien Coe said.
7 February 2017, 02:46 AM
Usain Bolt aims for global growth of Nitro team concept
Usain Bolt says he is looking to spread the Nitro team athletics concept globally after the success of the inaugural event in Melbourne on Saturday.
5 February 2017, 07:58 AM
Sports: Bolt in hurry to bring T20 success to track
The athletics world is hoping to cash in on the success of cricket's high-octane Twenty20 format with a new team event spearheaded by Usain Bolt which starts Saturday in Australia.
3 February 2017, 09:32 AM
Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps cap era of excellence
Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps towered over the 2016 Rio Games, capping an era of sustained excellence that promises to reverberate through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
20 December 2016, 04:59 AM
Usain Bolt to train with Borussia Dortmund ahead of athletics retirement
Usain Bolt plans to train with Borussia Dortmund as he considers pursuing a football career after his retirement from athletics.
13 November 2016, 09:00 AM
Bolt says if he were a footballer, he would be a combination of Messi and Ronaldo
Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt said Sunday that if he ever realised his long-held ambition of becoming a professional footballer, he'd like to have the skills of both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
7 November 2016, 12:19 PM
Usain Bolt to make Australia bow
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt will compete in Australia for the first time when he headlines an innovative team athletics event next year, he said on Friday.
4 November 2016, 07:16 AM
Doping: WADA says hackers may have doctored leaked data
Computer hackers who leaked the medical records of more than 100 top athletes in a bid to reveal questionable drug exemptions may have tampered with the data, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
6 October 2016, 07:19 AM
Doping for gold, Olympians ignore health risks
For as long as athletes have been battling for gold medals, they have been taking fortifying tonics, some stomach-churning, others downright dangerous with little concern for their health.
3 August 2016, 06:05 AM
IOC panel to have final say on Russian athletes cleared for Rio
A three-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) panel will have the final say on which Russian athletes can compete at the Rio Games, reviewing all decisions taken by the international federations, the IOC said on Saturday.
31 July 2016, 05:49 AM
Usain Bolt ready to strike after fitness scare
"My biggest dream at the Olympics is to win three gold medals again. That's my focus, that's what I want," Bolt says in an interview.
29 July 2016, 06:59 AM
Puma expects even closer ties if Usain Bolt retires
German sportswear firm Puma is not worried about the possible imminent retirement of Usain Bolt, the highest profile athlete it sponsors, believing the Jamaican sprinter could be just as valuable off the track.
27 July 2016, 10:08 AM
WADA 'disappointed' by IOC decision on Russia
The International Olympic Committee's decision to reject calls to ban all Russian competitors from the Rio Olympics could lead to "lesser protection for clean athletes," the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says..
25 July 2016, 08:09 AM
Brazil holds terror suspects, seeks leads about possible Olympic threat
Brazil hold 10 presumed Islamist militants in isolation cells at a maximum security jail as police comb their computers and mobile phones for information about possible threats to next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
23 July 2016, 08:02 AM
Usain Bolt wins but hurdler Harrison takes the glory
Usain Bolt delivers on his top billing by winning the 200metres at the London Diamond League but he is upstaged for once as American sprint hurdler Kendra Harrison breaks one of the oldest world records in the book.
23 July 2016, 06:35 AM
Doping: Retests uncover 45 new failures from London and Beijing Games
A further 45 athletes test positive for banned substances after a second set of samples were re-analysed from the London and Beijing Olympics.
22 July 2016, 12:09 PM
CAS rejects Russia appeal, bars athletes from Rio Olympics
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it had rejected Russia's appeal against the exclusion of its track and field athletes from the Rio Games starting on August 5.
21 July 2016, 09:41 AM