Radcliffe survives scare to win in Madrid 2006-01-01 05:38:35
Marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain has won the 10km New Year's Eve road race in Madrid though she suffered a mid-race scare when a spectator accidentally sprayed a streamer into her mouth.Full Story...
Full steam ahead for Great Train Race 2005-12-16 03:22:22
Preparations for the Great Train Race are back on track after the Port Elizabeth High Court ruled against Athletics South Africa's rules regarding prize money for foreign athletes.Full Story...
Lots of cash up for grabs in Marathon Series 2005-12-13 05:28:53
Just under R4-million will be on the line in the City Marathon and Short Distance Series over the next five years.Full Story...
Muindi wins fifth Honolulu Marathon 2005-12-12 01:06:50
Kenya's Jimmy Muindi has successfully defended his Honolulu Marathon title.Full Story...
Bekele to run in Edinburgh 2005-12-09 01:22:51
Four-time double cross country world champion Kenenisa Bekele has confirmed he will compete in the 2006 Great Edinburgh International Cross Country event.Full Story...
Bulls boss to become CMA general manager 2005-11-22 05:15:59
Gary Boshoff, CEO of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, has been appointed new general manager of the Comrades Marathon Association.Full Story...
Top female runner admits to using drugs 2005-11-10 00:09:18
Spar/Mercury Women's 10km Challenge champion Gladys Lukhwareni has been found guilty of using a banned substance after admitting to using a performance-enhancing anabolic steroid.Full Story...
Ramaala eyes Tergat 'rematch' 2005-11-08 01:41:58
South Africa's middle and long-distance running king Hendrik Ramaala has set his sights on beating New York Marathon champion Paul Tergat in the London Marathon.Full Story...
Three road runners fail dope tests 2005-11-08 02:54:43
Three athletes from the Harmony Athletics Club in Pretoria have been suspended from all competitions after failing drugs tests.Full Story...
Soweto Marathon again ends in controversy 2005-11-07 00:24:44
Mamarola Tjoka could lose her first-place finish in the Soweto Marathon women's race after it was adjudged that she did not cross the start line.Full Story...
Tjoka can keep Soweto Marathon gold medal 2005-11-07 05:44:35
Athletics South Africa has lifted the disqualification of Mamarolla Tjoka from the Soweto Marathon.Full Story...
Tergat pips SA's Ramaala at the post 2005-11-06 23:09:29
South Africa's Hendrick Ramaala gave it his all but still finished second to Paul Tergat in the New York City Marathon.Full Story...
'People's Race' hots up 2005-11-04 05:44:24
Defending champion Mabutile Lebopo and Richard Mavuso are once again among the favourites to walk away with the honours at the Soweto Marathon.Full Story...
Ramaala leads 'classy' NY Marathon field 2005-11-04 01:11:47
South Africa's Hendrick Ramaala will lead a star-studded men's field at the 36th New York Marathon.Full Story...
Two Oceans website gets a new look 2005-11-03 03:03:29
With just more than 150 days to go before the 2006 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon, organisers have decided to give the world-famous race's website a fresher look.Full Story...
Injured Lel to run NYC Marathon 2005-10-31 00:38:43
Former champion Martin Lel says he will run the New York City Marathon despite a lower right leg injury.Full Story...
CMA honours Lucas Nonyana 2005-10-28 01:36:19
Pretoria runner Lucas Nonyana has become the third recipient of the Comrades Marathon Association's Harmony Spirit of Comrades Award.Full Story...
Good news for Comrades Marathon runners 2005-10-27 06:10:06
All finishers in the 2005 edition of the Comrades Marathon will automatically qualify for the 2006 up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.Full Story...
Happy Hoff claims SA title 2005-10-24 00:18:34
Shadrack Hoff has bounced back after his disappointing performance at the World Championships in Helsinki by claiming the men's title at the South Africa 10km Championship in Durban.Full Story...
Negussie joins Ramaala at NYC Marathon 2005-10-21 01:37:54
Boston Marathon champion Hailu Negussie has confirmed he will take part in the New York City Marathon.Full Story...
Tergat lends a hand to new generation 2005-10-19 03:50:30
World marathon record holder Paul Tergat has launched his own charitable foundation to help identify and nurture children with sporting talents.Full Story...
KZN athletes full of confidence 2005-10-18 04:26:17
KwaZulu-Natal's Thubalethu Phaku, Lindani Mbhele and Simphiwe Zulu have been tipped to upset some of the country's top athletes at the South African 10km Championship in Durban.Full Story...
Dlomo a strong contender for SA 10km title 2005-10-18 03:07:15
After a string of good performances, Norman Dlomo will fancy his chances of walking away with the South Africa 10km Championship title in Durban.Full Story...
Radcliffe weighs up track options 2005-10-17 05:48:16
Women's marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe says she is still not sure whether she will take part in both the 5 000 and 10 000m at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.Full Story...
Jameson wins Columbus Marathon 2005-10-17 03:45:24
Teren Jameson became the first American to win the Columbus Marathon in 12 years.Full Story...
Gebrselassie sets course record in Amsterdam 2005-10-16 07:48:43
Haile Gebrselassie has won the Amsterdam Marathon and broke the course record in just his second ever long-distance race.Full Story...
Limo wins Chicago Marathon 2005-10-10 01:29:04
Kenya's Felix Limo surged ahead of defending champion Benjamin Maiyo in the final metres to win the Chicago Marathon.Full Story...
Run here, run there and become a millionaire 2005-10-08 04:36:47
Athletics South Africa's lament that the shorter distance races were being neglected in this country was answered when Nedbank announced a five-year road running sponsorship deal.Full Story...
ASA can bank on new sponsor 2005-10-07 03:52:29
Banking giant, Nedbank, has signed a five-year road running sponsorship deal with Athletics South Africa.Full Story...
Lukhwareni faces two-year ban 2005-10-05 01:00:58
Gauteng North's Harmony Athletics Club boss, Nick Bester, says Gladys Lukhwareni has "willingly confessed" that she used a banned substance.Full Story...
Lukhwareni fails drug test 2005-10-04 05:27:28
Gladys Lukhwareni has been suspended from all athletics after testing positive for a banned substance.Full Story...
Kiplagat looks for first NY City Marathon win 2005-10-04 03:31:28
As a schoolgirl in Kenya, Lornah Kiplagat ran barefoot to class, now she owns three world records and is favourite to win the New York City Marathon.Full Story...
Dlomo stars for SA in Canada 2005-10-03 05:41:46
Norman Dlomo was the only South African athlete to finish in the top 20 at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton.Full Story...
Comrades king wants to rule India 2005-09-28 03:08:44
Sipho Ngomane is confident that he can take his Comrades Marathon form into the Mumbai Marathon.Full Story...
SA team announced for Greatest Race on Earth 2005-09-27 08:36:05
Athletics South Africa, with sponsors Standard Chartered Bank South Africa, has announced the four South African marathon runners who have been chosen to represent their country in the Greatest Race on Earth.Full Story...
Blunders dog City to City race 2005-09-26 01:59:29
Zimbabwean Oliver Kandiero ignored several organisational mishaps to claim the men's title at the City to City Heritage Marathon.Full Story...
Noguchi wins Berlin marathon 2005-09-25 09:00:45
Japan's Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi has won the Berlin marathon and set an Asian record in the process, with the third fastest women's time over the 42km distance.Full Story...
Women to light up City to City 2005-09-24 07:18:51
With the formidable barefoot sensation Gladys Lukhwareni out of the picture, the door to claim the City to City Heritage Marathon first prize has been left wide open.Full Story...
Noguchi eyes Radcliffe's record 2005-09-23 03:21:57
Japan's Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi says she will have one eye on Paula Radcliffe's world record during the Berlin Marathon.Full Story...
Lel, Brown join Ramaala in NYC Marathon field 2005-09-15 03:44:26
Kenya's Martin Lel and Britain's Jon Brown have both entered the New York City Marathon.Full Story...
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