Athletics

'Teddy and I are great friends. He's a great athlete and he's a great kid. I give him whatever advice I can,' says Idowu of French rival Tamgho

Phillips Idowu: London gold hope will know if he's been Tamghoed

Great Britain's top male athlete just gets better with age, but a young French rival is keeping him on his toes as he aims for glory in 2012. Simon Turnbull talks to Phillips Idowu.

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Ofili and Proctor jump on British bandwagon

Sunday, 12 December 2010

Track-and-field hopes for London 2012 have been boosted by two arrivals from overseas who stand to gain from their new affiliation.

Dominguez is suspended after police drug raid

Saturday, 11 December 2010

World steeplechase champion Marta Dominguez was yesterday suspended from her post as a vice-president of the Spanish athletics federation (RFEA) after she was implicated in a doping investigation.

Ennis and Farah scoop accolades

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah won European Championship titles just 40 minutes apart on a memorable July night in Barcelona, now the golden pair have landed the prestigious British Athletics Writers' Association athlete of the year awards for 2010.

Britain snaps up 2012 long jump contender Proctor

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Simon Turnbull: British Athletics acquires world class long and triple jumper from Caribbean island of Anguilla.

Rudisha and Vlasic named best-performing athletes of 2010

Monday, 22 November 2010

The Kenyan 800m runner David Rudisha and Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic have won the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.

Gebrselassie does U-turn and will keep competing

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Haile Gebrselassie yesterday confirmed he has reversed his decision to quit athletics. The veteran Ethiopian tearfully announced his intention to retire after pulling out of the ING New York Marathon with 10 miles remaining due to a knee injury earlier this month.

Gebrselassie hints at change of mind over retirement

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie appears to be re-considering his decision to retire from athletics.

Indian Games chief sacked from party post

Wednesday, 10 November 2010

India's governing party yesterday sacked two top officials tainted by corruption scandals that have embarrassed the country as it aspires to superpower status. The Congress Party said it was removing the party's parliament secretary, Suresh Kalmadi, who was in charge of the Commonwealth Games, and Ashok Chavan, chief minister of Maharashtra, because of a housing scam in Mumbai.

Great Gebrselassie calls time at 37

Monday, 8 November 2010

Haile Gebrselassie yesterday called time on his great career as he announced his retirement from athletics. The Ethiopian, a dominant force in distance running for the last two decades, made the decision after he limped out of the New York Marathon with a knee injury.

Olympic sculls duo complete the set

Saturday, 6 November 2010

Great Britain clinched two more gold medals at the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand yesterday in extremely tough conditions that were criticised as "unfair" by a number of the team.

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