Sign of the times as Russian athlete shows faith

The sight of a Russian athlete crossing herself before a race was one small example among many of how the country has changed in the generation since it last hosted the Olympic Games. Elena......

Kluft proves her mettle, takes heptathlon gold

Sweden's Carolina Kluft won the women's heptathlon gold medal on the second day of the ninth World Athletics Championships in Paris on Sunday, becoming only the third woman in history to go past......