Lemaitre and Abeylegesse grab track golds

Christophe Lemaitre underlined his standing as the fastest European with victory in an astonishing 100 meters final at the continent's championships on Wednesday. In the narrowest of......

Lemaitre believes he is getting closer to Bolt

Christophe Lemaitre's name translates as 'the master' and although he was eclipsed in his home race by sprint king Usain Bolt, the Frenchman feels he is getting closer to beating the giant......

World athletics: Bolt leads Jamaican quartet into 100m final

A relaxed Usain Bolt led a quartet of Jamaicans into the world 100 metres final later on Sunday by flexing his legs to win his semi-final in 9.92 seconds. Bolt, looking to regain the world title he......

Bolt to run 200 in Paris Diamond League meeting

Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt will race over 200 metres at the Paris Golden League meeting on July 6 as part of his buildup for the Moscow world athletics championships in the following......

Sports Shorts: Dutch sprinter Schippers wins 200m gold at Euro C'ships

Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers ran the fastest 200 metres this year on Friday to collect her second gold medal of the European championships. Schippers, who has switched from the heptathlon event......