World Athletics: Rudisha regains 800m title, Dibaba wins 1,500m gold

IMAGE: David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Kenya's Olympic champion David Rudisha put three difficult years behind him and trusted his finishing pace to regain......

World awaits more Bolt magic after athletics marred by doping scandals

Usain Bolt. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Usain Bolt returns to the site of his first global triumph this week for a world championships showdown with a convicted dope cheat that has......

'Being second at the Olympics came from a strong desire to compete'

'When I look back at 1992, I look at it with a bright view. I didn't get a gold medal, but it was certainly a victory for many South Africans' 'For many years all my focus was what do I need to do,......

Injured Dibaba pulls out of London Marathon

Ethiopia's Olympic 10,000 metres champion Tirunesh Dibaba has withdrawn from next month's London Marathon with a shin injury, organisers said on Thursday. Dibaba had been set for her debut over the......

Radcliffe poised for Olympic gold

Until her life was transformed in 2002 by a series of phenomenal performances on the road, across country and finally on the track, Paula Radcliffe appeared permanently cast as a gallant......