Said-Guerni surprises field in 800m

Djabir Sad-Guerni of Algeria staved off a strong challenge from Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia to win the men's 800 metres at the World Athletics championships, in Paris on Sunday.The 26-year-old......

Borzakovskiy: Two-lap czar

Talented but inconsistent, Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy snatched the Olympic men's 800 meters title, timing a late surge to the line to perfection, against all expectations.Borzakovskiy, who was......

Yuriy Borzakovskiy wins men's 800m

Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy snatched the Olympic men's 800 metres gold medal on Saturday, timing a late surge to the line to perfection.The 23-year-old Russian, who won silver at last year's world......

Mutola runs fastest 800m of the year

Mozambique's Olympic and world champion Maria Mutola clocked the fastest women's 800 metres of the year on Saturday with a blazing run of one minute 55.55 seconds at the Madrid grand prix.Mutola......

Bolt edges Powell, Americans dominate in Rome

Usain Bolt summoned up just enough energy to get past Jamaican compatriot Asafa Powell at the line to win the 100 metres on Thursday at the third Diamond League meeting of the season which was......