Russian athlete stripped of 2012 Olympic gold

'Following AIU charges based on LIMS data, Russian athlete Natalia Antyukh has been banned for the use of a Prohibited Substance/Method. DQ results from 15 July 2012 until 29 June 2013.'  ......

Russian heptathlete Chernova ruled out of world championships

Russian heptathlete Tatyana Chernova will not be able to defend her world title next month in Moscow because of injury.Chernova was the highest profile name missing on Tuesday from the team......

Ennis on brink of defeat at World C'ships

Britain's miserable world athletics championships took another nosedive on Tuesday when world champion Jessica Ennis struggled further in the heptathlon and now looks certain to lose her title in......

Dobrynska breaks pentathlon World record

Ukraine's Nataliya Dobrynska set a pentathlon World record of 5,013 points to win the gold medal at the World indoor championships on Friday. Her performance was a timely reminder of the Olympic......

Sports Shorts: EB's Ali suffers heart attack; Harikrishna loses to Kramnik

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: EB central defender Anwar Ali. Photograph: Anwar Ali/Facebook Former India international and East Bengal's central......