Athletics

Caster Semenya Caster Semenya has lost her landmark legal case against athletics’ governing body, the IAAF, which means she will have to take medication to reduce her testosterone if she…

Hellen Obiri of Kenya celebrates winning the Women’s 5000 metres REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo African athletes will not lose competition opportunities despite the introduction of a trimmer Diamond League format next…

Caster Semenya Double Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya says she is “no threat” to women’s sport and that recent comments from International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe…

Ethiopia’s Samuel Tefera wins the men’s 1500 metres and sets a new world indoor record Ethiopia’s Samuel Tefera broke the long-standing world indoor 1,500 metres record when he clocked three…

Matti Nykanen, the Finnish ski jumping great who soared to unprecedented Olympic glory but struggled with alcohol addiction and personal chaos, died on Monday at the age of 55. “Matti…

Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has had her doping ban doubled to eight years after being found guilty by the IAAF of providing false information while defending herself against her…

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt Sprint great Usain Bolt said on Monday the current generation of Jamaican athletes had it too easy and that they were not working hard enough…

IAAF President Sebastian Coe during the press conference on Tuesday World athletics body IAAF on Tuesday upheld a ban against Russia’s athletics federation over doping in the country, pending full…

Simone Biles defied a kidney stone to make history in Doha by becoming the first female gymnast to win four all-around world titles. Such is Biles’ dominance of her sport…

Britain’s Mo Farah, 35, thrust his right arm into the air as he neared the finish line and delightedly celebrated the victory with his ‘Mobot’ pose Mo Farah scored a…