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Bolt targets career as footballerSprint king Usain Bolt has revealed that he wants to pursue a second sporting career as a footballer.
bbc.co.uk | 05-Sep-2010 15:35
Greene shocks track rival Jackson
Welsh athletics star Dai Greene shocks United States rival Bershawn Jackson with a record-breaking 400m hurdles run.
bbc.co.uk | 05-Sep-2010 15:18
Priestley suspended for two years
British sprint hurdler Callum Priestley is banned for two years, and for life from the Olympics, after testing positive for a banned substance.
bbc.co.uk | 03-Sep-2010 17:37
Sayers satisfied with withdrawal
Cambridge javelin thrower Goldie Sayers has no regrets about pulling out of October's Commonwealth Games.
bbc.co.uk | 03-Sep-2010 16:29
Farah out of Commonwealth Games
Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.
bbc.co.uk | 03-Sep-2010 12:52
Rudisha breaks own 800 world mark
David Rudisha breaks the 800m world record for the second time in eight days at setting at a meeting in Rieti, Italy.
bbc.co.uk | 29-Aug-2010 18:43
Twell beats Murray's Scots record
Steph Twell beats Yvonne Murray's 15-year-old Scottish 5000m record.
bbc.co.uk | 28-Aug-2010 11:15
Delhi Commonwealth venues delayed
The completion of venues for the 2010 Commonwealth Games will be delayed "by a couple of days", say organisers.
bbc.co.uk | 27-Aug-2010 16:43
Season climax set for Semenya bow
Controversial world 800m champion Caster Semenya will make her Diamond League debut while Tyson Gay targets the men's 100m sprint crown at the series-ending meet in Brussels.
bbc.co.uk | 27-Aug-2010 13:19
Waldron takes up New Mexico offer
Herefordshire middle-distance runner Sarah Waldron wins a scholarship to the University of Mexico.
bbc.co.uk | 26-Aug-2010 19:33
Gay to consider moving up to 400m
Tyson Gay says he is considering competing for the United States 4x400m relay team at the 2012 Olympics.
bbc.co.uk | 26-Aug-2010 16:48
Okoro pulls out of Commonwealths
World Championship 800m finalist Marilyn Okoro pulls out of England's team for October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi because of injury.
bbc.co.uk | 25-Aug-2010 14:26
Semenya picked for Commonwealths
Women's world 800m champion Caster Semenya is included in South Africa's squad for the Commonwealth Games.
bbc.co.uk | 25-Aug-2010 13:50
Bolt unconcerned by Gatlin return
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt says he is happy to compete against Justin Gatlin, who has just returned from a four-year doping ban.
news.bbc.co.uk | 24-Aug-2010 22:12
Semenya to ignore negative jibes
Caster Semenya's coach says the South African athlete is happy to turn her back on negative comments about her
bbc.co.uk | 23-Aug-2010 16:54
Farah named in Commonwealths team
Double European gold medallist Mo Farah is among 100 English athletes in the team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games which will be held in Delhi in October.
bbc.co.uk | 23-Aug-2010 13:19
Rudisha breaks 800m world record
Kenya's David Rudisha breaks the men's 800m world record in a time of one minute 41.09 seconds at an IAAF World Challenge meeting in Berlin on Sunday.
bbc.co.uk | 22-Aug-2010 16:15
Smyth to miss Commonwealth Games
Eglinton sprinter Jason Smyth is ruled out of the Commonwealth Games with a back injury.
news.bbc.co.uk | 19-Aug-2010 16:37
Top trio spearhead Welsh effort
European Championship medallists Dai Greene, Rhys Williams and Christian Malcolm spearhead Wales' track and field challenge at the Commonwealth Games.
news.bbc.co.uk | 19-Aug-2010 13:10
Felix eyes 400m crown in Zurich
Allyson Felix attempts to wrap up the 400m Diamond League title when she runs at the competition's penultimate meeting in Zurich on Thursday.
bbc.co.uk | 18-Aug-2010 15:06
Isinbayeva targets new dominance
Pole-vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva sets a daunting list of targets for her return to the sport in February following a self-imposed break.
bbc.co.uk | 18-Aug-2010 12:00
Dobriskey to run at Commonwealths
Commonwealth Games 1500m champion Lisa Dobriskey confirms she will defend her title in Delhi in October.
bbc.co.uk | 17-Aug-2010 01:00
Young vaulter inspired by Isinbayeva
Katie Byres on meeting Olympic champ at the Youth Games
bbc.co.uk | 16-Aug-2010 14:28
US stars dominate in London races
Americans David Oliver and Allyson Felix are the class acts on the second day of the London Grand Prix as British athletes once again struggled.
bbc.co.uk | 14-Aug-2010 19:15
Pistorius sets world record
South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius sets a new 400m world record at the Diamond League meeting in London.
bbc.co.uk | 14-Aug-2010 17:12
Gay blazes to best time of 2010
Tyson Gay's stunning victory in the 100m is the stand-out performance at a soggy Diamond League meeting at London's Crystal Palace.
news.bbc.co.uk | 13-Aug-2010 23:15
Injured Powell to miss London GP
Asafa Powell pulls out of the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in London on Friday because of injury.
bbc.co.uk | 12-Aug-2010 16:52
Former 400m star Pettigrew found dead
Former 400m world champion Antonio Pettigrew has been found dead, according to the university where he worked.
news.bbc.co.uk | 10-Aug-2010 22:16
Robles out of London Grand Prix
Olympic 110-meter hurdles champion Dayron Robles will not race at the London Grand Prix on Saturday due to leg injuries.
bbc.co.uk | 10-Aug-2010 18:34
Yamauchi aims for New York double
Britain's Mara Yamauchi is aiming to become the first person to win the New York City Marathon and Half Marathon in the same year.
bbc.co.uk | 10-Aug-2010 18:28
Injured Bolt misses rest of 2010
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt rules out competing for the rest of 2010 after suffering a back injury.
bbc.co.uk | 10-Aug-2010 14:47
Sotherton could quit heptathlon
Britain's Kelly Sotherton has admitted she may be forced to give up heptathlon because of persistent injuries and concentrate on the track
bbc.co.uk | 10-Aug-2010 12:30
Gatlin wins second comeback race
United States sprinter Justin Gatlin wins his second 100m comeback race since returning from a four-year doping ban.
bbc.co.uk | 08-Aug-2010 20:34
Ennis to sit out rest of season
Great Britain's European heptathlon gold medallist Jessica Ennis will rest from competition for the remainder of 2010.
bbc.co.uk | 05-Aug-2010 17:54
Powell pulls out of 100m showdown
Jamaica's Asafa Powell withdraws from Friday's 100m showdown with Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay in Stockholm because of injuries.
bbc.co.uk | 05-Aug-2010 08:54
Greene eyes 'tougher' Delhi games
Wales' European 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene says taking gold at the Commonwealth Games in October would be tougher that triumph in Barcelona.
news.bbc.co.uk | 02-Aug-2010 18:30
Semenya to compete in Berlin race
World 800m champion Caster Semenya will return to the scene of her biggest win when she races in Berlin next month.
bbc.co.uk | 02-Aug-2010 18:20
GB athletics boss 'like Mourinho'
British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton says the team's head coach Charles van Commenee, her former personal coach, has the same passion for his job as football manager Jose Mourinho.
news.bbc.co.uk | 02-Aug-2010 17:12
Britain seal best Euro medal haul
Great Britain's athletes win three more medals on the final day to secure the team's best ever European Championships medal haul.
news.bbc.co.uk | 01-Aug-2010 22:38
Coe unfazed by 2012 Euros timing
London Olympic chief Sebastian says he not concerned by the proximity of the next European Athletics Championships to the 2012 Games.
bbc.co.uk | 01-Aug-2010 20:47
European Championships day six as it happened
Britain finish with 19 European medals in Barcelona as the 400m relay teams win silver and bronze and long jumper Chris Tomlinson takes bronze on the final day.
news.bbc.co.uk | 01-Aug-2010 18:57
Swiss Rothlin wins marathon gold
Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin is the new men's marathon European champion after winning the gold medal in Barcelona.
bbc.co.uk | 01-Aug-2010 13:04
Farah claims second European gold
Great Britain's Mo Farah becomes the first athlete in 20 years to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m European titles.
bbc.co.uk | 31-Jul-2010 22:11
O'Rourke wins silver for Ireland
Derval O'Rourke claims Ireland's first medal at the European Championships with ailver in the 100 metres hurdles.
bbc.co.uk | 31-Jul-2010 21:12
Ennis crowned European champion
Great Britain's Jessica Ennis wins European heptathlon gold after dominating the 800m finale to fend off her closest rival Nataliya Dobrynska.
bbc.co.uk | 31-Jul-2010 21:04
GB pair win hurdles gold & silver
Welsh pair Dai Greene and Rhys Williams claim gold and silver for Britain in the final of the men's 400m hurdles.
bbc.co.uk | 31-Jul-2010 20:40