Nicholas Bett boost for Kenya in CWG as former world champion makes an impressive comeback
Kenya's 25-year-old sprinter, who was also the first athlete from the country to win a sprint gold in 2015 Beijing world championships, announced his return to full fitness with a magnificent run at the national trials clocking 49.14 seconds.
Feb 18, 2018, 09:59 AM IST
Sandeep Kumar clinches 50km gold at National Race Walking Championship
The 31-year-old, representing Haryana, clocked 3:56:39.71 to win gold; but his timing was around 40 seconds slower than his national record of 3:56:00.
Feb 17, 2018, 19:53 PM IST
India's top race walker Irfan Thodi confident ahead of National Race Walking Championship
Apart from Thodi, 80 of India’s best race-walkers in both men’s and women’s categories will vie for honours in the 20 km race, which will act as a qualification for both Commonwealth and Asian Games.
Feb 17, 2018, 16:35 PM IST
India win 4 athletics gold on Day 3 of Asian Games test event
Indians clinched gold in all the four events contested on the third day of the Asian Games athletics test event even as Suriya Longanathan made a 'solo run' in women's 5000m here on Tuesday. She was the only one to turn up for the race at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium.
Feb 13, 2018, 22:15 PM IST
Larry Nassar sentencing hearing halted as father lunges at disgraced doctor
The father of two sexual abuse victims lunged at Larry Nassar in court Friday, bringing the USA Gymnastics doctor's final sentencing hearing to an abrupt halt.
Feb 02, 2018, 20:40 PM IST
Elite women runners slam Mumbai Marathon organisers
The elite women runners of the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday slammed the event organisers, saying there were too many casual runners on the course and that the Metro construction work was also a hindrance.
Jan 21, 2018, 16:37 PM IST
'Dabbawalas' take part in Mumbai Marathon, promote 'Roti Bank'
The city's famed 'dabbawalas' on Sunday participated in the Mumbai Marathon to promote their recently launched `Roti Bank' initiative.
Jan 21, 2018, 15:15 PM IST
Usain Bolt secures trial with Borussia Dortmund
Sprint legend Usain Bolt said Sunday that he hopes to still see his dream of becoming a professional footballer come true when he undergoes a trial at German top-flight club Borussia Dortmund.
Jan 08, 2018, 14:18 PM IST
Athletics coach in UP booked for trying to rape minor athletes
A case under the POCSO Act and for attempting rape has been registered against the absconding coach Sahibe Alam.
Jan 05, 2018, 15:33 PM IST
2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics unveils budget cuts
The overall games' budget now stands at a total of 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion) organizers said in a statement.
Dec 22, 2017, 14:39 PM IST
Athletics enters post-Usain Bolt era but nothing changes for India
Internationally, athletics took tentative steps towards a post-Usain Bolt era but time continued to stand still for the dope-tainted sport in India as another long shot at a global medal ended in disappointment.
Dec 20, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Justin Gatlin fires coach, faces new doping probe after report
A newspaper report revealed that Gatlin's coach Dennis Mitchell and athletics agent Robert Wagner offered to provide false prescriptions for banned performance-enhancing substances and smuggle those into the United States.
Dec 19, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Usain Bolt overwhelmed by unveiling of statue where it all began
The statue, commissioned by the Jamaican government and revealed by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, stands in front of the place where 15 years ago Bolt won the junior championships to announce himself to the world.
Dec 05, 2017, 10:58 AM IST
Gopi Thonakal becomes first Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship gold
Earlier Asha Agarwal won the women's title when it was part of the biennial Asian Track & Field Championships.
Nov 26, 2017, 12:15 PM IST
Oscar Pistorius: From Olympic glory to jail for murder
Judge Thokozile Masipa on Friday rejected an appeal by the state against a six-year jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who murdered his girlfriend in 2013.
Nov 01, 2017, 09:58 AM IST
Mo Farah wins final track race after Ethiopian trio collide
Justin Gatlin, who upstaged Usain Bolt in the Jamaican's final 100 metres in London, was fourth in his race, won by Britain's Chijindu Ujah in 9.97 seconds.
Aug 25, 2017, 08:32 AM IST
Usain Bolt is greatest-ever male sprinter but remember other champions in GOAT discussions
While there is no question that Bolt will go down as the greatest of all male sprinters, a legend who stamped his class by winning six individual Olympic gold medals, three each in 100 m and 200 m, one should not forget the achievements of the other legends.
Aug 13, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
Here’s the world record that Usain Bolt is chasing during his farewell race
Jamaica is looking to become the first team to win the relay five times in a row at the World Championships. Currently Jamaica are tied with the United States for the second spot.
Aug 12, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
Athletics, hockey reportedly dominate recommendations for Dhyan Chand, Dronacharya Awards
Both these awards may not be the glamour awards like the Khel Ratna and the Arjuna Award but their importance cannot be underestimated.
Aug 05, 2017, 16:45 PM IST
Usain Bolt retires: Here’s how 100 metres world record progressed over the years
It really is the showpiece, is the 100 metres sprinting, in the entire puzzle that track and field can be. And no man has run faster than Usain Bolt. Here is a lowdown on the key moments in the progression of one of the most amazing records in sport.
Aug 05, 2017, 12:48 PM IST
