Lavillenie set for Diamond League debut
France's pole vault world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie will make his 2015 Diamond League debut Saturday as he returns from a bruised shoulder at the Prefontaine Classic.
Year’s fastest 100m
Asafa Powell ran the fastest 100 meters in the world this year when he clocked a blazing 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston on Saturday.
Kenyan athletes win Istanbul Half Marathon
Kenya's Evans Kiplagat won the men's race while fellow Kenyan Gladys Cherono came in first in the women's race in the Vodafone Half Marathon in Istanbul on Sunday.
Pistorius appeal rejected
A South Africa court dismissed Friday an attempt by Oscar Pistorius' lawyers to stop an appeal that could see the fallen Paralympian hero spend significantly more time behind bars for killing his model girlfriend.
Bolt starts season with relay win
Jamaica's star sprinter Usain Bolt made a surprise season debut on Saturday as he ran the anchor leg in a 4x100m relay heat victory at the Gibson Relays.
Bolt to open season on Valentine's Day
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is set to open his 2015 World Championships season on Valentine's Day at the Camperdown Classic, where he's expected to run the 400 meters.
43, 064 runners to compete at Xiamen marathon, half marathon
The 2015 Xiamen International Marathon will kick off on Saturday with a total of 43,064 runners to compete in half marathon and marathon races.
Track and field under the spotlight
Track and field goes into the New Year in turmoil amid claims of institutionalized doping, notably in Russia, after a season that saw little of Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt in action.
Coe on mission to save athletics
When British Seb Coe was at the peak of his powers in the 1980s, athletics attracted huge TV audiences and often dominated the back pages of newspapers around the world.
Kenya's Sum relishes Beijing World Championship battle in 800m
World 800m champion Eunice Sum of Kenya believes she has no intention to prove to anybody her ability over the two-lap race in 2015.
Gatlin dumped from shortlist
US sprinter Justin Gatlin has been ditched from the final shortlist for World Athlete of the Year, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) revealed on Friday.
Ogunode wins 100m
Qatar's Femi Ogunode won the Asian Games 100 meters gold in a new continental record time of 9.93 seconds despite wet conditions in Incheon on Sunday.
Kenya's Kisorio wins Ndakaini Half Marathon after drug ban
Barely a fortnight after he came out of a two-year doping ban, Kenya's former world cross country silver medallist Mathew Kisorio won the 11th Ndakaini Half Marathon held on Saturday.
Pistorius gets bail
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced on October 13 after being found guilty of culpable homicide for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the judge said on Friday.
Russian top race-walking official banned for doping
A top official from Russia's elite racing walking center has been banned by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency on Monday amid a major doping investigation.
Bolt strikes first Commonwealth gold, Daley retains 10m platform title
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to the men's 4X100m title at the Commonwealth Games at Hampden Park on Saturday.
Williams ‘devastated’ by doping charge
Welsh 400 meters hurdler Rhys Williams is out of the Commonwealth Games after being charged with an anti-doping violation, UK Anti-Doping said on Friday.
Registration for foreigners
The 2014 Beijing International Marathon has started registration for foreign runners, organizers revealed Sunday.