It has been the favourite parlour game of the track and field world these past few weeks after Usain Bolt added world championship domination to his Olympic exploits, continuing to smash world records and push our understanding of how fast a human being can run. Is Bolt the greatest of all time and is he greater than Carl Lewis? Bolt says he wants to be the best ever; the man he must overtake to get... 

Carl Lewis has broken his silence on allegations that he was the beneficiary of a drugs cover-up, admitting he had tested positive for banned substances but claiming he was just one of “hundreds” of American athletes who were allowed to escape bans. “There were hundreds of people getting off,” he was quoted as saying. “Everyone was treated the same.” Lewis has now... 

American Olympic sprint legend Carl Lewis has been hit by some hard criticism from the Caribbean Track and Field Forum after comments he made during an interview on a British website. Lewis questioned the sudden rise to stardom of Usain Bolt, who he argued improved a bit too quickly from 10.00seconds in the 100m to a world record of 9.69seconds in just one year of running the event. Some of the comments... 

American sprint and Long Jump legend Carl Lewis is still puzzled by the fast improvement of Jamaican sprint marvel Usain Bolt, who set the world alight with some superb sprinting. "He (Usain Bolt) could be the greatest sprinter of all time. I don’t know. "But I think it’s interesting how in our sport, in our times, how someone can make that sort of dramatic change. But for someone...