Thompson, Davis Win Great Britain Marathon Trials: Results

Chris Thompson and Stephanie Davis timed their runs perfectly to break away and win the Great Britain marathon trials and punched their tickets to the Tokyo Olympics in Japan later this summer.

Mo Farah Says US President Donald Trump “Made me an Alien”

The travel ban imposed by US President Donald Trump is not only affecting regular travelers, as Olympic champion and track star Mo Farah speaks.

Video Dwain Chambers winning the men's 60m dash in Doha

Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers rocketed to the gold medal in 6.48seconds to win the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Championships. Chambers’ time is the fastest in the world this season and he got home ahead of American Mike Rogers and Daniel Bailey of Antigua who finished third. But it was all about one…

Chambers sizzled to 6.51secs in 60m semis; Lolo just made it

Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers again looked impressive when winning his semi-final heat of the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Championships. Chambers, one of the favourites to win the event, clocked a sizzling 6.51seconds to qualify easily for the final race later this evening. Jamaica’s Nesta Carter, a member of the Jamaican 4x100m Olympic…

Britain's Phillips Idowu pulls out of World Indoors

Great Britain’s World triple jump gold medal winner Phillips Idowu has withdrawn from the World Indoor Championships in Doha later this week. The 31-year-old, who won World Championship gold outdoors in Berlin last summer, made the decision for personal reasons following the birth of his second child last week. Idowu said: “I am gutted not…

British boss Charles van Commenee predicts medal success in Doha

Charles van Commenee refuses to name specific colours, but firmly believes there is a great chance the Aviva Great Britain team will return from next weekend’s World Indoor Championships with at least five medals. UK Athletics’ dynamic head coach is highly confident Dwain Chambers, Jessica Ennis, Phillips Idowu, Jenny Meadows and the men’s 4×400 metres…

Baddeley and Donohue win mile runs At Armory Center

Andy Baddeley of Great Britain and Erin Donohue of the USA ran to solid victories in the mile at the 15th New Balance Games at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York on Saturday (23). Baddeley, the 2008 winner of Oslo’s Dream Mile, clocked 3:55.64, an indoor personal best for the 27-year-old. Donohue…

Report: Kelly Sotherton set to snub Commonwealth Games

LONDON – Organizers of next year’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have been hit with another blow following the news that Kelly Sotherton will not defend her heptathlon title. Sotherton, who won the title when Australia hosted the last Games in Melbourne in 2006, has decided that the timing of the meeting would not…

Bolt's agent big winner in Berlin

It seems like everything and everyone rises to the top once they are associated with Usain Bolt, and the sprinter’s agent Ricky Simms is not immune. Simms, who is also a director at Pace Sports Management in the United Kingston, represents athletes who won five gold medals and two bronze medals at the recently concluded…

Injured Nicola Sanders out of European Team Championships

LONDON — Nicola Sanders, a silver medal winner at the World championship is the latest athlete forced to withdraw from the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for this weekend’s European Team Championships in Portugal.

Chambers wins sprint double in Greece

Great Britain’s Dwain Chambers recorded a season’s best to win the 100-metres dash at the low-key Papaflessia athletics meeting on Saturday.