Athletics
Marathon runner hops bus, completes race, wins bronze
A marathon runner who placed third in a British race had a secret weapon: bus fare. Rob Sloan completed the Kielder Marathon in a time of two hours, 51 minutes, but fellow runners immediately voiced suspicion, having not seen him toward the end of...
Male runner collapses at Chicago Marathon, dies
A 35-year-old North Carolina firefighter who was running for charity died Sunday after collapsing during the Chicago Marathon.
Bolt and Gay avoid Brussels clash
Double Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt will focus on the 200m at the final Golden League meeting of the season in Brussels on Friday.
U.S. runners show physical toll of world championship marathon
Kara Goucher and Tera Moody collapse during individual sessions with reporters to talk about disappointing finishes in the Berlin competition.
Awesome Bolt breaks 200m record
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt claimed yet another world record as he recorded a stunning victory in the 200m final at the World Championships.
Semenya left stranded by storm
When Usain Bolt is no longer the main topic of conversation at the World Championships, you know something dramatic must have happened.
230 HK athletes to take part in National Games
Hong Kong will send the largest-ever delegation - 230 athletes and 110 officials and medical personnel - to the 11th National Games finals in Shandong from October 16 to 28.
Radcliffe set for New York test
Paula Radcliffe will run in the New York City Half-Marathon on Sunday to gauge whether she is fit to run at the World Championships in Berlin.
Zola Budd still runs, but not from the past
She doesn't let her signature moment -- tangling with Mary Decker at 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles -- define her, as she raises her family in South Carolina and still trains and competes.
Bolt admits to fitness concerns
Usain Bolt is hopeful of adding the 100m World Championships title to the Olympic gold medal he won in Beijing last year, despite not being 100% fit.
Benjamin quits as injuries tell
Wales' former European junior 400m champion Tim Benjamin has quit athletics after struggling with injuries for the past few years.
Ohuruogu fit for busy fortnight
Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu is fit and ready to resume her build-up to defend her world title.
Turner aims to overcome setback
Nottinghamshire athlete Andy Turner says he is capable of achieving more, despite having had his lottery funding cut by UK Athletics last year.
Britain claim third in Portugal
Dwain Chambers claimed victory in the 200m to help Great Britain finish in third place at the European Team Championship in Portugal.
Dennison breaks pole vault record
Britain's Olympic pole vaulter Kate Dennison has set a new national record of 4.51m at the Memorial Josefa Odlozila meeting in Prague.
This is track as it should be
Eugene, Ore., which hosts the Prefontaine Classic each year, is one of the few places in America where track seems to matter year-in and year-out.
Radcliffe aiming for world glory
Paula Radcliffe will attempt to regain the marathon world title after being named in the Great Britain team for the IAAF World Championships in Berlin.
For Decathlete Bryan Clay, Gold Medal Has Little Payoff
The world’s greatest athlete, as he is often called, pulled a cardboard box from a shelf in the one-car garage of his three-bedroom home. It held his mementos from the Beijing Olympics, not counting the Wheaties boxes with his picture on them stac...
Tevin Carter wins boys' 200 at City Section championships
The Los Angeles Santee High junior edged favorite DeAnthony Thomas of Crenshaw with a time of 21.38 seconds. Thomas won the 100 with a personal best of 10.60 seconds.
Cool runnings for L.A. Marathon
Kenyan racer Wesley Korir sets a course record of 2:08:24. Ideal weather allays fears about moving the race from March to May.