Play buttonChristian Coleman Sprinter Christian Coleman says he will live with a smear on his reputation after doping violation is droppedThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomAmerican sprinter Christian Coleman has hit out at anti-doping authorities, insisting he has been victimised and must live with “a smear on my reputation” after being charged with a doping violation only
Mo Farah Mo Farah getting better with age as he wins sixth successive Great North RunThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomAt the age of 36, Mo Farah is only getting quicker. A month out from defending a Chicago Marathon title he claimed in a European record time last year, Farah clocked a half-marathon personal best to win
Coventry ‘I found out on TV that I was minister’ – Former swimmer Kirsty Coventry in at deep end to tackle crisis in ZimbabweThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomIt is little wonder Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe’s sport minister, looks at her counterparts in other countries and thinks: “Man, you have it easy.” Over the past two months alone, Zimbabwe’s cricket teams
Revolution Great North Run just one example of a women's revolution in endurance racesThe Telegraph - By Fiona TomasWhen the first Great North Run was staged in 1981, women made up just 11 per cent of the 12,000-strong field. On Sunday, as 57,000 will pound the streets of Tyneside for the 39th edition of the event,
IAAF Diamond League Dina Asher-Smith beats Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to Diamond League 100m title to lay down World Championship gauntletThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomIf Dina Asher-Smith’s plan was to head to the World Championships under the radar, she is doing a pretty poor job at ensuring she retains any semblance of underdog status. In beating Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce,
Caster Semenya Caster Semenya joins South African football club as appeal against IAAF testosterone rule continuesThe Telegraph - By Ben RumsbyCaster Semenya wants to play football for South Africa’s women’s team, the country’s captain revealed last night, after the double-Olympic champion announced plans that could put the gender rules of another
British Athletics Dina Asher-Smith 'confident' of World Championships double gloryThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomGiven it is 36 years since a British woman won an individual global sprint medal, it is notable that the expectation of Dina Asher-Smith is to win not just one but two at the World Championships later
British Athletics Laura Muir backed to lead world championships medal hopesThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomThe head of British Athletics is hopeful Laura Muir can win a medal at the World Championships in Doha, despite her 1500 metre heat coming more than 10 weeks after she was last able to compete. Muir,
Christian Coleman Christian Coleman free to compete at worlds after Usada drops caseThe Telegraph - By Matt SlaterThe case against American sprinter Christian Coleman has been dropped by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. The decision means the 23-year-old, who was 100 metres silver medallist at the World Championships
Track & Field Exclusive interview: Rising star Morgan Lake out to be a positive role model on studious path to successThe Telegraph - By Charlie EccleshareIf something is bothering Morgan Lake, she'll have no hesitation about saying so. It’s not that the young British high jumper is confrontational - far from it - it’s just that she is determined to use
IAAF Diamond League Dina Asher-Smith can only manage second place behind dominant Shaunae Miller-Uibo who claims Diamond League trophyThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomAnother second place for Dina Asher-Smith, another victory for the irrepressible Shaunae Miller-Uibo, and another step closer to Britain possessing the outright favourite for the world 200 metres title.
IAAF Diamond League Dina Asher-Smith faces repeat of Birmingham showdown with Shaunae Miller-Uibo in Diamond League finalThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomIn every previous incarnation in the Diamond League's 10-year history, the final has been something of an after-thought that follows the season's major competition. Thanks to the wisdom - or otherwise
Kenya Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha escapes unhurt after car collides with busThe Telegraph - By Telegraph SportDavid Rudisha escaped unhurt after his car collided with a bus on a highway near Keroka in his native Kenya on Saturday, the Olympic 800 metres champion said on Monday. The collision took place when the
British Athletics Record-breaking Adam Gemili wins British 200m title and says 'doubters make me even better'The Telegraph - By Ben BloomEver since he was relegated from individual to relay funding last winter, Adam Gemili has kept a folder on his phone with negative quotes people have said about him. They are not from anonymous trolls
Christian Coleman Christian Coleman aiming to race at World Championships despite 'missing three drug tests'The Telegraph - By Ben BloomChristian Coleman, the fastest man in the world and favourite for the world 100 metres title, has insisted he is confident of competing at next month’s World Championships despite fighting to avoid a for
British Athletics Ojie Edoburun shocks British rivals to claim men's 100m title in 10.18secsThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomBack when he won a bronze medal on his British Championships debut as a 19-year-old, Ojie Edoburun thought it would prove so easy to make the step up to the senior ranks. Four years on, he lined up for
Shot Put Dina Asher-Smith clocks championship record of 10.96 to retain British 100m titleThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomIt was not so much that Dina Asher-Smith retained her British 100m title in Birmingham on Sunday that was most impressive, nor that she broke her own championship record in the process. It was what had
Christian Coleman 'I believe I can run 9.8, possibly a 9.7': Zharnel Hughes out to end British men's World Championship 100m medal droughtThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomJust a couple of days ago, it seemed a given that Christian Coleman would continue his ascent up the global sprinting ranks by upgrading his world 100m silver from two years ago for gold in Doha next Yet
Christian Coleman Christian Coleman could be banned for World Championships and Tokyo 2020 over doping 'whereabouts failures'The Telegraph - By Ben BloomChristian Coleman, the world’s fastest man for the past three years, could face a lengthy ban if he fails to overturn claims of three 'whereabouts failures' regarding drug testing. Under the World Anti-Doping
Exclusive: Electronic pill that protects against heat exhaustion to be trialled in DohaThe Telegraph - By Robert DineenAthletes will be offered an electronic pill at the World Athletics Championships in Doha next month that is designed to protect them from heat exhaustion. The capsule, which will track the bodily temperature,
Dina Asher-Smith becomes favourite for World Championships 200m after Shaunae Miller-Uibo withdrawsThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomHaving beaten all but one of the world’s best 200-metre runners at Sunday’s Birmingham Diamond League, Dina Asher-Smith received the biggest boost of all after crossing the line. Confirmation that Shaunae
Nafi Thiam edges out Katarina Johnson-Thompson by just one centimetre in Birmingham Diamond League long jumpThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomIf Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Nafi Thiam’s battle for world heptathlon gold is anywhere near as close as that between the pair in Birmingham on Sunday a titanic tussle is in store. Just one centimetre
Katarina Johnson-Thompson and greatest rival Nafissatou Thiam size each other up on the road to DohaThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomAs much as athletes are loath to gaze across the lines separating them from their opponents on the track, only so much self-absorption is possible before natural human instinct kicks in and you find yourself
Tianna Bartoletta on becoming anaemic through menstruation, completely changing her technique and defending her OlympicThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomThe doctor turned to Tianna Bartoletta and tried to simplify things. “Think of your favourite TV medical show,” he said. “When they have an emergency and ask for blood, someone holds up one of those bags.
Tessa Sanderson exclusive interview: 'Some think if you’re over 50, you’re done. No forget it, we’re there to kick ass'The Telegraph - By Pippa FieldThis month's Telegraph Women's Sport supplement looks at the body image issues elite sportswomen have encountered during their careers - and in their retirement. The issue is available in Friday's paper,
Exclusive: Reece Prescod and Laura Muir injury doubts for Doha World ChampionshipsThe Telegraph - By Ben BloomBritain have suffered a worrying double injury blow ahead of next month’s World Championships, with Reece Prescod on the verge of missing the event and Laura Muir facing a race against time to regain fitness.
Caster Semenya to miss World Championship title defence after Swiss court reimposes IAAF rulingsThe Telegraph - By Tom MorganCaster Semenya will not defend her 800m world title in Doha this September after a Swiss court abandoned its suspension of the controversial ruling forcing her to take testosterone-reducing medication
Dina Asher-Smith sets sights on World Championships after trailing in Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's wake at Anniversary GamesThe Telegraph - By Pippa FieldIn a season geared towards success at the 2019 World Championships, British sprinter sensation Dina Asher-Smith knows everything right now is about doing the right things. And failing that, it is about
British discus record holder Lawrence Okoye makes surprise return to action at Anniversary GamesThe Telegraph - By Pippa FieldLawrence Okoye remained coy on the reasons behind a surprise first discus outing in seven years at the Anniversary Games but hinted his appearance back in the throwing circle was not a one-off. A blast
