Jamaica break world record in men's 4x100m relay
Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to a world record time of 37.04 seconds in the final of the 4x100 metres relay at the world championships on Sunday.
The Jamaicans bettered their own mark of 37.10 seconds
Fabiana Murer claims pole vault gold as Yelena Isinbayeva crashes out
Yelena Isinbayeva pushed her gamesmanship one step too far on Tuesday and crashed out of the world women's pole vault, a competition won by Brazil's Fabiana Murer.
Murer, who was fifth at the Berlin
Tintu Luka settles for silver in Belgium
A hat-trick of gold medals eluded ace Indian middle distance runner Tintu Luka despite coming up with her season's best performance as she settled for a silver at the Flenders Cup in Leuven, Belgium t
Tintu Luka grabs another gold, Ghamanda Ram wins silver
India's ace 800m runner Tintu Luka's wait to qualify for London Olympics continued even as she won her second gold medal in four days on the European circuit.
Luka, legendary P T Usha's protege, won
Ashwini, Priyanka's B' samples also test positive
Dope tainted athlete Ashwini Akkunji's London Olympics dreams are virtually over as her 'B' sample also tested positive for anabolic steroids and she now faces the prospect of a two-year ban for her o
Doping mess: Surprise raid at NIS Patiala, 'B' samples fail
Sacked athletics coach Yuri Ogorodnik on Saturday defended himself and said that he never provided the banned anabolic steroids to Indian athletes as the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) conducted a
India’s sacked athletics coach from Ukraine fears for his life
Sacked athletics coach Yuri Ogorodnik on Wednesday expressed fear for his life in India and defended himself by claiming that he did not play any role in the doping scandal that resulted in six of his
India sacks Ukrainian coach, orders probe after positive tests
The Indian sports ministry has sacked a Ukrainian track and field coach and ordered a thorough investigation into an embarrassing doping scandal after eight athletes tested positive for banned anaboli
Athletics legends blame federation, coaches for doping scandal
Former athletes on Monday blamed the national federation and the coaches for the doping scandal that rocked the country, saying that they were hand in glove with the athletes in bringing the country t
Track to celluloid
National 100m hurdles champion G. Gayathry has changed her attention to celluloid — albeit briefly. Gayathry is the heroine of director Balu Manivannan’s Tamil film Aasaipadugiren, which captures the