Versatile jumper Henry Frayne and evergreen hurdler Brendan Cole will both be making their Olympic debuts in London after showing nerves of steel on day one of the Australian trials …
Triple jumper Henry Frayne pulled out an Olympic qualifying distance with his last jump at the selection trials to book himself a place for London and is one leap away …
Fast-improving Alana Boyd knows all about the lows that can plague a pole vaulter. Boyd has been there and come out the other side so successfully she is now considered …
American sprinter Michael Rodgers has been slapped with a nine-month ban after failing a drug test at a track meet last year in Italy, the US Anti-Doping Agency says. The …
American sprinter Michael Rodgers has been slapped with a nine-month ban after failing a drug test at a track meet last year in Italy, the US Anti-Doping Agency says. The …
Former US sprint champion Michael Rodgers has accepted a nine-month ban after testing positive for a stimulant. Rodgers, who tested positive last July, is suspended through April 19 and will …
Another meet, another packed program for workaholic Sally Pearson. After snaring a rare treble in the 100m, 200m and 100m hurdles at the 2011 Australian athletics championships, the reigning IAAF …
Middle-distance star Jeff Riseley shapes as one of the major beneficiaries from the decision to hold the Australian Olympic track and field trials in conjunction with an IAAF World Challenge …
Lauren Boden wants Australia to know there’s another 400m hurdler in the country. Boden has won five national titles and has already run a qualifying time for the London Olympics, …
Ethiopian Olympic great Haile Gebrselassie is in danger of missing the London Games after finishing fourth with a modest time in the Tokyo marathon won by Kenyan Michael Kipyego. Gebrselassie, …
Australian walker Jared Tallent believes he’s well-placed to repeat his Olympic double medal heroics in London. Already assured of a spot in the 50km race courtesy of his bronze medal …
Michael Kipyego of Kenya won the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, pulling ahead of Haile Gebrselassie at the 38km mark for his first career victory. Gebrselassie had taken a turn at …
Alana Boyd’s Olympic aspirations have suddenly rocketed toward the medals after she broke the Australian pole vault record with the sixth-highest jump in the world in the past 12 months. …
Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva broke her indoor pole vault world record at the XL Galan meet on Thursday, and Dayron Robles won the 60m hurdles after Liu Xiang was …
Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own indoor world record on Thursday, clearing 5.01 metres at the XL Galan meet to beat the old mark by 1 centimetre. The two-time …
Flying Jamaican Michael Frater, who has combined with the incomparable Usain Bolt in the three fastest 4x100m relay teams of all time, will be the headline attraction at this year’s …
Hurdling superstar Sally Pearson and rising jumps sensation Henry Frayne will both double up at next month’s world indoor athletics championships in Turkey. Pearson, the reigning 100m hurdles world champion …
Evergreen Caribbean sprinter Kim Collins will make a return visit to the Stawell Gift as a key part of his fifth Olympic Games buildup. Collins, the 2003 100m world champion, …
