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Jayalalithaa won’t host Lankans, axes athletics meet


Amid protests over the alleged brutal killing of slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran`s son, Jayalalithaa ...

Kim Jong-un glamorous singer wife had ‘cheerleader’ past


Ri Sol-Ju is a popular singer who was spotted performing on stage numerous times in the past few yea...

I am the No.1 sprinter right now: Asafa Powell


Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell insists that he has no reason to fear Usain Bolt.

`Blade Runner` Pistorius ready for Daegu


Oscar Pistorius will become the first amputee sprinter to compete at a World Championships against a...

Medal hopes slim but hosts South Korea excited


The South Korean city of Daegu has vowed to make its mark on the global stage with a stunning athlet...

Eight-member Indian team for World Athletics


Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda and middle-distance runner Tintu Luka will spearhead the Indian chall...

Sprinter Rodgers exits worlds under doping cloud


U.S. sprinter Michael Rodgers, who tested positive for a prohibited stimulant last month, has accept...

U.S. sprinter Rodgers fails drug test


Former U.S. 100 metres champion Mike Rodgers has tested positive for a banned stimulant, putting his...

Blade Runner Pistorius to run at World C’ships


South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been selected to run in the 400 metres and 4x400m r...

Double amputee Oscar selected for world c`ship


South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been selected to run in the 400 metres at the world...

Powell injury clouds London meet


Asafa Powell withdrew from the London Diamond League meeting just hours before he was due to run in ...

Smooth-striding Rudisha throws down Daegu gauntlet


World 800 metres record holder David Rudisha heads to the world championships after a smooth victory...

Surprise raid at PT Usha School of Athletics


National Anti Doping Agency officials conducted a surprise raid at the PT Usha School of Athletics.

Athletics coach arrested for raping minor player


Goa Police have arrested an athletics coach from Uttar Pradesh for raping a 15-year-old kho-kho pl...

Sudha settles for silver, Tintu gets bronze


India grabbed a silver and bronze through Sudha Singh and Tintu Luka respectively on the final day o...

Mayookha wins bronze, books Olympics berth


India won two bronze medals through Mayookha Johny in triple jump and m Prakash Singh Karhana in sho...

Mayookha, Om Prakash win bronze in Asian Athletics


India won two bronze medals through Mayookha Johny in triple jump and Om Prakash Singh Karhana in sh...

India win three bronze in Asian Athletics


Discus thrower Harwant Kaur, middle distance runner O P Jaisha and decathlete Bharat Inder Singh ba...

Mayookha wins gold in Asian Athletics C`ship


Rattled by a dope scandal, Indian athletics finally has something to cheer about as long jumper Mayo...

Gowda the silver lining for Indian athletics


Rattled by dope scandals, Indian athletics finally has something to cheer about after discus thrower...

We are ready to cooperate with probe panel: AFI


Under fire after the doping scandal that rocked the country, the Athletics Federation of India on ...

Powell rues lack of top-flight rivalry


World athletics has suffered from a lack of high-profile rivalries due to the growing influence of m...

Dope scandal prompts calls for suspension of AFI


The positive dope tests of eight top athletes in the last few days today prompted calls for the imme...

Mandeep claims innocence, hits back at federation


Tainted athlete Mandeep Kaur hit back at the Athletics Federation of India for lack of help for the ...

Italian Schwazer out of world 50km walk


Italy`s reigning Olympic champion Alex Schwazer has pulled out of the men`s 50km walk at the World A...

Liu Xiang to run in Asian championships


China`s former Olympic 110-metres hurdles champion Liu Xiang will run at next month`s Asian athletic...

Russians excel on track to lead team event


Russia are in pole position after a solid performance on the track at the European Team Athletics Ch...

New meet mark by Sudha, Tintu wins gold


Sudha Singh set a new meet mark in 3,000m steeplechase while leading middle distance runner Tintu Lu...

Bharatinder smashes national record in decathlon


Bharatinder Singh of Haryana smashed national record in decathlon to grab the gold on the second day...

Preeja wins gold, Mayookha betters meet markPreeja


Asian Games Gold medallist Preeja Sreedharan stole the show by running away with the women`s 10,000m...

Mayookha first woman triple jumper to breach 14m mark


Mayookha Johny created a new national record en-route to winning bronze in the Asian Athletics.

Indian stars to skip Asian Athletics Grand Prix


India have decided to field a 14-member team without some star performers in the three-leg Asian Ath...

Qatar to bid for 2017 world championships


Qatar will bid for the 2017 world athletics championships, the country`s Olympic Committee said on W...

Kalmadi in Bangkok to attend Asian Athletics Council meeting


Under-fire former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has attended the A...

Kavita steals limelight after a messy start of athletics event


Athletics competition got a messy start at the 34th National Games with technical officials clueless...

Small-town talent gives Indian athletics a high in 2010


New stars emerged on the horizon as Indian track and field athletes brought unprecedented success ...

Sudha almost quit sport due to illness in 200


A prolonged bout of illness in 2005 had almost pushed Sudha Singh, who won a historic gold at the As...

London drops 2015 world championships bid


A bid for London to host the 2015 world athletics championships was abandoned on Wednesday because o...

Pune event to be called Asian Marathon Championship


In its silver jubilee year, Pune International Marathon has been elevated to the status of the Asian...

Semenya finds it hard to get sponsors, coach says


Caster Semenya is finding it hard to get sponsors despite being a world champion, her coach said on ...

Kenyan CWG athletics team to include World, Olympic champions


In a big boost to Delhi Commonwealth Games, middle distance running powerhouse Kenya are sending a s...

Eight Pak athletes fail dope test; face two-year ban


Pakistan athletics have been rocked by fresh charges of doping after eight top athletes failed tests...

Maheswary leads Indian gold spree in Asian All-Star Athletics


Renjith Maheswary led the Indian gold medal charge as the home athletes faced little challenge from ...

Tintu Luka steals limelight, India on top with 17 medals


Legendary PT Usha`s protege Tintu Luka stole the limelight on the first day of the Asian All Star At...

Gowda main attraction on Day 1 of Asian All-Star Athletics


National record holder discus thrower Vikas Gowda will be the main Indian attraction on the opening ...

Teen Indian long-jumper in final of World Jr Athletics C`ship


Promising long-jumper Ankit Sharma celebrated his 19th birthday by qualifying for the final of the...

Semenya delighted at being cleared to compete as woman


Caster Semenya expressed her delight at being cleared to compete as a woman.

Caster Semenya says she will be cleared


Caster Semenya`s father said she told him she is going to be cleared to return to athletics.

Bolt predicts return in two weeks


Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt is on the road to recovery from a sore Achilles that kept him off...

Olympic gold medallist in NZ athletics squad for CWG


Beijing Olympics gold medallist and reigning world champion shot-putter Valerie Vili was on Friday ...