Sports / Athletics

Bailey-Cole fills Bolt void but Okagbare ruins double 29 Jul 2014 - 11:56 pm

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare (centre) crosses the finish line ahead of Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown (right) and Schillonie Calvert (left) to win the final of...

Bolt says he is ready for action in Glasgow 27 Jul 2014 - 01:42 am

Usain Bolt of Jamaica poses with kids after a press conference at the Main Press Centre in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday. GLASGOW: Jamaican sprint...

Meares shines with fifth gold medal, Farah out of Games 25 Jul 2014 - 02:21 am

England’s Bradley Wiggins stands on the podium before receiving his silver medal in men’s 4000m team pursuit finals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games...

Australia set new women’s 4x100m freestyle relay record 25 Jul 2014 - 02:19 am

FROM LEFT: Australia’s gold medallists Cate Campbell, Emma McKeon, Bronte Campbell and Melanie Schlanger pose during the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay medals ceremony...

India’s Khumukcham, Saikom win gold in weightlifting 25 Jul 2014 - 02:18 am

Sanjita Khumukcham GLASGOW: The weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games got off to a dramatic start when Indian teen Mirabai Chanu Saikom was red...

Jamaica’s Blake out for season after surgery 24 Jul 2014 - 01:47 pm

KINGSTON: Jamaica’s double Olympic sprint silver medallist Yohan Blake has been ruled out for the rest of the 2014 season after undergoing a...

Pearson set to focus solely on hurdles 24 Jul 2014 - 01:32 pm

GLASGOW: Olympic champion Sally Pearson (pictured) said yesterday she would likely focus solely on her favoured 100m hurdles and pass on the 100m...

Bolt fit and raring to shine in Glasgow 23 Jul 2014 - 09:39 am

KINGSTON: Six-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt says he ready to put on a good show in the sprint relay at the Commonwealth...

Bolt and Farah headline stellar athletics line-up at Glasgow 22 Jul 2014 - 08:20 am

GLASGOW, Scotland: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt and middle-distance king Mo Farah headline a stellar track and field line-up at the 20th Commonwealth...

Pakistan wrestlers pessimistic on chances 22 Jul 2014 - 08:19 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Midas-touched wrestlers Azhar Hussain and Muhammad Inam yesterday played down their chances in the Commonwealth Games, saying a lack of international...

Bolt to run in special Copacabana Beach race 22 Jul 2014 - 08:18 am

RALEIGH, North Carolina: Usain Bolt will return to Rio de Janeiro next month to run a special 100 metres on the beach, he...

Bolt, Farah in quest to strike Glasgow gold 21 Jul 2014 - 02:35 pm

Britain’s Mo Farah in front of Tower Bridge during a photocall ahead of the London Marathon in April, in this file photo. The...

Athletes gear up as Glasgow set to host Commonwealth Games 21 Jul 2014 - 02:23 pm

LONDON: Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Mo Farah lead a cast of the world’s leading athletes descending on Glasgow to compete in the...

Athletes gear up as Glasgow set to host Commonwealth Games 20 Jul 2014 - 01:15 am

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (centre) and compatriot Nickel Ashmeade (left) celebrate after winning the men’s 4x100 metres relay final at the 2013 IAAF World...

Gatlin storms to 200m Monaco triumph 20 Jul 2014 - 01:11 am

MONTE CARLO, Monaco: Justin Gatlin stormed to the fastest 200m of the year at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday as the...

China’s Zou on top after a gritty 10-round fight 20 Jul 2014 - 01:10 am

MACAO: Flyweight Zou Shiming’s win in a gritty 10-round bout over Colombia’s Luis De La Rosa yesterday night has boosted the Chinese boxer’s...

James dethrones Jordan as most popular US athlete: Poll 18 Jul 2014 - 10:35 pm

Washington: LeBron James has overtaken Michael Jordan as the United States’ most popular athlete, according to a Harris poll. Almost from the moment...

Powell third at comeback race 17 Jul 2014 - 12:06 am

Lucerne: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell finished third on his return to 100m action at a meeting in Lucerne, the day after his reduced...