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Asafa Powell ruled out of 100 metres at World Championships

25.08.11
Jamaican sprinter has been ruled out of the individual 100 metres with a groin injury, but he hopes to run in the relay... more

Team effort proves British triathletes are world class

22.08.11
Britain live up to their billing as hot favourites by taking gold at the Team Triathlon World Championships in Lausanne... more

New action to beat doping cheats

11.08.11
All athletes at this month's World Championships will have their blood tested as part of an unprecedented anti-doping programme, the IAAF announced... more

Injury rules Teddy Tamgho out of World Championships

20.07.11
Phillips Idowu's rival has been ruled out of the World Championships in Daegu next month with a broken ankle... more

Idowu proves he's the daddy on and off track

11.07.11
There was a return to normality for Phillips Idowu after he sent out a warning to his triple jump rival Teddy Tamgho... more

Asafa Powell steps up his bid for Usain Bolt's crown

01.07.11
Sprinter has warned rival he will only get quicker after clocking the fastest time of the year for the 100metres in Lausanne... more

Usain Bolt's absence gives Asafa Powell an extra spur

30.06.11
Asafa Powell is relishing the chance to steal the limelight from his compatriot and friend Usain Bolt when he returns to the scene of his quickest 100metres... more

Olympics through the ages: 2012 to host special exhibition

09.05.11
The story of the Olympics stretching back from ancient times to speed king Usain Bolt will be told in a special exhibition during the London 2012 Games... more

Government fails to settle dispute over Games' profits

29.03.11
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will rule on the row between the BOA and 2012 organisers after the Government failed to resolve the dispute over profits from the Games... more

Villareal and Napoli join English sides in Europa knockouts

16.12.10
Europa League: Villareal, Napoli and Porto join Liverpool and Man City in the knockout stages... more

Paul Smith: designs on dance

01.10.10
A chance encounter between the designer Paul Smith and a young dancer led the sultan of stripes into an intriguing relationship with The Royal Ballet. Here the fashion mogul turned snapper focuses on its brightest stars... more

Through the looking glass ... Take time for glamour

17.09.10
Is there anywhere more glamorous and intimate than a woman's dressing table? No, says Sally Albermarle, who explores the charms of the powder room... more

I want revenge for losing my world records

07.07.10
Double paralympic champion continues our weekly diary in the countdown to the London Games... more

80:20 - Do these magic numbers really rule our lives?

25.06.10
The Chancellor made a big point of the importance of an 80/20 split in his Emergency Budget speech this week. Harry Mount looks behind the theory to find why this ratio is thought so central to modern existence... more

Compared to 1954, these boys are terrible

16.06.10
It's now official. The start of the World Cup in South Africa is the worst ever.... more

Injured Usain Bolt out of showdown with Tyson Gay

01.06.10
Bolt has withdrawn from the Diamond League meeting in New York next week with a stiff Achilles tendon... more

Richard Gasquet relieved his nightmare is over

18.12.09
French tennis player Richard Gasquet has been cleared of any wrongdoing when a sports court accepted his claim that he tested positive for cocaine by kissing a woman in a nightclub... more

IOC set to decide on new sports for 2016 Olympics

13.08.09
International Olympic Committee leaders are meeting to decide which two sports to recommend for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games... more

First Lady of ballet is back on stage after her hardest performance

22.04.09
She's the Royal Ballet star who has more international invitations than any ballerina since Margot Fonteyn... more

Darling, you’ve changed your sums so fast...

08.01.09
Alistair Darling says the Treasury will abandon its forecast that the economy will start growing again in the second half of 2009... more

London must wait on Golden future

06.01.09
London will have to wait to discover whether it will be given a Golden League meeting in a planned restructuring of the series, the International Association of Athletics Federations has revealed... more

Football Talk

06.11.08
Jose Mourinho's Premier League winner’s medal goes under the hammer, Alisher Usmanov ups the stakes, West Ham head to court, and Mark Hughes should be looking over his shoulder according to Football Talk... more

Football Talk

16.10.08
Alan Pardew's future, David Seaman's glee at Spurs' dismal start to the season, Ashley Cole and a still bitter Robbie Savage make it into this week's Football Talk... more

IOC retest samples

08.10.08
The International Olympic Committee will retest 5,000 doping samples from the Beijing Games to check for traces of a new bloodbooster drug... more

Tevez legal battle set to rumble on

02.10.08
Football: West Ham have been boosted by a delay in the outcome of Sheffield United's £30million damages claim against them over Argentina star Carlos Tevez... more

West Ham step up their fight in Tevez saga after winning tense derby battle

29.09.08
Football: West Ham face two important dates this week as they intensify their campaign against the controversial judgement of the Football Association's independent tribunal in the Carlos Tevez affair... more

Hammers set to fight crippling Tevez verdict

23.09.08
Football: West Ham are preparing to fight an independent tribunal's decision to rule in favour of Sheffield United over the Carlos Tevez affair... more

Danvers has to settle for third place once more

03.09.08
Athletics: Britain's Natasha Danvers finished in third place behind Melaine Walker and Anna Jesien in the 400 metres hurdles at the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Lausanne... more

Olympic blade runner go-ahead

16.05.08
An athlete with no legs dubbed Blade Runner has won the right to compete in the Beijing Olympics... more

Creative interpretation

16.04.08
The visual concept and stupefying technological wizardry helps make Stifter's Dinge a show that resonates in the mind.... more


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