A split second can make the difference between winning and losing, fuelling the quest for excellence
Lamont Marcell Jacobs is an unlikely star to take over from Usain Bolt. But those who have been following his and Italy’s athletics progress weren’t surprised that they won Olympic gold
South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges
The sprinter has to wait a year longer to realise his dream of winning gold in Tokyo to make up for narrowly missing out on the podium in Doha
With the Jamaican out of the picture, South Africa’s favourite in a new generation of sprinters may just snatch the gold
SA’s top 200m sprinter has one goal in mind — a podium finish at the world champs — and he has spent the year priming his body to achieve it
The 32-year-old previously tried out with clubs in Germany, South Africa and Norway to no avail
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"Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt secured a classy win for his All-Stars team with two impressive runs"
The International Olympic Committe stripped Jamaica of their 4x100m relay win at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after Nesta Carter was caught doping.
Usain Bolt has completed a third successive sweep of sprint titles.
Usain Bolt gave Jamaica gold in the 4×100 metres on Saturday.
At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow it is clear how big Usain Bolt is – a megastar.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has beaten his rivals and the rain to take gold in the 100m sprint at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.
Usain Bolt has insisted he is "clean" and that fans could trust him despite recent failed drugs test by sprint rivals Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay.
More cheats are being caught, but there are fears that the public will view the problem as endemic.
Former double world sprint champion Tyson Gay has delivered a further body blow to his troubled sport by failing an out-of-competition dope test.
Usain Bolt has clocked a time of 9.94 seconds to win the 100m finals at the Jamaica national championships.
Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his world record in the 150-meter street race.
Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt has been named World Athlete of the Year for a record fourth time by the IAAF.
Negotiations are under way for cricket-mad sprint king Usain Bolt to play in Australia’s domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League.
Here are ten of those who came away from London 2012 with a golden glow and ten others who might be wishing they had done things differently.
Usain Bolt will attempt to defend the 200m title he won in Beijing four years ago in the same way he has already repeated in the 100m in London.
With 80 000 sets of eyes locked on the world’s best sprinters, one ticket holder decided to add to the drama and lob a bottle at Usain Bolt.
Usain Bolt’s victory in the Olympic 100m has given Jamaica the perfect Independence Day present and underlined his status as the fastest man on Earth.
Jamaican Usain Bolt won the Olympic men’s 100 metres gold medal in a time of 9.63 seconds.
Saturday night belonged to Britain who took three athletics golds and three more elsewhere to register their best day at an Olympics since 1908.
Usain Bolt tells Donald McRae about his rivals for the crown, the horror of false starts and how he planned to make history in London.
SA’s Olympic team have been set a target of 12 medals at the London Games, but their performance should be deemed a success if they return with two.
Usain Bolt has more than Yohan Blake to worry about ahead of the London Olympics – now he’s got an injury to contend with.
Usain Bolt’s honour of being The Fastest Man in the World was snatched away by Yohan Blake, the man they call "The Beast in Jamaica last night.
While still only 25 years old, triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt is realising he doesn’t have the energy levels he once enjoyed.