IAAF Diamond League

* Former world champion to run both sprints at U.S. trials * Says also wants place on U.S. 4x100 world relay team * Completely fit for first time since 2007 triple gold rush By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 15 (Reuters) - Former world...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former world sprint title holder Tyson Gay has a lofty goal in mind for August's global championships - three trips to the podium just like six years ago. Completely fit for the first time since winning gold in the 100...

OSLO (Reuters) - Olympic champion Usain Bolt responded to last week's surprise sprint defeat in Rome by storming to a world-leading time of 19.79 seconds over 200 metres at the Bislett Diamond League meeting on Thursday. The Jamaican world record holder,...

By Victoria Klesty OSLO, June 13 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Usain Bolt produced a dominant performance to win the 200 metres at the Bislett Diamond League in a world leading time of 19.79 seconds on Thursday. The Jamaican world record holder, who...

(adds missing words from headline) By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Usain Bolt will have to qualify for the 100 metres at this year's world championships after Jamaican officials decided the country's automatic entry into the race should go...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Usain Bolt will have to qualify for the 100 meters at this year's world championships after Jamaican officials decided the country's automatic entry into the race should go to his training partner Yohan Blake. But Bolt was given...

OSLO, June 11 (Reuters) - Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is confident he can set a 200 metres world season's best at Oslo's Bislett Games on Thursday despite last week's defeat in the 100 in Rome. "During the season, none of the 200 metre runners...

OSLO (Reuters) - Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is confident he can set a 200 meters world season's best at Oslo's Bislett Games on Thursday despite last week's defeat in the 100 in Rome. "During the season, none of the 200 meter runners have gone...

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - London's Olympic Park will host top-level professional boxing bouts from September, boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene. Boxing promoter Frank Warren has signed an...

LONDON (Reuters) - London's Olympic Park will host top-level professional boxing bouts from September, boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene. Boxing promoter Frank Warren has signed an...

ROME (Reuters) - Olympic champion Usain Bolt's rare defeat over 100 metres in Rome on Thursday was not down to a flare-up of the hamstring injury which has hampered his start to the season. Bolt was beaten into second place at the Diamond League meeting,...

Justin Gatlin beat six-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt in a 100-meter race on Thursday at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meet. Gatlin finished in 9.94 seconds, 0.01 second ahead of Bolt. Bolt, a Jamaican, suffered a minor hamstring injury...