Are recent doping allegations against athletics a “declaration of war” on the sport?
Seb Coe put it well when he said the recent allegations by the Sunday Times and documentary-makers ARD/WDR that the IAAF had failed to follow through adequ...

A round-up of the first few days of World Masters Championships action in Lyon
Britain’s Angela Copson (pictured) was among the early winners as World Masters Championships action got underway in Lyon.

The first few days of the event saw Britain...

IAAF officially confirms that the Russian marathoner’s results as of October 9, 2009 have been disqualified, which includes her London and Chicago Marathon wins
Liliya Shobukhova is to be stripped of her World Marathon Majors titles after the Int...

Aleksandr Menkov forms part of team of 71 athletes as he defends his long jump title in Beijing
Russia has announced a team of 71 athletes for the IAAF World Championships in Beijing from August 22-30.

Aleksandr Menkov, who won long jump gold in Mosco...

Four-time world champion underwent shoulder and elbow operations last winter
After winning the past four titles, a new women’s world shot put champion will be crowned in Beijing as Valerie Adams has announced she is to miss this year’s even...

The world governing body has released a response and describes the published allegations as “sensationalist and confusing”
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has released a statement and a 3900-word response follo...

With his British and European mile record having lasted 30 years, Matt Long and David Lowes look at the training philosophy of Steve Cram
On a late summer evening on July 27, 1985, in the Norwegian capital city of Oslo, a 24-year-old in the club vest o...

The club night series travels down to the south coast to a club that has had its fair share of world-class athletes
When Matt Paterson and 1980 Moscow Olympic 800m gold medallist Steve Ovett formed Brighton Phoenix in 1981, they wanted to take a new ap...

European champion now named for both the individual event and 4x400m relay in Beijing, while Andy Vernon and Lennie Waite are among athletes with unsuccessful appeals
Martyn Rooney is to represent Great Britain in the 400m at the IAAF World Championshi...

Martin Duff previews the World Masters Championships in France
The world’s best masters athletes will be in action in France from August 4-16 as the World Masters Championships takes place in Lyon.

Among the British athletes competing will be An...