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Lolo Jones leads US sweep
Lolo Jones led an American sweep of the podium in breaking the 19-year record of the 60-metre hurdles at the Russian Winter indoor meet in Moscow on Sunday. Read full article
James wins 400 in year's fastest time
World champion Kirani James of Grenada ran the fastest time this year to win the men's 400 metres on Saturday at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. Read full article
Farah falls in Boston Mile
British 5 000 metres world champion Mo Farah recovered from an opening lap fall to set a personal best while finishing fourth in the featured mile won by Ireland's Ciaran O'Lionaird on Saturday. Read full article
Rupp manages allergies in try for Olympics
Galen Rupp might be the only Olympic hopeful who's looking forward to a drop of rain or even some fog in London. Read full article
Jamaica celebrates sprint double
Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell-Brown completed a Jamaican sprint double at the US Open indoor meet at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Read full article
Farah clinches team title
World 5 000-metre champion Mo Farah won a thrilling 1 500 from Kenya's Augustine Choge to clinch the Aviva International Match for Britain and Northern Ireland on Saturday. Read full article
Powell, Campbell-Brown lead NY meet
Jamaican sprint stars Asafa Powell and Veronica Campbell-Brown will star in Saturday's US Open indoor track meet, a new event replacing the Millrose Games in venerable Madison Square Garden. Read full article
Ethiopia lifts ban on Bekele, others
Ethiopia has lifted its suspension of 35 athletes, including double Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele, an athletics official said on Tuesday after imposing a ban last week in a row over a training camp. Read full article
Ethiopians plan to clear Bekele
Two people familiar with the situation say Ethiopia's track federation plans to lift the suspension it placed on Olympic distance running champion Kenenisa Bekele. Read full article
Bolt, Campbell-Brown honoured for 2011 exploits
Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown, winners of the 200m world titles last year in Daegu, South Korea, were named Jamaica's top sportsman and sportswoman of 2011. Read full article
Lemaitre casts doubt on sprint double
French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre revealed on Friday that he was unlikely to double up in the 100m and 200m at the London Olympics. Read full article
Ethiopia bans Bekele and others
Ethiopia has indefinitely banned 35 athletes - including Olympic men's 5 000 and 10 000 metres champKenenisa Bekele - from competition in a row over training. Read full article
Four-year ban for British sprinter
British sprinter Bernice Wilson has been banned for four years after testing positive for anabolic steroids, UK Anti-Doping said on Friday. Read full article
Bolt to race in Rome again
World record holder Usain Bolt will take part in the Rome Diamond League meeting on May 31 as part of his pre-Olympic preparation, organisers said on Thursday. Read full article
Auction fails but sprinter finds sponsor
A British athlete who tried to pay the costs of his Olympic preparations by selling himself on an online auction site has found a sponsor at last. Read full article
Troubled Tamgho denies punch-up
Troubled French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho has denied hitting an amateur female athlete at a training camp, an action that has seen him banned until May 18 by the French athletics federation. Read full article
Bolt to run at Bislett Games
Usain Bolt revealed on Wednesday he would compete in the Bislett Games in Oslo on June 7 as he cranks up his preparations for defending his titles in the London Olynpics in August. Read full article
Slowly does it for Lavillenie on road to recovery
Two-time world pole vault bronze medallist Renaud Lavillenie is still two weeks away from resuming training with a pole as he recovers from surgery on his fractured left hand. Read full article
Farah to face Birmingham test
Mo Farah will face his first stern challenge of the Olympic year in Birmingham next month, the scene of a record breaking run last year that set him on the path to world championship success. Read full article
Bolt eyes February opener
The world will not need to wait long to get a glimpse at triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt's fitness for his highly anticipated 2012 season. Read full article
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