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September 27, 2019

Bekele looking to make most of Kipchoge's absence in Berlin

Triple Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele is favored to make the most of Eliud Kipchoge's absence in Sunday's Berlin Marathon, ...

September 26, 2019

Post-Bolt worlds: track enters new territory minus Usain

A new era of track and field begins Friday at the world championships. For the first time since 2003, the sport's biggest ...

September 26, 2019

Hot pursuit: Athletes chase world medals in sweltering Qatar

Marathons at midnight. Training sessions in saunas. Cooling vests packed with ice. Air conditioners humming inside an outdoor ...

September 25, 2019

Olympic hammer champ Nazarov out of worlds in doping case

The Olympic champion in the hammer throw, Dilshod Nazarov, is out of the world championships over a failed doping test.

September 23, 2019

Russia fears missing Olympics over doping data tampering

Russia's doping troubles are nowhere near over. After a head-snapping day of developments from Moscow to Tokyo to the Middle ...

September 23, 2019

Woman runs own half marathon after mix-up with UK race

A Massachusetts woman thought she was signing up to run a half marathon near her home, not across the Atlantic Ocean.

September 21, 2019

Bagpipes, dance, athletics return for Highland Games

The largest gathering of Scottish clans in the Northeast continues this weekend at New Hampshire's Loon Mountain. The 44th ...

September 21, 2019

AP Source: Altered doping data could restart Russian scandal

The Russian anti-doping agency could face suspension again based on information indicating data from the Moscow drug-testing ...

September 20, 2019

Russian anti-doping CEO says track ban won't be lifted soon

The CEO of the Russian anti-doping agency predicted Friday that the country's track team won't be reinstated in time for the ...

September 20, 2019

Russian anti-doping CEO says track team set to miss worlds

The CEO of the Russian anti-doping agency has predicted that the country's track team won't be reinstated in time for the ...

September 19, 2019

With new options, Napoli prepared to shed runner-up status

Tired of its perennial runner-up status in Serie A and shortcomings in Europe, Napoli may have finally overcome a major ...

September 17, 2019

Russia sending 29 athletes to track worlds on neutral team

The suspended Russian track federation is sending a team of 29 competitors to the world championships in Qatar, where they ...

September 16, 2019

Montaño to receive medals she was cheated out of at worlds

American Alysia Montaño will receive bronze medals she was cheated out of by a Russian who finished ahead of her at the 2011 ...

September 16, 2019

South African sprinter Carina Horn fails doping test

One of Africa's fastest female sprinters, Carina Horn, has been suspended for failing a doping test. The Athletics Integrity ...

September 13, 2019

IAAF allows Russia's Ivonina to compete at worlds

The IAAF has allowed Russian runner Yekaterina Ivonina to compete as a neutral athlete in time for the world championships ...

September 10, 2019

Europe beats US in track and field match meet

Europe beat the United States on Tuesday to win the inaugural edition of "The Match," a new team competition in track and ...

September 10, 2019

2 Olympic champs from Russia rejected for worlds, 11 cleared

Two Olympic gold medalists from Russia were refused clearance Tuesday to compete as neutral athletes at the upcoming track ...

September 09, 2019

IAAF bans former adviser for life in corruption case

Track and field's world governing body has banned a former adviser for life over alleged corruption in relation to doping ...