A Superhuman effort by a Superhuman Man: Unique boat for transatlantic row unveiled
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:24:11GMT

Six desert marathons down, one single-handed TransAtlantic row to go! An lsquo;amateur supermanrsquo; today unveiled the revolutionary new boat that will take him across the Atlantic Ocean to complete his challenge to become the first person ever to run 151 miles in six days in the Sahara Desert and then row the Atlantic single handed within the same year.nbsp;nbsp; Charlie Pitcher, 46, was at HMS President next to Tower Bridge in London to publicly unveil the one-of-a-kind lsquo;InsureandGorsquo; ndash; named after his main...

Linford Christie talks gold medals 2012 and Usain Bolt
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:35:48GMT

Linford Christie took time out to chat abou the Olympics in 2012, the emergence of Usain Bolt and winning gold. Sport.co.uk were present at the BGC Charity Day. Set up to remember those lost in the World Trade Centre attacks, the day has now been running for five years and has also already amassed over $23 million for numerous charities...

Semenya to keep gold medal
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:48:50GMT

The IAAF have confirmed that South African Caster Semenya will almost certainly retain her World Championships 800m gold medal, irrespective of the outcome of gender tests.Communications Director Nick Davies has said that as the case is not drug-related, there is no ground for disqualification. "This is a medical issue and not a doping issue where she was deliberately cheating," said Davies. "These tests do not suggest any suspicion of deliberate misconduct but seek to assess the possibility of a potential medical condition which...

Jamaican sprinters admit to charge
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:20:30GMT

Four Jamaican athletes have admitted to taking a banned substance and now face sanctions.The quartet are Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Lansford Spence. Blake has recorded the fifth-fastest time over 100m this year and is Olympic champion Usain Bolts training partner. Ransford Langrin, the chairman of The Jamaican Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal, said: "We have to decide what is the sanction we apply - the minimum sanction is a reprimand or up to a two-year ban." All four athletes were withdrawn by Jamaica...

Bolt pips Powell in Zurich
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:14:09GMT

World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt has once again blown away a competitive field to win the 100m at the IAAF Golden League Weltklasse Zurich meeting.Bolt had to come from behind to beat fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell in a time of 9.81 seconds. Powell finished in 9.88, followed by American Darvis Patton at 9.95. The Jamaican team led by Bolt later took victory in the 4x100m relay, clocking 37.70 to the USAs 37.73. An undaunted Powell said: "I have 9.6 in my legs...

The Fastest Man in the World: Usain Bolt
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:02:23GMT

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt talks after breaking the 100m world record with a time 9.58 seconds...

Three and easy for Bolt again
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:06:16GMT

Usain Bolt claimed a third gold medal at the World Championships in the mens 4x100m relay, with the British quartet securing bronze.A Jamaican success always looked likely after the USA team had been disqualified in the semi-finals and an error-free run saw Bolts team romp home in 37.31 seconds to equal his individual medal haul from last years Beijing Olympics. The British team of Simeon Williamson, Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey were third in 38.02secs, edged out by Trinidad ...

Final day success for Britain
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:06:15GMT

Britain enjoyed further success on the final day of the World Championships in Berlin as Lisa Dobriskey and the mens 4x400m relay team claimed silver medals.A controversial womens 1500m final saw Dobriskey promoted from third to second place, while a young relay team matched that performance to take Britains final medal haul to two gold, two silver and two bronze. Dobrisky originally missed out on a silver medal by just 0.01secs but that was only half the story. As the race reached its...

Meadows improves British medal haul
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:28:57GMT

Great Britain have won their third medal of the World Championships in Berlin after Jenny Meadows won bronze medal in the 800 metres.A stunning finish looked likely to end in glorious failure but when the confirmed results came through it revealed that Meadows had snatched third place on the line in a new personal best of one minute 57.93 seconds. The time is the third fastest ever in the event by a British female athlete, behind Dame Kelly Holmes and Kirsty Wade. "I...

Bolt at the double in Berlin
Athletics story by sport.co.uk, Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:28:55GMT

Usain Bolt rewrote the record books once again to win a World Championship sprint double and thrill a stunned Berlin crowd.A new world record time of 19.19secs, a staggering 0.11 inside his own best, saw the Jamaican sprint ace annihilate his opposition to become double Olympic and World Champion at the 100 and 200 metres. Despite a clear winning margin, Bolt was still not totally satisfied with his performance, whetting the appetite that there is more to come from the incredible 22-year-old. "I...