The Irish Times

Slow starter Usain Bolt evolved into his sport’s superstar

Seventh major 100m title beckons for Jamaican in his final global championship

Sat Aug 05 2017 - 06:00

Sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter dies following shooting

Trinity Gay (15) had been building promising athletics career

Sun Oct 16 2016 - 17:48

Rio 2016: Rory McIlroy trolls with the punches

Golfer responds to Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan tweets about his absence

Sun Aug 07 2016 - 14:54

Bolt backing away from ‘saviour’ of the sporting world baggage

After the ‘good versus evil’ showdown last August, Bolt is trying to get back to normal

Fri Jul 22 2016 - 21:30

Pat Hickey slams report calling for outright Russian Olympic ban

Head of OCI questions integrity of independent report to be released on Monday

Sun Jul 17 2016 - 12:58

Sport remains a glorious enterprise but major ethical questions abound

Falls far short of ideals where the essential was to have fought well not just winning

Tue Nov 03 2015 - 00:59

Justin Gatlin vows to boycott BBC and British media

Sprinter believes he has been unfairly vilified by British press at World Championships

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 14:54

Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin and saves the sport of running

It was hero v villian at the 100m World Championship final in Beijing as Bolt won out

Sun Aug 23 2015 - 21:16

Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin ease through 100m heats in Beijing

Sprinters remain on course for highly anticipated World Championships showdown

Sat Aug 22 2015 - 14:00

Santry in right place for Yohan Blake’s ‘low-key’ event

Things have changed since London 2012, but world’s joint second-fastest still worth seeing

Fri Jul 24 2015 - 08:37

Second fastest man in the world Yohan Blake to race in Santry

Jamaican 100m sprinter will take part in the Mortan Games on Friday afternoon

Tue Jul 21 2015 - 11:16

Mo Farah back with a bang as he takes 5,000m in Lausanne

British runner lost lead to young Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha on final lap before rallying

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 21:28

Tyson Gay among 10 Americans to go sub-10 seconds in one night

Something only six British men have ever achieved eclipsed in national championships

Fri Jun 26 2015 - 19:25

Justin Gatlin forgives Tyson Gay for lost Olympic relay silver

US team stripped of medal at London 2012 after Gay hit with a ban for doping

Fri May 15 2015 - 15:00

Usian Bolt: Tyson Gay’s reduced ban sends wrong message

‘You have to drive fear into athletes, to make them think about the consequences’

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 12:35

Asafa Powell interview: Jamaican keen to give Athlone a real run for its money

Former world record holder wants to make up for lost time after 2013 ban

Wed Feb 18 2015 - 08:07

Wada won’t appeal Tyson Gay ban leniency

Agency says reduced suspension okay because of sprinter’s co-operation

Wed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00

Tyson Gay to return from doping ban at Lausanne Diamond League meeting

Former world sprint champion will return from one-year doping suspension at Swiss event

Tue Jun 03 2014 - 16:52

Great champions Bolt and Farah careful to steer clear of drugs issue

Autobiographies still worth reading but fail to adequately address crucial topic

Sat Dec 21 2013 - 06:00

Ben Johnson: ‘I believe nothing has changed in 25 years. Except that it has got worse’

The former Fastest Man on Earth is now the contradictory face of a new anti-doping campaign

Sat Sept 14 2013 - 10:00

Gay tested positive for banned steroid

The 31 year old American sprinter could face a two-year ban

Fri Aug 23 2013 - 11:32

Usain Bolt cruises to 200m gold in Moscow

Jamaican adds title to his 100m crown and will target relay glory in the 4x100m tomorrow

Sat Aug 17 2013 - 19:07

Usain Bolt regains world 100m crown

Jamaican beats Justin Gatlin into second in Moscow to make amends for Daegu false start

Sun Aug 11 2013 - 19:19

IAAF approves return to four-year doping bans

Congress to adopt Wada Code from start of 2015

Thu Aug 08 2013 - 14:49

Bolt determined to shine on despite shadows of suspicion surrounding his sport

Jamaican aiming to break new world record at the World Championships in Moscow

Thu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00

Road to Moscow honours paved with humbug and hypocrisy

‘Everyone knows the credibility of top-level athletics is shot’

Mon Aug 05 2013 - 06:00

Rocket man Bolt needs afterburners to get home

Jamaican star recovers from slow start to win in London

Fri Jul 26 2013 - 22:23

Bolt keeps his counsel on failed tests

Sprinter refuses to be drawn on Powell and Gay testing positive for stimulants

Thu Jul 25 2013 - 12:11

Jason Smyth in events not of his making

Paralympic sport is clean and athletes are proud to be part of the world championships

Wed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00

'Was I done out of a medal, or even fourth, or fifth? Have I been robbed of something?'

“That’s what’s really hitting me, wondering how many of these athletes that actually beat me were taking drugs? That’s the hardest part. Was I done out of a medal, or even fourth, or fifth? Have I been robbed of something?”

Tue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00

Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay both fail drug tests

Powell amongst five Jamaicans reported to have tested positive after national championships

Sun Jul 14 2013 - 18:02

Moscow running scared from World Championships

Crowds look as if they will be way down and the cloud of doping hovers over the host nation’s atheletes

Sat May 11 2013 - 06:00