Star football player David Beckham awarded ‘Most Stylish Athlete’

Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012, 14:18

David Beckham was awarded the most stylish athlete at a children’s award show in Los Angeles.

Cheruiyot should have won Athlete of the Year award: Kenyan chief

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 23:02

Kenya`s athletics chief has slammed the handing of the women`s IAAF Athlete of the Year award to Australia`s Sally Pearson.

Bolt and Blake on Athlete of the Year shortlist

Last Updated: Friday, November 4, 2011, 22:45

Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake and Kenyan David Rudisha have been shortlisted for the men`s World Athlete of the Year award.

Bolt, Blake in running for top IAAF award

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 10:58

Blake won the world championships 100m title in Daegu last when Bolt was disqualified for a false start.

Semenya on track to cast off gender controversy

Last Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 12:31

Caster Semenya sprinted to the women`s world 800m crown two years ago and quickly found herself entangled in a maelstrom of seedy allegations that saw her cast into limbo because of doubts over her true gender.

Mind the language, make the bed and win gold

Last Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:40

Athletes who avoid bad language, keep their bedrooms tidy and steer clear of controversy on Twitter will be sowing the seeds of Olympic success next year.

More B samples positive; SAI in `organised doping`

Last Updated: Friday, July 8, 2011, 19:49

Adding another shocking revelation to the catastrophic doping scandal in Indian athletics, an ex Sports Authority of India doctor Dr Sajib Nandi told a news channel that ‘organised doping’ was rampant in Sports Authority of India.

Dope scandal: All foreign coaches sacked

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 23:58

Taking serious note of the dope scandal in athletics, the government today cracked the whip by sacking India`s foreign athletics coach Yuri Ogrodnik and formed an inquiry panel to probe the fiasco.

Two Indian athletes flunk dope test; suspended

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 15:43

Doping came back to haunt Indian athletics with two top women quarter-milers returning positive for a banned substance in tests conducted by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Injustice is being done to Arunima: NCW

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 22:15

National Commission for Women said "injustice" is being done to athlete Arunima Sinha, who lost her leg in an incident last month, maintaining that she deserves a proper rehabilitation package to ensure her a "life of dignity".

Arunima Sinha cured of infection in amputated leg

Last Updated: Monday, May 2, 2011, 19:43

National level athlete Arunima Sinha, who lost her leg after allegedly being pushed off a train, has been cured of infection in her amputated leg, doctors at AIIMS, where she is undergoing treatment, said.