Christine Ohuruogu produced an astonishing late charge while defending champion Amantle Montsho committed racing suicide, allowing the Briton to win the world 400m gold by four thousandths of a second on Monday.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce demolished the field as Jamaica completed a 100m double at the world championships on Monday and showed it still has the edge in the battle of sprinting's superpowers.
The Chinese social media platform, also known as WeChat, is the fifth most popular smart phone app in the world and boasts over 260m users every month.
Russia's London Olympic champion Elena Lashmanova clocked one hour, 27 minutes and nine seconds to claim the women's 20-kilometer race walk title at the 2013 IAAF World Championships here on Tuesday.
American hurdler David Oliver claimed gold in men's 110 meters hurdles with 13.00 seconds at the 2013 World Championships here in Moscow on Monday.
Olympic swimming hero Sun Yang lost some of the luster of his big win by being too impulsive and outspoken. Today, he's a more balanced athlete, and firmly back on the winner's podium..
Malaysia's top shuttler Lee Chong Wei on Monday vowed to bounce back despite defeat in the Badminton world championship. Lin wins Olympic final rematch
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The 50-year-old NBA legend Michael Jordan tweeted a picture showing him dunk on Saturday.
Dayron Robles, the 2008 Olympic Games 110 metres hurdles champion and former world record holder, will retire from athletics owing to a lack of attention from Cuban sports officials, his coach said on Thursday.
Chinese athletes at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.
Gong Lijiao of China, bronze medalist at London Olympics, seized the bronze again by 19.95m in women's shot put at the ongoing 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow.
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has told unsettled striker Wayne Rooney he would be mad to leave Old Trafford.