By Georgina Robinson Charlie Maher started running marathons to get away from his demons. He kept running marathons to stay ahead of them. But it was grief that propelled him towards the finish line of his sixth race and into the history books last month as the first Indigenous Australian to finish the six ‘majors’: […]

The creaking body of Kenenisa Bekele appears finally poised to reach the start line, at the time of writing, no doubt galvanised by Kipchoge’s latest breakthrough at 37 years of age. The 40-year-old logged a DNS at London two years ago, which was followed by third in Berlin with 2:06:47, a disappointing 2:12:52 in New […]

“The race was meant to be like training, afterwards he was excited to train harder for London. Things were going very well but sadly his hip started bothering him. “He’s been my mentor over the years, because of him I start to believe more, I can reach more and get medals, run fast. It’s sad […]

Asher-Smith revealed she had been affected by her menstrual cycle Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Dina Asher-Smith has been praised for speaking […]

Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith celebrates with his medal after winning bronze in Eugene Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email From “absolute hell” to […]

Toni Minichiello at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Toni Minichiello has been given a lifetime ban by […]

This time Peter Bol was denied gold, but not a medal. The medal-less hero of the Olympics who made the final of the 800 metres, took on the world and led to the death before being pipped by a hair at the line in Tokyo, this time made the podium. Bol’s silver came on a […]

Kelsey-Lee Barber could be Australia’s greatest clutch performer. For the third time at a major championship, she has won a medal with her last javelin throw. This time – as she did in Doha to win her first world championship – her last throw won her Commonwealth Games gold. At the Olympics in Tokyo last […]

Birmingham: Eleanor Patterson worked in a bakery part-time and was still at school when she won Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow eight years ago as a crushingly shy teenage girl from a small country town in south-eastern Victoria. She fidgeted when she spoke, glanced past you apologetically, and smiled reluctantly in case it encouraged further […]

The Commonwealth Games are vulnerable to the criticism of big fish swimming in small ponds. Unless they are on a running track and trying to run 1500 metres. Then, it is big fish in a big pond. The men’s 1500m is the toughest race in the entire Commonwealth Games. If there is one race not […]