Kendra Harrison made a winning return to the London track on which she broke the 28-year-old world 100 metres hurdles record last year, clocking up a 21st consecutive victory in 12.39sec at the ninth International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting of the season.

Former world long jump champion Alexsandr Menkov is among 16 more Russian athletes granted permission to compete neutrally at global events by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), it has been announced.

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) head David Howman has labelled the release of the personal medical records of 47 athletes by hacking group Fancy Bears as "deplorable" and claims it "seriously undermines" the fight against doping in the sport.

Slovakia's Olympic 50 kilometres race walk gold medallist Matej Tóth has pulled out of next month's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London because he revealed he is being investigated for allegations of doping. 

South Korean youngster Woo Sang-hyeok of South Korea beat Zhang Guowei of China to clinch the gold medal in the men's high jump at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.

A year on from breaking the long-standing 100 metre hurdles world record at London’s Olympic Stadium, Kendra Harrison will return tomorrow for the ninth International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting of the season.

Jason Livermore, a Jamaican Commonwealth Games gold medallist, has tested positive for a banned substance according to the country's independent anti-doping disciplinary panel.

Iran’s Hassam Taftian claimed men’s 100 metres gold at the Asian Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium today.

Man-of-the-moment Wayde Van Niekerk duly won his first major 400 metres since setting a world record of in last year’s Olympic final as he came home in 43.62sec at the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) eighth Diamond League meeting of the season at the Stade olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne.

Manpreet Kaur celebrated her 27th birthday in style by winning women’s shot put gold at the Asian Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium.

Sir Mo Farah stressed he has "never failed a blood test" following the release of hacked documents from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) which appear to show a blood test result from him and from 46 other athletes that caused initial suspicion and required further checking.

Malcolm Arnold, one of the most respected coaches within British athletics over the past 40 years, has disputed the claim of the departing chairman of UK Athletics, Ed Warner, that he has left the domestic sport "in great shape" - and has warned that its future looks potentially bleak because of a neglect of coach education and development.

Plans to redevelop Berlin’s Olympic Stadium as purely a football arena would end any chance the city had of securing a future Games, Clemens Prokop, President of the German Athletics Association (DLV), has warned.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe was the star guest at the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Indian city Bhubaneswar tonight. 

Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President Dmitry Shlyakhtin claims to have received an "official invitation" to participate in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Congress in London on August 2 and 3.