Usain Bolt offered evidence here tonight that he can finish his career at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships on the gold standard.

Usain Bolt's chances of a golden finale to his career have received a boost after it was confirmed his 100 metres title rival Andre De Grasse will not feature at the International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF) World Championships, due to start here tomorrow.

British sprinter Dwain Chambers, who received a two-year ban in 2004 after being embroiled in the BALCO doping scandal, has announced his retirement at the age of 39.

Wayde Van Niekerk, identified by Usain Bolt as the next big face of the sport once he has retired, claimed today he was ready to step up to the responsibility as he prepares for a 200/400 metres double at the International Association of Athletics Federations’ World Championships that start in London on Friday (August 4).

Usain Bolt, who will conclude his career at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in London, believes track and field is "on its way back up" following recent doping scandals - but warned the problem must be eradicated or the sport "will die".

David Rudisha, the world and Olympic 800 metres champion, has pulled out of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships that get underway in London on Friday (August 4).

Felipe VI, the King of Spain, will visit Barcelona on Tuesday (July 25) to take part in the celebrations marking the 25^th anniversary of the 1992 Olympic Opening Ceremony – and he will be hoping to have a similarly inspiring and unifying effect to the one he managed as his nation’s flagbearer on that occasion.

Usain Bolt rose to the challenge as so often before tonight here at the eleventh International Association of Athletics Federations’ Diamond League meeting of the season as he won the 100 metres in 9.95sec to register his first sub-10 seconds timing of 2017 nicely in time for what will be his final major appearance in London next month.

Usain Bolt, hoping to bow out in a blaze of golden glory at next month's International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London, tops the bill in tomorrow night’s 30th anniversary Herculis meeting in Monaco - the 11th IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season. 

Olympic champions Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Elaine Thompson boosted their hopes of global titles next month with super-swift sprints at the tenth International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting of the season in Rabat, but for Rio 2016 winners Conseslus Kipruto and Thiago Braz the evening was anything but uplifting.

World and Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya will step down a distance to take on the Olympic 400m gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo at the tenth International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League meeting of the season in Rabat tomorrow. 

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.

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.

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.