Athletics



US should be stripped of Athens 4x400m gold confirm IAAF

March 15 - The United States should be stripped of the gold medal it won in the 4x400 metres at the 2004 Olympics after one of its squad, Crystal Cox (pictured), was banned after it emerged she was taking banned performance-enhancing at the time, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said today.









Bolt and Williams win top Laureus awards

March 10 - Jamaica’s triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt (pictured) won his second successive Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award while American tennis star Serena Williams claimed the Sportswoman of the Year honour in Abu Dhabi tonight.