For more than 40 years, Thomas Bach has nicknamed Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics chief, "Shakespeare"; the Englishman has returned the compliment, sometimes alluding to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President as "the professor".

The decision by the World Athletics Council last Thursday (March 23) to exclude transgender athletes from women’s competition was welcomed by many in the sport; it also provoked strong criticism from groups who felt it was an unwarranted move which nullified the principle of inclusion.

World Athletics' continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes has been welcomed by the United Kingdom Government, who have urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to follow suit.

A "final recommendation" by the World Athletics Task Force over the reinstatement of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) - which has been banned since 2015 following state-sponsored Russian doping - is set to feature in the virtual three-day World Athletics Council which is scheduled to start tomorrow.

World Athletics has claimed on International Women's Day that it is taking "significant steps" towards gender equality in 2023.

With one year to go until next year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Eilidh Doyle, one of Scotland’s most successful athletes, has been named as event ambassador.

In 1994 I was lucky enough to be invited to a special black tie dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister becoming the first runner to break four-minutes for the mile, an achievement which at the time was compared to conquering Mount Everest.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has revealed that the organisation will deal with Russia's doping ban before addressing the invasion of Ukraine.

Since the end of last year, I have been following FIFA President Gianni Infantino on LinkedIn. I could probably get most of the same information from official FIFA accounts, but I feel it is more interesting to hear directly from the person leading the organisation, while also hoping to get an idea about his individual views and opinions.

News that the redoubtable Jackie Brock-Doyle CBE is to step back from her role as communications chief for World Athletics, working alongside President Lord Sebastian Coe, will disappoint many in the media who respect her as one of the best, if not the best, in the sports PR game.

Any head-hunting agency tasked with selecting candidates to become the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would need to look no further than the CV of Sebastian Newbould Coe, aka Baron Coe of Ranmore.

More than nine years ago in the Buenos Aires Hilton, my eye was drawn to an interested observer on the balcony as Thomas Bach’s election as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President was announced.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed that he is already doing his "ultimate" job but has admitted he is considering a bid to succeed Thomas Bach as head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Robert Hersh, who rose to become the most senior American official in the history of athletics, has died at the age of 82, USA Track & Field (USATF) has announced.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed that there is "no suggestion" of state-sponsored doping in Kenyan athletics despite a spate of positive drug tests.