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US SPRINTER Christian Coleman believes he will be cleared to run at next month’s IAAF Athletics World Championships in Doha following a hearing on September 4. The world’s fastest man is fighting to save his reputation after allegations he missed three drugs tests within the space of 12 months. AFP or licensors Christian Coleman believes […] More
US SPRINTER Christian Coleman could miss next month’s world championships and next summer’s Olympics after it was alleged he has missed a series of drugs tests. The world’s fastest man is fighting for his reputation today after claims he is disputing one of three whereabouts failures over the past 12 months. The world’s fastest man […] More
RUSSIAN athlete Margarita Plavunova has been found dead on the side of the road while out jogging during a training session. The champion hurdler, 25, was discovered in the Morshansky District in the Tamblov Oblast region of western Russia. Russian athlete Margarita Plavunova has been found dead during a training session The 25-year-old was a […] More
A DUTCH Olympic athlete has reportedly been arrested in Germany with nearly £2million worth of ecstasy and crystal meth in the boot of her car. Madiea Ghafoor – a 400m sprinter – was apprehended near Holland’s border with Germany on Thursday, June 18 with 50kg of drugs, according to NOS (Dutch Broadcasting Foundation). Dutch Olympian […] More
SCOTTISH athlete Luke Traynor has apologised for testing positive for cocaine – and fears he has “ruined” his career. The cross-country and 10km runner, 26, posted a message on Twitter revealing he had been charged by the UK Anti-Doping Agency after a sample included traces of the Class A illegal drug. Luke Traynor, pictured here […] More
SPEND JUST five minutes in the company of Reece Prescod and you are easily won over. You quickly realise this is a determined guy, who has changed around his entire life in the pursuit of achieving sporting glory. Reece Prescod has high aspirations and tells SunSport he is planning to become Olympic 100m champion one dayRichard Pelham, […] More
MEET SunSport’s Samurai Seven — our top tips to win gold in the Land of the Rising Sun. Today marks just ONE YEAR until the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. British canoeist Mallory Franklin won gold medals at the Lee Valley World Cup last monthRichard Pelham Sprinter Reece Prescod is hotly tipped to […] More
SPRINT queen Dina Asher-Smith was given a reality check ahead of autumn’s World Championships after being blown away by Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Britain’s fastest woman, a double gold winner at last year’s European Championships, finished second in the 100 metre final at London’s Anniversary Games on Sunday. Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith finished second to Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann […] More
