A former sports editor of mine used to remind his writers from time to time that ‘tragedies’ did not happen on the sports field. What he was referring to was, for example, a non-league footballer slipping on his arse in
On Nov. 1 Rikuren, the Japanese athletics federation, announced the names of the new members of its strengthening committee. Taking over as head of men's middle distance, long distance and marathoning is Team Asahi Kasei head coach Takeshi Soh. Team Tenmaya head coach Yutaka Taketomi...
INDIANAPOLIS – Robert F. Moran, Chairman & CEO, PetSmart, has been named as a Director of the USA Track & Field Foundation Board, USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced Thursday. “I’m sincerely honored to join
The ninth edition of the Sharm El Sheik Half Marathon, planned to be run on desert tracks through the Ras Mohamad National Park in Sinai on 2 November, has been postponed to 7 December. On 3 November the Taroko Gorge Marathon takes place in Chinese
European Athletics will decide Saturday which cities will host the 2014 and 2015 European Athletics Team Championships super leagues. Braunschweig (Germany) and Ostrava (Czech Republic) are bidding to host the top division of the 2014 championships, while Cheboksary (Russia) is bidding for 2015. Eac...
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