This is a live blog from the Paris Diamond League. Feel free to send me messages on twitter @sarahcrobinson or leave a comment. 21.00 Well, that was an exciting evening. Some great performances, notably Pearson and Rudisha. Some fantastic times. There’s another meeting coming up on the...

It’s not been long since the European Championships, where Christophe Lemaitre retained his 100m title. Today marks the halfway point of 2012′s Diamond League and is live from the Stade de France in Paris. One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the night will surely be the men’s...

In Michael Johnson: Survival of the Fastest, Michael Johnson embarks on a fascinating personal journey to try and discover what enabled him to become the fastest man in the world, and achieve world records in the 200m and 400m. He continues to hold the record for the fastest 400m in...

In the Olympic Games there are few certainties. Gold medal favourites may false start, a world record holder might succumb to injury, the baton is easily dropped during a relay. But one expectation likely to be fulfilled is that a Kenyan will win a long distance race. In recent times, Kenyan...

I’m giving live blogging a try, by blogging through the Samsung Diamond League, live from New York, featuring Tyson Gay’s first competitive race in nearly a year. 21.10 That’s the last of the Diamond League races. Thank you to anyone who read even a single update of this...

Over the last few weekends, I’ve been ridiculously excited for reasons my friends cannot comprehend – live athletics has been on the television. Okay, so it’s the Aviva Indoor Athletics which aren’t the most important events in the world, even if they are used to get qualifying times...

It was the final hurrah for Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall, which would be making way for the new stadium being built for the Commonwealth Games. It was also one of the first athletics meetings of the season, with Great Britain taking on Russia, Germany, the USA and a Commonwealth elect to win the...

A number of years ago, I remember hearing a debate on the radio. The question was whether they should have two separate Olympics: one for ‘clean’ athletes and one for those who openly took drugs. Even as young as I was (this may have been ten years ago), I thought it was appalling that...

London is already hosting the Olympics in 2012, and so for some, the bidding for the Athletics World Championships in 2017 is unnecessary. After all, one of the biggest events in world sport is already coming to the UK. The key word is ‘legacy’. It has been branded about ever since it was...

With tomorrow’s athletics merely purely walking races, I thought this would be a great opportunity to discuss some of the most pivotal moments in the last few days of the Athletics World Championships in Daegu. As a fan of all British athletes, I was slightly disappointed to see Jessica...

If you read nothing else today, read this article by Andrew Steele, British 400m runner. These last few days, I have been writing about the wonderful achievements of athletes in Daegu. Well, that and the failures. But what never gets mentioned is the athletes that would have given...

Before I begin, let me just say I am very grateful to Channel 4 for bringing the World Athletic Championships to terrestrial TV. I do not have Eurosport and am therefore very glad that was able to watch Mo Farah’s fantastic silver medal live, as well as every one of Jessica Ennis’...

This year, the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) decided to change the rule of false starts. Previously, a false start would result in yellow card against the whole field. If anyone else then committed a false start, they would be immediately disqualified. Now, the rule...

Okay, it was a week ago, but it has taken me a long time to get this written. In the second Test between England and India, the following event occurred: Ian Bell hit what looked like a 4. He and Eoin Morgan ran three runs. Believing his shot had gone to the boundary, Ian Bell began walking...