Kenyan runners on track for love and marriage

2010-03-16T09:16:58Z

<div><p>Kenya's track stars are running away from tradition and into each other's arms, finding marriage to be the best way of espousing sporting careers and A-lister lifestyles.</p><p>During the past two decades there have been so many athletes who have said "I do", as the rate of marriages between the track stars rises in Kenya.</p><p>"We tend to live very close knit life as we have less time to socialize outside the...

China's Liu upbeat after athletics loss

2010-03-16T00:16:12Z

<div><p>Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang has vowed to regain world-class form after finishing a lowly seventh in his international return at the World Indoor Championships, state press said Tuesday.</p><p>In his first global competition after an Achilles tendon injury, Liu finished well behind rival Dayton Robles of Cuba, who wo...

IAAF World Indoor Championships - Day Three

2010-03-14T11:32:32Z

DOHA, QATAR - MARCH 14: Teddy Tamgho of France competes in the Mens Triple Jump Final during Day 3 of the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the Aspire Dome on March 14, 2010 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

United States' Bernard Lagat runs to winning the Men's 3000m race at the 13th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Doha, Qatar.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

World Record NCAA Indoors Athletics

2010-03-13T16:00:49Z

Oregon's Ashton Eaton, right, and Wichita State's Chris Dickman, left, round a curve in the 1,000 meters competition of the heptathlon during the NCAA...

ATPOPIX World Record NCAA Indoors Athletics

2010-03-13T16:00:47Z

Oregon's Ashton Eaton poses for a photo after breaking a world record for points in the heptathlon competition during the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday, March 13, 2010. Eaton br...

Oregon heptathlete sets world record

2010-03-13T14:15:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Oregon's Ashton Eaton sets world record in indoor heptathlon, breaking Dan O'Brien's mark</div><div><p>Oregon's Ashton Eaton has broken Dan O'Brien's 17-year-old world record in the indoor heptathlon.</p><p>Eaton set a mark of 6,499 points Saturday at the DOHA, QATAR - MARCH 13: (L-R) Yargeris Savigne of Cuba celebrates the silver medal, Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan the gold medal and Anna Pyatykh of Russia the bronze medal during the medal ceremony for the Wome...

Chambers, Ennis enjoy golden day for Britain

2010-03-13T09:00:09Z

<div><p>DOHA (Reuters) - Dwain Chambers claimed his first global sprint title and Jessica Ennis posted the fourth-best pentathlon score of all-time on a golden day for Britain at the world indoor champion...

Ennis, Clay win world indoor multi-discipline events

2010-03-13T07:15:34Z

<div><p>Briton Jessica Ennis and American Bryan Clay won the multi-discipline events at the world indoors on Saturday.</p><p>Ennis, the reigning world heptathlon champion, racked up a total of 4937 points over the one-day five-discipline pentathlon event.</p><p>"It is very special to win here and break the championship record," she said of her new mark...

US heptathlete Clay wins world crown

2010-03-13T06:15:42Z

<div><p>American Bryan Clay claimed gold in the heptathlon at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday.</p><p>The reigning Olympic decathlon champion racked up a total of 6204 points to finish ahead of team-mate and reigning world decathlon champion Trey Hardee (6184).</p><p>Russian Aleksey Drozdo...

Clay wins world heptathlon crown

2010-03-13T06:15:17Z

IAAF World Indoor Championships - Day One

2010-03-12T05:30:59Z

DOHA, QATAR - MARCH 12: Samyr Laine of Haiti competes in the Mens Triple Jump Qualification during Day 1 of the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the Aspire Dome on March 12, 2010 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Knee injury forces Keflezighi out of Half-Marathon

2010-03-10T12:16:00Z

<div><p>American Meb Keflezighi said Wednesday that a sore left knee will keep him from running in the New York Half-Marathon, what would have been his first race since winning the 2009 New York Marathon.</p><p>Keflezighi has not raced since last November, when he became the first Jesse Williams and Chaunte Howard Lowe have never earned medals in world or Olympic competition, but both believe things could be different this year.</p><p>As the US indoor athletics championships returned to this mile-high (1620-meter altitude) city for the first time since 1966, Williams and Lowe turned in dominant pe...

Bolt's team comes up short in 4x400m relay

2010-02-28T00:16:06Z

<div><p>Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man over the short sprints, produced an impressive 400m anchor leg but couldn't deliver a victory in the 4x400m relay at Saturday's Gibson Relays.</p><p>Bolt's anchor split was 43.58 seconds. He brought the more than 15,000 spectators to their feet as he took the baton in fourth place, some 20m behind, and roared past all but the leader by the backstretch.</p><p>He chal...

Vancouver Olympics Sports Biggest Gaffes

2010-02-24T18:46:58Z

In this Sept. 1972 file photo, Eddie Hart of the United States crosses the finish line to give USA the gold medal in the 4 x100-meter relay at the 1972 Munich Olympics. At the Munich Olympics, Hart was one of the favorites in the most glamorous track and field event, the 100 meters. Only one problem _ his coach had t...

DA: Wife of slain Olympian to face murder charge

2010-02-22T09:23:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Prosecutor: Wife of slain Olympic shot putter to face murder, firearms charges in California</div><div><p>A prosecutor says he intends to file murder and firearms charges against the widow of an Olympic shot put medalist who was gunned down in his Southern California back yard.</p><p>Jane Laut was arrested Saturday by Jane Laut, 52, was detained during a traffic stop Saturday morning on a...

Champs back to run Boston Marathon

2010-02-22T10:07:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Last year's Boston Marathon champions Merga and Kosgei back to defend their crowns</div><div><p>Boston Marathon champions Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya are scheduled to be back to defend their ti...

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