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SA sprinter Akani Simbine finished second in the men's 100m, while long jumper Ruswahl Samaai came fifth at the Monaco Diamond League meeting.

South African star sprinter Akani Simbine outclassed a strong field to shatter the national and African 100m record at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial.

Reigning 400m Olympic champion and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk pulled out of the Istvan Gyulai Memorial due to "discomfort".

South African sprinter Akani Simbine is reaching peak form ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo as he obliterated the field in a 100m event in Hungary.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee have finalised their Tokyo Olympics squad as the final names for Team SA were announced.

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson confirmed she tested positive for marijuana at the US Olympic trials and will be barred from the 100m at the Tokyo Games.

South African long-distance runner Precious Mashele delivered in spectacular fashion to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games in Durban.

World 400m champion Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain was banned for two years for doping on Wednesday in a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Britain's Mo Farah has vowed to end his career on a high note despite failing to earn a chance to defend his Olympic 10,000m crown in Tokyo.

Sydney McLaughlin set a world record in the women's 400m hurdles at the US Olympic trials on Sunday, clocking 51.90sec after a thrilling battle with rival Dalilah Muhammad.

Nine-time Comrades Marathon winner Bruce Fordyce talks about his latest book offering: Winged Messenger and why he decided to focus on a guide specific to Comrades novices.

Nine-time Comrades Marathon winner Bruce Fordyce talks about his latest book offering: Winged Messenger and why he decided to focus on a guide specific to Comrades novices.

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah's hopes of ending his track career at the Tokyo Games ended as he fell short of the qualifying mark for the 10 000 metres in Manchester.

Banned Olympic silver medallist Luvo Manyonga's former agency, Newton Sports Agency, alleged the long jumper was under the spell of a "criminal element" that has derailed him.

Sascoc has announced the majority of the Team South Africa squad that will be participating in next month's Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Two Diamond League athletics meetings in China have been postponed owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers said Thursday.

Luvo Manyonga, who has battled drug addiction, told Cape Times exclusively that he consulted a traditional healer who told him that he was "apparently supposed to die" and not his mother.

All-time Olympic great sprinter Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett announced Sunday the birth of twin boys, who have been named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt.

Reigning 400m Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk has qualified for next month's Tokyo Olympics, while Caster Semenya has failed once again.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) says it will reach out to long-jumper Luvo Manyonga, who on Friday was banned from competing for four years after failing to make himself available for drug testing.