Olympic and world 100m hurdles gold medallist announces decision to hang up her spikes as her body "has decided it is time to let it go" Australia's 100m hurdles star Sally Pearson has announced her decision to retire after a 16-year athletics career. The London 2012 Olympic and two-time world gold medallist said her body "has deci...

World 100m hurdles champion will race at the street athletics event on September 7 Sally Pearson has been announced as one of the first athletes set to compete at this year’s Great North CityGames as the exciting street athletics event moves to a brand new location. Pearson, the 2012 Olympic and two-time world champion, will race in...

Wayde van Niekerk, Sally Pearson, Karsten Warholm, Mutaz Barshim, Katerina Stefanidi and Christian Taylor set to compete in London Six world champions from London 2017 will return to the scene of their triumphs at the Müller Anniversary Games on July 20-21. Olympic and two-time world 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk, London 2012 Olympi...

World 100m hurdles champion describes missing home Games through injury as "gut-wrenching" Australia's Sally Pearson has been forced to withdraw from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games due to an Achilles injury which she says has "flared up considerably" in the last few days. The Australian athletics team co-captain has been the face...

Results from the Australian, German and French championships and more, plus road race wins for Scott Overall, Maria Heslop and Robbie Simpson While the US Championships dominated internationally (report here, incl...

Allyson Felix, Sally Pearson, Justin Gatlin and Marcel Hug are also among those included in awards shortlists Mo Farah, Allyson Felix and Justin Gatlin are among the athletes to have been nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards. A total of seven track and field athletes have been shortlisted across the range of awards categorie...

Recent highlights include a course record win by Bekele in India, a strong sprint by Sally Pearson and a fine third by Nick Goolab at the Venta De Banos cross country Tata Steel Kolkata 25K, India, December 17 Multi world record-holder Kenenisa Bekele won in a course record 73:48. Eritrea’s Tsegay Tuemay was s...