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IT is not unusual for athletes of Jamaican heritage to excel in track and field outside of the national colours.

With the Olympics fast approaching, the head of UK Athletics, Charles van Commenee, talks to Simon Turnbull about his demanding medal targets for 2012 and why he thinks the team may even exceed his lofty expectations GETTY IMAGES Charles van Commenee believes Britain will achieve his target of eight track and field medals at London 2012 enlarge The ...

THE Lee Valley Regional Park, beloved of Enfield residents for its nature reserve and first class sports facilties, was given an award last week.

The chief executive of UK Athletics wants British athletes to win 10 medals at the London Olympics in 2012.

LOUIS SMITH insists his season has always been about this month's World Championships as he bids to follow up his European silver with global gold.

On the day Alexandre Gaydamak finally sold Portsmouth Football Club to Sulaiman Al Fahim, a court in Israel was ruling on the ownership of two more of the controversial businessman's assets.

Sebastian Coe has hailed the announcement of a multi-million pound sponsorship deal by payment card giant Visa for Britain's 1,200 Olympic and Paralympic athletes as "a ground-breaking moment for British sport". Visa will become the presenting partner of Team 2012 in the run-up to the London Games in three years' time.

ON THE day Alexandre Gaydamak finally sold Portsmouth Football Club to Sulaiman Al Fahim, a court in Israel was ruling on the ownership of two more of the controversial businessman's assets.

ANDY BADDELEY helped England claim an emphatic victory over Australia in the inaugural athletics Ashes in Newcastle.

The Olympic 400 metres champion, Christine Ohuruogu, is hoping to end an "indifferent" season by captaining England to victory at the Great North City Games today.

GREENWICH Paralympic medallist swimmer Dervis Konuralp was inducted in to the London Youth Games Hall of Fame at a special awards evening last week.

England were 10-1 winners in the inaugural athletics Ashes against Australia in Newcastle and Gateshead.

OLYMPIC 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu is hoping to end what has been an a a indifferenta TMa TM season by captaining England to victory at the Great North City Games today.

He admitted he was out of gas and "running on fumes" but it was still enough to power Usain Bolt to a runaway victory at the World Athletics Final on Sunday night.

Richmond Volleyball Club is one of three sports clubs or organisations that have been shortlisted for community partner award.

Carmelita Jeter upstaged Usain Bolt with a stunning run in the women's 100m at the World Athletics Final in Greece.

By RAF CASERT Usain Bolt once again stole the show.The Jamaican ran the fourth fastest 200 meters in history on Friday to upstage Yelena Isinbayeva, Sanya Richards and Kenenisa Bekele, who split a $1 million jackpot for winning their events in all six Golden League meets this season.Because of a wet track and cold conditions at the Van Damme ...

Sanya Richards has secured at least part of the $1 million Golden League jackpot, winning the 400 meters to finish a perfect six-for-six in the top European meets.

Sanya Richards has secured at least part of the $1 million Golden League jackpot, winning the 400 meters to finish a perfect six-for-six in the top European meets.

It was the afternoon after the night before and Christine Ohuruogu was sitting on a sofa in the Olympic Village, her chunk of precious metal zipped up in the pocket of her Team GB tracksuit bottoms.