Recent Athletics Stories

• Athletics
  2013 London Marathon to go ahead despite Boston blasts16 Apr 2013

  Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has insisted the 2013 London Marathon should go ahead on Sunday - and is "absolutely confident" it can be kept safe after two explosions brought a tragic end to its Boston equivalent. Race organisers have confirmed the showpiece annual event in the capital will take p...

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  Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis win prestigious awards – the best pictures from Laureus Awards Ceremony12 Mar 2013

  Andy Murray was named Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award winner in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night.  Last year, Murray won his first major championship at the US Open, the London 2012 Olympics singles gold medal and mixed doubles silver medal. Usain Bolt was acclaimed Laureus World Sp...

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  Oscar Pistorius charged with murder14 Feb 2013

  Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend. Model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead at Pistorius’ home in Pretoria on Thursday morning, with a police statement confirming at the time that a 30-year-old woman had been “fatally wounded”. They have now c...

• Olympic
  IAAF Male Athlete of the Year odds – Aries Merritt 6/4 favourite to win6 Nov 2012

  Ladbrokes now have odds for IAAF Male and Female Athlete of the Year, with Jessica Ennis in pole position to win the latter category Aries Merritt and Jessica Ennis are the favourites to win this year's IAAF athlete of the year awards according to Ladbrokes.  Merritt's successful 2012 boasts a...

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  Diamond League Athletics betting tips - Bolt and Blake set to shine in Brussels7 Sep 2012

  Usain Bolt and James Blake look certainties in Brussels but Luguelin Santos is tired and should be opposed in the men's 400m. Having hinted that David Rudisha was vulnerable to the 18-year-old Mohammed Aman at the first-half of the Diamond League final in Zurich last week, I only wish that I'd reco...

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  Diamond League Athletics betting tips - Usain Bolt set to fly in Lausanne23 Aug 2012

  Those who are missing athletics after the London Olympics can get their fix with the Diamond League tonight which will feature Kiryani James, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and the irrepressible Usain Bolt. Some might say it's hard to get up for another athletics' meeting so soon after the Olympics, but w...

• Olympic
  All eyes on Usain Bolt4 Aug 2012

  Britain’s Jessica Ennis has been the undoubted star and fans’ favourite at the Olympic Stadium on the opening two days of athletics action, but she had to share the limelight with defending men’s 100m champion Usain Bolt on Saturday (4/5 to defend his crown). Bolt has had his injury woes in 2012 an...

• Olympic
  Big boys set to clash3 Aug 2012

  After a superb first week of the Olympics, the athletics finally gets underway on Friday and it is still unclear who will win a number of the events, most notably in the men’s 100m where Yohan Blake has recently overtaken compatriot Usain Bolt (8/11 – 100m outright). Despite missing out on gold at ...

• Olympic
  Mo Farah 11/2 to claim Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m double24 Jul 2012

  Mo Farah is favourite to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m races at the 2012 Olympics, although he is 11/2 with BetVictor to secure double gold Summer games specials from BetVictor; Usain Bolt London 2012 Specials;To win the 100 Metre Gold Medal               &...

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  Diamond League Athletics latest odds: Asafa Powell favourite to win 100m10 May 2012

  The 2012 Diamond League takes place in Doha, with Asafa Powell and Nesta Carter set to battle it out in the 100m The Diamond League is a Worldwide Track and Field competition involving the cream of the crop of Athletics at 14 events around the world, starting off in Doha, Qatar on the 11th May. &nb...

• Olympic
  Men's Marathon Betting Tips 2012 - Back Patrick Makau21 Apr 2012

  Men's Race - Sunday - 09:45 (BST) - BBC1 & BBC2 Men's marathoning has undergone a revolution in recent years. Following the example of Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, a slew of athletes have run the event with such aggression of late that hitherto miracle times are now commonplace, with near wor...

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  IAAF World Indoor Championships Betting – Farah and Ennis to shine8 Mar 2012

  The IAAF World Indoor Championships kicks off on Friday and William Hill have priced up some of Team GB’s medal hopes. Jess Ennis will be competing in the pentathlon and she is 6/5 with William Hill to win the gold in the event, while Mo Farah is 11/8 to win gold in the 3000m.  Dwain Chambers ...

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  London to host 2017 World Athletics Championships11 Nov 2011

  London has been named as the host city for the 2017 World Athletics Championships.The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) made the announcement following the final presentations in Monaco on Friday, confirming London had beaten Doha in the race to host the event.Lord Coe, the ...

• Olympic
  Mo Farah hot favourite to win Olympic 2012 gold after 5000m victory4 Sep 2011

  Mo Farah produced a brilliant performance in the World Championship 5000m to win gold and will now prepare for the 2012 Olympics Mo Farah is 5/6 to win gold at the 2012 Olympics after his success in the World Championships on Sunday. bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth told Bettingpro: “Farah managed to ...

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  Dai Greene wins World Championship Gold for Great Britain1 Sep 2011

  Welsh hurdler Dai Greene won the 2011 world title and he is now 9/4 to repeat his 400 metres success at London 2012 Dai Greene has been cut to 9/4 (from 4/1) by Sky Bet to win gold in the 400 metres hurdles at the London 2012 Olympics after becoming a world champion in Daegu. Greene added the ...