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Jamaican triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt headlines a group of nine athletes contracted to compete in the new Diamond League circuit next year, league organizers and the IAAF announced on Saturday.

Is Sanya Richards the Female Athlete of the Year? Yesterday we told you about the five male contenders for top year-end IAAF honors.

Michael Phelps failed to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke events at a World Cup short-course meet while wearing an old-style swimsuit.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva lead the contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards.

The International Olympic Committee have created a new digital social campaign aimed at young people.

Gautam Gambhir says he likes to be under pressure since it brings out the best in him.

Diva of the discus Dani Samuels has won strong support as a role model, especially for women.

Human Rights Watch is asking the International Olympic Committee to create a permanent mechanism to monitor human rights in Olympic host countries -- before, during and after the games.

Sunday, September 27, 2009 SEOUL: Tyson Gay beat his arch-rival Asafa Powell to win the men's 100 metres at the Daegu Pre-Championship Meeting in the southern Korean city of Daegu late on Friday.

Tyson Gay won his final sprint race of the season over the weekend at the 2009 Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting, while Yelena Isinbayeva took first spot in the pole vault competition.

A five-year, multimillion-US-dollar deal reportedly offered to sprint sensation Usain Bolt by a Chinese company could also allow the athletics superstar to eventually spin off his own division of the firm.

American sprinter Tyson Gay won the 100 meters, edging Jamaican Asafa Powell at the Daegu Pre-Championships Meet.

Former World and Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou is retiring. "I quit. This hasn't been an easy decision to take," the 22-year-old Frenchwoman told Friday's edition of Le Parisien newspaper.

SHANGHAI: How much pressure Liu Xiang's injured Achilles tendon can bear remains a concern despite his stellar comeback to the track at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.

China's athletics golden boy Liu Xiang placed second at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix last night in the hurdler's first race since a foot injury forced him to pull out of the Beijing Olympic Games one year ago.

Following is a selection of the top 10 moments from the Beijing Olympics: 1) Usain Bolt breaks the 100 meters world record.

A year after his dramatic withdrawal from the Beijing Olympics, Liu Xiang is attempting a comeback that has again brought hope and anxiety to the Chinese public.

Jamaican Asafa Powell runs to win the men's 100 metres in the athletics meeting at Poland on September 15, 2009.

Usain Bolt might have opted out but Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell are coming to Daegu this month.

THESSALONIKI : World silver medallist Tyson Gay of the United States overhauled former world record holder Asafa Powell to win the men's 100m at the World Athletics Final on Saturday.