HISTORICALLY a meeting with the sparkle and tension of the Olympic Games, this year's US trials, starting today, are a test not only of America's best but of the sport itself.

IRISH 110 metres record-holder Peter Coghlan finished third in last night’s IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting in Lausanne.

AAA champion Mo Sillah-Freckleton produced a solid performance to progress into the 60m hurdles semi-finals on the second day of the World Indoor Championships in Budapest.

American athletics chiefs admit they are in a Catch 22 situation after announcing a "Zero Tolerance" campaign against drugs abuse in the sport.

KELLI WHITE of the United States became the first woman since East Germany’s Katrin Krabbe in 1991 to clinch the world championship sprint double when she won the women’s 200 metres title in Paris last night.

Allen Johnson powered his way to a third world title beating Olympic champion Anier Garcia in the men's 110m hurdles final.

American 100metre runner Tim Montgomery emerged from the shadow of Olympic Champion Maurice Greene to equal the second-fastest time in history at the Golden League meeting in Oslo last night.