CASTER SEMENYA has spoken of her delight at being able to return to the track after the International Association of Athletics Federations gave her the all-clear to resume her career.

Defending marathon champion Paula Radcliffe has been selected by UK Athletics for the World Championships in Berlin in August.

Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers will start as favourite for 60metres gold at the European Indoor Championships in Turin after being confirmed in the Aviva Great Britain team today.

Sprinter Dwain Chambers is encouraged by comments from new UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee suggesting he would be welcomed back into the Great Britain team.

UK Athletics have parted company with performance director Dave Collins.

Charles van Commenee, the Dutchman who guided Denise Lewis to her Olympic heptathlon gold medal four years ago, is emerging as a strong candidate to become UK Athletics’ new coaching supremo.

Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis has parted company with controversial coach Dr Ekkart Arbeit, and again linked up with her former mentor Charles van Commenee.

Olympic champion Denise Lewis is expected to hit the comeback trail by contesting her first heptathlon since claiming victory in Sydney at the European Cup Combined Events meeting in July.

Denise Lewis today admitted that spending too much time celebrating her Olympic gold medal played a part in her being forced to pull out of the world championships in Canada.