A white summer dress made famous in the iconic Tennis Girl poster of the 1970s is to be auctioned.

Turkish athletes Nevin Yanit and Asli Cakir Alptekin have both been charged with doping by the IAAF, and are in jeopardy of losing recently won medals.

A British woman has given herself what she believes is the longest name in the world.

Three Scotland Yard officers involved in the original police investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World (NotW) will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry today.

The Guardian defended its coverage of the phone-hacking scandal today after admitting that News of the World operatives did not delete key voicemail messages from Milly Dowler’s mobile phone.

Former Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain is the latest name to be added to the phone hacking scandal.

Usain Bolt has vowed to do his fans proud in the 200 metres after his disqualification from the final of the 100m at the World Championships in Daegu.

As we analyse British media practices, a comparison with other countries’ methods is needed too, says Kate Holton

Caster Semenya's future in athletics remained under a cloud today after it was revealed no further progress had been been made in ascertaining her gender status.

Allegations of phone tapping at Britain’s best-selling Sunday newspaper were dismissed today by the industry’s watchdog.

TRIPLE Olympic champion Usain Bolt last night admitted he was saddened by the news that five fellow Jamaican athletes had tested positive for a banned substance.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) tonight confirmed that five Jamaican athletes have tested positive for a banned substance.

The News of the World’s chief reporter was accused today of involvement in phone-hacking.

LONDON will have to wait to discover whether it will be given a Golden League meeting in a planned restructuring of the series, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) revealed yesterday.

‘BLADE RUNNER’ Oscar Pistorius may take legal action against the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) amid reports they are trying to exclude him from South Africa’s Olympic team.

Controversial Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been awarded a 100m silver medal from the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton after the disgraced Marion Jones was stripped of all her medals having admitted use of the banned steroid THG.

Nick Davies, communications director for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has moved to allay fears that pollution may cause further athletes to withdraw from this year’s Beijing Olympics – a day after world record holder Haile Gebrselassie decided not to run the marathon.

Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele will bid to land a record sixth IAAF World Cross Country Championship title in Edinburgh on March 30.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have cleared the way for disgraced drugs cheat Marion Jones to be stripped of her Sydney Olympic Games medals by annulling all her results back to 2000.

The IAAF has rejected criticism from double amputee Oscar Pistorius, insisting the South African needs to “respect” the governing body.

OLYMPIC 100m champion Justin Gatlin must serve a minimum drugs ban of four years, says the world governing body.

Doctor Who star Billie Piper has signed a six-figure deal to write her autobiography, it was announced today.

The Olympic gold-medallist Mark Lewis-Francis has escaped a ban after testing positive for cannabis at this year’s Spar European Indoor Championships.

Greek coach Christos Tzekos took the blame today for the drugs scandal which engulfed the Olympic Games as his star athletes Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were cleared.

Marion Jones has denied new allegations she has used performance-enhancing drugs.

ATHLETICS chiefs have admitted the missed drugs test debacle of Greek sprint duo Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou could rumble on until December.

World 100 and 200 metres champion Kelli White has accepted a two-year suspension for drug offences.

UEFA have backed the eight-month ban given to Rio Ferdinand for missing a drugs test.

SEVERAL athletes who competed in this year's world championships in Paris have tested positive for the new designer steroid THG, an IAAF spokesman confirmed yesterday.

ATHLETES who test positive for the designer steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) could get reduced bans if they provide information on anybody involved in a doping conspiracy, the sport’s governing body has said.

United States Track and Field have been given until tomorrow night to discipline sprinter Jon Drummond.