Usain Bolt is back in old London town and that is usually good reason to be cheerful, not fearful. 

It’s a pastime associated with former Coronation Street character Jack Duckworth, but pigeon racing is alive and well in Ireland. And prize birds can be worth as much as €250,000, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

"It’s been years since the Super Bowl felt as significant as the draft."

The man who threw a plastic beer bottle at competitors at the start of the men’s Olympic 100m final was sentenced to an eight-week community order in England today.

A man who got into the Olympic Stadium without a ticket then threw a beer bottle at competitors lining up for the men’s 100m final has been found guilty of public disorder.

A man screamed abuse at Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt before hurling a bottle at the start line of the men’s Olympic 100m final, a court was told.

A man screamed abuse at Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt before hurling a bottle at the start line of the men’s Olympic 100m final, a British court heard today.

Usain Bolt will be guest of honour at Manchester United’s Premier League encounter with Fulham at Old Trafford today.

Olympic superstar Usain Bolt ran rings around his opponents at London 2012 but can he tackle the hills of Donegal?

Usain Bolt has hit out at people who make claims about the use of performance enhancing drugs in athletics, and has “lost all respect” for former Olympic champion Carl Lewis.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt admitted he was delighted to prove his doubters wrong after retaining his Olympic 100m title in London.

The queues began long before the main event.

Usain Bolt tonight fulfilled his dream of becoming a “legend” of the sport by successfully defending his Olympic 100m title in stunning style in London.

JOANNE CUDDIHY was in distinguished company at the world championships in Daegu yesterday when she false-started in her semi-final of the women’s 400m less than an hour before reigning Olympic and world champion, Usain Bolt, made a similar exit from the men’s 100m final.

Usain Bolt’s quest to become an athletics legend took a stunning blow today when the triple Olympic champion was disqualified from the 100 metres final at the World Championships for a false start.

Usain Bolt today issued an ominous warning to the challengers for his World Championship title with a commanding victory in the heats of the 100 metres in Daegu.

Former world champion Maurice Greene believes Usain Bolt remains in a world of his own as the Jamaican begins his attempt to add World Championship glory to his three Olympic gold medals.

DAVID GILLICK’S historic 44.77-second run in Madrid last month was recognised yesterday when he was given the Crowne Plaza Athlete of the Month Award for July as he packed his bags for the world championships in Berlin.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will compete in his first track race since recovering from a car accident at the Festival of Excellence meeting in Toronto tomorrow.

WHEN you are passionate about sport, seeing any action live is a treat. When you witness history being made in the process, it is something to cherish.

Michael Johnson has congratulated Usain Bolt on breaking his 200m record and believes the Jamaican has taken his place among sprinting’s greats.