The stage is set for a top class evening of athletics at the Morton Games in Morton Stadium, Santry this evening headlined by the second fastest man in history, Yohan Blake, and World Universities 400m hurdles champion Thomas Barr.

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

Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has set his sights on playing cricket for Yorkshire after hanging up his spikes.

Usain Bolt had just completed his press conference after winning 200 metres gold at the London Olympics, his second title of the Games, and had risen from his seat when he paused for a moment before deciding he had one last message to impart.

Sprint sensations Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake began their seasons by competing in 400metre races in their native Jamaica.

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 British court heard today.

Olympic champion Aries Merritt finally broke Dayron Robles’ four-year-old 110m hurdles world record with a run of 12.80 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels last night.

Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt were again the star attractions at a cold and drizzly Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

Connacht have turned to the doctor who got Usain Bolt into shape for his triple Olympic goal medal haul in a bid to get one of their most promising players ready for the new season.

Usain Bolt was upstaged by training partner Yohan Blake at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne last night.

Usain Bolt was upstaged by training partner Yohan Blake at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne last night.

Usain Bolt was upstaged by training partner Yohan Blake at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne tonight.

The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt has claimed he wants to try his hand at the long jump before the 2016 Rio Olympics.

He may be the fastest man alive, but Usain Bolt was left for dust by five women dragged out of retirement during the Olympics.

Mo Farah has revealed how the biggest gamble of his career turned him from a weakling who runs “like a girl” into a double Olympic champion.

Usain Bolt brought the track action at London 2012 to a fittingly brilliant close tonight, anchoring the Jamaican 4x100m relay team to gold in a new world record.

There can be no doubt Usain Bolt is now, in his own words, a living legend.

Usain Bolt has urged the world to bask in his glory after becoming the first man to win the Olympic sprint double twice in succession on an historic night in London.

Usain Bolt secured the legendary status he craved by becoming the first man to win the Olympic sprint double twice in succession on a historic night in London.

Usain Bolt will get the chance to defend his 200m Olympic title after a comfortable victory in his semi-final last night.

It was always going to be difficult to repeat his semi-final faring in Beijing.

The morning after collecting his 100m gold in the Olympic Stadium, Usain Bolt reverted to his finest showman mode at the start line of the 200m preliminaries, offering his 80,000 disciples an extravagant version of his trademark lightning bolt pose.

Ireland’s Paul Hession failed to make it out of the heats of the 200 metres at the Olympic Stadium today.

Shrugging off economic hardships and high crime, people across Jamaica have proudly displayed the national colours of gold, black and green to mark the Caribbean island’s 50th anniversary of independence from Britain.

Usain Bolt warned Jamaican team-mate Yohan Blake he is ready to exact double revenge when the Olympic 200 metre competition begins today.

Four years ago in Beijing Paul Hession turned in a stunning performance to win his second round heat and qualify for the semi-finals of the 200m at the Olympic Games.

The Dutch world judo champion who hit a man for throwing a bottle on to the track at the start of the men’s 100m final on Sunday night said the blow was an emotional reaction.

A man remained in custody today after a bottle was thrown on to the track at the start of the men’s 100m final at the Olympic Stadium.

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

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.

THE FASTEST man in the world will tomorrow romp home to victory.

Tyson Gay, the second fastest man in history, has set his sights on finding “the missing piece of my heart” in London by finally winning an Olympic medal.

A proud Usain Bolt will carry the Jamaican flag at tonight’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics adamant he is fit for the real business of retaining his titles.

Usain Bolt can handle the fact he is no longer the fastest man on the Jamaican team, the team manager has insisted.

Usain Bolt is fit and firing ahead of the Olympics, according to his agent.

Usain Bolt ran a season’s best 9.85 seconds to win the World Challenge meeting in Zagreb tonight in his first 100 metres since false starting at the World Championships.

Usain Bolt has accepted the blame for his false start in the 100 metres final at the World Championships, but claims that champion Yohan Blake also moved in his blocks.

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.

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.