Turner takes his chance to join growing list of British winners
| Another night in the Montjuic Olympic Stadium; another British gold at the European Championships. | Following in the footsteps of Mo Farah and Phillips Idowu, Andy Turner snatched the hand of opportunity when it was thrust in his direction in the midst of the men's 1... |
Rhys looks to upstage Dai in a Welsh hurdles one-two
| It has happened here before. A big Welsh favourite beaten to the gold by a training partner in a major championship hurdles final in the magnificent Montjuic Stadium. | Back in 1992 Colin Jackson finished down in seventh place when the Olympic 110m hurdles crown was o... |
Lemaitre double denies Malcolm's brave bid at the last
| Well, at least one resurrection man of British sprinting has given Christophe Lemaitre a run for his money in the chase for European Championship gold here in the capital of Catalonia. | Dwain Chambers was unable to manage it in the 100m final on Wednesday night, fini... |
Turner earns top prize after Malcolm enjoys silver lining
| Another night in the Montjuic Olympic Stadium, another gold. Following in the footsteps of Mo Farah and Phillips Idowu, Andy Turner grabbed his chance to claim a third British gold of the European Championships last night. | It was thrust in the direction of the 29-ye... |
Golden girl Ennis shines despite storm clouds
| There was a rude awakening for Jessica Ennis yesterday. | The storm clouds gathered over this particular corner of Europe through the early hours and dropped their load with a vengeance while the golden girl of British athletics was attempting to complete a good night... |
Idowu wants Olympic gold to complete his medal haul
| So that's another chunk of gleaming gold for Phillips Idowu to display in his sparkling, presumably bulging trophy cabinet. Maybe not. | "I keep my medals in a sock drawer," the great British triple jumper said yesterday, the morning after he had hopped, stepped and j... |
Biennial Europeans would suit Irish athletes
| ATHLETICS: In my unofficial poll of Irish athletes this week, there was broad support for this, particularly, and inevitably, among those who didn't fare so well here in Barcelona, writes IAN O'RIORDAN | YOU KNOW it's been a long week when your eyesight starts giving... |
Rhys looks to upstage Dai in a Welsh one-two
| It has happened here before. A big Welsh favourite has been beaten to the gold by a training partner in a major championship hurdles final in the magnificent Montjuic Stadium. | Back in 1992 Colin Jackson finished down in seventh place when the Olympic 110m hurdles cr... |
Connaughton sprints to national gold
| Charlottetown's Jared Connaughton blazed the curve in the men’s 200 metre final and ran away with the Canadian championship on Friday night at the University of Toronto. | The veteran sprinter recorded a time of 20.66 seconds to beat defending champion Bryan Barnett... |
European Athletics Championships: What a Day for Russia!
| Pride of Place for Russia’s team at Barcelona’s European Athletics Championships on day 4 of six: Five Gold medals, two Silvers and three Bronze, bringing the total to nineteen medals (8 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze). Russia leads the field with almost double the numbe... |
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Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By The Associated Press | 1. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 171.393. | 2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 171.096. | 3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 170.371. | 4. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 170.222. | 5. (39) R... |
Lemaitre completes European sprint double
| France's Christophe Lemaitre crosses the finish line to win the men's 200m ... | Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre completed the sprint double at the European Championships here on Friday by following up his 100m triumph with victory in the 200m. | Britain's Christian Mal... |
Athletics: GB in the medals
| Britain won six medals on a frenetic evening's action in the European Championships in Barcelona. | Andy Turner struck gold in the 110 metres hurdles, while Christain Malcolm agonisingly missed his own gold in the 200 metres by just one hundredth of a second. | Michae... |
Aziz Zakari Slams Sports Ministry
..Should the sports Ministry be renamed as Ministry of Football? Ghana's sprint king and the only medalist at the on-going 17th African Championships in Athletics in Nairobi, Kenya, Aziz Zakari has slammed the Ministry of Youth And Sports for their disregard for the spo... |
Sprint hope Lemaitre clinches European golden double
| (CNN) -- New French sensation Christophe Lemaitre completed the 100-200 sprint double at the European Championships in Barcelona on Friday but only after a desperately close finish to the longer race. | Lemaitre, who won the 100m title on Wednesday, hit the front in h... |
Lemiatre powers to men's 200 gold to ensure Euro Championships sprint double
| BARCELONA, Spain - Christophe Lemaitre overcame another poor start to win the men's 200 meters on Friday and secure a sprint double at the European Championships. | The Frenchman was running fifth coming out of the bend at Barcelona's Olympic stadium before turning on... |
Athletics: Gold for Turner
| Andy Turner claimed Britain's third gold medal at the European Championships with victory in the 110m hurdles. | Turner, who like sprint silver medalists Mark Lewis-Francis and Christian Malcolm had his lottery funding removed at the end of 2009, came through in a sea... |
