Mike Rodgers

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica falls to the track in the Men’s 4x100 Relay final. Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Bolt breaks down as Britain sprint to relay gold

As sporting farewells go it was spectacularly surprising on the double - Usain Bolt pulling up injured in what was his last ever race on the track, wh(...)

Justin Gatlin has vowed to boycott the BBC and British media over their coverage of his 100m showdown with Usain Bolt at the World Championships in Beijing. Photograph: PA
Justin Gatlin vows to boycott BBC and British media

The world 100m silver medallist, Justin Gatlin, has vowed to boycott the BBC and other British media at the championships in protest at their “biased”(...)

Justin Gatlin and Usain Bolt cross the finish line in Beijing. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin and saves the sport of running

Never has 100 metres of running added up to so much more than the sum of its parts. Never has 9.79 seconds felt like such an eternity. And even if Usa(...)

Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after winning the men’s 100m during the London Diamond League ‘Anniversary Games’ meeting at the Olympic Stadium in east London. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters
Rocket man Bolt needs afterburners to get home

Rocket man Usain Bolt recovered from an awful start to light up the Olympic Stadium once again on Friday night as won the 100 metres in 9.85 seconds.T(...)