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Three golds for Cardiff hurdlers

IT was a successful day for the Cardiff hurdles squad at the Welsh Schools Championships in Brecon yesterday. Read

Athletics: Battling Crane driven to reach fresh heights

FOUR years ago, Julie Crane set out on a routine car journey, knowing she was within a centimetre of fulfilling her Olympic dream. Read

Athletics: Christine cautious over Chambers' appeal

WORLD 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu has refused to be drawn on sprinter Dwain Chambers’ appeal against his Olympic ban. Read

Athletics: Morse tracking down a world discus medal

BIG discus hope Brett Morse was flying out to Poland today, intent on making his mark on the world junior championships. Read

Athletics: Jackson urges Chambers to accept Olympics drug ban

COLIN Jackson has told Dwain Chambers to “stop bitching” about his Olympic ban and accept the punishment for being a drugs cheat. Read

Athletics: Chambers hopes for relay place

Chambers realises everything depends on the lifetime ban imposed on him by the British Olympic Association being lifted on appeal. Read

Athletics: Gay puts down an Olympic marker

ATHLETICS: World 100m champion Tyson Gay threw down the gauntlet to his American rivals with a national record of 9.77secs in the quarter-finals of the United States Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Oregon. Read

Athletics: Chambers set for legal challenge

ATHLETICS: Dwain Chambers’ appeal against his lifetime Olympic suspension will pick up pace in the next few days with the serving of procedural papers for the case to be heard as quickly as possible in the High Court. Read

Athletics: Sprint star insists Bolt remains the man to beat

WORLD champion Tyson Gay insisted he would not be the Olympic gold medal favourite in Beijing despite running the fastest 100 metres time ever under any conditions in winning the US Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. Read

Athletics: Greats warn Chambers off making Beijing bid

DWAIN Chambers has been left in little doubt that he would be an unwelcome addition to the British Olympic squad at this summer’s Games in Beijing. Read

Athletics: Chambers back on track

DWAIN Chambers clocked a world-class time of 10.06secs in the 100m at the EnBW Weltklasse meeting in Biberach as he easily attained the Olympic A qualifying standard for the second time yesterday. Read

Athletics: Phillips’ gold standard puts Britons in charge

PHILLIPS IDOWU claimed gold at the European Cup in Annecy yesterday to spearhead the Great Britain men’s team’s fifth success in the competition. Read

Athletics: McFall blasts Paralympian drugs cheat Connor

CARDIFF sprinter John McFall has launched a stinging attack on drugs cheat Earle Connor ahead of the pair’s likely Paralympic Games showdown in Beijing. Read

Athletics: Williams’ Olympic dream is over

WELSH Olympic hopes have been dealt a severe blow after medal prospect Rhys Williams was ruled out of the Beijing Games. Read

Athletics: 400m star Williams to miss Olympics

Welsh 400m hurdler Rhys Williams is out of contention for the Beijing Olympics after suffering a fresh stress fracture to his right foot. Read

Athletics: Baddeley confirms Grangemouth entry

DREAM Mile winner Andy Baddeley will race at the Bank of Scotland Cup in Grangemouth on July 1 ahead of the Olympic trials in Birmingham. Read

Athletics: Williams injury cloud over Games bid

WELSH Olympic medal hope Rhys Williams suffered a major setback to his Beijing Games dreams in Swansea yesterday. Read

Athletics: Thie relaxes while Rhys sweats

CARDIFF AC’s James Thie considers himself Wales’ number one 1,500m man today, but was glad to hit the sack last night after a seriously long weekend. Read

Athletics: Cardiff experience mixed fortunes at Swansea.

On the plus side, there were several notable individual performances and a top three finish in the sprint relay. Read

Athletics: Top Welsh stars target senior glory

WHILE the return of former European 400m champion Iwan Thomas is a major talking point, the Welsh Senior Open Championships will also herald the return of some familiar faces tomorrow. Read

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