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Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and British Olympic diver Tom Daley have spoken out for the first time about their recent engagement.

Usain Bolt won an unprecedented fourth straight 200m and 10th World Championships gold medal as he washed away the field in Beijing. Waiting for him in the final will be America’s Justin Gatlin, who was also impressive in his progression, posting a time of 19.87 seconds to...

Bolt, the reigning two-time Olympic and three-time World champion, won his 200m semifinal in 19.95 seconds, appearing to spend time during his race looking up at a stadium video screen and, briefly, across to the second-place finisher.

The world record holder posted the second fastest time across the three heats behind America’s Justin Gatlin, who he beat in the final of the 100m earlier in the meeting.

To wit, a reporter asked IOC Coordination Commission President Nawal El Moutawakel if she would be willing to swim in the polluted waters that Olympic athletes will have to deal with in a year.

Rio de Janeiro, August 24 (IANS): Sailing’s world governing body could shift Rio 2016 Olympic events out of Guanabara Bay due to pollution, organisers said.

The Jamaican had struggled for form and fitness all season, stumbled his way through the semi-finals and got nowhere close to the times that his rival Justin Gatlin had been posting.

Bolt has now won 10 of 11 individual global sprint titles since 2008, with the only blip occurring when he false-started in the 100m final at the 2011 world championships.

But Usain Bolt yesterday underlined his status as the fastest man on the planet, crossing the line in his season-best 9.79 seconds to beat his rival by just one-hundredth of a second.

Usain Bolt once again produced his best when it mattered most to retain his 100 metres world title and reassert his status as the number one sprinter on the planet at a rocking Bird’s Nest Stadium on Sunday night.

Usain Bolt has retained his crown as world 100 metres champion following a thrilling victory over American rival Justin Gatlin at the Bird’s Nest in Beijing.

Usain Bolt has worked closely with PUMA for more than a decade, with the Global Sports brand equipping him with innovative running and training wear.

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According to the Associated Press, Cho was “50-60%” after a 24-hour hospital stay and was training again. He said he doesn’t know “the exact reason why I got so sick”.

Usain Bolt’s coach Glen Mills has backed the sprinting superstar to come good at this month’s World Championships in Beijing. 22-30 championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium and victory for the in-form American would serve as an unwelcome reminder of the scourge...