Genzebe Dibaba tonight broke Qu Yunxia’s 22-year-old women’s world 1500 metres  record at the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) Diamond League meeting in Monaco with a time of 3min 50.07sec.

Organisers of next month’s World Athletics Championships in Beijing have been told they urgently need to step up their promotional efforts for the event by Lamine Diack, President of International Association of Athletics Federations.

New Zealand’s all-conquering men’s pair of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond remain just that after making a late start to their season at the World Cup III in Lucerne - the last big regatta before the World Championships are due to take place on Lake Aiguebelette in France from August 30 until September 6.

Lukas Babac of Slovakia did his country proud by winning the lightweight men's single sculls on a day of four finals on the second day of the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne.

Svein Arne Hansen has outlined a new “driving licence” approach to anti-doping education to be put in place during his Presidency of European Athletics.

Germany, Olympic champions in the men’s eight, are on collision course with Britain at the concluding World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, having set up a rematch of last weekend’s Henley final which the British - world champions for the past two years - won.

Usain Bolt has responded to a change in the British tax laws by committing himself to run in the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games when London’s Olympic Stadium re-opens on July 24.

Mo Farah returned to competition here for the first time since doping allegations emerged about his coach Alberto Salazar, dedicating a thrilling 5,000 metres  win in an outstanding International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) Diamond League meeting to the man he insists will continue to guide his career.

Renaud Lavillenie has offered his support to Sergey Bubka, the man whose world pole vault record he broke last year, ahead of next month’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Presidential election- although he has also said Sebastian Coe would be an excellent leader for his sport.

Exactly a year before the 23rd European Athletics Championships are due to get underway in Amsterdam,  a senior official has praised the event’s organisers and described 2016 as “the perfect time” for the Netherlands to make its debut as host to the event.

European Athletics has hosted the biggest ever event bidding seminar for the 2020 European Athletics Championships and 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Lausanne.

The Czech Republic’s Jan Kuf, who overcame a career-threatening injury three months ago when he required major surgery after breaking his right forefinger while fencing, enjoyed the biggest day of his career so far in Berlin as a thrilling final flourish earned him and Natalia Dianova Modern Pentathlon’s World Championships mixed relay world title.

Despite the absence through injury of Usain Bolt in tonight’s International Association of Athletics Federations’ Paris Diamond League meeting, Jamaican sprinters dominated the men’s and women’s 100 metres, with Asafa Powell and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning in 9.81sec and 10.74 respectively.

Berliner Lena Schoneborn, Germany’s Beijing 2008 Olympic champion, earned herself a place at Rio 2016 in the 38-degrees heat of her home city today by winning her first Modern Pentathlon World Championships title.