The last time I saw Zola Budd, she pinched my arse. Which was a somewhat different style to the timid schoolgirl that I first met in 1984, when Budd came to the UK on a passport of convenience, contrived between … Read more

Forget the demonstrations against the Olympic torch relay. There will be a greater dismay throughout China at the moment, following the high hurdles world record of 12.87 seconds last week for young Cuban Dayron Robles. Because the record that Robles … Read more

Marie-Jose Perec, or Mary-Jo to her American fans (if she has any left) has published an autobiography. I have only read the extract which was buried away in the back of L’Equipe Magazine a week ago. But since it recounts … Read more

Sooner or later, if you are invigilating a website forum or message board, you have to take a decision to reject posts from people whose sole reasoning seems to be gratuitous insult. Take billy for example. For reasons of propriety … Read more

So, are we finally going to get a Jamaican Olympic 100 metres champion, in Beijing? Because, believe or not, it’s never happened yet. Neither man nor woman. Despite all those great sprinters through history, it is one of the abiding … Read more