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Christine Ohuruogu. Photo: John Giles/PA

Black: There is more to come from Ohuruogu

UK Athletics performance director Neil Black insists the best is yet to come from Christine Ohuruogu as she targets her second world 400m title in Moscow later this year.

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Amantle Montsho of Botswana, right, and Christine Ohuruogu of Britain, centre, and Allyson Felix of the U.S. compete in the women's 400m at the IAAF Diamond League in Doha. Photo: (AP Photo/Osama Faisal

Ohuruogu takes silver in Doha

Former Olympic champion and London 2012 silver medallist Christine Ohuruogu finished third in the 400 metres in the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha.

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Mo Farah during the 2013 London Marathon. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Farah to defend London road race title

Double Olympic champion Mo Farah will target a fifth straight victory in the Bupa London 10k road race on Monday, May 27, event organisers have announced.

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Oscar Pistorius (right) with Jonnie Peacock. Photo: EMPICS

London Games don’t want Pistorius but Peacock says track comeback is up to Blade Runner

Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock insists it is Oscar Pistorius’ decision whether he returns to international competition while he remains on bail facing a charge of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

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Mo Farah crosses the finish of the Bupa London 10,000 on The Mall, site of the Bupa Westminster Mile starting line. Picture: Josh Pullman

Mo Farah to appear at Bupa Westminster Mile

Mo Farah is to fire the starting pistol at the inaugural Bupa Westminster Mile.

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Over 35,000 runners competed in this year's London Marathon. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

125,000 apply in under 12 hours for 2014 London Marathon place

Well over 100,000 people threw their hats into the ring for next year’s London Marathon when the ballot opened yesterday - but late risers will have missed out.

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Lawrence Okoye during the London 2012 Olympic men's discus final. Photo: Dave Thompson/PA

Okoye expects baptism of fire after after signing for for NFL’s 49ers

Olympic finalist Lawrence Okoye admits he faces a steep learning curve after signing for the San Francisco 49ers despite having never played a single game of American football.

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Woodford Green's Tara Bird. Photo: Tony Marshall/EMPICS

GB coach hails Tara Bird finish as women set new relay record

Great Britain’s women’s 4x800m relay team set a new national record today with a strong performance at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

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Lawrence Okoye during the men's discus final at the 2012 London Olympics. Photo: Dave Thompson/PA

London 2012 discus ace Okoye to sign for NFL side San Francisco 49ers

British Olympian Lawrence Okoye has announced he will sign for American football side the San Francisco 49ers.

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David Weir. Photo: David Davies/PA

Weir won’t race at IPC World Championships

Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir has announced today that he will not to compete at the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France in July.

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Lord Sebastian Coe. Photo: Philip Toscano/PA

BOA in £42m bid to back athletes through to Rio Olympics

The British Olympic Association (BOA) is seeking to raise £42 million to back British athletes in top class competitions through to the next Olympics in Rio 2016.

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Highgate Harriers' Ben Pochee (left) and Ben Noad in action in the London Marathon.

Highgate Harriers’ heroes go the distance in London Marathon

Highgate Harriers’ Roger Low maintained his record of running in every one of the 33 London Marathons after pounding the streets of the capital on Sunday.

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Mo Farah in the elite mens race  during the Virgin London Marathon in London. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

Mo Farah accepts he won’t be instant world beater but wants Steve Jones’ record

Mo Farah admits it will take time before he can compete with the world’s best marathon runners, but is confident he can adjust to the initial feeling of not winning.

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Education See all

Quintin Kynaston headteacher Jo Shuter

Quintin Kynaston Academy head Jo Shuter ‘spent £7,000 of school’s cash on own birthday’

A St John’s Wood headteacher spent nearly £7,000 of her school’s money on her 50th birthday celebrations, a Department for Education report has found.

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Heritage See all

James Earl

Who’s Who: James Earl, chairman of newly-recognised West Hampstead Development Forum speaks about why he loves the area

James Earl, 46, of Fordwych Road, is chairman of the newly-recognised West Hamsptead Development Forum, He thinks its main focus will be the area in between West Hampstead’s three stations, that has been earmarked for major development.

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Obituaries See all

Designer Storm Thorgerson, whose album cover artwork included Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died. Picture: PA/Yui Mok

Obituary: Storm Thorgerson, designer of Pink Floyd’s iconic Dark Side of the Moon album cover, dies

Pink Floyd album artist Storm Thorgerson has died at the age of 69 after suffering from cancer.

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Lucas Rosselli, one, from London, inspects a model landscape of London made from 2,186 sugar cubes. Picture: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire

Sweet! London skyline made out of sugar cubes

It might look sweet, but a sugar cube recreation of London’s skyline is not for eating.

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