US sprinter Justin Gatlin has vowed to challenge Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake this year, as he prepares to come up against Bolt over 100 metres in Rome on Thursday night.

One former drugs cheat, Justin Gatlin, ran the quickest 100m time in the world this year on Thursday night, while another, Tyson Gay, made his comeback with 9.93secs in second place.

Justin Gatlin sent a message to Usain Bolt on Friday - both with his legs and his mouth. Gatlin lived up to the pre-season hype by winning the 100m in a world-leading 9.74 seconds in Doha.

Justin Gatlin added the year's fastest 200m time to his resume at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting.  Gatlin equalled his lifetime best with his run of 19.68 seconds

MARTHA KELNER: Justin Gatlin can produce a nightmare scenario for advocates of clean sport by breaking Usain Bolt’s 100metres world record this summer, according to ex-sprinter John Regis.

Controversial Justin Gatlin set the stage for a world championship showdown with Usain Bolt when he won the 200 metres in a blazing 19.57 seconds at the U.S. trials in Oregon on Sunday

Next month’s World Championships men’s 100m final is in danger of rivalling the 1988 Olympic final in Seoul as the ‘Dirtiest Race in History’.

First-team stars Robert Lewandowski and Kingsley Coman were seen entering Bayern's training facility on Monday morning as the players returned to action in small groups.

Barcelona are also interested in Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic and would be willing to part ways with Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo in an exchange deal.

Klose, who scored a record 16 World Cup goals and won the trophy with Germany in 2014, has been a youth coach at Bayern for the past two years since retiring as player in 2016.

Bernie Sanders raised $47 million in February for his presidential campaign, more than doubling former Vice President Joe Biden's $18 million haul.

Joe Biden holds a 13-point lead over Bernie in new Reuters / Ipsos national poll, as the two candidates take their presidential nomination fight to two key midwest battlegrounds.

Manchester United 'are growing increasingly confident they could sign Saul Niguez in a club record £135million deal' as they look to replace Paul Pogba.

On Friday, a four-hour video conference took place between all 20 Premier League clubs over Project Restart, where tensions were palpable as to how the season should be ended.

The Manchester City forward, who would become Puma's highest-paid footballer should the deal go through, is also being pursued by rivals Adidas, New Balance and Under Armour.

The Manchester United forward has not played since sustaining a back injury against Wolves in an FA Cup third round replay on January 15, but is nearing full fitness as he trains during lockdown.

He's already broken the 20-goal mark for the third consecutive campaign but that is not enough these days. Scoring every other game is not deemed prolific enough and Sterling wants more.

As the 20 top flight clubs try to find a way to signal a return to action, the prospect of playing the remaining raft of games at neutral grounds is very real.

Professional dancer AJ Pritchard has quit Strictly Come Dancing to become a TV presenter alongside his brother Curtis. 

The dancer tweeted on Sunday evening to confirm that his dad is back in hospital, just over two weeks after being released following another stroke.

NIK SIMON AT TWICKENHAM: To be continued. England's Six Nations hopes are still alive but, like any good cliff-hanger, no one quite knows what will happen next.

Steve Borthwick will become Leicester's new head coach on July 1, as current boss Geordan Murphy moves to become director of rugby. 

Without the state-of-the-art medical equipment he is used to at Leicester Tigers and the England camp, Jonny May has installed a hyperbaric chamber at his home to help him bounce back from injury.

Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao equalised Colombia's international goals record with a 74th-minute penalty in his country's 3-1 away win over Kuwait in a friendly on Monday.

Premier League champions Chelsea are close to finalising the signing of Radamel Falcao on a one-season £7million loan deal from Ligue 1 club Monaco.

ROB DRAPER IN NEW YORK: Gary Cahill has revealed his role in signing Radamel Falcao for Chelsea, after the Colombian tormented both him and John Terry last season at Stamford Bridge.

OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: The internet was awash with advice and mock sympathy for Jose Mourinho on Saturday night after their second defeat of the season.

The 29-year-old, who has scored just one goal in 11 appearances for the Premier League champions, took to Instagram to tell fans he hopes to return to 'normal' very soon.

Club transfer records will tumble at PSG and Barcelona if moves for Neymar and Philippe Coutinho come off this summer. But what are the record signings at the big clubs across Europe?

Most footballers eye a career in coaching or punditry after hanging up their boots but Radamel Falcao is planning to go against the trend by turning his hand to baseball. 

Retired New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski is ready to re-enter the workforce, only instead of an NFL comeback, the three-time Super Bowl champion is eyeing a wrestling gig.

Australia's worst bushfires in living memory aren't just leaving a trail of devastation in New South Wales and Victoria. They are also threatening to push the economy into a recession.

AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver has said the bushfires engulfing Australia could wipe off up to 1 per cent of the nation's GDP growth this year - a staggering $13billion.

An Australian mother invented a makeup removal pad two years ago that now sells every 30 seconds around the world.

Ronaldo beat off competition from Atletico Madrid starlet Joao Felix, Manchester City's Bernardo Silva, Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes and Wolves' Ruben Neves.

Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, scored four times during Portugal's 5-1 victory over Lithuania to break Robbie Keane's record for most goals in European Championship qualifiers.

His haul of 98 is the best of any player still pulling on the shirt for their national side, as he added hat-trick number 55 of his career on Thursday night during Portugal's rout of Lithuania.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alan Pardew could only sit and wait for the phone call. There was nothing else to do as the fate of ADO Den Haag's season was debated in a series of video conference calls.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cast doubt on Rashford's availability for the Euros on Wednesday, claiming that the player's recovery from a double stress fracture of the back was taking longer to heal than expected.

Williams has been part of the first-team training set up on and off for the last 18 months or so and being close-up and personal with fellow right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has helped him develop.

Lineker secured numerous achievements as a pro, including promotion with Leicester, an FA Cup at Tottenham, and a Copa del Rey at Barcelona. Now, though, he's better-known elsewhere.

Roger Federer is reportedly 'set to become tennis' first billionaire' in 2020 and only the fourth sportsperson ever to accumulate that level of wealth.

Mayweather has not fought professionally since 2017 and has now revealed his desire to make a career change and move to the other side of the pads.

A video posted on You Tube shows the group of unnamed thrillseekers, who are all harnessed together with bungee cords, jumping from the bridge at the same time.

Alex Machavo, of Medford, Oregon, was attacked by the injured animal near Shady Cove on Thursday. According to Andrea Carlson, a local sheriff's spokeswoman, the hunter and his wounded target rolled down a 50-ft embankment with the bear biting 22-year-old Machavo all the way down.

Lydia Callis's larger-than-life facial expressions and dramatic gestures have provided a rare moment of pleasure during the unfolding natural disaster.

Paulo Guedes warned yesterday that business leaders are telling him there is a danger production may seize up leading to food shortages. Brazil has recorded 9,146 coronavirus deaths.

Ramos started Spain's Euro 2020 qualifier on Saturday night away at Norway, making a staggering 168th appearance for his country - one more than legend Iker Casillas.

She previously admitted she was considering removing some of her tattoos to further her career in Hollywood. 

The Sherlock star, 43, is reportedly preparing for his next movie role where he will once again star alongside The Crown actress, 35, in the biopic about English artist Louis Wain.