Phillips Idowu is expected to make his comeback from injury in Rome on 6 June after withdrawing from Saturday night's Diamond League meeting in New York.

New season starts amid flurry of failed tests – notably in Russia, who will host World Championships

The Olympic discus silver medallist Darya Pishchalnikova has been banned for 10 years for doping and will be stripped of her medal from London.

Kenya training and weak field should help GB's Olympic star serve up victory to sell-out crowd

The Welshman goes indoors to recover from Olympic disappointment

Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis will be back in the Olympic Stadium, on the anniversary of the Olympics Opening Ceremony, which is to host a Diamond League Athletics Grand Prix.

Two of Britain's Olympic finalists will go head-to-head in a rare 600 metres contest at the British Athletics Glasgow International Match on Saturday.

Comments follow the revelations in the Independent on Sunday that leading Paralympians were disappointed at what they called the double standards

Usain Bolt headlines the shortlist for the 2012 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year – but there is no place for Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah.

Jamaican wins again and Grabarz grabs high jump prize, but no glory for Kenyan 800m star

1. Head in hands

Kenya's 800m winner shades out Ennis and atmosphere in chairman's end-of-week report

As the American sprinter Carmelita Jeter crossed the finish line at the end of the women's 4 x 100m relay last night, she pointed towards the trackside clock in wide-eyed astonishment. This figures on the in-field display were: 40.82. It was a seismic moment not just for London 2012 but for track and field.