Athletics






London Marathon taking legal action over Channel 4 programme

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 8 - The London Marathon have said that a programme to be broadcast on Channel 4 tomorrow which claims to discover what happens to the millions of pounds the race raises each year is a "desperate attempt to undermine one of the world’s finest sporting events".







Multi-million dollar deal to keep Jamaica on the right track

April 1 - Telecommunications company LIME have announced a J$21 million (£1.5 million/$2.3 million) three-year sponsorship of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) youth programmes to try to ensure that the success currently enjoyed by the country - thanks to the likes of Usain Bolt (pictured) and Melanie Walker - continues.