It’s easy to justify the eruption of boos that accompanied Gatlin’s spoiling of the Bolt fairytale. But it’s still wrong.
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Roger Federer into Rogers Cup quarter-finals
Roger Federer has dropped his first set since June before dispatching Spaniard David Ferrer 4-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup.
World Athletics Championships 2017: Lonely runner Isaac Maklawa loses
He ran a lonely race and won, then he ran a cluttered final and lost. Botswana’s Isaac Maklawa finished sixth in the 200m final behind Turkey’s Ramiil Guliyev.
Nick Kyrgios falls to Alexander Zverev in Montreal
Injury-plagued Nick Kyrgios has suffered his first loss to fellow young gun Alexander Zverev, going down in straight sets in the Rogers Cup third round in Montreal.
When Raelene Boyle made Betty Cuthbert cry
It was one of the great moments in Australian sport. You see, when Raelene Boyle won gold in her last race, at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games in 1982 – roaring home in the 400 Metres – the stadium roared even as the nation came to a standstill.
Inside running
By the sheer weight of numbers in today’s $151,000 Aurie’s Star, David Hayes appears to hold most of the cards.
FIBA Asia Cup: High-flying Boomers claim easy win over Hong Kong
The Australian Boomers showed their young legs and some sweet shooting in a thumping win over Hong Kong in the FIBA Asia Cup at Lebanon on Thursday night.
Premier League: After a $330m off-season Guardiola must deliver
As spending hits the stratosphere, City’s manager will be under pressure to win the title, especially if Chelsea falter/
The trials of choosing between a stable job and being a freeleance jockey
Perhaps the bottom line was better when Kerrin McEvoy was a stable jockey at Godolphin but he rides better now as a freelance.
FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
With most of the 2017 season in the books, time for a quick quiz on what footy has taught us so far this year. Depending on one’s personal disposition there are either no wrong answers, or they’re all wrong answers.

