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United States sprinter LaShawn Merritt is free to defend his Olympic 400m title after a doping rule is overturned in a move that could allow Dwain Chambers to compete in the 2012 Games.

The Jamaican sprinter had the best time this season heading into the world championships, defending champion Usain Bolt has been off his game and Tyson Gay is out with a surgically repaired hip.

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell withdraws from the World Championships 100m in Daegu after failing to overcome a groin injury.

Triple Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy and ex-sprinter Michael Johnson will today mark two years to go to the London 2012 Olympics.

Mumbai, Jan 17 : Kenyan sprinter Dennis Ndisso won the seventh Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon held here this morning while Bining Lyngkhoi stood first among Indian runners in the 42-km event.

Tyson Gay says "it's not looking good" for a rematch with Usain Bolt in the 200 meters at the world championships because he is still bothered by a groin injury.

The sprinter finished second to Bolt in the 100 after the Jamaican won in a world-record 9.58 seconds Sunday.

Gay set an American mark at 9.71, but was still a few strides behind Bolt.

Marion Jones is a free woman. The disgraced American sprinter was released this morning from federal custody in San Antonio after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.

However, she remains on probation.