Nikkita Holder and husband Justyn Warner are expecting their first child in the fall, the latest chapter in an Olympic-sized love story that began way back when the hurdler and sprinter were childhood friends.

Two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica captured the women's 100 metres at the Diamond League meet Saturday in Shanghai. Fellow Jamaican Warren Weir won the men's 200.

Longtime legendary coach and CBC track and field commentator Geoff Gowan passed away Friday in Halifax at the age of 83. The member of the Order of Canada died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

World and Olympic champion David Rudisha cruised to victory in the 800 metres at the season-opening Diamond League meet in Doha on Friday.

Usain Bolt has withdrawn from a meet in his native Jamaica this weekend because of a hamstring injury.

The city of Boston is still reeling from the marathon bombings that killed three people and injured many more. But the incomparable Boston Marathon, writes former wheelchair champion Josh Cassidy, will go on as strong as ever.

Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey, who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in the 100-metre final, took your questions after appearing on Ontario Today.

Geoffrey Mutai is apprehensive as he prepares to take on the London Marathon on Sunday, but also has few concerns about his wife watching him compete for a title.

Officials and organizers of marathons around the world are trying to figure out how to improve security in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday afternoon.

CBC Sports Weekend host Scott Russell writes that we not only mourn the loss of life in the Boston Marathon bombings, but that our beloved refuge on the field of play is threatened.

The British minister of sport has confirmed the London Marathon will go ahead as planned this Sunday, despite the bomb attack on the Boston race, which killed three people and wounded at least 144 others.

Organizers of the Toronto marathon will meet with police today to discuss security in the wake of Monday's bombing that left three dead and 140 injured at the Boston Marathon.

British Columbians running in the Boston Marathon began returning home on Tuesday, many of them feeling fortunate they are safe but shaken by the news that three people were killed and more than 170 injured after two bombs exploded near the finish line.

Determined to put on a show of solidarity for Boston, organizers of the London Marathon, one of six major races on the world circuit, intend to stage the storied race as planned on Sunday.

The FBI says "the range of suspects and motives remains wide open" as investigators try to determine who was behind the twin blasts that killed three people and wounded more than 170 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.