# Usain Bolt

This year

2023

# Athletics

Athletics' latest superstar aiming to match Usain Bolt feat

Fred Kerley has his sights set on the 100m-200m sprint double at the world championships in Budapest this year.

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Feb 21st 2023, 8:25 AM

All time

# asymptomatic

Usain Bolt tests positive for Covid-19 days after 34th birthday party

The eight-time Olympic champion’s results have been confirmed by his agent.

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Aug 26th 2020, 12:54 PM

# Concern

8-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt self-isolating after coronavirus test

The 34-year-old was tested on Saturday.

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Aug 24th 2020, 8:29 PM

# Goat

US great Felix adds to remarkable gold haul and breaks Bolt's record for world titles

Her team romped to mixed relay gold in Doha.

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Sep 29th 2019, 9:15 PM

# like lightning

Usain Bolt matches NFL record for fastest 40-yard dash

Usain Bolt equalled the NFL Combine record for a 40-yard dash, running a time of 4.22 seconds.

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Feb 3rd 2019, 3:04 PM

# RIP

108-year-old sprinting sensation, dubbed 'Golden Bolt,' passes away

Hidekichi Miyazaki set the 100-metre sprint world record for the over-105 age category.

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Jan 25th 2019, 12:13 PM

# Wave Goodbye

Usain Bolt calls time on ill-fated attempt at a football career

Despite previously claiming to have received a series of offers, the star has given up on his dream.

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Jan 23rd 2019, 2:58 PM

# Change Of Plan

'High need to achieve' - Usain Bolt, Michael Jordan and the quest to switch sports

The 32-year-old Jamaican, who remains the 100m world record holder, was on trial with the Central Coast Mariners.

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Nov 2nd 2018, 7:00 PM

# Wave Goodbye

It's over: Usain Bolt's Australian football dream collapses

The eight-time Olympic champion had been trying out with the A-League side.

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Nov 2nd 2018, 10:29 AM

# Man at Work

Jamaica chief tips Bolt for call-up if he adds 'flair' to his game

Jamaica could give Usain Bolt an international call-up, but their Football Federation’s president wants to see improvements.

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Oct 31st 2018, 6:54 PM

# bounce bounce

Andy Keogh says Usain Bolt's first touch is 'like a trampoline' after arrival in Australia

The Ireland striker said the Olympic gold medalist’s presence in the A-League was ‘like a kick in the teeth’.

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Oct 26th 2018, 8:22 PM

# trials and tribulations

A-League contract offer to Usain Bolt worth 'much less' than he expected

“Football purists would say if you have some money to invest, we don’t think you should put it into a trialist…”

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Oct 22nd 2018, 11:18 AM

# No deal

Usain Bolt rejects offer to join Maltese champions Valletta

The eight-time Olympic champion continues to pursue a career as a professional footballer.

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Oct 18th 2018, 10:53 AM

# Down Under

'I'm not even a professional footballer yet': Bolt asks why he is being drug tested

Bolt is currently on trial with the Central Coast Mariners in Australia’s A-League.

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Oct 15th 2018, 11:03 AM

# Tweet Elite

Mbappé's Time magazine cover and more tweets of the week

Here’s the best of what the world of sport had to offer on Twitter over the past seven days.

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Oct 14th 2018, 10:30 AM

# lightning strikes twice

Usain Bolt scores first 'professional' goals for Central Coast Mariners

The Jamaican sprint legend scored twice for the Australian A-League side.

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Oct 12th 2018, 12:27 PM

# give me three laps

Bolt fitness well below par ahead of 'professional' football debut on Friday

The fastest man since records began requires work on his aerobic capacity, say coaches.

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Aug 30th 2018, 12:10 PM

# Pastures new

'One of my biggest dreams is to play for Manchester United'

Usain Bolt joined Australian side Central Coast Mariners for his first training session on Tuesday.

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Aug 21st 2018, 12:49 PM

# transition

Usain Bolt insists he's deadly serious about becoming a professional footballer

The superstar athlete has been given the chance to prove his worth by the Central Coast Mariners.

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Aug 18th 2018, 5:08 PM

# A-League

Usain Bolt set for surprise trial with Australian club Central Coast Mariners

Olympic great Usain Bolt is set to trial with Australian club the Central Coast Mariners with a view to a season-long deal.

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Jul 17th 2018, 7:52 AM

# for a good cause

Robbie Keane scores, Cantona returns to Old Trafford but England win Soccer Aid on penalties

Neil from The Inbetweeners bagged the winning spot-kick as £5 million was raised for Unicef last night.

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Jun 11th 2018, 12:04 PM

# anti-doping

CAS dismisses Nesta Carter appeal, Jamaica remain stripped of Beijing 4x100m relay gold

Jamaica’s 4×100 metre relay team will not get their 2008 Olympic gold medals back after Nesta Carter’s appeal was dismissed by CAS.

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May 31st 2018, 5:47 PM

# irreplaceable

'You don't replace Muhammad Ali' - Coe blasts Usain Bolt 'obsession'

Sebastian Coe insisted life will go on without the Jamaican as the 2018 Commonwealth Games take place.

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Apr 8th 2018, 10:21 AM

# early impressions

Usain Bolt wants Borussia Dortmund return after positive trial

Dortmund head coach Peter Stoger said Bolt has “a lot of work to do” to make it at the top level.

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Mar 24th 2018, 9:46 AM

# good cause

Usain Bolt's 'big football announcement' was not what anyone expected

Having suggested he was about to join a football team, the 100 metre world-record holder revealed he is to take part in Soccer Aid.

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Feb 27th 2018, 9:40 AM

# like lightning

Usain Bolt secures trial with Borussia Dortmund

The multiple Olympic and world champion admitted that he would prefer to play for Manchester United.

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Jan 8th 2018, 9:18 AM

# Out Of The Blocks

Australia's secret weapon for the Ashes? Usain Bolt is teaching them how to sprint

The first Test starts on Thursday in Brisbane.

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Nov 20th 2017, 11:55 AM

# Unhappy

London Stadium booing 'hurt' Justin Gatlin

The 35-year-old says he has apologised for his second positive doping test.

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Aug 21st 2017, 11:23 PM

# World Championships

'Everyone is talking about it but they're not' - Gillick critical of BBC's Farah coverage

The two-time European gold medallist believes Farah should have faced more questioning.

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Aug 18th 2017, 12:00 PM

# Reaction

Organisers to blame for Bolt's collapse, say team-mates

The 30-year-old 100 metres and 200m world record-holder collapsed on the London Stadium track.

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Aug 13th 2017, 11:30 AM

# Painful

No fairytale ending to Usain Bolt's career as he dramatically pulls up with injury in relay final

The 4x100m gold medal was won by Great Britain with the United States in second and Japan grabbing the bronze.

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Aug 12th 2017, 11:05 PM

# bolt for sam

The story of how this Irish physio got Usain Bolt to pose with a Carlow GAA jersey

Sign him up.

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Aug 11th 2017, 1:54 PM

# London 2017

'Inhumane and unsportsmanlike': Gatlin's agent really unhappy with reaction to 100m champ

Gatlin, who has twice served doping bans, has not been well-received as the new world champion.

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Aug 8th 2017, 11:37 AM

# Seb Coe

Gatlin defeating Bolt 'not the perfect script', confesses Seb Coe

IAAF president Sebsatian Coe admitted he would have preferred a different result to Justin Gatlin beating Usain Bolt for 100m glory yesterday.

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Aug 6th 2017, 2:49 PM

# Race to the top

How Twitter reacted to Usain Bolt losing his last ever race

It’s like Brexit all over again.

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Aug 6th 2017, 10:02 AM

# London 2017

'I've done my time and I've come back': Gatlin on the defensive in his moment of glory

The American sprinter defended his right to compete, saying he had served his four year ban for doping.

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Aug 6th 2017, 9:39 AM

# London 2017

No fairytale ending for Bolt as Justin Gatlin storms to 100m gold in London

The Jamaican finished third in the final individual race of his career.

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Aug 5th 2017, 9:56 PM

# London 2017

Usain Bolt pipped in photo finish, but is safely through to tonight's 100m final

The Jamaican will take to the track for his final individual race at 9.45pm.

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Aug 5th 2017, 7:49 PM

# no showdown

Injury rules Bolt’s main rival Andre de Grasse out of World Championships

A hamstring injury comes in the way of the showdown between the two big guns.

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Aug 3rd 2017, 5:10 PM

# back on track

Thunderstruck! Usain Bolt clocks first sub-10 second time of the season in Monaco

The eight-time Olympic champion won the 100m at the Monaco Diamond League in a time of 9.95 seconds.

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Jul 22nd 2017, 2:32 PM