David Coverdale

DAVID COVERDALE: UK Athletics have rejected the chance to host Michael Johnson's big-money track league in London after expressing doubts over the viability of the new breakaway series.

Lord Coe has pledged to 'protect women's sport' by banning biological males from female events if he is elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

The current World Athletics boss caused controversy earlier this year when he broke with Olympic tradition by announcing a $50,000 (£39,300) reward for every gold medal winner in his sport in Paris.

The 50-year-old Englishman was found guilty of one charge of match fixing and one charge of providing inside information about a match after an independent disciplinary committee.

Mark King was found guilty of one count of match-fixing and one count of providing inside information on a match following an independent disciplinary committee.

Neita sees the inaugural series as perfect preparation for the World Championships, where she hopes to better fourth and fifth-place finishes in the 100m and 200m at the Paris Olympics.

Daryll Neita has become the first British woman to join Michael Johnson's new track league - and says the big-money series can aid her quest to win a maiden individual global medal.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Adam Peaty cannot bring himself to watch it back. 'It was such a slow time that there's no point,' says the fastest breaststroke swimmer in history.

DAVID COVERDALE: The double Olympic champion admitted he had achieved 'far more than I ever dared to imagine' after announcing his retirement from triathlon.

DAVID COVERDALE: The introduction of a mixed 4x100m relay follows the success of the mixed 4x400m relay, which has featured in the last two Olympics.