World and Olympic triple gold medallist Usain Bolt launched his IAAF Diamond League campaign in Shanghai on Sunday with a comfortable 200m win in 19.76 seconds.

Usain Bolt and Liu Xiang will compete at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Shanghai next month.

PUMA 1948 posted a photo: May 21, 2010: Fans pose with their Bolt Arms outside of the PUMA Store in Shanghai.

Daniel Bell won national titles in his sleep in Wellington this week but his Shanghai flop still keeps him awake at night.

Missy Franklin, the 16-year-old who made a splash with three gold medals at the World Championships in Shanghai, won the 100m backstroke title at the US Swimming Championships.

Australian Alicia Coutts has missed out on a third medal at the world championships in Shanghai in the women’s 100 metre freestyle final.

Day 2 finals, world championships, Shanghai: Dana Vollmer backs up best-ever 100 ‘fly in textile with first world crown for US in Shanghai 0.07sec ahead of Alicia Coutts (AUS), 56.87 to 56.94, Lu Ying (CHN) third in 57.06

Usain Bolt kickstarts his Diamond League campaign in Shanghai on Sunday insisting he is happy with his early-season form.

Back to full training after being laid low by a lung infection, Frenchman Yannick Agnel has set the 200m freestyle as his priority target for the world championships in Shanghai this July

SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) – Jamaican triple world record holder Usain Bolt will race in China for the first time since the 2008 Olympics when he competes over 200 meters at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on May 23. …