The Germany city of Braunschweig and the Russian city of Cheboksary will host, respectively, the top leagues of the 2014 and 2015 European Athletics Team Championships, following decisions by the European Athletics Council on Saturday.

Jessica Ennis's coach Toni Minichiello has confirmed that the 2014 European Athletics Championships, which will take place in the Swiss city of Zurich from 12 to 17 August, figure high in plans of Great Britain's London 2012 Olympic Games heptathlon ch...

Poland's London 2012 Olympic Games shot put champion Tomasz Majewski and hammer silver medallist Anita Wlodarczyk won the country's traditional Golden Spike awards for 2012, a poll organised between the newspaper Sport and the Polish athletics federation.

October is traditionally a transitional month in the athletics calendar with the focus of attention on road races and the very early cross country events.

Russia's 2004 Olympic Games high jump champion Yelena Slesarenko had a successful operation on her knee in Munich on Wednesday and is now planning her return to action in 2013.

European Athletics will decide Saturday which cities will host the 2014 and 2015 European Athletics Team Championships super leagues.