Lyles beat Thompson in a photo finish in Paris. With the world championships looming, Thompson got the better of his rival on Saturday.

Aside from Simbine, the men’s 100m field also includes compatriots Bayanda Walaza and Shaun Maswanganyi, though both athletes should be grateful that they earned a spot in the Diamond League final with a number of individuals from other countries turning down invites for the short sprint (some of them opting to focus on the 200m).

Olympic champion Noah Lyles will renew his rivalry with Jamaica's Kishane Thompson when the pair take to the track for what promises to be a 100m race to remember at the Diamond League meet in Chorzow on Saturday.

Follow the latest action and results from the 12th stop at Silesian Stadium, Chorzow, on August 16, featuring stars like Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, Mondo Duplantis, Tom Walsh, and Shericka Jack

With both Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson dropping out of the 100m men's and women's competition, the door was opened for two new sprinters to make their names. In the men's 100m final, Kenny ...

Gout achieved the feat at what his manager James Templeton described as a “low-key” schools event in Queensland, where he ran a time of 9.94 seconds — just short of Patrick Johnson’s Australian record of 9.93 seconds, which was set in 2003.

A pair of Canadians advanced to the final in the men's 100-metre butterfly at the swimming world championships after strong semifinal swims on Friday in Singapore.

Jersey swimmer Filip Nowacki surges into the 100m breaststroke final at the World Junior Championships as the fastest qualifier.

Ireland’s John Shortt will swim in the final of the 100m backstroke at the World Aquatics Junior Championships in Otopenia, Romania on Wednesday.