Women's Marathon: Ethiopian Mare Dibaba won the women's marathon at the World Championships by one second from Kenya's Helah Kiprop after a thrilling finish in Beijing.
The 25-year-old outsprinted her rival, 30, on the home straight to win in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds and give Ethiopia their second gold.
Bronze went to Bahrain's Kenya-born Eunice Kirwa, 31.
"When we came into the stadium, I just tried my best. I took off and I won the marathon," said Dibaba.
"Since I arrived in Beijing the weather was very hot and I was scared about that for the marathon. But this morning the weather changed. It is very similar to our country and easy for us to run our own race.
"From now on I will concentrate on the Rio Olympics in my training."
Kenya's Edna Kiplagat, who won the last two World Championships marathons, came fifth, having dropped off the leading group about 2,000 metres from the finish.
men's high jump final
Drouin wins high jump gold
The bar has been lowered to 2.34m in the high jump jump-off and Canada's Derek Drouin is the only man to clear the height, and he did so comfortably.
The 2013 world champion Bohdan Bondarenko and China's Zhang Guowei will share silver.
women's javelin final
Javelin gold for Germany's Molitor 67.69m
women's 5,000m final
Almaz Ayana's winning time was 14:26.83 - a championship record which breaks Tirunesh Dibaba's previous championship best. It's not been a great 15 minutes for the Dibaba family.
men's 1500m final
Kiprop defends 1500m title
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. With 1200m the finalists step ion the accelerator... the Kenyantrio are behind coming into the final bend - but Asbel Kiprop extends his stride down the home straight, pushing compatriot Elijah Motonei Manangoi into second in an excitingly close finish.
women's 4x400m relay
Jamaica win 4x400m relay gold, Britain bronze
men's 4x400m relay
USA win 4x400m gold, Britain take bronze
Oh my word! Jamaica's Javon Francis presses some sort of booster button with 250m remaining, overtaking LaShawn Merrit to take the lead with the speed of a 200m runner... Astonishing. Foolish? Yep. By the time it comes to the final 10m the Jamaican runs out of steam, which allows Martyn Rooney to pip him to win bronze for Britain.
LaShawn Merritt guides America to gold in 2:57.82, while Trinidad and Tobago claim silver in a national record 2:58.20.
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Saturday, 29 August 2015
World Athletics Championships Day 8
Women's high jump final
Maria Kuchina wins women's high jump
Russia's Maria Kuchina had a faultless competition and won at a height of 2.01m.
Croat Blanka Vlasic (silver) also cleared the height as did Russia Anna Chicherova (bronze), but all three failed at 2.03m so the gold went to the only athlete who cleared the heghts at the first time of asking.
Women's 800m final - Marina Arzamasova wins women's 800m
Belarus athlete Marina Arzamasova pips Canada's Melissa Bishop (silver) and Kenya's Eunice Sum (bronze) to win in 1:58.03. The 2013 champion Sum will be disappointed - had not much left in the tank in the last 50m.
Men's 5,000m final - Five world titles! He's done the triple-double.
Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!
Who thought he wouldn't do it? He was tested to the limit by Commonwealth champion Caleb Ndiku. The Kenyan must have thought that he had it in the bag when he led in the final straight, but then came Farah in the manner we have seen time and time again.
What a sprint finish. Truly magnificent.
Men's discus final
Piotr Malachowski wins men's discus with 67.40m!
Men's decathlon final
Ashton Eaton breaks decathlon world record
The USA great breaks his own world record. The Olympic champion defends his world title - which we knew he was going to do - and finishes second in the 1500m in 4:17.52.
He sets a new best of 9,045 points - it was previously 9,039.
Women's 4x100m relay final - Jamaica win women's 4x100m
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce brings the baton home first as Jamaica complete the sprint lap in a championship record of 41.07 seconds.
Men's 4x100m relay final - Jamaica win men's 4x100m
Usain Bolt wins his 11th world gold having cruised through the final leg. He crossed the line in 37.36 seconds.
Maria Kuchina wins women's high jump
Russia's Maria Kuchina had a faultless competition and won at a height of 2.01m.
Croat Blanka Vlasic (silver) also cleared the height as did Russia Anna Chicherova (bronze), but all three failed at 2.03m so the gold went to the only athlete who cleared the heghts at the first time of asking.
Women's 800m final - Marina Arzamasova wins women's 800m
Belarus athlete Marina Arzamasova pips Canada's Melissa Bishop (silver) and Kenya's Eunice Sum (bronze) to win in 1:58.03. The 2013 champion Sum will be disappointed - had not much left in the tank in the last 50m.
Men's 5,000m final - Five world titles! He's done the triple-double.
Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!
Who thought he wouldn't do it? He was tested to the limit by Commonwealth champion Caleb Ndiku. The Kenyan must have thought that he had it in the bag when he led in the final straight, but then came Farah in the manner we have seen time and time again.
What a sprint finish. Truly magnificent.
Men's discus final
Piotr Malachowski wins men's discus with 67.40m!
Men's decathlon final
Ashton Eaton breaks decathlon world record
The USA great breaks his own world record. The Olympic champion defends his world title - which we knew he was going to do - and finishes second in the 1500m in 4:17.52.
He sets a new best of 9,045 points - it was previously 9,039.
Women's 4x100m relay final - Jamaica win women's 4x100m
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce brings the baton home first as Jamaica complete the sprint lap in a championship record of 41.07 seconds.
Men's 4x100m relay final - Jamaica win men's 4x100m
Usain Bolt wins his 11th world gold having cruised through the final leg. He crossed the line in 37.36 seconds.
Friday, 28 August 2015
World Athletics Championships Day 7
Shara Proctor wins long jump silver with GB record 7.07m; Tianna Bartoletta wins
Katarina Johnson-Thompson finishes 11th in women's long jump final
Dina Asher-Smith fifth in 200m final in GB record 22.07secs; Dafne Schippers wins
Tiffany Porter misses out on medals in 100m hurdles
Katarina Johnson-Thompson finishes 11th in women's long jump final
Dina Asher-Smith fifth in 200m final in GB record 22.07secs; Dafne Schippers wins
Tiffany Porter misses out on medals in 100m hurdles
Thursday, 27 August 2015
World Athletics Championships Day 6
Bolt wins 200m gold from Gatlin in silver
USA's Allyson Felix wins ninth world title
Ohuruogu eighth in 400m medal
Asher-Smith wins 200m semi in 22.12
GB's Oskan-Clarke wins 800m semi-final
GB's Sophie Hitchon fourth in hammer final
USA's Allyson Felix wins ninth world title
Ohuruogu eighth in 400m medal
Asher-Smith wins 200m semi in 22.12
GB's Oskan-Clarke wins 800m semi-final
GB's Sophie Hitchon fourth in hammer final
Wednesday, 26 August 2015
World Athletics Championships Day 5
Women's pole vault final
Olympic silver medallist Yarisley Silva has won the gold medal in the women's pole vault competition at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The Cuban was the only woman to clear 4.90m, making the height with her final attempt after twice bringing the bar down.
Brazil's Fabiana Murer had just one failure on her way to taking on the 4.90 height, but had three straight misses to leave her with the silver medal.
Great Britain's Holly Bradshaw cleared 4.70m for the first time this season, but failed all three of her attempts at 4.80, ensuring a seventh-place finish.
Olympic champion Jennifer Suhr cleared her first two heights at the first time of asking, but also failed with her three attempts at 4.80, forcing the American to settle for fourth.
Greece's Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou was the first to clear the 4.80 bar, but could not make it over at 4.90 after passing at 4.85, ensuring that she took home the bronze.
Men's javelin final
Julius Yego has won Kenya's first ever gold medal in a field event at the World Athletics Championships, claiming victory in the men's javelin event in Beijing.
The 26-year-old, who also won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last year, posted a 92.72m throw, which is the third longest of all time.
His efforts left him almost 4m clear of Egypt's Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed, who took the silver, while Tero Pitkamaki of Finland, who finished second two years ago, secured the bronze with a distance of 87.64m.
Vitezslav Vesely, who was the defending champion, could only finish eighth, throwing 83.13m twice.
Women's 200m heats
Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith has set the fastest time in the heats for the women's 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The world junior champion and British record holder lined up in the final heat, and comfortably set the fastest time of the afternoon, posting a new personal best in a time of 22.22, despite easing up before the line.
Bianca Williams was the first of the three Britons to take to the track, finishing second in the fourth heat to swiftly progress to the semis, running a season-best time of 22.85.
British champion Margaret Adeoye soon followed, finishing third to join her teammates in the semis in the fifth heat, which was won by Veronica Campbell-Brown, although replays showed that the Jamaican drifted out of her lane.
American's Candyce McGrone had the second fastest time, winning the first heat in 22.45, while 100m silver medallist Dafne Schippers also cruised through.
Women's 400m hurdles final
Czech athlete Zuzana Hejnova has successfully defended her 400m hurdles title, cruising to victory in the final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Hejnova posted the fastest time of 2015, finishing the race in 53.50 seconds, leaving American Shamier Little to claim silver ahead of teammate Cassandra Tate.
The 28-year-old finished clear of the field after jumping the final barrier, allowing her to comfortably jog to the line to finish 0.44 seconds ahead of Little.
Britain's Elidh Child did enough to finish sixth.
Men's 200m semi-finals
Justin Gatlin has posted the fastest time in the semi-finals of the men's 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The controversial American ran a strong bend in the second semi to come into the finishing straight comfortably ahead, crossing the finishing line in 19.87.
Defending champion Usain Bolt won the final of the three semis, easing off before the line to post his quickest time of the year, finishing in 19.96, just ahead of South Africa's Anaso Jobodwana.
British champion Zharnel Hughes won the first of the three heats, dipping early at the line to stop the clock at 20.14 seconds, securing his place in the final, while Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade claimed second to also progress.
Women's 3000m steeplechase final
Kenya's Hyvin Jepkemoi has won the gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
After a slow start to the final, India's Lalita Babar stretched the field out with a quick middle kilometre, before Jepkemoi started to close the gap.
Jepkemoi, Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia and Germany's Gesa Krause were all in contention coming onto the finishing straight as Babar dropped back, but the Kenyan kicked hard to move away from her rivals, finishing in 9:19.11.
Ghribi clinced the silver, while Krause's time of 9:19.25 handed her the bronze and a new personal best.
Men's 400m final
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk has set a new personal best to claim the gold medal in the men's 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Van Niekerk crossed the line at 43.48 seconds after bursting clear of the field in the opening 250m, forcing defending champion LaShawn Merritt of the USA to settle for the silver, despite also running a personal best.
Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada finished strongly with his best time this season, but was unable to overhaul the two leaders in the final metres, picking up the bronze, with all three medallists running sub-44 seconds for the first time in the history of the event.
Great Britain's Rabah Yousif finished sixth in a time of 44.68.
Olympic silver medallist Yarisley Silva has won the gold medal in the women's pole vault competition at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The Cuban was the only woman to clear 4.90m, making the height with her final attempt after twice bringing the bar down.
Brazil's Fabiana Murer had just one failure on her way to taking on the 4.90 height, but had three straight misses to leave her with the silver medal.
Great Britain's Holly Bradshaw cleared 4.70m for the first time this season, but failed all three of her attempts at 4.80, ensuring a seventh-place finish.
Olympic champion Jennifer Suhr cleared her first two heights at the first time of asking, but also failed with her three attempts at 4.80, forcing the American to settle for fourth.
Greece's Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou was the first to clear the 4.80 bar, but could not make it over at 4.90 after passing at 4.85, ensuring that she took home the bronze.
Men's javelin final
Julius Yego has won Kenya's first ever gold medal in a field event at the World Athletics Championships, claiming victory in the men's javelin event in Beijing.
The 26-year-old, who also won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last year, posted a 92.72m throw, which is the third longest of all time.
His efforts left him almost 4m clear of Egypt's Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed, who took the silver, while Tero Pitkamaki of Finland, who finished second two years ago, secured the bronze with a distance of 87.64m.
Vitezslav Vesely, who was the defending champion, could only finish eighth, throwing 83.13m twice.
Women's 200m heats
Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith has set the fastest time in the heats for the women's 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The world junior champion and British record holder lined up in the final heat, and comfortably set the fastest time of the afternoon, posting a new personal best in a time of 22.22, despite easing up before the line.
Bianca Williams was the first of the three Britons to take to the track, finishing second in the fourth heat to swiftly progress to the semis, running a season-best time of 22.85.
British champion Margaret Adeoye soon followed, finishing third to join her teammates in the semis in the fifth heat, which was won by Veronica Campbell-Brown, although replays showed that the Jamaican drifted out of her lane.
American's Candyce McGrone had the second fastest time, winning the first heat in 22.45, while 100m silver medallist Dafne Schippers also cruised through.
Women's 400m hurdles final
Czech athlete Zuzana Hejnova has successfully defended her 400m hurdles title, cruising to victory in the final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Hejnova posted the fastest time of 2015, finishing the race in 53.50 seconds, leaving American Shamier Little to claim silver ahead of teammate Cassandra Tate.
The 28-year-old finished clear of the field after jumping the final barrier, allowing her to comfortably jog to the line to finish 0.44 seconds ahead of Little.
Britain's Elidh Child did enough to finish sixth.
Men's 200m semi-finals
Justin Gatlin has posted the fastest time in the semi-finals of the men's 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The controversial American ran a strong bend in the second semi to come into the finishing straight comfortably ahead, crossing the finishing line in 19.87.
Defending champion Usain Bolt won the final of the three semis, easing off before the line to post his quickest time of the year, finishing in 19.96, just ahead of South Africa's Anaso Jobodwana.
British champion Zharnel Hughes won the first of the three heats, dipping early at the line to stop the clock at 20.14 seconds, securing his place in the final, while Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade claimed second to also progress.
Women's 3000m steeplechase final
Kenya's Hyvin Jepkemoi has won the gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
After a slow start to the final, India's Lalita Babar stretched the field out with a quick middle kilometre, before Jepkemoi started to close the gap.
Jepkemoi, Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia and Germany's Gesa Krause were all in contention coming onto the finishing straight as Babar dropped back, but the Kenyan kicked hard to move away from her rivals, finishing in 9:19.11.
Ghribi clinced the silver, while Krause's time of 9:19.25 handed her the bronze and a new personal best.
Men's 400m final
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk has set a new personal best to claim the gold medal in the men's 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Van Niekerk crossed the line at 43.48 seconds after bursting clear of the field in the opening 250m, forcing defending champion LaShawn Merritt of the USA to settle for the silver, despite also running a personal best.
Olympic champion Kirani James of Grenada finished strongly with his best time this season, but was unable to overhaul the two leaders in the final metres, picking up the bronze, with all three medallists running sub-44 seconds for the first time in the history of the event.
Great Britain's Rabah Yousif finished sixth in a time of 44.68.
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
World Athletics Championships Day 4
Women's discus final
Cuba's Denia Caballero has ended the women's discus dominance of Sandra Perkovic by claiming gold at the World Athletics Championships.
Caballero produced a mammoth throw of 69.28m to claim the title having also produced the furthest qualifying throw in the heats.
Perkovic, the reigning Olympic, World and European champion, could only manage a throw of 67.39m as she claimed silver.
Nadine Muller of Germany, meanwhile, completed the podium as her distance of 65.53m was enough to hold off Cuba's Yaime Perez.
Women's 400m semi-finals
Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu has booked her spot in the final of the women's 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The reigning champion, who is bidding for a third world title, powered through on the home straight to win the second heat at the Bird's Nest Stadium, where she claimed gold at the 2008 Olympics.
The 31-year-old finished in a season's best time of 50.16s, 0.16s ahead of Jamaica's Stephenie Ann McPherson.
There was less joy for Ohuruogo's compatriot Anyika Onuora, however, as she tired on the home straight to finish fifth, although her time of 50.87s was a big personal best.
USA's Allyson Felix set the fastest qualifying time for the final with a 49.89s, while Shericka Jackson's time of 50.03s was also enough to secure her spot in the showpiece.
Elsewhere, Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas eased to victory in the first heat with a time of 50.12s, while Christine Day came in second to also book her place in Thursday's final.
Novlene Williams-Mills and Phyllis Francis complete the lineup for the final having qualified as the fastest losers.
Men's long jump final
Greg Rutherford has joined an elite group of British athletes by completing the grand slam and holding all four major athletics titles at one time.
The 28-year-old long jumper picked up an emphatic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships this afternoon, adding the title to his Olympic, European and Commonwealth crowns.
A huge fourth jump of 8.41m was enough to clinch the world title, ending his disappointing record at the Championships having failed to even reach the final in 2011 or 2013.
His triumph means that he joins Daley Thompson, Linford Christie, Sally Gunnell and Jonathan Edwards as the only British athletes to be the reigning champion at the four biggest events in athletics.
Rutherford's closest challenger was expected to be Jeff Henderson, who produced the biggest qualifying jump, but the American failed to make it past the first stage having fouled twice and only managed one legal jump of 7.95m.
Indeed, both Americans failed to make it through to the final three jumps, allowing Australia's Fabrice Lapierre to claim silver and home favourite Wang Jianan to pick up bronze.
Men's 200m heats
Nine-time world champion Usain Bolt has cruised into the semi-finals of the men's 200m with victory in his heat.
The Jamaican, who has won the last three world titles over the distance, eased to a time of 20.28s, narrowly holding off a late surge from Roberto Skyers as he coasted over the line.
USA's Justin Gatlin, who missed out on the 100m title to Bolt on Sunday but has three of the five fastest 200m times this year, also comfortably booked his spot in the semis with a 20.19s.
There was good news for Great Britain too as both Zharnel Hughes and Danny Talbot made the semis courtesy of top-three finishes in their respective heats.
Hughes, representing GB in a major event for the first time, put in a strong performance in the inside lane to win his heat with a time of 20.13s, edging out Julian Forte and Brendon Rooney.
Talbot, meanwhile, finished third in his heat with a time of 20.35s, falling just short of a personal best.
There was something of a shock in the opening heat, however, as USA's Isiah Young could only managed a sixth-place finish to crash out of the competition.
Miguel Francis also missed out on a place in the semis having eased up over the line and only managed fourth place in the final heat.
Men's 400m hurdles final
Kenya's Nicholas Bett has claimed gold in the men's 400m hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Bett ran a measured race to hold off his challengers in what was expected to be a tight final, finishing in a world-leading time this season of 47.79s.
Russia's Denis Kudryavtsev claimed a silver medal having qualified fastest at the Bird's Nest Stadium, while Jeffery Gibson of the Bahamas picked up bronze - both setting new national records.
USA's difficult day continued, however, as Michael Tinsley - a silver medallist in this event two years ago - blew a lead with an error-strewn final 200m.
The American hit a number of hurdles to eventually finish in last place, while compatriot Kerron Clement missed out on bronze by one-hundredths of a second.
Women's 1500m final
Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba has stormed to the gold medal in the women's 1,500m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing this afternoon.
The final was one of the most eagerly-anticipated events at the Championships due to a talented field, but ultimately Dibaba proved too good for her challengers to clinch a first world title.
The 24-year-old, who set a new world record last month, began to pull away from the pack on the final lap, although Netherland's Sifan Hassan threatened to challenge her with a late surge.
Hassan eventually had to settle for third, however, as Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon of Kenya fought back to finish in second place.
Dibaba's time of 4:08.09 was significantly slower than her world-record time, but she still finished almost a second clear of her closest rival.
Great Britain's Laura Muir also impressed with her performance, coming home in fifth place with a time of 4:11.48.
Men's 800m final
Olympic champion David Rudisha has claimed his second 800m world title with success at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.
The Kenyan entered the race as favourite and put in a dominant performance, leading all the way to finish in a time of 1:45.84 at the World Athletics Championships.
Rudisha has suffered an injury-ravaged three years since his world-record time at the London Olympics three years ago, while he was only 14th fastest overall in the semi-finals but qualified due to winning his heat.
Poland's Adam Kszczot came home in second place with a time of 1:46.08 to claim silver, but he never truly troubled the world champion.
Amel Tuka of Bosnia and Herzegovina, meanwhile, won his country's first ever medal at a World Championships by finishing in third, edging out Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich of Kenya.
Cuba's Denia Caballero has ended the women's discus dominance of Sandra Perkovic by claiming gold at the World Athletics Championships.
Caballero produced a mammoth throw of 69.28m to claim the title having also produced the furthest qualifying throw in the heats.
Perkovic, the reigning Olympic, World and European champion, could only manage a throw of 67.39m as she claimed silver.
Nadine Muller of Germany, meanwhile, completed the podium as her distance of 65.53m was enough to hold off Cuba's Yaime Perez.
Women's 400m semi-finals
Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu has booked her spot in the final of the women's 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The reigning champion, who is bidding for a third world title, powered through on the home straight to win the second heat at the Bird's Nest Stadium, where she claimed gold at the 2008 Olympics.
The 31-year-old finished in a season's best time of 50.16s, 0.16s ahead of Jamaica's Stephenie Ann McPherson.
There was less joy for Ohuruogo's compatriot Anyika Onuora, however, as she tired on the home straight to finish fifth, although her time of 50.87s was a big personal best.
USA's Allyson Felix set the fastest qualifying time for the final with a 49.89s, while Shericka Jackson's time of 50.03s was also enough to secure her spot in the showpiece.
Elsewhere, Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas eased to victory in the first heat with a time of 50.12s, while Christine Day came in second to also book her place in Thursday's final.
Novlene Williams-Mills and Phyllis Francis complete the lineup for the final having qualified as the fastest losers.
Men's long jump final
Greg Rutherford has joined an elite group of British athletes by completing the grand slam and holding all four major athletics titles at one time.
The 28-year-old long jumper picked up an emphatic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships this afternoon, adding the title to his Olympic, European and Commonwealth crowns.
A huge fourth jump of 8.41m was enough to clinch the world title, ending his disappointing record at the Championships having failed to even reach the final in 2011 or 2013.
His triumph means that he joins Daley Thompson, Linford Christie, Sally Gunnell and Jonathan Edwards as the only British athletes to be the reigning champion at the four biggest events in athletics.
Rutherford's closest challenger was expected to be Jeff Henderson, who produced the biggest qualifying jump, but the American failed to make it past the first stage having fouled twice and only managed one legal jump of 7.95m.
Indeed, both Americans failed to make it through to the final three jumps, allowing Australia's Fabrice Lapierre to claim silver and home favourite Wang Jianan to pick up bronze.
Men's 200m heats
Nine-time world champion Usain Bolt has cruised into the semi-finals of the men's 200m with victory in his heat.
The Jamaican, who has won the last three world titles over the distance, eased to a time of 20.28s, narrowly holding off a late surge from Roberto Skyers as he coasted over the line.
USA's Justin Gatlin, who missed out on the 100m title to Bolt on Sunday but has three of the five fastest 200m times this year, also comfortably booked his spot in the semis with a 20.19s.
There was good news for Great Britain too as both Zharnel Hughes and Danny Talbot made the semis courtesy of top-three finishes in their respective heats.
Hughes, representing GB in a major event for the first time, put in a strong performance in the inside lane to win his heat with a time of 20.13s, edging out Julian Forte and Brendon Rooney.
Talbot, meanwhile, finished third in his heat with a time of 20.35s, falling just short of a personal best.
There was something of a shock in the opening heat, however, as USA's Isiah Young could only managed a sixth-place finish to crash out of the competition.
Miguel Francis also missed out on a place in the semis having eased up over the line and only managed fourth place in the final heat.
Men's 400m hurdles final
Kenya's Nicholas Bett has claimed gold in the men's 400m hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Bett ran a measured race to hold off his challengers in what was expected to be a tight final, finishing in a world-leading time this season of 47.79s.
Russia's Denis Kudryavtsev claimed a silver medal having qualified fastest at the Bird's Nest Stadium, while Jeffery Gibson of the Bahamas picked up bronze - both setting new national records.
USA's difficult day continued, however, as Michael Tinsley - a silver medallist in this event two years ago - blew a lead with an error-strewn final 200m.
The American hit a number of hurdles to eventually finish in last place, while compatriot Kerron Clement missed out on bronze by one-hundredths of a second.
Women's 1500m final
Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba has stormed to the gold medal in the women's 1,500m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing this afternoon.
The final was one of the most eagerly-anticipated events at the Championships due to a talented field, but ultimately Dibaba proved too good for her challengers to clinch a first world title.
The 24-year-old, who set a new world record last month, began to pull away from the pack on the final lap, although Netherland's Sifan Hassan threatened to challenge her with a late surge.
Hassan eventually had to settle for third, however, as Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon of Kenya fought back to finish in second place.
Dibaba's time of 4:08.09 was significantly slower than her world-record time, but she still finished almost a second clear of her closest rival.
Great Britain's Laura Muir also impressed with her performance, coming home in fifth place with a time of 4:11.48.
Men's 800m final
Olympic champion David Rudisha has claimed his second 800m world title with success at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.
The Kenyan entered the race as favourite and put in a dominant performance, leading all the way to finish in a time of 1:45.84 at the World Athletics Championships.
Rudisha has suffered an injury-ravaged three years since his world-record time at the London Olympics three years ago, while he was only 14th fastest overall in the semi-finals but qualified due to winning his heat.
Poland's Adam Kszczot came home in second place with a time of 1:46.08 to claim silver, but he never truly troubled the world champion.
Amel Tuka of Bosnia and Herzegovina, meanwhile, won his country's first ever medal at a World Championships by finishing in third, edging out Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich of Kenya.
Monday, 24 August 2015
World Athletics Championships Day 3
Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce narrowly held off Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands to retain her 100m world title in Beijing.
Fraser-Pryce, 28, started strongly but was almost caught by Schippers on the line as she crossed in 10.76 seconds.
It was a sixth career gold at the World Championships for Fraser-Pryce, who won the 100m and 200m double in 2013.
Schippers, a heptathlete bronze medallist two years ago, finished ahead of American Tori Bowie in third.
It was a national record for 23-year-old Schippers, who only committed to sprinting in June, while Bowie, 24, herself a former long jumper, collected her first major medal.
Fraser-Pryce, the fourth quickest woman of all time over 100m, expressed disappointment at not breaking her personal best of 10.70 seconds.
"I'm getting tired of 10.7s. I just want to put a good race together and hopefully in the next race I get the time I'm working for," she told BBC Sport.
"I definitely think a 10.6 is there. Hopefully I will get it together."
Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot has claimed her fourth world title and second gold medal in the 10,000m with victory in Beijing.
There was very little clues until the final 1,000m, with most of the competitors staying close to each other for much of the race after a slow start.
Cheruiyot grew in confidence on the final lap to take the lead with just over 200m remaining, and she held off the challenge of Ethiopia's Gelete Burka in the closing stages to win in a time of 31:41.31.
It was a dramatic finish to the battle for bronze as Molly Huddle celebrated just before the line, which allowed Emily Infeld to sneak through and beat her American teammate to a spot on the podium.
Canada's Shawnacy Barber has caused a shock by triumphing in the pole vault final at the World Athletics Championship.
Olympic champion and world-record holder Renaud Lavillenie was the firm favourite heading into the event, but the Frenchman's three failures forced him to share bronze.
Barber passed his opening four heights at the first attempt, and despite being unable to clear 6m, his victory was confirmed as defending champion Raphael Holzdeppe needed three vaults to equal the Canadian's effort of 5.90m.
Polish duo Piotr Lisek and Pawel Wojciechowski joined Lavillenie in a share of third spot with successful vaults of 5.80m as the latter failed to meet expectations in a dramatic final.
Ezekiel Kemboi continued his dominance in the 3000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships by claiming a fourth successive title in Beijing.
In a perfectly timed assault from the Kenyan, he stormed past his rivals in the final 200m to win comfortably in a time of 8:11.28 inside the Bird's Nest Stadium.
Kemboi's sprint finish was too much for the field to handle, and a Kenyan top three was confirmed as Conseslus Kipruto and Brimin Kiprop Kipruto picked up silver and bronze, respectively.
American Evan Jager had taken the lead at the start of the final lap, but he was unable to hold off the Kenyans as Jairus Kipchoge Birech and Daniel Huling finished ahead of him.
Fraser-Pryce, 28, started strongly but was almost caught by Schippers on the line as she crossed in 10.76 seconds.
It was a sixth career gold at the World Championships for Fraser-Pryce, who won the 100m and 200m double in 2013.
Schippers, a heptathlete bronze medallist two years ago, finished ahead of American Tori Bowie in third.
It was a national record for 23-year-old Schippers, who only committed to sprinting in June, while Bowie, 24, herself a former long jumper, collected her first major medal.
Fraser-Pryce, the fourth quickest woman of all time over 100m, expressed disappointment at not breaking her personal best of 10.70 seconds.
"I'm getting tired of 10.7s. I just want to put a good race together and hopefully in the next race I get the time I'm working for," she told BBC Sport.
"I definitely think a 10.6 is there. Hopefully I will get it together."
Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot has claimed her fourth world title and second gold medal in the 10,000m with victory in Beijing.
There was very little clues until the final 1,000m, with most of the competitors staying close to each other for much of the race after a slow start.
Cheruiyot grew in confidence on the final lap to take the lead with just over 200m remaining, and she held off the challenge of Ethiopia's Gelete Burka in the closing stages to win in a time of 31:41.31.
It was a dramatic finish to the battle for bronze as Molly Huddle celebrated just before the line, which allowed Emily Infeld to sneak through and beat her American teammate to a spot on the podium.
Canada's Shawnacy Barber has caused a shock by triumphing in the pole vault final at the World Athletics Championship.
Olympic champion and world-record holder Renaud Lavillenie was the firm favourite heading into the event, but the Frenchman's three failures forced him to share bronze.
Barber passed his opening four heights at the first attempt, and despite being unable to clear 6m, his victory was confirmed as defending champion Raphael Holzdeppe needed three vaults to equal the Canadian's effort of 5.90m.
Polish duo Piotr Lisek and Pawel Wojciechowski joined Lavillenie in a share of third spot with successful vaults of 5.80m as the latter failed to meet expectations in a dramatic final.
Ezekiel Kemboi continued his dominance in the 3000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships by claiming a fourth successive title in Beijing.
In a perfectly timed assault from the Kenyan, he stormed past his rivals in the final 200m to win comfortably in a time of 8:11.28 inside the Bird's Nest Stadium.
Kemboi's sprint finish was too much for the field to handle, and a Kenyan top three was confirmed as Conseslus Kipruto and Brimin Kiprop Kipruto picked up silver and bronze, respectively.
American Evan Jager had taken the lead at the start of the final lap, but he was unable to hold off the Kenyans as Jairus Kipchoge Birech and Daniel Huling finished ahead of him.
Sunday, 23 August 2015
World Athletixs Championships Day 2
Usain Bolt has beaten Justin Gatlin to take gold in the men's 100m final in Beijing.
The American, twice suspended from athletics for failed drugs tests, backed up his form in the early round by taking victory in a time of 9.79s.
Bolt, who stumbled in his semi-final before taking first in the semis, had looked short of his best throughout the rounds.
However, the Jamaican recovered from slow start to overtake Gatlin in the final strides and claim another major title.
Gatlin, who has earned a reputation in some circles as a villain of athletics after serving two previous doping bans, had run faster in the semi-finals and was unbeaten in 28 races heading into the Beijing final.
However, the American was forced to settle for silver in 9.80s as Bolt came through to take his third world title, matching the feats of Maurice Greene and Carl Lewis.
US teenager Trayvon Bromell took joint bronze in his first major event, clocking 9.92s alongside Canadian Andre De Grasse as five of the field dipped under the 10-second barrier.
Jessica Ennis-Hill has won heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships after holding off her rivals in the 800m.
The Olympic champion produced a season's best of 6.43m in the long jump as fellow Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson's medal hopes ended after recording three fouls and, therefore, collecting no points.
Ennis-Hill, who is competing at her first major championships since London 2012, then opened up a gap of 86 points on Nadine Broersen, following a throw of 42.51m in the javelin.
Johnson-Thompson, perhaps with one eye on competing the long jump later in the week, decided to jog around the final 800m.
Canada's Brianne Thiesen-Eaton tried to stretch the Sheffield athlete over the final lap, but Ennis-Hill won gold in style by overtaking the pre-championship favourite to finish on a winning note.
The American, twice suspended from athletics for failed drugs tests, backed up his form in the early round by taking victory in a time of 9.79s.
Bolt, who stumbled in his semi-final before taking first in the semis, had looked short of his best throughout the rounds.
However, the Jamaican recovered from slow start to overtake Gatlin in the final strides and claim another major title.
Gatlin, who has earned a reputation in some circles as a villain of athletics after serving two previous doping bans, had run faster in the semi-finals and was unbeaten in 28 races heading into the Beijing final.
However, the American was forced to settle for silver in 9.80s as Bolt came through to take his third world title, matching the feats of Maurice Greene and Carl Lewis.
US teenager Trayvon Bromell took joint bronze in his first major event, clocking 9.92s alongside Canadian Andre De Grasse as five of the field dipped under the 10-second barrier.
Jessica Ennis-Hill has won heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships after holding off her rivals in the 800m.
The Olympic champion produced a season's best of 6.43m in the long jump as fellow Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson's medal hopes ended after recording three fouls and, therefore, collecting no points.
Ennis-Hill, who is competing at her first major championships since London 2012, then opened up a gap of 86 points on Nadine Broersen, following a throw of 42.51m in the javelin.
Johnson-Thompson, perhaps with one eye on competing the long jump later in the week, decided to jog around the final 800m.
Canada's Brianne Thiesen-Eaton tried to stretch the Sheffield athlete over the final lap, but Ennis-Hill won gold in style by overtaking the pre-championship favourite to finish on a winning note.
World Athletics Championships Day 1
Britain's Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill leads the World Championship heptathlon after day one ahead of compatriot Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Ennis-Hill described herself as "really, really happy" following strong performances in the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m in Beijing.
A total of 4,005 points left Ennis-Hill 80 points clear with the long jump, javelin and 800m to come on Sunday.
Johnson-Thompson moved up from ninth to second after an impressive 200m.
"Kat's doing amazing, she's doing personal bests, so it's definitely going to be a battle and hopefully we'll get a couple of medals," added Ennis-Hill.
Nadine Visser of the Netherlands is third on 3,871 points, ahead of Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton, the world number one, in fourth on 3,865.
The heptathlon resumes at 02:00 BST on Sunday with the long jump, followed by the javelin at 05:05 and the 800m, the final event, at 12:40.
The 29-year-old, competing at a major championships for the first time since London 2012, made a superb start in her bid to regain the world title 13 months after giving birth to son Reggie.
After a solid 12.91 seconds in the 100m hurdles, Ennis-Hill matched her season's best with 1.86m in the high jump, threw 13.73m in the shot put and finished second behind Johnson-Thompson with 23.42 seconds in the 200m.
"I am pleased," Ennis-Hill told BBC Sport. "I had that feeling of slight disappointment because I'm always comparing myself to my best, but I'm really pleased with the scores I have.
"I had some solid events, I feel there's a lot more to come, which is frustrating, but generally really, really happy."
The 22-year-old from Liverpool flirted with disaster in the day's second event, the high jump, needing three attempts to get over her opening height of 1.80m, having hit the uprights with her head on her second attempt.
A third failure would have ended her medal hopes but she survived and, eventually, prospered.
Johnson-Thompson had opened with a personal best of 13.37secs in the 100m hurdles, but another best of 12.47m in the shot was not enough to stop her slipping to ninth overall.
A dominant 23.08 seconds in her first 200m of the season got her back on track, however, and put her on course for a medal.
"It's been a good day one for me," said Johnson-Thompson. "The high jump was a bit nerve wracking. I had a bit of a faulty run-up so I'm happy that didn't all end in tears."
Nineteen-year-old Eritrean Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the men's marathon in two hours 12 minutes 27 seconds, stretching away from Ethiopia's Yemane Tsegay in the final mile with Uganda's Solomon
Defending champion Stephen Kiprotich came in sixth, while world record holder Dennis Kimetto and double London Marathon winner Wilson Kipsang both dropped out at 30km.
In the absence of New Zealand's four-time world champion Valerie Adams, Germany's Christina Schwanitz claimed victory in the women's shot put, a best of 20.37m trumping early leader and home hope Gong Lijiao.
The Chinese thrower sealed silver this time around with 20.30m, American Michelle Carter taking bronze (19.76).
How did the other Britons get on?
Britain's Laura Weightman and Laura Muir qualified comfortably from the heats of the 1500m, although Weightman suffered a nasty fall having crossed the line.
Weightman cut her face in the fall, but the 24-year-old from Northumberland later tweeted: "Had a close encounter with the track this morning. Good job I'm a northern girl and survived. Thanks for everyone's messages. Semi-final next!"
Nick Miller's first-round throw of 77.42m, less than a metre down on his own British record, saw him qualify for the hammer final, but Michael Rimmer and his young compatriot Kyle Langford went out in the first round of the 800m.
And in the field Steve Lewis went out of the pole vault competition with a best clearance of 5.40m.
Mo Farah made it six global distance titles in a row as he retained his 10,000m crown despite a last-lap stumble to win Britain's first gold of the 2015 World Championships.
Seven years ago in this stadium in Beijing, Farah crashed out of the Olympics after failing to qualify from the heats of the 5,000m.
But the 32-year-old Olympic champion saw off the determined team effort of his three Kenyan challengers before producing a last lap of 54.15 seconds to come away from Geoffrey Kamworor and Paul Tanui in the home straight.
It is a familiar sight now with Farah, an athlete transformed from the undisciplined also-ran of 2008, but it was no less impressive: a last 800m in one min 56.01secs and a last mile of 4:06.6 to win in 27:01.13.
Kamworor took silver and Tanui bronze with Farah's training partner Galen Rupp fading into fifth, the two Kenyans and team-mate Bedan Muchiri attempting to negate Farah's fast finish by pushing the pace early on.
But in warm, sticky conditions - around 25C and 60% humidity despite the race finishing after 10pm local time - Farah sat in behind his rivals as they produced a series of laps around 64 seconds and then kept closer order still as the pace dropped away in the heat.
Farah broke the stadium record at the Bird's Nest by three hundredths of a second
The Briton went briefly to the front with four and a half laps to go and then again with 1200 metres left, before surging definitively with 500 metres to go, a lead he would never relinquish despite a trip as he overtook a lapped runner.
With a series of allegations made against his coach Alberto Salazar - there is no suggestion Farah has done anything wrong, and his American coach denies the claims - this has been a difficult summer for the man who won the 10,000m and 5,000m double at both the last Worlds in Moscow and the London 2012 Olympics.
But Farah, an uncomplicated man, has retreated into what he knows best: disciplined training, tactically perfect racing.
And with the 5,000m final in a week's time, he has the chance to leave Beijing as arguably his nation's greatest ever athlete.
It wasn't easy - Farah
Describing it as his toughest championship race, Farah said he knew his Kenyan and Ethiopian rivals would attempt to negate his kick finish by running quickly early.
"I knew the guys were going to do that, too many years now they've left it slow so they had to do it and it did happen," the world champion said.
"It was a matter of digging in and hopefully it didn't take too much out of me for the 5,000m. It's not easy running 27 minutes in this heat.
"The last lap, that was close - I honestly thought at one point I was gone because I stumbled. The Olympics were pretty tough because of the pressure and being at home, but at the same time it was never that quick."
Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist Brendan Foster: "That was a great race. Farah was tested, but he followed every move. It was a fantastic performance. He might end up being regarded as the greatest distance runner there's ever been. The 5,000m will be difficult because there are heats to get through as well. Mo will hate the heats, because he's run 25 laps here, and when you have to run 12 and a half laps in a heat for the 5,000m, your body doesn't want to do that."
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe: "The field threw everything at him, including nearly tripping him. But he just took it in his stride. He's in the shape of his life, and he knew that whatever they tried, they weren't good enough to beat him."
European 10,000m champion Jo Pavey: "Mo stayed out of trouble. He wasn't fazed by the field pushing the pace. He conserved energy, and only pushed when he needed to. He looked comfortable. He was so professional afterwards - he's only focused on the next race."
Ennis-Hill described herself as "really, really happy" following strong performances in the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m in Beijing.
A total of 4,005 points left Ennis-Hill 80 points clear with the long jump, javelin and 800m to come on Sunday.
Johnson-Thompson moved up from ninth to second after an impressive 200m.
"Kat's doing amazing, she's doing personal bests, so it's definitely going to be a battle and hopefully we'll get a couple of medals," added Ennis-Hill.
Nadine Visser of the Netherlands is third on 3,871 points, ahead of Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton, the world number one, in fourth on 3,865.
The heptathlon resumes at 02:00 BST on Sunday with the long jump, followed by the javelin at 05:05 and the 800m, the final event, at 12:40.
The 29-year-old, competing at a major championships for the first time since London 2012, made a superb start in her bid to regain the world title 13 months after giving birth to son Reggie.
After a solid 12.91 seconds in the 100m hurdles, Ennis-Hill matched her season's best with 1.86m in the high jump, threw 13.73m in the shot put and finished second behind Johnson-Thompson with 23.42 seconds in the 200m.
"I am pleased," Ennis-Hill told BBC Sport. "I had that feeling of slight disappointment because I'm always comparing myself to my best, but I'm really pleased with the scores I have.
"I had some solid events, I feel there's a lot more to come, which is frustrating, but generally really, really happy."
The 22-year-old from Liverpool flirted with disaster in the day's second event, the high jump, needing three attempts to get over her opening height of 1.80m, having hit the uprights with her head on her second attempt.
A third failure would have ended her medal hopes but she survived and, eventually, prospered.
Johnson-Thompson had opened with a personal best of 13.37secs in the 100m hurdles, but another best of 12.47m in the shot was not enough to stop her slipping to ninth overall.
A dominant 23.08 seconds in her first 200m of the season got her back on track, however, and put her on course for a medal.
"It's been a good day one for me," said Johnson-Thompson. "The high jump was a bit nerve wracking. I had a bit of a faulty run-up so I'm happy that didn't all end in tears."
Nineteen-year-old Eritrean Ghirmay Ghebreslassie won the men's marathon in two hours 12 minutes 27 seconds, stretching away from Ethiopia's Yemane Tsegay in the final mile with Uganda's Solomon
Defending champion Stephen Kiprotich came in sixth, while world record holder Dennis Kimetto and double London Marathon winner Wilson Kipsang both dropped out at 30km.
In the absence of New Zealand's four-time world champion Valerie Adams, Germany's Christina Schwanitz claimed victory in the women's shot put, a best of 20.37m trumping early leader and home hope Gong Lijiao.
The Chinese thrower sealed silver this time around with 20.30m, American Michelle Carter taking bronze (19.76).
How did the other Britons get on?
Britain's Laura Weightman and Laura Muir qualified comfortably from the heats of the 1500m, although Weightman suffered a nasty fall having crossed the line.
Weightman cut her face in the fall, but the 24-year-old from Northumberland later tweeted: "Had a close encounter with the track this morning. Good job I'm a northern girl and survived. Thanks for everyone's messages. Semi-final next!"
Nick Miller's first-round throw of 77.42m, less than a metre down on his own British record, saw him qualify for the hammer final, but Michael Rimmer and his young compatriot Kyle Langford went out in the first round of the 800m.
And in the field Steve Lewis went out of the pole vault competition with a best clearance of 5.40m.
Mo Farah made it six global distance titles in a row as he retained his 10,000m crown despite a last-lap stumble to win Britain's first gold of the 2015 World Championships.
Seven years ago in this stadium in Beijing, Farah crashed out of the Olympics after failing to qualify from the heats of the 5,000m.
But the 32-year-old Olympic champion saw off the determined team effort of his three Kenyan challengers before producing a last lap of 54.15 seconds to come away from Geoffrey Kamworor and Paul Tanui in the home straight.
It is a familiar sight now with Farah, an athlete transformed from the undisciplined also-ran of 2008, but it was no less impressive: a last 800m in one min 56.01secs and a last mile of 4:06.6 to win in 27:01.13.
Kamworor took silver and Tanui bronze with Farah's training partner Galen Rupp fading into fifth, the two Kenyans and team-mate Bedan Muchiri attempting to negate Farah's fast finish by pushing the pace early on.
But in warm, sticky conditions - around 25C and 60% humidity despite the race finishing after 10pm local time - Farah sat in behind his rivals as they produced a series of laps around 64 seconds and then kept closer order still as the pace dropped away in the heat.
Farah broke the stadium record at the Bird's Nest by three hundredths of a second
The Briton went briefly to the front with four and a half laps to go and then again with 1200 metres left, before surging definitively with 500 metres to go, a lead he would never relinquish despite a trip as he overtook a lapped runner.
With a series of allegations made against his coach Alberto Salazar - there is no suggestion Farah has done anything wrong, and his American coach denies the claims - this has been a difficult summer for the man who won the 10,000m and 5,000m double at both the last Worlds in Moscow and the London 2012 Olympics.
But Farah, an uncomplicated man, has retreated into what he knows best: disciplined training, tactically perfect racing.
And with the 5,000m final in a week's time, he has the chance to leave Beijing as arguably his nation's greatest ever athlete.
It wasn't easy - Farah
Describing it as his toughest championship race, Farah said he knew his Kenyan and Ethiopian rivals would attempt to negate his kick finish by running quickly early.
"I knew the guys were going to do that, too many years now they've left it slow so they had to do it and it did happen," the world champion said.
"It was a matter of digging in and hopefully it didn't take too much out of me for the 5,000m. It's not easy running 27 minutes in this heat.
"The last lap, that was close - I honestly thought at one point I was gone because I stumbled. The Olympics were pretty tough because of the pressure and being at home, but at the same time it was never that quick."
Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist Brendan Foster: "That was a great race. Farah was tested, but he followed every move. It was a fantastic performance. He might end up being regarded as the greatest distance runner there's ever been. The 5,000m will be difficult because there are heats to get through as well. Mo will hate the heats, because he's run 25 laps here, and when you have to run 12 and a half laps in a heat for the 5,000m, your body doesn't want to do that."
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe: "The field threw everything at him, including nearly tripping him. But he just took it in his stride. He's in the shape of his life, and he knew that whatever they tried, they weren't good enough to beat him."
European 10,000m champion Jo Pavey: "Mo stayed out of trouble. He wasn't fazed by the field pushing the pace. He conserved energy, and only pushed when he needed to. He looked comfortable. He was so professional afterwards - he's only focused on the next race."
Sunday, 16 August 2015
US PGA Championship Round 3
Jason Day holds a two-shot lead going into the final day of the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
The Australian continued his fine display at the tournament as he recorded a round of 66 to leave him 15-under-par for the tournament.
Day's card on day three included an eagle at the 11th and eight birdies, but also a double-bogey on the 15th and bogeys on the second and fourth to hold up his charge for the crown.
American Jordan Spieth is within striking distance after his round of 65 on the third day as he recorded seven birdies, including three on the last three holes of the course, in an error-free round to move to 13-under-par.
South African Branden Grace had the best display of the day by carding a round of 64 with eight birdies, including one on the 18th, to leave him three shots off the lead.
Justin Rose finds himself in the mix for the title on 12-under-par for the tournament following his round of 68, although he was made to rue a double-bogey on the fourth and a bogey on the 18th.
Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy is placed in tied-17th on six-under after he carded a round of 68, which leaves him nine shots off the lead.
The Australian continued his fine display at the tournament as he recorded a round of 66 to leave him 15-under-par for the tournament.
Day's card on day three included an eagle at the 11th and eight birdies, but also a double-bogey on the 15th and bogeys on the second and fourth to hold up his charge for the crown.
American Jordan Spieth is within striking distance after his round of 65 on the third day as he recorded seven birdies, including three on the last three holes of the course, in an error-free round to move to 13-under-par.
South African Branden Grace had the best display of the day by carding a round of 64 with eight birdies, including one on the 18th, to leave him three shots off the lead.
Justin Rose finds himself in the mix for the title on 12-under-par for the tournament following his round of 68, although he was made to rue a double-bogey on the fourth and a bogey on the 18th.
Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy is placed in tied-17th on six-under after he carded a round of 68, which leaves him nine shots off the lead.
Saturday, 15 August 2015
US PGA Championship Round 2
US PGA Championship, second-round leaderboard
-11 M Jones (Aus); -9 J Day (Aus); -8 J Rose (Eng); -7 D Lingmerth (Swe), T Finau (US), A Lahiri (Ind); Selected others: -6 J Spieth (US); -5 D Johnson (US); -4 P Casey (Eng) -2 R McIlroy (NI)
Matt Jones led the US PGA Championship from fellow Australian Jason Day after the second round was completed on Saturday at Whistling Straits.
Jones, 35, took a two-shot lead in Wisconsin after finishing a round of 65, interrupted by Friday's storm, to head into round three on 11 under par.
England's Justin Rose returned to finish his round with a par on the 18th and stay third on eight under par.
"In any major championship that's great after two days," said Rose.
"I'm in a good position, obviously. Right there, eight under par."
Making only his eighth appearance in a major, Jones sank a 15-foot putt at the par-four sixth before draining a 50-footer at the eighth on the way to a bogey-free seven-under-par 65.
That left him two shots ahead of compatriot Day, who briefly held the outright lead at 10 under before he bogeyed the par-four 18th to card a 67.
"I played great," said Jones. "It's amazing to be in the lead at a major.
"I've been in the lead on a Tour event, but a major's a different story. I'm going to have fun with it."
On Friday, world number two Jordan Spieth powered to six under with a 67 as he threatens his third major win of 2015, while Northern Ireland's world number one Rory McIlroy moved to two under after a 71.
Tiger Woods missed the cut on four over, after the four-time champion began with two birdies in the first three holes but had dropped those strokes by the eighth.
The American played his last five holes on Saturday at level par.
The third round begins after a short break on Saturday, with Day and Jones teeing off in the final group.
-11 M Jones (Aus); -9 J Day (Aus); -8 J Rose (Eng); -7 D Lingmerth (Swe), T Finau (US), A Lahiri (Ind); Selected others: -6 J Spieth (US); -5 D Johnson (US); -4 P Casey (Eng) -2 R McIlroy (NI)
Matt Jones led the US PGA Championship from fellow Australian Jason Day after the second round was completed on Saturday at Whistling Straits.
Jones, 35, took a two-shot lead in Wisconsin after finishing a round of 65, interrupted by Friday's storm, to head into round three on 11 under par.
England's Justin Rose returned to finish his round with a par on the 18th and stay third on eight under par.
"In any major championship that's great after two days," said Rose.
"I'm in a good position, obviously. Right there, eight under par."
Making only his eighth appearance in a major, Jones sank a 15-foot putt at the par-four sixth before draining a 50-footer at the eighth on the way to a bogey-free seven-under-par 65.
That left him two shots ahead of compatriot Day, who briefly held the outright lead at 10 under before he bogeyed the par-four 18th to card a 67.
"I played great," said Jones. "It's amazing to be in the lead at a major.
"I've been in the lead on a Tour event, but a major's a different story. I'm going to have fun with it."
On Friday, world number two Jordan Spieth powered to six under with a 67 as he threatens his third major win of 2015, while Northern Ireland's world number one Rory McIlroy moved to two under after a 71.
Tiger Woods missed the cut on four over, after the four-time champion began with two birdies in the first three holes but had dropped those strokes by the eighth.
The American played his last five holes on Saturday at level par.
The third round begins after a short break on Saturday, with Day and Jones teeing off in the final group.
Friday, 14 August 2015
US PGA Championship Round 1
Dustin Johnson has made another impressive start to a major after taking a one-shot lead on the first day of the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
The American, who was on the brink of victory at the US Open earlier this year before a three-putt on the final ruined his chances, capitalised on the favourable conditions in the morning to set the pace with a six-under-par 66.
Johnson has bad memories of the course after a two-stroke penalty prevented him from earning a spot in a playoff when Martin Kayme triumphed back in 2010, but the world number eight was on top of his game to take the lead ahead of David Lingmerth, who briefly shared the lead in his round.
Matt Kuchar and Jason Day are among the players currently two shots behind the leader, while there was also positive starts for Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
Despite often being troubled as the wind picked up later in the day, McIlroy, who is playing in his first tournament since rupturing ankle ligaments last month, showed his resilience on the opening day to reach the clubhouse on one-under and he was matched by playing partner Spieth.
Justin Rose made a promising start to his bid with a solid round of three-under, but it was a disappointing day for Tiger Woods as the 14-time major winner carded five bogeys to finish the day nine shots off the pace.
The American, who was on the brink of victory at the US Open earlier this year before a three-putt on the final ruined his chances, capitalised on the favourable conditions in the morning to set the pace with a six-under-par 66.
Johnson has bad memories of the course after a two-stroke penalty prevented him from earning a spot in a playoff when Martin Kayme triumphed back in 2010, but the world number eight was on top of his game to take the lead ahead of David Lingmerth, who briefly shared the lead in his round.
Matt Kuchar and Jason Day are among the players currently two shots behind the leader, while there was also positive starts for Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
Despite often being troubled as the wind picked up later in the day, McIlroy, who is playing in his first tournament since rupturing ankle ligaments last month, showed his resilience on the opening day to reach the clubhouse on one-under and he was matched by playing partner Spieth.
Justin Rose made a promising start to his bid with a solid round of three-under, but it was a disappointing day for Tiger Woods as the 14-time major winner carded five bogeys to finish the day nine shots off the pace.
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