Noah Lyles trimmed 0.08 seconds off Usain Bolt’s meeting record at the International Association of Athletics

The track here is burning up," said Lyles,narrowly beaten in Rome last month by fellow 21-year-old and

A mouthwatering battle over 5,000 metres awaits in the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League in Lausanne tomorrow.

something to say about that.The men’s 200m throws up another intriguing battle between the United States’ Noah

Lyles and compatriot Michael Norman.The United States' Michael Norman reacts after winning in Rome ©

with Michael Norman winning narrowly in 19.70 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year, and Noah

Lyles finishing just two hundredths of a second behind.

at the shorter distance.That established Norman at 12th on the all-time 200m list, just a bit behind Lyles

, who shares eighth place with compatriot Wallace Spearmon on 19.65.Lyles himself put the nose of his

It’s funny. I could have sworn Gianmarco Tamberi won the men’s high jump competition at the 2016 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Rome.

seconds for the 100m, will be keenly watched as he takes on his two awesome United States contemporaries Noah

Lyles and Michael Norman.But in emotional terms, Gianmarco Tamberi is likely to be at the centre of

Noah Lyles of the United States, seeking a hat-trick of Diamond League trophy wins over 200 metres, faces

Lyles, who will be making his first appearance of the year over his favoured distance, set a 100m personal

Abderrahman Samba of Qatar produced the outstanding performance in Shanghai today, in the second of the season’s International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meetings, as he held off the huge talent of United States runner Rai Benjamin to win the 400 metres hurdles in 47.27sec - his second fastest time.

Christian Coleman, 23, had victory taken off him in the final strides by 21-year-old US compatriot Noah

 The timing was 9.852 to 9.858.Noah Lyles celebrates after beating American compatriot Christian

The men’s 400 metres hurdles will offer the 10th anniversary International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting in Shanghai a compelling highlight as Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba, who ran the second-fastest time ever last season, meets another dynamic young talent in Rai Benjamin of the United States, who last year ran the equal third-best time.

match between two of last year's three fastest men, Diamond League 100m champion Christian Coleman and Noah

Lyles, the series' 200m winner.Coleman battled back from mid-season injuries to cap his 2018 season

9.79 lifetime best in Brussels and will be in action for the first time since.In Coleman's absence, Lyles

Brazil brought the International Association of Athletics Federations World Relays in Yokohama to a startling conclusion today as they won the blue riband men’s 4x100m event – ahead of a formidable United States quartet and world champions Britain – in the world’s fastest time this year.

included world 100m champion Justin Gatlin, 2010 world indoor 60m silver medallist Mike Rodgers and Noah

Lyles, the 2017 and 2018 IAAF Diamond League 200m champion, which recorded 38.07.Britain, fielding three

World record breakers Eliud Kipchoge and Kevin Mayer are among the 10 nominations for Male World Athlete of the Year released today by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Diamond League 100m title in Brussels, clocking 9.79 - the fastest run this year.Fellow US sprinter Noah

Lyles is also on the list after a season in which he retained his IAAF Diamond League 200m title, finishing

unbeaten over the distance and clocking the 2018 best time of 19.65.Lyles also won double gold at the

The 13th edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Continental Cup, which takes place here over the weekend, was described today by IAAF President Sebastian Coe as "a great opportunity" to trial innovations for the sport.

Diamond League title last week, Timur Morgunov.The men's 100m features Diamond League 200m champion Noah

Lyles of the US, who faces the challenge of South Africa's Akani Simbine and China's Bingtian Su, who

A sell-out crowd of 25,000 will pack into Zurich's Letzigrund Stadium tomorrow night for the first of two International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League Finals on successive dates - and the action promises to be memorable.

medallist Marie Josée Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast will also expect to figure strongly.In the men's 200m, Noah

Lyles of the US, who heads the 2018 rankings with 19.65, looks hugely ready to defend his title.But

Olympic 400 metres champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo demonstrated that it may be a little while yet before double European gold medallist Dina Asher-Smith can rule the sprinting world as she defeated Britain’s rising star over 200m at the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting in Birmingham.

too, for the 21-year-old US sprinter who currently stands joint top of the 2018 100m lists with 9.88, Noah

Lyles, as he was beaten into third place by compatriot Christian Coleman, the world silver medallist

the same time, a personal best.It turned out that the American had clocked 9.938 to Prescod's 9.939...Lyles

Noah is good, he's already fast in the 100m, but he has to keep working."

Lyles commented: "That was one of my most challenging races to date."

Britain’s newly-established European 100 and 200 metres champion Dina Asher-Smith will race in Birmingham tomorrow against the woman who beat her to the Commonweath Games 200m title in April - Olympic 400m gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo.

indoor champion and world record holder Christian Coleman and his 21-year-old American compatriot Noah

European champion Adam Kszczot and Olympic bronze medallist Clayton Murphy of the USA all in the mix.Noah Lyles

Sprinter Noah Lyles, tennis players John Isner and Serena Williams and a string of fencers are among

Lyles is one of five male nominations after a series of Diamond League successes, including a 200 metres

Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech shattered the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase world record during a stupendous, steamy night of action at the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting here, clocking 8 minutes 44.32 seconds.

her career in a compelling duel with Bahrain's rising 20-year-old phenomenon Salwa Eid Nasser, and Noah

Lyles floated to another 200m victory in a personal best and meeting record of 19.65sec.But Chepkoech's

distant second with a couple of laps remaining  but slipped back to a tenth place finish in 9:12.05.Noah

Lyles lowered his personal 200m best to 19.65sec in winning at the Monaco Diamond League meeting ©Getty

third here in 50.85, with her compatriot, world champion Phyllis Francis, one place behind her in 51.05.Lyles