Scientists have calculated how a woman could be the first to run a mile in under four minutes, emulating Roger Bannister who accomplished the feat more than 70 years ago. Bannister became the first ...

Though nobody appreciated it at the time, on December 30 1954 a television institution was born. At the Savoy Hotel in London the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award was presented for the first ...

Unlike current times, when the attitude of utter confidence is common and the notion that we can do anything often prevails, the mid-1950s belonged not only to a previous century but an entirely ...

On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister pushed through the finishing tape at Iffley Road track in Oxford, England, and collapsed into ...

To mark the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s breaking the 4:00 barrier in the mile, the Bupa Westminster Mile, which is being promoted as the world’s biggest timed road mile, will be staged on ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. LONDON • Roger Bannister, the first runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile, has died. He was 88. Bannister's family ...

In 1954, at the age of 25, Roger Bannister made headlines around the world as the first person to run a mile under 4 minutes. Bannister's 3:59:4 mile unlocked the door to what was possible in track — ...

More than 70 years ago, Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes. And, as runners continued to obsess over the mark, several thousand more followed in his wake. But all ...

May 6, 1954 , Britain's Roger Bannister hits the tape to break the four-minute mile in Oxford, England. Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four ...

Want to buy the running shoes used to achieve one of the greatest milestones in sports history? The lightweight leather spikes worn by Bannister when he broke the 4-minute mile barrier in 1954 will go ...

LONDON — Roger Bannister, who as a lanky medical student at Oxford in 1954 electrified the sports world and lifted postwar England’s spirits when he became the first athlete to run a mile in under 4 ...