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Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich took a second off the women-only half-marathon world record on Sunday when she won the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Cope…
A glitzy opening ceremony offered some respite and a more cheerful welcome for athletes and officials attending the Asian Games in Japan after a string of mish…
Asia’s biggest sport stars will descend on Japan this week to battle it out for continental glory as the Asian Games get under way. Aichi-Nagoya 2026 will see…
For 32 years, the women's 800m was absent from the Olympics, with its competitors deemed too frail. Now, it is one of the most hotly anticipated events on the …
Gold medal-winning Olympian and Minnesotan Jessie Diggins crosses the finish line during the Superior 100 Mile Trail Race Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 at Caribou H…
An Australian athlete who faced criticism for continuing to compete in a Hyrox event after soiling herself has apologised and said she will retroactively withd…
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games get under way this weekend under the shadow of a housing crisis that has organisers scrambling to placate athletes and officials f…
As Washington attempts to intensify economic pressure on Iran , ordinary Iranians are facing mounting financial distress . Rights groups say Iranian authoriti…
Wooden container huts meant for thousands of athletes have become the subject of heated criticism ahead of the opening of Japan's Asian Games on Saturday. Jun…
British sprinter Amy Hunt is among the female athletes to speak out against a controversial sports gambling advert starring actress Sydney Sweeney. The advert…
An athlete's Hyrox performance has sparked debate after completing a race in Beijing despite soiling herself midway through the event. Footage of the woman co…
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, right, drives to the basket against Sydney Taylor of the Chicago Sky on Aug. 23. Michael Reaves/Getty Images hide caption …
One of the highlights of the 2024 Paris Olympics was, for me, the sight at the opening ceremony of the floating cauldron held aloft by a giant glowing balloon.…
Hundreds of Asian Games athletes in Japan were briefly evacuated from their accommodation as record rainfall lashed host city Nagoya, officials have said. Abo…
