15 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Moon retains women’s pole vault title, Cherotich wins steeplechase, Kerr goes for gold – live

Updates and news on the fifth day of action from TokyoGrand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson earned $2m‘I’m chilling’: Gout Gout passes first test | Email YaraWomen’s 200m: Will we get and American 1-2-3 come the final? Maybe. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the 100m champion, finishes her heat in first in 22.24sec with countrywoman Thelma Davies finishing second and Ivory Coast’s Jessika Gbai taking third.Women’s 200m: The first heat has US’s Anavia Battle, the four-time Diamond League winner and no surprise, she leads the pack, winning with heat with a time of 22.07sec, her season’s best. Ivory Coast’s Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith and Greece’s Polyniki Emmanouilidou qualify alongside Battle. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Gout Gout qualifies, women’s pole vault final, Josh Kerr goes for gold and more – live

Updates and news on the fifth day of action from TokyoGrand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson earned $2mGout Gout on rise to fame: ‘It’s surreal’ | Email YaraWomen’s 200m: Will we get and American 1-2-3 come the final? Maybe. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the 100m champion, finishes her heat in first in 22.24sec with countrywoman Thelma Davies finishing second and Ivory Coast’s Jessika Gbai taking third.Women’s 200m: The first heat has US’s Anavia Battle, the four-time Diamond League winner and no surprise, she leads the pack, winning with heat with a time of 22.07sec, her season’s best. Ivory Coast’s Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith and Greece’s Polyniki Emmanouilidou qualify alongside Battle. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Grand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson earned $2m from scrapped series

Former sprinter claims he is facing own financial losses ‘Michael has asked for patience while we try to fix this’Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track organisation has denied the former American sprinter has pocketed $2m from the series while his athletes have gone unpaid, calling the speculation “categorically false” – and claimed he was facing financial losses himself.Johnson is facing the prospect of legal action from athletes, agents and the suppliers who helped stage three GST meetings, with sources claiming they are owed as much as $19m (£13.9m). It is understood that two athletes claim they had to withdraw from buying a house when prize money was not paid, and many privately believe they will never receive their money. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Oblique Seville backs current sprint crop to get down to 9.6sec but says Bolt will always be best

World champion says ‘only matter of time’ to reach 9.6secSeville dismisses effect of Noah Lyles’ mind gamesOn Sunday night, Oblique Seville became the first Jamaican to win the men’s 100m world title since Usain Bolt. But it turns out the 24-year-old’s mind is just as quick as his blistering leg speed.In an interview to celebrate his victory, Seville is asked if he were to design a sprinter what would he look like? The questioner expects a long answer. Perhaps Justin Gatlin’s start, Michael Johnson’s mentality, and Bolt’s leg speed? Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Novak Djokovic's retirement date predicted by Serena Williams' ex

Novak Djokovic has not won a Grand Slam title since the 2023 US Open and has been tipped to retire from tennis in the very near future after struggling to match his old standards

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6 d. ago Patrick Mouratoglou: ‘Serena and I had a few fights about her weight’

The French coach on his partnership with Serena, why he parted ways with Naomi Osaka and how to break the Sinner-Alcaraz duopolyPatrick Mouratoglou was notably absent from this year’s US Open. Since his breakout advising Marcos Baghdatis, who he guided to the Australian Open final in 2006, Mouratoglou has distinguished himself as a tennis guru – with pros and prospects making the pilgrimage to his academy on the French Riviera. But it was his partnership with Serena Williams, who won 10 of her 23 grand slam singles titles after pairing with the Frenchman, that helped cement Mouratoglou as a coaching great.In between touring clients at the moment, Mouratoglou caught up with me near the end of the US Open to talk about Naomi Osaka’s resurgence, Williams’s weight loss and what it will take to break Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s duopoly in the men’s game.Interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Patrick Mouratoglou is working with Motorola’s Behind the Icons campaign. Co...

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7 d. ago Former Wimbledon champion suspended and fined for pushing 60

The two-time Grand Slam champion, was charged in January by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for engaging in offensive conduct towards a doping control official.

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8 d. ago Friend of Michael Brown who witnessed his killing by cop and inspired ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ chant is shot dead

Dorian Johnson, whose account of the killing helped to inspire the ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ protest chant, died less than a mile away from where Brown was killed in Feguson

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8 d. ago Roger Federer helps Rory McIlroy make decisions on his own terms

The Northern Irishman has reiterated his plan to continue to broaden his golfing horizons.

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8 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz's coach shares private training regime that led to Jannik Sinner revenge

Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in the US Open final on Sunday to secure his sixth Grand Slam title, and his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero has revealed the secret to his success

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9 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz's US Open championship and No. 1 ranking arrive thanks to his variety

Here’s the thing about watching Carlos Alcaraz play tennis: He will hit shots no one else would dare try, make them, then crack a smile and rile up a crowd by cupping his right ear or shaking his fist

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9 d. ago 'I think he will' – Tennis pundits all say the same thing about Novak Djokovic's future

Novak Djokovic was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open semi-finals as he missed out on a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title, but the Serbian is yet to announce his retirement

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz savours ‘best tournament’ of his career after claiming second US Open title

New No 1 dropped just one set on way to his sixth grand slam title‘This tournament I saw that I can play really consistent,’ he saysCarlos Alcaraz described his US Open title run as the best tournament of his career after he defeated his rival Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in New York to win his sixth grand slam title.Alcaraz’s victory caps off an incredible five-month run for the 22-year-old, who has reached the final of his last eight tournaments, winning six titles including the French Open and US Open. While many of Alcaraz’s previous triumphs included numerous five-set battles and dramatic comebacks – such as his recovery from triple match point down to defeat Sinner over five sets in Paris – this was by far the most efficient tournament of his career. Alcaraz dropped just one set in his seven matches and he lost his serve just three times in the entire tournament. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz seals sixth grand slam title with ‘perfect’ performance

The Spaniard claimed his sixth grand slam title with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 success in New York.

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz produces ‘perfect’ performance to defeat Jannik Sinner and win second US Open title

Alcaraz defeats Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win second US Open, his sixth grand slam title and reclaim World No 1

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1 week ago Photo highlights from the US Open as Carlos Alcaraz overpowers Jannik Sinner

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz beat rival Jannik Sinner of Italy to claim the U.S. Open title. They are the first two men in the sport’s history to face each other in three consecutive Grand Slam finals within a single season.

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz dethrones Jannik Sinner to underline undeniable truth in US Open final

Alcaraz won his sixth grand slam title and reclaimed the world No 1 ranking, winning 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 against his rival

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz brushed aside the queues and boos brought by Donald Trump to claim the US Open crown with impeccable brilliance, writes MATTHEW LAMBWELL

MATTHEW LAMBWELL AT ARTHUR ASHE: After the chaos and the queuing, the waiting and the booing, eventually farce gave way to beauty as Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open

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1 week ago Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz LIVE: US Open men's final result and updates as Alcaraz clinches title

Familiar rivals clash in final for the third Grand Slam tournament in a row in New York

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner live: US Open result as Alcaraz wins thrilling final to reclaim World No 1

Alcaraz defeats Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win second US Open, his sixth grand slam title and reclaim World No 1

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