10 h. ago Mondo Duplantis says setting new record at World Championships is ‘more special’

The pole vaulter hit a new high in Tokyo.

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12 h. ago Mondo Duplantis world record lights up Tokyo to underline Swede’s new status

The 25-year-old dazzled in Tokyo to break the world record for a 14th time in another dominant display to the delight of 55,000 in attendance

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13 h. ago World Athletics Championships: Mondo Duplantis breaks own world record to claim pole vault gold

The Swede finished a full 30cm clear of the second-placed finisher

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13 h. ago Mondo Duplantis hits new heights with ‘Claw’ after 14th pole vault world record

Swede clears 6.30m to claim worlds gold in TokyoShoes with metal spike help him to faster run-upThe pole vault competition was two hours and 20 minutes old when Mondo Duplantis finally got serious at these World Athletics Championships. The bar had just been pushed six metres. And so Mondo reached into his kitbag and dug out the shoe he calls “the Claw”.It is a special shoe, with a spike protruding from the end of it, which he only takes it out when he sniffs a world record lurking in the air. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again and Kerr reaches 1500m final

Unstoppable Duplantis cleared 6.30m at the final attempt to break the world record for a 14th time after Kerr moved a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo

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15 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Kerr reaches 1500m final and Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr moved a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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17 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Kerr aims for 1500m final and Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr is trying to move a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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17 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Josh Kerr aims for 1500m final and Mondo Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr is trying to move a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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20 h. ago When is Mondo Duplantis in pole vault final? How to watch World Athletics Championships for free

The Swedish world record holder will be looking to add yet another trophy to his cabinet on Monday

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40 h. ago Donald Trump’s orange tan conspiracy: White House makeup artist sets record straight

French makeup artist Audrey Lefevre worked with Donald Trump’s family during the 2017 inauguration, one of the most closely watched events across the globe.

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41 h. ago What is the 100m world record time for men and women and who holds them?

The 100m is the blue riband event of the Olympics and athletics in general, but what are the world record times for men and women, and who set them?

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60 h. ago Florida man who killed 2 women set for lethal injection next month, extending execution record

A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be put to death in October under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions

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3 d. ago John Daly makes a 19 to set wrong kind of PGA Tour Champions record

John Daly is in the PGA Tour Champions record book for the highest score on a hole

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3 d. ago Equalities watchdog raises concerns ahead of debate on assisted dying Bill

A record number of peers were set to take part in a two-day debate on the Bill for the first time, beginning on Friday.

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4 d. ago Study predicts Usain Bolt would have run 100m in 9.42 seconds in super spikes

Data showed Bolt would have knocked 0.16sec off recordLegend backs Jamaicans to beat Lyles in Tokyo 100mA new scientific study has predicted that Usain Bolt would have run the 100m in 9.42 seconds in super spikes – an astonishing 0.16 faster than his current world record set in 2009. But one man who isn’t arguing is the legendary Jamaican himself.Bolt, who is in Tokyo to present the medals for the 100m final at the world athletics championships on Sunday, said he wasn’t surprised with the findings. “I fully agree with it,” he said. “Because one athlete that continued after I retired was Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and she got faster with the new spikes. I probably would have run way faster with them too.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Study predicts Usain Bolt would have run 100m in 9.42sec in super spikes

Data suggests Bolt would have knocked 0.16sec off recordLegend backs Jamaicans to beat Lyles in Tokyo 100mA new scientific study has predicted that Usain Bolt would have run the 100m in 9.42sec in super spikes – an astonishing 0.16sec faster than his current world record set in 2009. But one man who isn’t arguing is the legendary Jamaican himself.Bolt, who is in Tokyo to present the medals for the 100m final at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, said he was not surprised with the findings. “I fully agree with it,” he said. “Because one athlete that continued after I retired was Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and she got faster with the new spikes. I probably would have run way faster with them too.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 2025 Stranraer Oyster Festival set to be biggest yet as organisers report record ticket sales

And adding to the excitement is the news that festival headline chef Matt Tebbutt has just been announced as the new judge on BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals.

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5 d. ago Immigration debate live: Labour and Reform set to clash over record small boat crossings and asylum protests

The debate takes place after Sir Keir Starmer has faced growing calls to sack Lord Mandelson over his links with Jeffrey Epstein

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6 d. ago Lennon Miller reveals what Udinese life is like as Motherwell record breaker settles into Serie A

The 19-year-old is the latest Scottish star in Serie A alongside the likes of Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour and Che Adams

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6 d. ago Raising the bar: Duplantis leads the stars aiming to break world records in Tokyo

From the pole vaulter in a class of his own to Kipyegon and Warholm, the world championships in Japan offer tantalising chances for new global marksArmand Duplantis is in a class of his own with a 17-foot pole in his hands. The Swede has broken the world record 13 times, including three times this year. His clearance of 6.28m at June’s Diamond League on home soil in Stockholm was particularly special: “This was one of my biggest goals and dreams, to set a world record here at Stadion. It’s magic.” In Budapest last month, he went to 6.29m. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics he won gold but failed in his three attempts at a world record. “I really thought I had it,” he said. This time? Continue reading...

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