4 d. ago Noah Lyles makes it six in a row with thrilling 200m win in Diamond League final

Olympic champion Tebogo finishes second in ZurichBurgin and Hunter Bell impress for Britain in 800mNoah Lyles laid down a hefty marker for next month’s World Athletics Championships by winning a thrilling 200m rematch against Letsile Tebogo of Botswana in the Diamond League final in Zurich.Tebogo sprung a major surprise at last year’s Olympics by beating Lyles, who it later turned out had Covid. And it looked like a repeat was on the cards as Tebogo led from the gun. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Soaring Nicola Olyslagers gears up for worlds with Diamond League crown

Australian sets new national record with leap of 2.04cm in ZurichWinning high jump mark is best in the world this yearNicola Olyslagers has enjoyed another triumph in her increasingly spectacular career, winning the Diamond League Final with an Australian and Oceanian record high jump in Zurich.The double Olympic silver medallist’s winning leap of 2.04cm – the best in the world this year – added a centimetre to her national and continental record on Wednesday, while demonstrating she is also in good shape to take the outdoor global title for the first time in Tokyo in a fortnight. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Morgan Lake soars to new British record as Mondo Duplantis given scare at Diamond League finals

Lake became the first British woman to clear two metres in the high jump in Zurich

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7 d. ago Dreams on the diamond: photos of Women's Professional Baseball League tryouts

The Women’s Professional Baseball League is set to launch next year, with tryouts held Aug. 22-25 in Washington. The tryouts are open to all players, making way for competitors of all ages to chase their dream of playing professionally.

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1 week ago Keely Hodgkinson smashes Lausanne Diamond League record in 800m victory

Briton wins second race in four days on injury comebackTraining partner Georgia Hunter Bell finishes thirdKeely Hodgkinson sent another ominous warning to her rivals ahead of next month’s World Athletics Championships as she smashed the meeting record to win the 800m at the Lausanne Diamond League.In weather more akin to Manchester in October than a summer’s night in Switzerland, Hodgkinson ran 1min 55.69sec to beat a quality field by 10 metres and win her second race in four days. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Keely Hodgkinson won’t rule out making attempt at new British record in Lausanne

The Olympic champion marked her return from a 376-day absence on Saturday in Silesia in stunning style.

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson makes stunning return to action ahead of World Athletics Championships

The 23-year-old Olympic champion produced a dominant display to win the 800 metres at the Diamond League in Poland

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson makes stunning return ahead of World Athletics Championships

The 23-year-old Olympic champion produced a dominant display to win the 800 metres at the Diamond League.

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson sends message to rivals with stunning return after 376 days away

Keely Hodgkinson, who has not raced since winning the Olympic title last summer because of injury, ran the ninth-fastest time ever in Silesia in a sublime comeback

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson takes astonishing Diamond League win after 376 days out

Olympic 800m champion had not raced since Paris finalTime of 1:54.74 is fastest of year and ninth on all-time listEven by Keely Hodgkinson’s standards this was astonishing. The Olympic 800m gold medallist had not raced for 376 days due to a series of hamstring problems. Yet on a blistering hot day in Poland she marked her return by destroying a quality field in 1min 54.74sec – the fastest time in the world this year by nearly two seconds.Hodgkinson’s effort was also the ninth fastest in history and it was perfect timing, given the world championships in Tokyo starts in a month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson takes astonishing 800m Diamond League win after 376 days out

Olympic 800m champion had not raced since Paris finalTime of 1:54.74 is fastest of year and ninth on all-time listEven by Keely Hodgkinson’s standards this was astonishing. The Olympic 800m gold medallist had not raced for 376 days due to a series of hamstring problems. Yet on a blistering hot day in Poland she marked her return by destroying a quality field in 1min 54.74sec – the fastest time in the world this year by nearly two seconds.Hodgkinson’s effort was also the ninth fastest in history and it was perfect timing, given the world championships in Tokyo starts in a month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson excited to end year of injuries with return to 800m

Briton competing for first time since gold in ParisHodgkinson ready to run in Diamond League in PolandKeely Hogkinson admits she is excited and relieved to be putting 375 days of tears, frustration and injuries behind her when she races for the first time since winning the Olympic 800m gold medal on Saturday.The 23-year-old acknowledges that she does not have much time to get her sharpness back before next month’s World Championships in Tokyo. But she struck an optimistic note on the eve of the Diamond League meeting in Silesia, Poland, as she readied herself to race again. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen suffers injury setback to cast doubt on World Championships

The Norwegian will miss Diamond League meetings in Poland and Belgium ahead of the World Championships in September

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3 w. ago Tottenham: Eberechi Eze, Jack Grealish and the transfer targets who can replace injured James Maddison

Will Spurs go with proven Premier League experience or a diamond in the rough?

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4 w. ago Michael Douglas refutes Sharon Stone's claim they had blazing row before erotic thriller Basic Instinct

Sharon claimed during a lengthy profile with Business Insider that she and Michael fought over a friend of hers in Cannes prior to Basic Instinct ever coming to be.

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4 w. ago Kenny Bednarek criticizes Noah Lyles after 200m shoving match: ‘It’s not good character’

Sprinters confront each other at US championshipsPair will face off in September’s world championshipsThe US track championships turned physical on Sunday, with Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek involved in a shoving match after they crossed the finish line of a hotly contested 200m final.“Like I’ve said before, Noah’s going be Noah,” Bednarek said. “If he wants to stare me down, that’s fine.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Kenny Bednarek hits out at Noah Lyles after shoving Olympic champion at trials

The incident happened as the US Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oregon

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