18 h. ago Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon tries to become 1st woman to break 4

Faith Kipyegon’s already a three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion

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43 h. ago Olympic champion Noah Lyles pulls out of race with NFL star Tyreek Hill for personal reasons

100m champion says race was planned for New YorkAthletes have exchanged trash talk in recent monthsOlympic champion Noah Lyles said he was prepared to race Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill in New York before plans fell through due to “personal reasons”.Speaking at a Sport Beach event in France, Lyles said the proposed event had come to fruition after several months of back-and-forth trash talk. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Stars align as Raducanu to pair with Alcaraz in mixed doubles at US Open

Top players to vie for increased prize of £740,000Couple Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa will team upThere will be a sprinkling of stardust at the US Open mixed doubles later this summer with Carlos Alcaraz partnering British No 1 Emma Raducanu in an event many top players have decided to give a try for the first time.Jannik Sinner will play alongside the world No 9 Emma Navarro, while British No 1 Jack Draper will partner Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen. Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, has agreed to play with his Serbian compatriot Olga Danilovic. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Stars align as Raducanu pairs up with Alcaraz at US Open mixed doubles

Top players to vie for increased prize of £740,000Couple Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa will team upThere will be a sprinkling of stardust at the US Open mixed doubles with Carlos Alcaraz partnering the British women’s No 1, Emma Raducanu, in an event many top players have decided to give a try for the first time. Jannik Sinner will be with the world No 9, Emma Navarro, while the British men’s No 1, Jack Draper, will partner the Olympic women’s singles champion, Zheng Qinwen. Novak Djokovic has agreed to play with his Serbian compatriot Olga Danilovic.The rush of big names comes after the US Open moved the mixed doubles to the qualifying week, with matches being played on Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong courts on 19 August and 20 August. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago The memories and scars that brought Galal Yafai to the edge of glory

An Olympic champion and the baby brother in a boxing family, Yafai is edging closer to a full world title

Politics

68 h. ago The trial that has gripped Norway like a soap opera has ripped apart track and field’s most famous family | Sean Ingle

A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remoteThe moment that ripped apart track and field’s most successful and eccentric family came in January 2022, after the 15‑year‑old sister of the Tokyo Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was grounded by her father after school.At that point, Jakob and his brothers Filip and Henrik, were all European, world or Olympic champions, having trained like professionals since before they were teenagers. They were also major TV stars in Norway thanks to the docuseries Team Ingebrigtsen, where they appeared alongside their coach and father Gjert. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago The trial that gripped Norway like a soap opera has ripped apart track and field’s most famous family | Sean Ingle

A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remoteThe moment that ripped apart track and field’s most successful and eccentric family came in January 2022, after the 15‑year‑old sister of the Tokyo Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was grounded by her father after school.At that point, Jakob and his brothers Filip and Henrik, were all European, world or Olympic champions, having trained like professionals since before they were teenagers. They were also major TV stars in Norway thanks to the docuseries Team Ingebrigtsen, where they appeared alongside their coach and father, Gjert. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Why pole vault icon has broken world record TWELVE times amid £1m pay day

Mondo Duplantis has now broken the men's pole vault world record 12 times, with the two-time Olympic champion making history once again at the Diamond League in Stockholm

Economics

3 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father found guilty of hitting daughter

Gjert Ingebrigtsen was found not guilty of abusing double Olympic champion Jakob

Events

3 d. ago Father of double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen found guilty of hitting daughter but avoids jail

Gjert Ingebrigtsen found not guilty of physical abuse of JakobHanded suspended 15-day sentence and fined for abuse of IngridThe father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting the Norwegian runner’s younger sister, Ingrid, with a wet towel, and handed a 15-day suspended sentence.However, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who coached his Jakob to 1500m gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 before an acrimonious split a year later, was acquitted of the same charges against Jakob after a court in Norway found there was “reasonable doubt” about the accusations. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father found guilty of hitting his daughter but cleared of abusing Olympic champion

Gjert Ingebrigtsen acquitted of Jakob charges due to ‘reasonable doubt’Handed suspended 15-day sentence and fined for abuse of IngridThe father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting the Norwegian runner’s younger sister, Ingrid, with a wet towel, and handed a 15-day suspended sentence.However, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who coached his Jakob to 1500m gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 before an acrimonious split a year later, was acquitted of charges of physical and verbal abuse against Jakob after a court in Norway found there was “reasonable doubt” about the accusations. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Home hero Armand Duplantis delights Stockholm with new pole vault world record

The Olympic champion soared 6.28 metres to break the world record for the 12th time

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3 d. ago Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record in ‘magic’ Stockholm

Swede sends home fans wild with 6.28m vaultIt is 12th time the 25-year-old has set the recordSweden’s Armand Duplantis soared 6.28m to break the world pole vault record at the Diamond League event in Stockholm, the 12th time he has set a new world-best mark.The American-born double Olympic champion improved on his previous record, set in February, by 1cm on his first attempt, making the most of the perfect conditions to delight the home crowd. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ben Ainslie’s choppy seas: SailGP, the America’s Cup and a split with Ineos

The Olympic great is rebuilding after a messy divorce with billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, all while trying to bring SailGP to the masses and win the sport’s ultimate prizeJust off Manhattan last weekend, a dozen 50ft catamarans soared across the water at speeds of up to 52mph. Navigating a precariously tight course, in the shadow of the city’s myriad skyscrapers, teams battled challenging conditions in a series of rapid, hectic races.“A lot of people don’t really know what SailGP is about,” says Sir Ben Ainslie, the four-time Olympic champion sailor. “And when they see it, it blows their mind. It’s not what anyone would think sailing is about.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu taught key lesson by disruptive Qinwen Zheng in Queen’s defeat

The British No 1 will rue missed opportunities after a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Olympic champion, who drew the ire of west London by changing shoes and her racquet mid-game

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu vs Qinwen Zheng live: Queen’s Club tennis scores as British No 1 knocked out

Raducanu faces the top seed and Olympic champion for a place in the semi-finals

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu vs Qinwen Zheng live: Queen’s Club tennis scores as British No 1 bids for semi

Raducanu faces the top seed and Olympic champion for a place in the semi-finals

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6 d. ago Emma Raducanu vs Qinwen Zheng live: Queen’s Club tennis scores plus Elena Rybakina vs Tatjana Maria latest

Raducanu faces the top seed and Olympic champion for a place in the semi-finals

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6 d. ago Emma Raducanu vs Qinwen Zheng live: Queen’s Club tennis scores plus Madison Keys vs Diana Shnaider latest

Raducanu faces the top seed and Olympic champion for a place in the semi-finals

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6 d. ago When could Keely Hodgkinson return to track after latest injury setback?

The Olympic 800m champion has been sidelined with a hamstring injury so far this season and will not race in Stockholm

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