5 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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18 h. ago Red Roses legend says this year’s World Cup marks turning point in women’s rugby

Former Red Roses legend Shaunagh Brown believes women's rugby has drastically changed since her time on the pitch.

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43 h. ago Alessia Russo double seals victory for rampant Arsenal away to West Ham

Arsenal came from behind for the second time in two games to move top of the Women’s Super League. This time it was an own goal from goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar that put them in trouble, before strikes by Frida Maanum, Stina Blackstenius, Caitlin Foord and two from Alessia Russo ensured the European champions maintained a 100% start to the season.It is early in the new campaign but in a 12-team league every point matters and for a side desperate to stop Chelsea from winning a seventh consecutive title, dropping points so soon into the campaign would be bruising. This is a new Arsenal though, one fuelled by a fire lit by their phenomenal defeat of Barcelona in the Champions League final in May. They know they can beat the best, now they have to prove they can beat the best, the worst and those in between consistently. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago ‘I want to be the greatest’: New Zealand’s Jorja Miller on her limitless ambition

One-time highland dancing queen has lit up the Women’s Rugby World Cup with her attacking zestRugby’s next potential superstar is not shy about articulating her hopes and dreams. “I want to change the game and I’m proud to say that. I want to do things that no one has ever done, female or male.” Nobody could ever accuse the fast-rising Jorja Miller of lacking blond ambition or the necessary self-confidence to match her rare talent.The 21-year-old builder’s daughter from the South Island of New Zealand is also not the sort to sit around patiently twiddling her thumbs. Already she is her country’s youngest Olympic gold medallist and has been voted the best sevens player in the world. Last year, aged only 20, she was named New Zealand’s player of the year, making her the youngest winner since Jonah Lomu. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Grace Geyoro and Alyssa Thompson ready to take up Olivia Smith’s challenge in WSL’s £1m club

Women’s Super League’s new £1m players at London City Lionesses and Chelsea have a tough act to follow after Smith’s stunning Arsenal openerThe women’s game’s first £1m signing, Olivia Smith, wasted no time at all in demonstrating her worth as she scored a goal-of-the-season contender on her debut for Arsenal. As the Women’s Super League’s approaches its second weekend, the gauntlet has already been thrown down for the second and third players to command a seven-figure transfer fee to respond.Chelsea’s new signing, Alyssa Thompson, and the newest arrival at London City Lionesses, Grace Geyoro, are in line for their debuts on Sunday. Chelsea travel to Aston Villa and London City host Manchester United at midday. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Manchester United lose their boots and first leg against Brann in WCL qualifying

WCL 3rd qualifying round: Brann 1-0 Man UtdIngrid Stenevik scores header in 76th minuteManchester United’s hopes of being involved in the main draw of the Women’s Champions League for the first time are hanging in the balance after a disappointing first-leg loss away in Norway in the third qualifying round.Some poor defending at a Brann free-kick allowed Ingrid Stenevik to head home with 14 minutes remaining. The second leg is at Leigh Sports Village next Thursday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kerry Katona shares true thoughts on Loose Women and says 'I knew what I was doing'

Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona has made a number of appearances on Loose Women over the years and has now opened up about her time on the ITV show

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9 d. ago What channel is Celtic vs Rangers Women? Kick off time, TV and stream details for the SWPL clash

The derby day showdown at the summit of the SWPL will take place at New Douglas Park

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9 d. ago When is US Open women’s final? Amanda Anisimova v Aryna Sabalenka start time and how to watch

Sabalenka bids to defend her title while Anisimova looks to complete her stunning redemption story

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1 week ago Man accused of marrying three women at the same time – and police warn there could be more victims

A North Carolina man is accused of marrying three women at the same time for financial and personal gain

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2 w. ago Why we’ve all fallen for The Summer I Turned Pretty: ‘Endless, wonderful melodrama’

The third season of the Amazon teen drama has become a certified phenomenon, encouraging watch parties and intense fan reactionsIt’s after work on a Wednesday night, and I’m at a sports bar in downtown Manhattan. It looks exactly like what you’d expect of a bar in the Financial District. Men in button-up shirts stand around a tall table with folded arms, ranting about the current season as multiple baseball games are playing on TV screens all around the bar.I feel out of place as I wait for a friend, but I know it’s only a matter of time until things change. A stream of women slowly trickles in, group by group. The mood abruptly changes when the TV screens flicker on to a clip of sparkling water. The bar cranks up the volume, a wistful three notes plays over the speaker, the brief theme song of what has become a show so popular that sports bars in Manhattan are throwing watch parties for women who, like me, are years older than the show’s protagonist. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Records fall as Sifan Hassan and Hailemaryam Kiros win Sydney marathon

Dutch star and Ethiopian run fastest times on Australian soilKenyan running great Eliud Kipchoge finishes ninthDutch multi-distance phenomenon Sifan Hassan has set a race record to claim victory in the first running of the Sydney Marathon as a world majors series event.Hassan clocked a women’s winning time of two hours 18 minutes and 22 seconds as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge fell short of the podium in the men’s category on Sunday.Ahead of AFL finals sign up for our free weekly newsletter Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Schools urged to build on success of Women’s Rugby World Cup: 'Something feels different this time'

Surge of interest in the women's game ‘feels like a shift’ and must be capitalised on, says Gladiators star

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2 w. ago Luke Littler edges past Beau Greaves in deciding leg at Players Championship 24

Greaves, a three-time WDF women’s world champion, averaged 102 compared to Littler’s 96 and the pair split eight 180s during their absorbing clash.

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3 w. ago My cultural awakening: an ancient statue made me fall in love with my fat body

I spent decades being ashamed of the way I look. Then a visit to the Natural History Museum changed everythingI still remember the moment my body image issues began as if it were yesterday. The shaming came before the bingeing: I was 18 and my mum told me I needed to start being careful with my eating, because I was “getting fat”.She would say: “You’d be so pretty if you’d just lose weight!” I wasn’t overweight at the time, and I felt so angry. But young women aren’t allowed to be angry – so, with nowhere to put those feelings, I channelled them into food, spiralling into binge-eating as an act of revenge. Then came remorse and shame: a cycle of bingeing and restriction. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Everything you need to know about England Rugby’s Red Roses squad 2025

There’s never been a more exciting time for women’s sport in the UK. The Red Roses won the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, and now have victory this summer in their sights. Here’s the lowdown on 2025’s line-up

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3 w. ago England ready to confront USA and Ilona Maher’s stardust in World Cup opener

Red Roses have lost only once to Friday’s opponents but refuse to get caught up in the hype of a home tournamentThe talking will stop and the sport get under way on Friday night when the Red Roses raise the curtain on the most anticipated women’s rugby tournament of all time. The USA are first in line at the 2025 Rugby World Cup to try to upset the world No 1 team, but if recent history is anything to go by it will be England striding to a dominant win.The two sides have played 21 times and the US have won one – the 1991 World Cup final. In 2025, the USA have played six games and won one, 31-24 against Fiji. England have played seven matches in this calendar year and have won all of them, extending their unbeaten run to 27 matches. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu shares an awkward exchange at the net with Jack Draper after Nick Kyrgios' 'love triangle' claim following Carlos Alcaraz romance rumours

The women's British No1's pairing with the five-time Grand Slam champion was arguably one of the most heavily anticipated of the new-look doubles event at Flushing Meadows.

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu shares an awkward exchange at the net with Jack Draper after British No1 ended her US Open mixed doubles partnership with Carlos Alcaraz

The women's British No1's pairing with the five-time Grand Slam champion was arguably one of the most heavily anticipated of the new-look doubles event at Flushing Meadows.

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last month Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst

It’s tempting to scoff, but don’t dismiss the data. Modern man’s failure to forge real, meaningful friendships is bad for everyoneAt first I was startled when the psychologist Angelica Ferrara told me that most of the time it’s women, not men, who want to write about her research into male loneliness. But this is the crux of the issue, isn’t it? That we men need to talk, and we don’t: not nearly enough, anyway.Since 1990, there has been a sharp decline in how many people men say they are close to, says Ferrara, who is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. In the US, two-thirds of men aged between 18 and 23 think that nobody really knows them; one third haven’t seen anyone outside their household in the past week; only a fifth say they have friends they can really count on; and a staggering 69% of young men think “no one cares if men are OK”.Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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