16 h. ago British men collect world relay golds 28 years late from disqualified US team

US team stripped of 1997 title after doping admissionBrits honoured before 60,000 fans at London StadiumUK launches bid to host 2029 world athletics eventBritain’s men’s 4x400m relay team were presented with their gold medals from the 1997 world championships at London’s Diamond League meeting on Saturday having been elevated from silver after the belated disqualification of the US team.The US were stripped of the title won in Athens when Antonio Pettigrew confessed in 2008 to doping between 1997 and 2003. The US also lost their 2000 Olympic title. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago UK government backs London bid to host the 2029 athletics world championships

UK government backs London bid to host the 2029 athletics world championships  Yahoo Sports

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23 h. ago World Athletics Championships: London’s 2029 bid gets Starmer backing

UK government will give £35m to help push for eventPrevious successes leave city in strong position for bidLondon is in prime position to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships after finally securing a substantial government funding commitment for the bid.It is understood that the UK government has agreed to give £35m to help bid for the championships, which would be the first to be staged in London since 2017, with the mayor’s office expected to commit around £10m. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2029: UK government backs London bid

World Athletics Championships 2029: UK government backs London bid  BBC

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23 h. ago Starmer backs bid to bring 2029 World Athletics Championships to London

The English capital last held the event in 2017.

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23 h. ago Government backs London’s bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships

Government backs London’s bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships  The Times

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64 h. ago Manchester United make improved Bryan Mbeumo bid with £70m package

Offer to Brentford for forward includes guaranteed £65mUnited interested in Chelsea striker Nicolas JacksonManchester United have made an improved bid for the Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo. The offer is worth up to £70m, with £65m guaranteed and the rest add-ons.Ruben Amorim is eager to sign Mbeumo, who has indicated to Brentford he would like to join United, but Sir Jim Ratcliffe is eager not to pay over the odds. The London club have turned down at least one bid for Mbeumo from United and have demanded about £70m for a player who scored 20 Premier League goals last season. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal learn Gyokeres twist; Isak wants Liverpool, Ekitike bid; Man Utd Mbeumo delay

Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal learn Gyokeres twist; Isak wants Liverpool, Ekitike bid; Man Utd Mbeumo delay  London Evening Standard

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3 d. ago London athletes part of dominant Canadian team at World Dragon Boat Racing Championships

London athletes part of dominant Canadian team at World Dragon Boat Racing Championships  CBC

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4 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal face Gyokeres delay, Eze bid; Isak to Liverpool

Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal face Gyokeres delay, Eze bid; Isak to Liverpool  London Evening Standard

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4 d. ago Keely Hodgkinson to compete at Alexis Ohanian’s Athlos NYC meet in October

The all-female event takes place just under three weeks after the World Athletics Championships wrap up in Tokyo.

Politics

4 d. ago Cleverly hits out at populist ‘fantasy’ amid London mayor bid speculation

The senior backbencher called for greater accountability in politics by reducing the ‘cloud of quangos’ in the system.

Events

6 d. ago Royal aides hold London 'peace talks' in bid to heal rift between King and Prince Harry

The meeting was an extraordinary development in the long-running estrangement between the two households

Politics

6 d. ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal new Gyokeres bid; Man Utd eye Chelsea star

Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal new Gyokeres bid; Man Utd eye Chelsea star  London Evening Standard

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7 d. ago Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson withdraws from London Diamond League

Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson has had to withdraw from next weekend’s London Diamond League meeting because it’s too soon in her return to full competition

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1 week ago Moment British gang backed by Russian terrorists Wagner Group film themselves setting fire to London warehouse in bid to destroy vital equipment bound for Ukraine

This is the moment a gang of British men recruited as guns for hire by Russia's Wagner mercenary group firebombed a warehouse in London as part of a chilling sabotage campaign

Events

1 week ago Transfer news LIVE: Gyokeres to Arsenal twist; Eze bid; Madueke update

Transfer news LIVE: Gyokeres to Arsenal twist; Eze bid; Madueke update  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal bid for Madueke; Nwaneri to Chelsea twist

Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal bid for Madueke; Nwaneri to Chelsea twist  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago Warning issued to government over building 1.5 million homes pledge

The Labour government made building 1.5 million new homes by 2029 one of its key policies

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2 w. ago North London transfer battle! Arsenal launch bid to hijack rivals Tottenham's move for Crystal Palace talisman Eberechi Eze

North London transfer battle! Arsenal launch bid to hijack rivals Tottenham's move for Crystal Palace talisman Eberechi Eze  Goal.com

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