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Less than an hour or so after winning the 200m title in 19.52 seconds in Budapest, the American athlete Noah Lyles talked about wanting to transcend the sport. The 26-year-old had just become the fifth man in the 40-year history of the world athletics championships to claim both the 100…

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, has hailed the ‘electric atmosphere’ in Budapest and says the city is ready to host the Olympics

A few hundred have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district

Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson anchored their 4x100 teams to victories Saturday, giving the U.S. its first sweep of the short relays at world championships

There is a pattern to how Neeraj Chopra operates at marquee international competitions. Whether it’s the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games or the Diamond League, one can clearly see that Neeraj likes to set the pace right at the start. He gets a massive, 86-87m-plus throw in his first two…

The sprint champion with three golds at the world championships in Budapest believes more professional marketing could give the sport the profile it deserves

A moving new documentary tells how inspired leadership and vibrant team culture helped end the Australian men’s basketball team’s 65-year medal drought

NEW DELHI: With a mighty single throw propelling him into the final, while his competitors grappled with challenges, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra seems primed to seize the gold medal at the ongoing World Championships on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Singh placed blame on prominent wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik for the suspension of the federation. This suspension comes as a severe blow ahead of major sporting events like the Asian Games, World Wrestling Championships, and…

Neeraj Chopra primed to win javelin gold in Budapest. He has won gold in Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Diamond League. His first throw of 88.77m was season's best and fourth best of career. Rivals Peters, Vadlejch, and Weber have struggled, leaving Nadeem as main contender. Chopra has beaten…

Sha’Carri Richardson’s surge to the gold in the women’s 100m chimed perfectly with the “Witness the Wonder” publicity for the athletics world championships. Something very wondrous had just been wtinessed. The 23-year-old American scraped into the final as one of the fastest losers and was thus shoved out into a…