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Stars rise in Budapest but can athletics supremos make them shine more brightly?

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…

Radio France Internationale

Coe applauds Budapest atmosphere claiming city is ready to host Olympics

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

The Guardian - UK

100-year-old ginkgo trees could get the axe under disputed plan for Tokyo's Jingu Gaien park

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

The Independent UK

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Lyles, Richardson anchor U.S. sweep of relays at world championships

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

The Hindu

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra looks to become first Indian athlete to win World Championship crown

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 Times of India

The next Bolt? Noah Lyles on Netflix and his mission to change athletics

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

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ll go to the promised land’: how Patty Mills inspired Boomers bronze age

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

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Neeraj Chopra primed to win World Championships gold

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.

The Times of India

'Bajrang, Vinesh, Sakshi are responsible': Brij Bhushan Singh on Wrestling Federation of India's suspension

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…

The Times of India

World Athletics Championships | Chopra primed to win gold, Pakistan's Nadeem also in reckoning

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…

The Hindu

Lyles delivers golden wonders at world championships to justify Budapest's boast

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…

Radio France Internationale

Noah Lyles wins 200-meter world title and looks to become a star at next year's Olympics

Noah Lyles of Team United States won the gold medal at the Men’s 200m Final during day eight of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023

The Hindu

Budapest championships: Five things we learned on Day 7

Noah Lyles joins the world championships sprint double gang but Sha'Carri Richardson will have to wait another couple of years. And a year from the Olympics in Paris, French athletes haven't been showing any signs of supremacy.

Radio France Internationale

Dina Asher-Smith upbeat about Olympics after worlds bid hit by mystery problem

British trio Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Zharnel Hughes missed out in the 200m finals.

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FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 live stream: how to watch matches for free online

Here's how to watch 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 live streams online, from anywhere and potentially for free. Basketball World Cup schedule, tip-off times and more.

The Independent UK

Paris booksellers won't let their street stands along the Seine be removed for the 2024 Olympics

Paris booksellers who work on the banks of the River Seine for decades are refusing to leave during the Paris Olympics next year

The Hindu

Gold-medallist Esha Singh looking to focus on process rather than results ahead of Asiad

Esha Singh, 18, is setting technical goals rather than focusing on medals for the upcoming Asian Games. She won a gold medal in the World Championship in Baku and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest. She is mentored by Ved Prakash and recently visited the Paris Olympics shooting range. She…

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Achilles injury forces French decathlete Mayer to quit Budapest event

French superstar decathlete Kevin Mayer pulled out of the world championships in Budapest on Friday due to injury.

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Neeraj Chopra qualifies for 2024 Olympics, enters World Championships final with 88.77m throw

Neeraj Chopra, 25, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on August 25 with a big throw of 88.77m in his first attempt at the World Championships. He achieved a season's and fourth career-best distance, with the qualifying mark being 85.50m. Top-12 best performers from both Group A and B qualify…

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics, enters World Championships final with 88.77m throw

BUDAPEST: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra needed just one big throw to qualify for the World Championships men's javelin throw final as well 2024 Paris Games by notching up his fourth career-best performance of 88.77m here on Friday.

Evening Standard

Matt Hudson-Smith targets 400m Olympic gold after world championships near-miss

Matt Hudson-Smith has set his sights on gold at next year's Paris Olympics after coming up just short in last night's 400metre final.

The Times of India

Paris Olympics: Rajeshwari Kumari seals women's trap quota

Could become first father-daughter Indian duo in shooting to compete in Olympics

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr won’t let world championship success change his approach

Kerr emulated British team-mate Wightman by winning the 1500m at the World Championships.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Anthony Edwards on why he didn’t want to come off the bench for Team USA: ‘We don’t have a Kobe’

Anthony Edwards had an amazing quote to explain why he should start for Team USA.

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"When they said they wanted the whole full-length version of Whole Lotta Love, I said, Really?": what happened when Jimmy Page took a Led Zeppelin classic to China

Jimmy Page, Leona Lewis, and a double-decker bus that transforms into a privet hedge: it can only be the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics

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