The Latest Breaking News from the World Athletics Championships

A second civilian cargo ship to sail from Ukraine since Russia withdrew from a UN-backed Black Sea grain export agreement safely reached Istanbul on Monday, marine traffic monitors said. The news came after Ukraine said its troops had liberated the southeastern village of Robotyne and were trying to advance further…

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…

Jamaica and Spain excelled on Thursday at the world athletics championships winning four of the seven titles available on the sixth day of action in Budapest.

Australian pole vaulter Nina Kennedy has made history by winning gold at the World Athletics Championships.

Keely Hodgkinson might not be a morning person but overcame two early starts to coast into the semi-finals of the 800metres at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday.

Faith Kipyegon swept to the women's 1500m title at the world athletics championships in Budapest on Tuesday night to add the world championships crown to her world record over the distance.

Laura Muir missed out on a medal in the final of the 1500metres at the World Athletics Championships as Faith Kipyegon lived up to her billing as pre-race favourite for a comfortable win.

In the immediate aftermath of finishing eighth in the women's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships, Dina Asher-Smith stood in disbelief, unable to explain what had gone wrong.

Noah Lyles lived up to his boasting on Sunday and claimed the men's 100m title at the world athletics championships in Budapest at the end of a pulsating night of action in which Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson produced two lifetime best performances to clinch gold in the women's heptathlon.