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Victorian parlours, whiff-whaff and a Soviet spy: ping-pong’s coming home

A century on from the first tournament in London, the table tennis world championships are back – with a fascinating history attached

The Guardian - UK

The gravelliest UCI Gravel World Championships of them all – A detailed look at the 'perfect storm' of terrain that riders will face this October in Western Australia

Liège-Bastogne-Liège style climbs in a course carved out from the thousands of kilometres of pristine gravel roads on offer

Cycling News

Wembanyama set to shine as France lands 2031 Basketball World Cup

France will host the 2031 men's Basketball World Cup after being awarded the tournament on Wednesday, with Japan confirmed as the venue for the 2030 women's World Championships.

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'Relentless from start to finish' – this year's Gravel World Championships courses have been announced, and they look brutal

The races will be held in Nannup, Australia – the first time they've been held outside Europe

Cycling Weekly

UCI Gravel World Championships 2026 route

A climb and gravel heavy course in Western Australia, with 140.7km of racing for the elite men and 123.1km for the elite women

Cycling News

Adam Gemili retires from athletics: ‘I missed an Olympic medal by less time than it takes to blink’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: One of Britain’s fastest men is calling time on his career, aged 32. He tells Lawrence Ostlere about his favourite night at the World Championships, his one Olympic regret and his new job at Chelsea

The Independent UK

Amber Glenn Shares ‘Exhausted’ Message After Missing Podium Again at 2026 World Championships

Glenn fell short of medaling again just a month after her Olympic heartbreaker.

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How Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn Performed at World Championships After Olympic Setbacks

The two American stars are podium hopefuls after the short program events.

Sports Illustrated

‘There’s a fire simmering’: Molly Caudery on Paris Olympics ‘heartache’, Tokyo injury, and finding redemption

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: British pole vaulter Molly Caudery was red-hot favourite for gold in Paris 2024 but failed to make the final, before a freak injury took her out of the Tokyo World Championships. Six months later she has moved on from the ‘grief’ of losing out at two major championships,…

The Independent UK

'Redemption': Aussie speed skater out for World glory

Brendan Corey is looking to put a disappointing Milano Cortina Olympics behind him when he takes the ice at the Short Track Speed Skating World Championships.

AAP

Alysa Liu Makes Stunning Admission About Her Childhood Amid Withdrawal From World Championships

“It’s terrible what we do to some of our young athletes.”

Bored Panda

'The sprinters' World Championships are coming': it's official – the 2028 Abu Dhabi course will be one for the fast finishers

UCI director puts an end to the speculation and rumours about artificial climbs

Cycling Weekly

'I didn't think I deserved all the support I get' - Tour de France top-five finisher Niamh Fisher-Black reveals how her 2025 exit from her comfort zone continues to spur her on

World Championships runner-up says second straight year of major changes expected at Lidl-Trek

Cycling News

Colombian track star receives 18-month ban from UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal over three whereabouts failures in less than a year

Double Track World Championships silver medallist Martha Bayona sanctioned until October 2026

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To quit or not to quit? Are eight World Championship titles enough? Speculation rises regarding Mathieu van der Poel's future in cyclo-cross

No word (yet) from Dutch star on future in discipline after achieving record-breaking total of rainbow jerseys

Cycling News

'If I'd seen a red towel fluttering, I would have quit' – Lars van der Haar rides last Cyclo-cross World Championships of career with imminent birth of son as top priority

Multiple Worlds' podium finisher finishes 19th, in tears at finish

Cycling News

'I saved it for the last lap' - Tibor Del Grosso put pressure on Thibau Nys across final hill to secure silver in first elite appearance at Cyclo-cross World Championships

'I think it proves that I belong in the top of the sport' two-time U23 'cross world champion confirmed

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Mathieu van der Poel demonstrates brilliance with record win in elite men's race in Hulst

Tibor Del Grosso earns silver with move on final lap ahead of Thibau Nys, who takes bronze

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Leonie Bentveld scores another Dutch win in the under-23 women's race

A solo victory for Bentveld ahead of Viktória Chladonová and Célia Gery

Cycling News

Thibau Nys departs team hotel to avoid sickness that caused four Belgian teammates to withdraw from Cyclo-cross World Championships on Saturday

Kay De Bruyckere misses U23 men's race in Hulst as Belgian rider at hospital with severe illness

Cycling News

Cyclo-cross World Championships: Lucinda Brand soloes to second career elite women's title on slippery Hulst course

Dutch podium sweep places Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado in second and Puck Pieterse in third

Cycling News

'If he went any faster on that course, he'd start knocking the poles out of the ground' - Wout van Aert hails leading Cyclo-cross World Championships favourite Mathieu van der Poel

Belgian rates Van der Poel as 'Without a doubt, the best cyclo-cross rider ever.'

Cycling News

A dream comeback: Shirin van Anrooij shines at home Cyclo-cross World Championships opener after last year's iliac artery nightmare

'I hope I'll have these legs again tomorrow' says the 23-year-old as the battle for another rainbow jersey continues with the elite women's race in Hulst

Cycling News

Lucinda Brand is one of the most consistent cyclo-cross riders of the last decade – so why does she only have one world title to her name?

Dutch rider has had yet another fantastic winter, but still isn't quite the top favourite for the weekend's World Championships

Cycling News

Cyclo-cross World Championships: Shirin van Anrooij and Tibor Del Grosso bring home mixed team relay win for the Netherlands

Dutch team dominate home course in Hulst, ahead of Italy in second and Belgium in bronze

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