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Sports

Boston Marathon Tightens Qualifying Standards for 2026, Making It Even Tougher to Run

With another year of record applications for the Boston Marathon, the Boston Athletic Association is tightening its qualifying standards for...

Sports

Rhasidat Adeleke Ends Season with Bronze in Diamond League Final: Dublin Sprinter Shows Promise Despite Tough Competition

There was perhaps some gentle irony in Rhasidat Adeleke being promoted to third place in Friday night’s Diamond League final...

Sports

Diamond League Final: World's Best Track and Field Stars Clash in Brussels

The Diamond League season is set to reach a captivating conclusion over two nights of high-class athletics action in Brussels....

Sports

Diamond League Final: World's Top Athletes Clash in Brussels for Titles and £24,000 Prize Money

The Diamond League season is set to reach a captivating conclusion over two nights of high-class athletics action in Brussels....

Sports

Diamond League Final: What You Need To Know About The Season Finale in Brussels

The Diamond League season is set to reach a captivating conclusion over two nights of high-class athletics action in Brussels....

World

Mariners' One-Run Curse Continues with Crushing Loss to A's

The Oakland Athletics recorded walk-off victories in the first two contests of a four-game series with Seattle, continuing the Mariners'...

World

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Being Set on Fire by Ex-Boyfriend

Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend....

Sports

World Record Holders Clash: Mondo Duplantis vs. Karsten Warholm in 100m Sprint Showdown

What began as casual training banter is about to become reality for Mondo Duplantis and Karsten Warholm. It's been in...

World

Paralympic Debut: Irish Athlete Shauna Bocquet Qualifies for 5000m Final

Team Ireland’s Para athletics campaign got underway on Friday morning with Shauna Bocquet making her Paralympic debut in the Women’s...

Sports

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Shatters 28-Year-Old World Record in Silesia Diamond League: Mondo Duplantis Makes it 10 World Records

Jakob Ingebrigtsen obliterated the 28-year-old 3,000m world record by more than three seconds before Armand Duplantis broke his own pole...

Technology

Diamond League Rome: Olympic Champions, Record-Breaking Attempts, and Where to Watch

The world's best track and field athletes, including nine Olympic champions, will head to the Italian capital for the 13th...

Sports

Adeleke Finishes Fourth in Silesia Diamond League, Just Behind Olympic Podium Finishers

Rhasidat Adeleke had to settle for another fourth-place finish at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia, only this time putting...

Sports

Olympic Champs & Medalists Return for Action-Packed Diamond League in Lausanne

If you thought just because the Olympics have wrapped that the 2024 track and field season is over, you would...

World

Jamaica's Olympic Hopes Drowned in Paris Rain: Mixed Relay Team Finishes 5th

Jamaica's aspirations for a medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics were dashed in a deluge of...

Sports

Eliud Kipchoge's Olympic Dream Crushed: Ethiopian Tamirat Tola Wins Gold in Brutal Paris Marathon

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won gold in the men's marathon at the Paris Games on Saturday while Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who...

Sports

Ireland's Women's 4x400m Relay Team Makes History: A Thrilling Race to the Olympic Final

Ireland has qualified for the Olympic final of the women’s 4x400m relay after a thrilling semi-final race in the Stade...

Sports

Mark English Misses Out on Olympic 800m Final in Paris

Mark English, the Donegal-born middle-distance runner, fell short of his goal to reach the Olympic 800m final in Paris. After...

Sports

South Africa's 4x400m Relay Team Advances to Final After Dramatic Appeal

Wayde van Niekerk might get the chance to compete for another Olympic medal on Saturday after the men's 4x400m team...

Sports

Steve Cram: From Punk Rock to Olympic Gold, A Look at the Legendary Runner's Life

Steve Cram, born in Gateshead in 1960 and raised in Jarrow, is one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all...

Sports

Mondo Duplantis Breaks World Record AGAIN at the Paris Olympics! 🤯

In the electrifying atmosphere of Stade de France, Armand Duplantis, the Swedish pole vaulting prodigy, defended his Olympic title with...

Entertainment

Katie Bergin Dominates the Track: Wins Three Races at National U23 Championships

Katie Bergin, the Moyne AC sprinter, turned heads at the National U23 Championships in Tullamore on Saturday with a dominant...

Sports

Josh Kerr: From Scottish Streets to Olympic Podium, A Story of Determination and Family

Josh Kerr, the Scottish middle-distance runner, is a name that resonates throughout the world of athletics. His journey is an...

Sports

Keely Hodgkinson Wins Olympic Gold in Women's 800m: A Dominant Performance in Paris

Keely Hodgkinson, the reigning world silver medalist, achieved a lifelong dream and secured her place in the history books by...

Sports

Hudson-Smith and Hall: Top Contenders in 400m Race for Olympic Gold

Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith moved a step closer to becoming the first Briton in a century to win Olympic gold in...

Sports

Steeplechase: The Most Unpredictable, Most Strategic and Least Understood Event in Track & Field

Most of the glory in Track & Field tends to go to the sprinters. However, if one takes the time...

Sports

Rhasidat Adeleke: Ireland's Olympic 400m Hope Has Michael Johnson's Attention - Can She Win Gold?

In Ireland’s Olympic history, few if any of our Games debutantes have been more eagerly and justifiably anticipated than Rhasidat...

Sports

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Disrespectful Tactics Stun Paris Olympics: Is It Arrogance Or Genius?

Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s “superhuman” act has been called out for what it is — deliciously disrespectful. The reigning 1500m...

Sports

Noah Lyles Wins Men's 100m Final in a Photo Finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The 2024 Paris Olympics men's 100m final was a race for the ages, culminating in a thrilling photo finish that...

Sports

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's Paris Olympics Dream Crushed: What Went Wrong?

A shockwave has been sent through Paris as Jamaican sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, one of the favourites for the women’s...

Sports

Cathal Doyle's Remarkable Comeback: Irish Runner Secures Spot in 1500m Semifinals at Paris Olympics

Cathal Doyle, a 26-year-old Irish athlete with strong Westmeath roots, delivered a remarkable performance at the Paris Olympics on Saturday...

World Briefings

Boston Marathon Tightens Qualifying Standards for 2026, Making It Even Tougher to Run

Rhasidat Adeleke Ends Season with Bronze in Diamond League Final: Dublin Sprinter Shows Promise Despite Tough Competition

Diamond League Final: World's Best Track and Field Stars Clash in Brussels

Diamond League Final: World's Top Athletes Clash in Brussels for Titles and £24,000 Prize Money

Diamond League Final: What You Need To Know About The Season Finale in Brussels

Mariners' One-Run Curse Continues with Crushing Loss to A's

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Being Set on Fire by Ex-Boyfriend

World Record Holders Clash: Mondo Duplantis vs. Karsten Warholm in 100m Sprint Showdown

Paralympic Debut: Irish Athlete Shauna Bocquet Qualifies for 5000m Final

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Shatters 28-Year-Old World Record in Silesia Diamond League: Mondo Duplantis Makes it 10 World Records

Diamond League Rome: Olympic Champions, Record-Breaking Attempts, and Where to Watch

Adeleke Finishes Fourth in Silesia Diamond League, Just Behind Olympic Podium Finishers

Olympic Champs & Medalists Return for Action-Packed Diamond League in Lausanne

Jamaica's Olympic Hopes Drowned in Paris Rain: Mixed Relay Team Finishes 5th

Eliud Kipchoge's Olympic Dream Crushed: Ethiopian Tamirat Tola Wins Gold in Brutal Paris Marathon

Ireland's Women's 4x400m Relay Team Makes History: A Thrilling Race to the Olympic Final

Mark English Misses Out on Olympic 800m Final in Paris

South Africa's 4x400m Relay Team Advances to Final After Dramatic Appeal

Steve Cram: From Punk Rock to Olympic Gold, A Look at the Legendary Runner's Life

Mondo Duplantis Breaks World Record AGAIN at the Paris Olympics! 🤯

Katie Bergin Dominates the Track: Wins Three Races at National U23 Championships

Josh Kerr: From Scottish Streets to Olympic Podium, A Story of Determination and Family

Keely Hodgkinson Wins Olympic Gold in Women's 800m: A Dominant Performance in Paris

Hudson-Smith and Hall: Top Contenders in 400m Race for Olympic Gold

Steeplechase: The Most Unpredictable, Most Strategic and Least Understood Event in Track & Field

Rhasidat Adeleke: Ireland's Olympic 400m Hope Has Michael Johnson's Attention - Can She Win Gold?

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Disrespectful Tactics Stun Paris Olympics: Is It Arrogance Or Genius?

Noah Lyles Wins Men's 100m Final in a Photo Finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's Paris Olympics Dream Crushed: What Went Wrong?

Cathal Doyle's Remarkable Comeback: Irish Runner Secures Spot in 1500m Semifinals at Paris Olympics

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