I’m far from done – Hannah Cockroft eyes more Paralympic glory in Los Angeles
by Nine-time Paralympic gold medalist Hannah Cockroft says she is “far from done” after further success at the Paris 2024 Games. Cockroft finished ahead of teammate …
Category: Athletics
The sporting weekend in pictures
Nottingham Forest claimed their first victory at Anfield since 1969, while the United States held off a courageous European fightback to win the Solheim Cup …
London Marathon raises record £73.5m for charity
This year’s TCS London Marathon raised a new record £73.5million for charity, according to final figures. Fundraising had already surpassed £67 million the day after …
Three brutal murders that exposed the dark side of race in Kenya
Athletes (left to right) Damaris Muthee Mutua, Rebecca Cheptegei and Agnes Tirop were all murdered by their partners in the past three years – Reuters/Getty/Dylan …
Experienced Duffy feels like a “rookie” again ahead of the Ibiza T100
By Ben Hart Flora Duffy is an Olympic gold medalist in triathlon, but ahead of her first T100 foray of the season, she says she …
Zharnel Hughes aims for third British sprint record with 60m in his sights
Zharnel Hughes is aiming to break a third British sprint record by eclipsing Dwain Chambers’ best in the 60 meters. Hughes became Britain’s fastest man …
Cult hero Nedd Brockmann defies agony in 1,000-mile charity run
As night fell on Nedd Brockmann’s quest to run 1,609.3km in 10 days, the loneliness of Australia’s favorite long-distance runner could be felt by every …
Ruth Chepngetich breaks marathon world record by nearly two minutes in Chicago
Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich broke the women’s world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago marathon on Sunday, winning in 2:09:56. Chepngetich became the first …
Ruth Chepngetich breaks marathon world record as Nike overtakes Adidas in super-shoe war
Ruth Chepngetich broke her personal best by almost five minutes – Michael Reaves/Getty Images Ruth Chepngetich became the first woman to run a marathon in …