Dickson Ndiema was allegedly involved in a land dispute with Cheptegei. The man accused of killing Olympic marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire has also died, according to the hospital where they were both treated. Cheptegei’s former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, died on Monday evening at Moi Teaching and … Read more
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 Kare Adenegan in the T34 800m final to win her second gold in Paris, following an earlier success in the T34 100m, taking her career tally to nine. The 32-year-old’s … Read more
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 for the first time in seven years. Ireland Women secured a historic T20 victory over England, whose Sunday T20 decider against Australia was called off in Manchester. Here, the PA … Read more
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 the April 21 event, which saw more than 53,700 people cross the finish line. This figure broke the previous world record for an annual one-day fundraising event, which stood at … Read more
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 Martinez/Alexander Hassenstein When news of Rebecca Cheptegei’s death broke earlier this month, it shook the athletics world, but left no one surprised. The details are gruesome but bear repeating: Cheptegei … Read more
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 feels like a “rookie” at the sport again. Duffy, 36, was focused on defending her Tokyo gold medal in Paris, but a series of injuries almost forced her off the … Read more
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 over 100m and 200m in 2023 before injury dashed his 2024 Olympic hopes in Paris. The 29-year-old insists there is much more to come and is now targeting Chambers’ indoor … Read more
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 member of a crowd of 1,000 who gathered. gathered on Sunday in Sydney Olympic Park to cheer him on at home. The former professional turned endurance athlete was in agony … Read more
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 woman to break a marathon time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. The 30-year-old broke the previous record of 2:11:53, set by Ethiopian Tigist Assefa during the 2023 Berlin Marathon. … Read more
