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Kipyegon breaks world 1500m record with 3:49.11 in Florence

  —- Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon captured the world record she had been hunting, winning the women’s 1500m in a stunning 3:49.11* at the Golden Gala, the third Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season, in Florence on Friday (2). The two-time Olympic and two-time world champion was […]


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Britain’s top sports stars earning annual £136m, says new survey

LONDON: Lewis Hamilton tops the table of UK’s 18 best-paid sports stars according to a survey by RIFT Tax Refunds. The survey has shown that this group earns £136.750m per year, contributing more than £64m in tax to the UK economy on an annual basis. […]


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Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles

  LOS ANGELES: Ryan Crouser of the United States threw 23.56m* to improve his own world shot put record at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, this season’s sixth World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting. That mark adds 19cm to the previous world record of 23.37m that […]


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How UK’s leading sports superstars are keeping the taxman happy

LONDON: The UK’s 18 biggest sports stars earn a total £136.750m per year, contributing more than £64m in tax to the UK economy on an annual basis.  A survey by RIFT Tax Refunds reveals that Lewis Hamilton tops the table decisively. The F1 star takes […]


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British Cycling in tribute to Mark Cavendish on decision to retire

—- British Cycling has paid tribute to ‘Manx missile’ Mark Cavendish MBE, who has today announced his intention to retire from professional cycling at the end of this year, bringing down the curtain on 20 successful years as a member of the pro peloton and […]


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Perez’s world record signals a new chapter for the Spanish star

  PRAGUE: If Maria Perez was looking for a way to show that she has put her 2022 disappointments well behind her, it doesn’t get much better than breaking a world record.The 2018 European 20km race walk champion experienced back-to-back disqualifications at the World and […]


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Santa Susanna to host next year’s AIPS centenary congress

SEOUL: Santa Susanna, a resort city 70km from Barcelona and 30km from Girona, has been announced as the host of the next AIPS Congress which will be held in a year that marks a major milestone in the history of the global body for sports […]


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Budapest sheepishly marks 100 days to go to World Athletics Championships

  BUDAPEST: Youhuu, a native Hungarian racka sheep, has been selected as the mascot for the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 and was unveiled to the public at a press event to celebrate 100 days to go to the event, taking place between 19 and 27 August.Jon […]


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AIPS Sports Media awards presented

SEOUL: The fifth edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards came to a conclusion with a stunning gala in the capital of South Korea, where the AIPS Congress is currently taking place. It was not just a celebration, but also a reunion, in difficult times, […]


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