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—- The Wanda Diamond League will increase athlete prize money to the highest levels in the series’ history from next season. Following a decision by the Diamond League General Assembly on Sunday, the total amount of prize money paid over the course of the season […]

—- Glasgow has stepped in to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 after the cost-driven withdrawal of the Australian state of Victoria last year. Talks earlier this week between Scottish and Australian officials opened the way for agreement to be approved by the Scottish government’s […]

—- Michelle Atherley and Johannes Erm have been confirmed as the winners of the 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour, which rewards their season-long consistency in the heptathlon and decathlon, respectively.The Combined Events Tour takes each athlete’s best three marks across the series and converts […]

—- Meeting records from Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet and Mondo Duplantis were among the standout performances at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels as the curtain came down on the sport’s premier one-day meeting circuit. Further meeting records from Italian shot putter […]

BELEK, Turkey: The final report from an ‘independent prosecutor’ into the Chinese doping contamination controversy has backed WADA’s clearance but recommended a number of changes to tighten up the system. A WADA statement said: In his opening remarks to the ExCo, Mr. Eric Cottier said: […]

PARIS: The International Paralympic Committee has acknowledged representatives from the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, French Government, and City of Paris for their roles in the successful delivery of the Paralympic Games. Some 21 individuals received awards. With 2.4m tickets sold, the Games are second only […]

LAUSANNE / AIPS: Ugandan distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who represented her country at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has died after suffering critical injuries in a brutal attack, allegedly by her boyfriend. Cheptegei, who was admitted to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret with burns […]

LONDON: Joe Root broke Alastair Cook’s record for the most Test centuries for England during day three of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka. There seemed to be an air of inevitability around Root reaching his milestone and not only did he bring up […]

CHIBUOGWU NNADIEGBULAM / AIPS – PARIS: Third time lucky, they say, and for three weeks in Paris at my third Olympics – including one winter Games – I was enchanted by the City of Light. Iconic venues, steeped in history, were lit up by the […]