Ballon d’Or 2025: All winners, all awards, complete list – as it happened
Ballon d’Or 2025: All winners, all awards, complete list – as it happened 2249 (local time) Ousmane Dembélé wins Men’s Ballon d’Or Ousmane Dembélé is crowned the Men’s Ballon d’Or winner after a career-best season. The Paris Saint-Germain and France forward…
Botswana declares public holiday for ‘historic’ World Athletics Championships men’s relay victory
Botswana declares public holiday for ‘historic’ World Athletics Championships men’s relay victory Botswana declares public holiday after ‘historic’ athletics gold medal EPA/Shutterstock Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate the country’s victory in the men’s 4×400 metres at the…
American Cole Hocker rebounds from ‘robbed’ 1500m disqualification to clinch men’s 5000m world title
Cole Hocker’s comeback from his disqualification in the 1500m to winning the men’s 5000m world title: American Cole Hocker Rebounds from ‘Robbed’ 1500m Disqualification to Clinch Men’s 5000m World Title Cole Hocker’s journey at the World Athletics Championships was marked…
No World Record for Sabastian Sawe, but He Still Wins the 2025 Berlin Marathon
No World Record for Sabastian Sawe, but He Still Wins the 2025 Berlin Marathon Rosemary Wanjiru won the women’s race to make it a Kenyan sweep on a very warm and humid day. After an opening half of 60:16 on…
Samoan discus thrower creates history at world athletics champs
Samoan discus thrower creates history at world athletics champs In “one of the greatest moments” of his entire life, discus thrower Alex Rose won Samoa’s first global athletics medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. In a final suspended…
2014 African 3000m steeplechase champion Birech dies
Here is an overview of the life, career, and death of Jairus Kipchoge Birech, the Kenyan steeplechase star who won the 2014 African 3000m steeplechase title, based on current reports. Early life and rise Born: December 14, 1992, in Uasin…
New videos explain why Championship game between Blackburn and Ed Sheeran’s Ipswich was abandoned ten minutes from full-time
Here’s a breakdown of why the Championship game between Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town was abandoned when there were only about 10 minutes left, along with what’s likely to happen next, per the EFL rules. What happened during the match…
World Athletics Championships: USA dominate table again as GB suffer worst finish since 2003
World Athletics Championships: USA dominate table again as GB suffer worst finish since 2003 The USA women’s 4x400m relay team celebrate their gold medal. Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA Americans win most golds and most medals overall GB fail to win gold…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Jamaican great ends career with world relay silverShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Jamaican great ends career with world relay silver
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Jamaican great ends career with world relay silver ‘Icing on cake’ – Fraser-Pryce retires with world silver Image caption, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is an eight-time Olympic medallist Passing the baton – quite literally – to the next generation, with…
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 🇺🇸 completes the treble at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships!
Melissa Jefferson‑Wooden has etched her name into the history books at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with a spectacular sprint treble — winning gold in the 100m, 200m, and anchoring her part in the USA’s 4×100m relay to…