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Japan’s Hitomi Hatakeda pulled out of the women’s all-around final at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships after the 21-year-old suffered a serious spinal injury during a training fall, the Japan Gymnastics Association said. Hatakeda, who appeared at the Tokyo Olympics, injured…
Nike are being sued for $20million by former long-distance prodigy Mary Cain over alleged abuse she received from disgraced former coach Alberto Salazar. Cain burst onto the scene at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, where she qualified as a 17-year-old to…
Anti-vax protestors watching the London Marathon were targeted by some runners during Sunday's event. Protestors stood by the roadside had signs warning against Covid vaccines for children and teens. But some competitors took a dim view of their antics, showing their disapproval…
It's that time of year again… actually – it isn't! The London Marathon is taking place in October rather than April for the 2021 edition as elite and non-elite runners alike take to the streets of the capital to run 26.2 miles….
An athletics star has revealed she attempted suicide following a drugs scandal at the Commonwealth Games. Athlete Jessica Peris was unable to compete at the 2018 edition of the event, which was hosted in her native Australia. The track and field star,…
Disgraced US athletics coach Alberto Salazar has had his four-year suspension upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The 63-year-old, who ran the Nike Oregon Project, was banned two years ago for a string of doping violations by the US…
Madison de Rozario has credited Australian wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage for instilling in her the confidence that she could clinch a maiden gold medal after executing her race plan to perfection to chalk up Australia’s first win on the track at…
Team GB’s Zharnel Hughes has spoken out for the time since teammate CJ Ujah’s doping scandal. The pair were part of Britain’s relay team who won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in the 4x100m. However, due to Ujah testing positive…
Team GB star CJ Ujah has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation after he won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at Tokyo 2020. Ujah, 27, helped Britain finish an agonising 0.01 seconds behind gold medalists Italy but he has…
It’s the penultimate day of the Olympics with another 34 medals up for grabs. Friday was another brilliant day for Team GB with golds in the women’s Madison and in the Modern Pentathlon. GB sit in fourth in the medal tables having…
When Lamont Marcell Jacobs won gold in the 100-metres final it surprised the world. By the time his Italian team won the 4x100m sprint relay on Friday night, it was still a surprise but it was no longer a shock. From left:…
Sapporo: Making her Games debut at the age of 44, Sinead Diver has become just the second Australian woman to finish in the top 10 in an Olympic marathon. Sinead Diver finished strongly for 10th in the marathon.Credit:Getty Images Diver, who was…