Liberia’s Joseph Fahnbulleh says Africa is ready to challenge America’s dominance on the sprint circuit. The 21-year-old was born in Minnesota in the United States but elected to race for the…
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The decision by President Macky Sall to pay Senegal’s football squad its World Cup bonus despite the team not hitting its target has caused anger for some in the West…
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Kenyan marathon runner Viola Cheptoo Lagat says she will be driven by the desire to win for murdered compatriot Agnes Tirop during Sunday’s New York Marathon. Lagat finished behind Olympic…
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Adam Gemili, who has finished fourth in past world and Olympic finals, has dropped off UK Athletics’ top funding level after a run of poor form. The 29-year-old was eliminated…
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Ciara Mageean has said it was “crushing” for some people to raise doping questions on social media after she smashed the Irish 1500m record. Mageean took 2.22 seconds off the…
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Cannabis will remain a banned substance in sport after a review by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics after receiving…
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Easter Monday, 1957. A heavy gloom settled over Doncaster as crowds gathered for the half marathon ending in Sheffield. The starting area was swarming with race stewards, many carrying a…
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An athlete who was allegedly racially profiled during a stop and search has said he was pulled over for a second time by seven armed police officers. Sprinter Ricardo Dos…
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A top Cuban athlete has defected while she was on her way back from the World Championships in Eugene, USA. Olympic bronze medal discus thrower Yaimé Pérez, 31, abandoned the…
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Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been handed an extra one-year ban for additional doping violations to add to her existing 10-year suspension. The Athletics Integrity Unit charged her with “evading…