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England cricketers snap 15-year Test losing streak in Australia
AFP, Published on 27/12/2025
» MELBOURNE - A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years on Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days.
Seville and Jefferson-Wooden enjoy maiden world titles, US savour field of gold
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» TOKYO - Oblique Seville and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden recorded their first major victories in winning the men's and women's 100 metres world titles on Sunday, making it honours even between sprint powerhouses Jamaica and the United States.
Chebet delights Tokyo crowd with 10,000m win
AFP, Published on 13/09/2025
» TOKYO - Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday — a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021.
Athletics world watching as 'Grand Slam Track' prepares for launch
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» KINGSTON (JAMAICA) - What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series.
Five breakout sporting stars in 2023
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» PARIS - In 2023, Sha'Carri Richardson finally came good on the global stage, while Victor Wembanyama quickly left his mark on the NBA and Rachin Ravindra lit up the Cricket World Cup.
Bol strikes hurdles gold amid shock Jamaican title double
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» BUDAPEST - Femke Bol struck gold in the 400-metre hurdles amid an unexpected Jamaican double gold rush at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday.
Richardson trumps Jamaicans for stunning women's 100m gold
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» BUDAPEST - American Sha'Carri Richardson crushed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's hopes of a sixth women's world 100-metre title when she stormed to victory in Budapest on Monday.
Lyles new king of the 100m, Cheptegei undisputed ruler of the 10k
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» BUDAPEST - Noah Lyles stormed to victory to win the 100m world title on Sunday and then set his sights on a third successive 200m crown, something Joshua Cheptegei achieved in the 10,000m.
Plenty of choices for Panthers?
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 21/04/2023
» Now that the Carolina Panthers have traded up for the top pick in this month's NFL draft (April 27-29), it's almost 100 percent certain that their choice will be a quarterback.
Allen upsets Holloway with blistering hurdles win
AFP, Published on 13/06/2022
» NEW YORK: Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Devon Allen scorched to the third fastest 110m hurdles time in history on Sunday with an upset victory over world champion Grant Holloway at the USATF New York Grand Prix.