It’s a game that's always tempting to play when there is a huge step on in women's running events - that is, matching it against male performance in the past.

Helsinki.It would also have been a men’s world record until July 26, 1934, when Glenn Hardin of the United

States ran 50.6sec.So as soon as I saw the time of 2hr 11min 53sec that Tigist Assefa ran at yesterday

Britain's Beth Potter produced a brilliant running display here to claim her maiden women's triathlon world title.

eight laps, assisted by the work of compatriot Kate Waugh as well as France's Emma Lombardi and the United

States' Taylor Spivey, both with chances of the title having started the day third and fourth respectively.British

bike and 780m run, with the last athlete's run extended to 910m.The US defended their gold won in the United

retained golf’s Solheim Cup, claiming the trophy for the third time in a row, after their contest with the United

States ended in a 14-14 draw at Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Spain.

place from September 10 to 14 2024, and is due to be held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in the United

Maria Sakkari of Greece defeated Caroline Dolehide of the United States to win her second career title

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TriathlonAustralia's Lauren Parker won gold in the women's wheelchair race to end the unbeaten run of the United

States' Kendall Gretsch which dated back to Tokyo 2020 ©World Triathlon

The Solheim Cup is perfectly poised going into the final day with Europe and the United States level

before Ciganda holed the winning putt on the 17th.In match two, Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang of the United

States won one up against European duo Anna Nordqvist of Sweden and Ireland’s Leona Maguire.The US pair

The discipline of Para poomsae returned to the programme after a four-year absence as it opened proceedings at the World Para Taekwondo Championships at Veracruz in Mexico.

Trade Centre Halls was eagerly anticipated.The award for Best Male athlete went to Justin Rankin of the United

States, who won the male senior II A-class P53 division.The Best Female athlete award went to Senaoa

was won by Stipe Baric of Croatia, while in the women’s A-class P21 category Kathryn Baxter of the United

States impressed on her way to winning gold.Finally, in the women’s II A-class P21 category Colombian

Spanish home favourite Susana Rodríguez's reign as Para triathlon world champion in the women's visually impaired class came to an end here as she was beaten by Italy's Francesca Tarantello.

kilometres bike including several speed bumps and a narrow in parts 5km run.Another dominant athlete in the United

States' Kendall Gretsch was beaten in the women's wheelchair race.Gretsch had been undefeated since

World Triathlon has inducted four members to its Hall of Fame alongside the World Triathlon Championship Finals here.

Former world champions Siri Lindley of the United States and Iván Raña of Spain were joined by Japan's

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has history on his mind. At next year's Paris Olympics, this illustrious 38-year-old will seek to become the first athlete to win three marathon golds. And today he runs in the marathon that he believes will most help him towards that goal - in Berlin, naturally.

He ran with the lead pack until defending champion Frank Shorter of the United States moved clear after

minute, finishing in 2:08:44, with Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa second in 2:09:54 and Galen Rupp of the United

States third in a personal best of 2:10:05.In Sapporo five years later Kipchoge matched Bikila and Cierpinski

Japan remain top of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) women's baseball world rankings, which features 25 teams for the first time.

victory in last year's Americas Qualifier and a third-place finish in Group B of the World Cup.The United

States are fourth, and Mexico climbed seven places to fifth.Despite finishing second in Group A of the

The United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Committee on Competitive Safeguards

the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after testing positive for the recreational drug, which is legal in many US states

Hosts of the 2026 men's FIFA World Cup have committed to tackling "collusive schemes related to the provision of goods and services" connected to the tournament.

The United States Justice Department has launched an initiative with Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition

Hosts Spain won two age group super-sprint titles on the first day of the World Triathlon Championship Finals here.

category, triumphing in 26:52, and Judith Mackay was the 85 to 89 winner in 55:11.However, it was the United

States who dominated in terms of age-group victories.On the men's side, Rick Kozlowski in 28:59 won

worst-possible start to their attempt to secure a third consecutive Solheim Cup, but trail 5-3 to the United

States after the first day in the southern Spanish town of Casares.