The United States' National Basketball Association (NBA) players have propelled the five-time champions

It was at the World Athletics Championships 20 years ago in Paris that I first properly became aware of the name "Victor Conte", a man who I did not realise at the time was about to play a major role in my professional life.

the last day of the Championships in the French capital that it was announced that Kelli White, the United

States sprinter who had won gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres had tested positive for the stimulant

In 1975, after years of lobbying to leave the Soviet Union, Korchemny was allowed to move to the United

States following brief stays in Israel and Italy.Conte, meanwhile, was born in California into a family

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Terry Madden, told reporters during a telephone conference call that

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BadmintonphotoSpain’s Carolina Marín hit the ground running with an emphatic victory over Iris Wang of the United

States ©BadmintonphotoJapanese fourth seed Kodai Naraoka showed great touch his success against France

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen was again upstaged by a British athlete in the men's 1500 metres final at the World Athletics Championships as Josh Kerr claimed a stunning victory on another thrilling night here.

race but I feel a little bit unlucky not being able to do what I have been doing the whole season".The United

States' Katie Moon, left, and Australia's Nina Kennedy, right, shared women's pole vault gold in Budapest

earned the British Virgin Islands' first World Championships silver in 47.34, and Rai Benjamin of the United

States took bronze in 47.56.Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino, centre, claimed a dominant victory

Players from across the globe are set to battle it out for titles at the International Esports Federation World Championships in Romania.

Group C features Mauritius, Belgium, Poland, Guatemala, Sweden and Australia and Group D features the United

States, Czech Republic, Serbia, Indonesia, Algeria and North Macedonia.The calm before the storm!

Two Olympic Champions from London 2012 lead the way after the first day of trap competition at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships here.

the men's trap, Giovanni Cernogoraz of Croatia is tied with 2022 world champion Derrick Mein of the United

States, Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Jiri Liptak of the Czech Republic, Khaled Almudhaf of Kuwait, Andres

Lionel Messi is, for vast amounts of fans, the greatest football player of all time but his recent spell at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) saw him go underappreciated. To see the magisterial Argentine enjoying life in Miami should be welcomed with open arms, despite the naysayers bashing Major League Soccer for its quality.

Miami who sit bottom of the overall MLS table.Whilst admitting he is still adjusting to life in the United

States given it has only been a month and a half since he moved to the country, Messi expressed his

Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani has been elected as the new President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) at the organisation's Congress in Manila.

treasurer while 13 people were selected to serve on the Central Board for the four-year period.The United

States' Carol Callan, who became the first female President of FIBA Americas in 2020, joins the Board

The Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) has honoured 22 of the sport's Olympic gold medallists, world champions and record-breakers at an exhibition here.

members Dame Valerie Adams of New Zealand, a four-time shot put world champion, Willie Banks of the United

States, a former men's triple jump world record holder, and Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco, an International

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Italy, left, took men's high jump gold with a world-leading 2.36 metres, with JuVaughn Harrison of the United

States, right, taking silver ©Getty ImagesLaulauga Tausaga, centre, led an American one-two with Olympic

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon earned her third World Athletics Championships gold in the women's 1500 metres here, and Italy's jubilant Gianmarco Tamberi triumphed in the men's high jump.

action, which began with American Laulauga Tausaga, a surprise winner in the women's discus throw.The United

States' Laulauga Tausaga was a surprise winner of the women's discus throw ©Getty ImagesShe threw a

Championships with a world-leading 2.36m.Tamberi knew he had secured gold when JuVaughn Harrison of the United

States failed on his third attempt at 2.38m, and had already began celebrating when he made an unsuccessful

Top seeds An Se-young of South Korea and Viktor Axelsen of Denmark eased through to the third round of the respective women's and men's singles with convincing victories at the Badminton World Federation World Championships here.

she beat Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei 21-12, 21-14.Her next opponent will be 12th seed Beiwen Zhang of the United

States who overcame Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour 21-18, 21-14.India’s PV Sindhu, the two-time Olympic medallist

The absence of three-time world champion Yelena Isinbayeva from a World Athletics feature covering influential women at the World Championships has sparked a backlash in Russia.

Dragila of the United States won back-to-back pole vault golds at the World Championships in Seville

The organisers of the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships say Copenhagen is experiencing a "boom" in the amount of people pounding the streets after emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Latvian capital Riga on October 1 this year.It is due to be held annually from 2025 when San Diego in the United

States is poised to play host before the baton is passed to Copenhagen a year later.The Danish capital

Just as the Tour de France departure last year united and thrilled everyone across the country, I am

Azerbaijan outfit Neftchi took a dramatic win in the International Basketball Federation 3x3 Women’s Series round held in Melilla, North Africa.

Mollenhauer.Earlier in the knockout stages commercial team Neftchi beat China 17-13 in the semi-finals and the United

States 17-14 in the quarter-finals.In the Women’s Series round held simultaneously in Quebec City, Canada

, the hosts claimed victory in the round after defeating United States Under-24s in the final 21-19.Canada