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Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin has broken her own world record in the 400 meter hurdles at the US track and field championships. McLaughlin clocked 51.41 seconds to win the final in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, bettering the world mark of 51.46 set last year at the Tokyo Games, where she won the gold medal. She … Read more
American Coco Gauff says she’s disappointed by the decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion. The teenage star, speaking at Wimbledon on Saturday, urged people to use their voice and not feel discouraged by the ruling. The US Supreme Court on … Read more
Mackenzie Hawkesby still can’t quite believe she’s here. We’re sitting at the headquarters of Football Australia in Sydney on a clear, crisp morning in early June. The 22-year-old is wearing a sky blue Matildas polo, still with its fold marks and fresh-from-the-box smell. The bright green logo of “Australia” catches the light as she looks … Read more
It cannot be easy following in the footsteps of arguably the greatest all-round athlete Britain has ever produced, but Elliot Thompson proved himself worthy of his father Daley’s name by claiming his first national decathlon title in Manchester on Saturday. A late convert to the sport after focusing on rugby in his youth, Elliot only … Read more
Champion Novak Djokovic says he will be extra motivated to claim a fourth successive Wimbledon title as it could be his last grand slam action of the year. The 35-year-old Serb missed the Australian Open after being deported for not having been vaccinated against COVID-19 and will not be allowed to compete at the US … Read more
Petra Kvitova has clinched the Eastbourne International singles title for the first time with a dominant straight-sets victory over defending champion Jelena Ostapenko. Two-time Wimbledon winner Kvitova, who lost the 2011 final to Marion Bartoli, controlled a one-sided encounter from the outset en route to triumphing 6-3 6-2 in just an hour and 17 minutes … Read more
Emma Raducanu said she is fit and ready to go as she prepares to make her Center Court debut at Wimbledon on Monday. The US Open champion has been in a race against time to be fit for the Championships since sustaining a side strain in Nottingham – her first and only match so far … Read more
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) says it will leave policies around transgender athletes up to individual sports, in line with the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) guidelines. Key points: AOC boss Ian Chesterman has reiterated the IOC’s stance that individual sports are responsible for setting their own policies regarding trans and gender-diverse athletes He says the … Read more
New Zealand opener Tom Latham has struck a fluent half-century as the visitors got their second innings off to a solid start, building a lead of 94 by tea on the third day of the final Test against England at Headingley. England seamer Matthew Potts (1-13) removed Will Young (eight) early in the innings with … Read more
The partner of Carl Hayman, the former All Blacks prop who went public last year with his dementia diagnosis, has described in devastating detail how he now asks her: “What’s the point in living?” Describing the couple’s turmoil at being part of rugby’s deepening brain injury crisis, Kiko Matthews and Hayman explained how his diagnosis … Read more