Tales of cricketing renaissance in Africa
Six weeks ago, I reported on a Test match between England and Zimbabwe played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Despite brave individual performances, Zimbabwe was beaten by an innings and 45 runs.
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Canadian running star Marco Arop up against world-best field at Diamond League Monaco
Canada's Marco Arop will compete against a very familiar field in the men's 800 metres at the Diamond League track and field stop in Monaco.
Kenya's Kipyegon, Chebet break world records in Eugene
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record and compatriot Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1,500m record again as the Eugene Diamond League meet lived up to its billing on Saturday.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet shatters women’s 5,000m world record
EUGENE, United States: Kenya’s double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet crushed the women’s 5,000m world record on Saturday, powering to victory in 13min 58.06sec at the Diamond League athletics meeting in Eugene Oregon. Chebet, Olympic gold medallist at 5,000 and 10,000m in Paris last year, delivered a devastating finish to become the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event, beating the previous world record of 14:00.21 set by Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay on the same Hayward Field track in September 2023. Chebet, 25, had already broken the 10,000m world record at Hayward Field in May of 2024, when she became the first woman to run under 29 minutes (28:54.14). Compatriot Agnes Jebet Ngetich was second in 14:01.29 — the third-fastest time ever — and Tsegay was third in 14:04.41. Chebet was under world-record pace for much of the way. She, Tsegay and Ngetich had broken away from the rest of the field when the pace faded slightly a few laps from the finish. But Chebet mustered a final flourish — delivering an incredible last lap to pull away mercilessly for the triumph and the world record. “I’m so happy,” Chebet said, adding that she had been inspired by her own strong performance in Rome last month and compatriot Faith Kipyegon’s unsuccessful bid to become the first woman to break four minutes for the mile. “After running in Rome, I said I have to prepare for a record because in Rome I was just running to win a race, but after running 14:03, I said that I’m capable of running a world record. “When I was coming here to Eugene, I was coming to prepare to run a world record, and I said I have to try.
Kenya's Kipyegon breaks own 1,500 metres world record
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1,500 metres world record with a time of three minutes 48.68 seconds at the Eugene Diamond League meet on Saturday.
Canada's Camryn Rogers wins hammer throw at Prefontaine Classic
Canada's Camryn Rogers won the women's hammer throw with a season-best 78.88-metre throw at the Diamond League's Prefontaine Classic on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon.
Kenyan Chebet smashes women's 5,000 metres world record
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record with a time of 13 minutes 58.06 seconds at the Eugene Diamond League meet on Saturday, eclipsing the previous record set at the same venue in 2023.
Former Olympic champion Chopra wins gold at his eponymous event
BENGALURU :Former Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won gold at his eponymous javelin competition on Saturday at Bengaluru's Kanteerava Stadium, registering a dominant victory with a throw of 86.18 metres in the first round.