Atletico Madrid's Simeone seeks relief as winless run piles on pressure
MADRID :Diego Simeone is feeling the heat as Atletico Madrid's dismal start to the season has left the coach desperately seeking his first win a month into the campaign.
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Barshim withdraws from world championships with injury
Qatar's former Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim has withdrawn from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, citing a foot injury that has hampered his preparations despite travelling with the national team to Japan.
Alonso optimistic on Bellingham return as Real Madrid look to maintain perfect start
MADRID :Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is cautiously hopeful that Jude Bellingham could return to action before October as the England midfielder continues his recovery from shoulder surgery.
Doping-US sprinter Knighton banned for four years for doping violation
American sprinter Erriyon Knighton was handed a four-year ban for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation after the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upheld appeals by World Athletics and the World Anti-Doping Agency on Friday.
Strength in numbers: Deep Canadian team ready to step up at World Athletics Championships
When this year's World Athletics Championships gets underway, a record number of Canadians will be looking to repeat as champions.
U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton gets 4-year ban for positive test for anabolic steroid
Two-time Olympic finalist Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years on Friday in a doping case of an anabolic steroid that rules the 21-year-old United States sprinter out of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Lutkenhaus, 16, racing and talking like a seasoned pro
TOKYO :When Cooper Lutkenhaus talked about how he developed his 800 metres tactics "at a younger age" on Friday it brought a ripple of laughs from his U.S. team mates wondering just how far back the 16-year-old sensation was reaching.
Timeout Tinch finds his happy place on global stage
TOKYO :Cordell Tinch goes into the World Athletics Championships as a medal favourite in the 110 metres hurdles but he would not be in Tokyo at all but for a decision to get back on the track three years ago.