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Diamond League to increase athlete prize money to highest-ever level in 2025
The Diamond League track and field series is set to increase its prize money next season, World Athletics said Wednesday.
Pennsylvania sanctions girls' flag football as high school sport - ESPN
Pennsylvania made flag football an officially sanctioned girls' high school sport Wednesday amid a push from the commonwealth's NFL teams to encourage more female athletes to get on the field.
Tradition meets competition: Kazakhstan hosts the 5th edition of the World Nomad Games
The event saw over 3,000 athletes from 100 countries compete in 21 traditional sports, including kokpar and archery on horseback.
Diamond League raise 2025 prize money to over $9 million
Annual multi-sport event Diamond League will increase its prize money to more than $9 million in 2025, the highest in the history of the series, the organisers said on Wednesday.
Asian Games Medallist Kiran Baliyan Fails Dope Test, Bajrang Punia Missing From Latest List Of Suspended Athletes
Asian Games bronze-winner shot-putter Kiran Baliyan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for testing positive for a banned substance as a slew of athletes across sports figured in the latest list of dope offenders. Surprisingly, Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia's name is missing from the latest update though he figured in a previous list issued by the NADA recently. The NADA had, on June 23, suspended Punia for a second time, three weeks after its Anti-Disciplinary Doping panel (ADDP) had revoked his suspension on the grounds that he was not served a "notice of charge" by the national body.
Last gasp goal earns Annan Athletic point against Dumbarton
A last gasp goal from Paul McGowan earned a valuable point for Annan against 10-man Sons.
After step forward in Paris, Canadian gymnast Félix Dolci looks for leap in L.A.
The Paris Olympics ended less than two months ago, but Canadian gymnast Félix Dolci is already thinking about Los Angeles 2028.