Triple Olympic champion Wlodarczyk injured while foiling attempted break-in
Three-times Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk said she will undergo surgery after being injured while apprehending a thief who attempted to break into her car.
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Defending champion Rory McIlroy just a shot back at Canadian Open
Rory McIlroy flattened the par-fives on Friday to head into the weekend just a shot back at the Canadian Open.
Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir targeting 2023 world record attempt
NEW YORK : Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir said she could target the London, Berlin or Chicago marathons for a world record attempt next year as she builds on a blockbuster run.
Major champion and 10-time winner Bryson DeChambeau joins LIV Golf
LONDON/WEST PALM BEACH, US: LIV Golf on Friday announced that Bryson DeChambeau, a major champion and 10-time winner on professional tours, has joined the global golf tour.
Former US Open champion DeChambeau joins LIV Golf series
Former US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau on Friday became the latest big name to sign up to the rebel LIV Golf Series, the organisers announced.
Russian Olympic champion accuses IOC chief of creating 'new war'
Mariya Lasitskene on Thursday accused IOC president Thomas Bach of having created a "new war" by recommending Russian athletes be banned from international competition. Following the invasion of Ukraine in February, the International Olympic Committee had recommended a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, a request followed by most federations. "You say you made this decision for our safety but it's not true. Russian tennis players who play around the world prove it. Fans love athletes for the show they put on, not for their nationality," Lasitskene wrote in an open letter published on Instagram in both English and Russian.
Olympic champion Goodhew on the coach who changed his life
FOR Olympic champion Duncan Goodhew, it was his first coach who took him from a child 'drowning' in a classroom to a global star in the pool. Goodhew, 65, won swimming gold and bronze at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow but admits it would have been impossible without his school PE teacher. Ad/> And the three-time Commonwealth Games medalist is now returning the favour and supporting UK Coaching's fresh recruitment drive and #Born2Coach initiative, encouraging people back into coaching and supporting others being active after the pandemic.
Olympic champion calls on Bach to lift sanctions against Russian athletes
Olympic champion high jumper Maria Lasitskene on Thursday called on the head of the International Olympic Committee to lift the sanctions imposed against Russian athletes over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.