Jake Wightman can become Britain's greatest middle distance runner - Lord Coe
Lord Coe believes Jake Wightman can chase world domination and has the potential to become Britain's greatest middle distance runner.
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Lord Coe: Jake Wightman could be most successful British middle distance runner
Lord Coe believes Jake Wightman can chase world domination and has the potential to become Britain’s most successful middle distance runner.
Quidditch ditches its name to distance itself from JK Rowling comments
The sport of Quidditch is to change its name in a move that is set to “distance” the sport from Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
Peter Wright goes the distance before seeing off Krzysztof Ratajski in Blackpool
Peter Wright edged out Krzysztof Ratajski in a thrilling tie-break to keep the defence of his World Matchplay title on course by reaching the quarter-finals in Blackpool.
Distance not on Neeraj Chopra's mind at World Championships
Chopra had set a new national record of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw, at the prestigious Diamond League in Stockholm last month en route to a silver medal. The 24-year-old finished second behind Grenada's Anderson Peters, who recorded a best throw of 90.31m. "I was 6cm short of the 90m mark, I was pretty close.
Distance Not On Neeraj Chopra's Mind Ahead Of World Athletics Championships
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra expects to breach the coveted 90m mark this year but doesn't want to think about "distance" going into the World Athletics Championships, currently underway in Eugene, USA. Chopra had set a new national record of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw, at the prestigious Diamond League in Stockholm last month en route to a silver medal. The 24-year-old finished second behind Grenada's Anderson Peters, who recorded a best throw of 90.31m.
Cheptegei retains world 10,000 title and eyes distance double
EUGENE, Oregon: Uganda’s world record holder Joshua Cheptegei showed he had learned his Olympic lesson as he delivered a tactical masterclass to win a second successive world 10,000 metres gold in a superb race on Sunday.
Spain: Short and medium distance trains will be free this autumn, thanks to a windfall tax
Short and medium distance train journeys in Spain will be free of charge for four months from September, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday (12 July).