Off with a bang: women’s 100m final moved up to LA28 opening day
The women’s 100m final will headline the first day of competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics as part of organisers’ plans to ‘open with a bang’
New York’s marathon of chaos and charm awaits Hassan and Kipchoge
The world’s top runners descend on the five boroughs for the city’s most unpredictable race – a test of grit, chaos and endurance
Women’s marathon world record-holder Chepngetich handed three-year doping ban
The women’s marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich, has been banned for three years after failing a drugs test
Just redo it: inside Nike’s plans to put the swoosh back into its sales
The world’s largest sportswear company was wobbling amid complaints that it had become too safe. Armed with a provocative new slogan, the company reveals the innovations and strategy it hopes will turn its reputation around
Keely Hodgkinson crowned 800m queen of New York by Serena Williams
Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson won the 800m to end her injury-hampered season on a high at New York’s all-female Athlos meeting
Laura Muir’s former athletics coach banned for three years for serious misconduct
Andy Young, who guided Laura Muir to world glory, has been given a three-year ban, backdated to April 2023, by an independent appeal panel
Noah Lyles: ‘The future of sprinting is hazy right now. Nobody knows which direction to go in’
The American sprint king on young emerging rivals including Gout Gout, his advancing years and uncertainty surrounding the sport
Diminished world championships return fails to cloud Australian optimism
The emergence of younger athletes like Gout Gout and success for the usual suspects provided reasons to be cheerful in Tokyo, says the team’s high performance director
Nicola Olyslagers beats rain delays to win high jump gold for Australia
Olyslagers won Australia’s first gold of the world championships in the high jump, while Matt Denny missed out on medal in the men’s discus
Golden 5,000m kick gives Cole Hocker solace after being ‘robbed’ in 1500m
The American, who was disqualified in the 1500m semi-finals, proved his pedigree with a devastating final surge to win the 5,000m
World Athletics Championships: Odira pips Hunter Bell and Hodgkinson in 800m final, USA top medal table – as it happened
Lilian Odira produced a storming finish to pass Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell to win the women’s 800m, while Cole Hocker won the men’s 5,000m
‘I thought I had it!’: Hodgkinson beaten to 800m gold by Odira as Hunter Bell takes silver
Keely Hodgkinson settled for bronze in the 800m behind Kenya’s Lilian Odira, who took gold, and GB teammate Georgia Hunter Bell
‘What the hell was that?’: Johnson-Thompson shares world bronze in remarkable finale
Katarina Johnson-Thompson shared third after finishing the heptathlon level with Taliyah Brooks, while Anna Hall took gold and Kate O’Connor third
Mackenzie Little goes from life saver to javelin bronze at world championships
Mackenzie Little collected a bronze medal in Japan’s national stadium after a 63.58m throw as men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams fall flat