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IT’S the most superhuman record in sport – and Britain’s wealthiest man is backing one of the world’s top runners to smash it. Sir Jim Ratcliffe — who is worth £10billion — is funding Eliud Kipchoge’s bid to run a marathon in under two hours on Saturday morning. Kipchoge made headlines earlier this year after […] More
MO FARAH has justified his decision to remain with Alberto Salazar despite a doping probe, claiming he was lied to by his disgraced coach. Salazar, 61, has been banned from athletics for four years after being found guilty of doping violations by the US Anti-Doping Agency. Mo Farah has said he was lied to by […] More
NIKE are shutting down the Oregon Project in the wake of head coach Alberto Salazar’s doping ban. Salazar, 61, has been banned from athletics for four years after being found guilty of doping violations. Mo Farah worked with Salazar between 2011 and 2017Credit: Alamy A USADA report, which was released earlier this month, claimed Salazar […] More
DOUBLE Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox had her £30,000 care stolen after raiders broke into her house while she slept. Cox, who won two golds at Rio 2016, was sound asleep when burglars entered her Manchester pad, swiped the keys and then drove off in the Jaguary E Pace. Kadeena Cox saw her car taken after […] More
IT was an eventful two final races for GB in Doha – as the women came fourth, then third and finally fourth in their relay. The 4x400metre women’s relay team looked distraught as they crossed the line in fourth in the final. But their misery soon turned to joy as they were upgraded after a […] More
ALISTAIR BROWNLEE embarks on his first Ironman triathlon – and his performance will influence his shot at Olympic history. The double Olympic champion is in Kona, Hawaii, for the Ironman world triathlon championships, which starts on Saturday. Alistair Brownlee has been training in Arizona and Hawaii in preparation for his first IronmanCredit: Korupt Vision Brownlee has dreamed […] More
AMID the ear-splitting din inside London’s Olympic stadium, 16-year-old kit carrier Dina Asher-Smith watched in awe as Team GB triumphed again and again and again. Dina, now 23, remembers: “I saw people in the stand crying when Jess Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah won gold. It made me realise what sport means to the country. I […] More
DINA ASHER-SMITH claimed her third medal of the championships with second place in the 4×100 metres relay final. The British men couldn’t repeat their success from 2017 – but came second behind the US. Laura Muir failed to medal in the women’s 1500 metres final. Team GB’s men and women through to 4×400 metres final […] More
