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Former head of global athletics Lamine Diack dead

The former head of global athletics Lamine Diack, who presided over the sport for 16 years, has died aged 88, his family told AFP.

Canelo KOs Plant

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez flexed his muscles in another merciless victory as he overpowered Caleb Plant on Saturday.

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Beijing 2022

Greece on Tuesday handed over the Olympic flame to organisers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, a day after the lighting ceremony was disrupted by activists calling for the event to be postponed.

Fury v Wilder III: The reaction

Lennox Lewis, Andre Ward and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson were among those to tweet about an unforgettable fight in Las Vegas.

Parker: Pacquiao one of the best

Manny Pacquiao, who has retired from boxing, will "go down as one of the best of all time", says Joseph Parker.

Joshua triggers Usyk rematch clause

Anthony Joshua has put plans to fight Tyson Fury to one side after activating a rematch clause to face Oleksandr Usyk in early 2022.

Joshua still hungry for Fury bout

Oleksandr Usyk's win cast huge doubt over an all-British heavyweight unification fight, but Anthony Joshua still wants to face Tyson Fury.

Pacquiao: My boxing career is over

Boxing veteran Manny Pacquiao appears to have retired as he sets his sights on the Filipino presidency although nothing has been confirmed.

Cort takes third stage triumph

Magnus Cort celebrated his third stage win of this year's race as Primoz Roglic edged closer to a third straight Vuelta a Espana title.

Roglic moves clear as Lopez wins

Primoz Roglic strengthened his lead in the general classification after finishing second to Miguel Angel Lopez on stage 18 of the Vuelta.

Tokyo 2020 - Closing Ceremony

King Kipchoge retains men's Olympic marathon title

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge underlined his credentials as the undisputed king of the marathon with a totally dominant run to retain his Olympic title on the streets of Sapporo on Sunday.

Italy win first ever Olympic men's 4x100 metres

Italy produced a stunning performance to win the men's 4x100 metres relay Olympic title on Friday for the first time in their history with a national record of 37.50sec.

Italian 'Rocky'fan Palmisano lands 20km walk

Antonella Palmisano shrugged off the searing heat of Sapporo's to win the Olympic women's 20-kilometre walk on Friday to follow up her fellow Italian Massimo Stano's success in the men's race.

Poland's Tomala wins men's 50km walk Olympic title

Poland's Dawid Tomala won the men's Olympic 50 kilometres race walk on Friday, defying the punishing morning heat in Sapporo to storm to victory in just his third race over the distance.

Italy's Stano wins 20km walk Olympic gold

Massimo Stano of Italy conquered the heat in Sapporo to win the Olympic men's 20-kilometre race walk on Thursday as host nation Japan took silver and bronze.

Thompson-Herah wins 200m to seal Olympic double

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah made history on Tuesday evening with victory in the women's 200m final

Brazil into Olympics football final

Reigning Olympic champions Brazil needed a penalty shootout win over Mexico to reach the final

Warholm wins men's Olympic 400m hurdles gold

Norway's Karsten Warholm produced a devastating performance to smash his own world record and win the Olympic men's 400 metres hurdles gold on Tuesday.

Biles makes belated Tokyo gold bid

Simone Biles will make her long-awaited bid for an individual gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, while the men's 400m hurdles and women's 200m finals take centre stage on the track.

Cuba's Lopez wins fourth Olympic wrestling gold

Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez won his fourth Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight category on Monday.

Poland offers visa to Belarus athlete at Olympics

Poland on Monday granted a humanitarian visa to Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya.

el Bakkali storms to 3000m steeplechase gold

Moroccan Soufiane el Bakkali has stormed to Gold in the 3000m steeplechase at Tokyo 2020

Biles on starting list for beam

Simone Biles could return to action at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday in the final of the balance beam.

Tokyo 2020 - Day 10 at the Games

Some of the biggest winners and surprises from day Ten of the 2020 Olympics.

Faris Ibrahim hands Qatar a historic gold

Weightlifter Faris Ibrahim has won a first ever gold medal for Qatar in the 96kg weightlifting competition for men at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Thompson-Herah crowned sprint queen

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah equalled the second-fastest time in history to retain her women's Olympic 100m title on Saturday.

Cruising Fraser-Pryce kicks off fan-less Olympic

Jamaica's history-chasing Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce safely negotiated the first round of the 100m to start the opening day of the athletics at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Schoenmaker shatters world record

South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker smashed the long-standing women's 200m breaststroke world record Thursday to win the Olympic gold medal.

Tokyo 2020 - Day 7 at the Games

Some of the biggest winners and surprises from day seven of the 2020 Olympics.