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Sha'carri Richardson celebrates winning gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Monday.
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Aug 22, 2023
Sha’Carri Richardson is the fastest woman in the world
Richardson on Monday won her first title at a world track and field championships, running 10.65 seconds to win the 100 meters.
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles (right) beats the field to the finish line to win the 100-meter final at the world championships in Budapest on Sunday.
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Aug 21, 2023
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles eager to pick up baton Usain Bolt left behind
Noah Lyles is ready to take aim at Usain Bolt's 200-meter world record after winning the 100 at the word championships.
Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay (left) runs past fallen Dutch runner Sifan Hassan (second from left) to win the women's 10,000-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.
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Aug 20, 2023
Gudaf Tsegay wins 10,000-meter gold after Sifan Hassan stumbles
World record holder Letesenbet Gidey was second in 31:28.16, while Ejgayehu Taye won the bronze with 31:28.31.
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defected to Poland during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after refusing to board a return flight to Belarus on Aug. 1, 2021.
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Aug 8, 2023
Belarusian sprinter who defected at Olympics to race for Poland
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to board a flight back home from Tokyo in August 2021 when she was removed from the Games against her will.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe describes the Commonwealth Games as a "vital stepping stone" toward the Olympics.
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Aug 2, 2023
Sebastian Coe sees future for troubled Commonwealth Games
The multisport event suffered a major setback last month when the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 edition.
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Jul 13, 2023
South African athlete Caster Semenya hails court ruling as 'only the beginning' in legal fight
Two-time Olympic 800-meter champion Caster Semenya said on Wednesday the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that her human rights were violated by courts in Switzerland was "only the beginning" of a new chapter in her legal fight.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 29, 2023
Yankees' Domingo German throws perfect game against A's
German fired the first perfect game in MLB since the Seattle Mariners' Felix Hernandez fanned 12 in a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15, 2012.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 15, 2023
Nevada assembly approves funding deal for A's
The Oakland Athletics inched closer to a move to Las Vegas when the Nevada state assembly approved a bill providing public funding to assist in the construction of a new stadium on Wednesday.
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May 24, 2023
World Athletics to create new 'short track' concept to evolve indoor events
The new term will allow for greater flexibility, as it has become increasingly difficult to maintain the traditional separation between outdoor and indoor athletics.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2023
With Las Vegas land deal, Athletics may finally leave Oakland
For more than half a century, the Oakland Athletics were one of the signature professional sports clubs in the Bay Area, a consistent presence alongside Interstate 880, while other teams in the city like the Oakland Raiders, the Golden State Warriors and even the California Golden Seals came and went....
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 21, 2023
A's plan to buy land in Las Vegas, shift focus away from Oakland
The Oakland Athletics agreed to buy a 49-acre site just off the Las Vegas Strip and hope to relocate to Nevada, team president Dave Kaval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday.
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Mar 21, 2023
World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules and lift Russia doping ban
Administrators behind the leading Olympic sport have taken a different approach from that of swimming, which has effectively banned transgender athletes from elite female competition.
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Mar 8, 2023
World Athletics renews funding for Ukrainian athletes
World Athletics announced it was renewing its Ukraine Solidarity Fund as well as taking several steps towards achieving gender equity.

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