Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Saturday qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning a silver medal in the Asian Athletics Championships.
Neeraj clinched his second consecutive Diamond League title on June 30 with a throw of 87.66m -- an effort that was not close to his best in recent past.
Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won World Championship gold in the women's 400m on Wednesday.
A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances.
Neeraj Chopra will next compete in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest starting on August 19, without participating in any other meet.
Sarah Sjoestroem cruised to her fifth consecutive World Aquatics Championships title in the women's 50 metres butterfly event on Saturday.
Australia's Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to win gold in the blue riband men's 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships.
Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela soared to her fourth consecutive world triple jump title on Friday.
The IOA ad-hoc committee on Wednesday decided to hold much-awaited Asian Games wrestling trials on July 22-23.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.
AS Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has been suspended for their next four matches in the Europa League.
Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya, the 3,000 metres steeplechase world champion in 2019, passed this season's world leader Sembo Almayew of Ethiopia with a lap remaining to win in 9:05.98.
Antonio Watson won a thrilling World Championship 400 metres gold on Thursday.
Sreeshankar jumps huge 8.41m in National Inter-State, qualifies for World Championships
All the action from the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday...
Unheralded Abha Khatua equalled the women's shot put national record of 18.06m while winning silver in a surprise performance.
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Neeraj is one of top-five track and field athletes in world: Sreeshankar
Build-up hit by pull-outs and dope flunks, India still hopeful of good show in Asian Athletics Championships from Wednesday
Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the prestigious Paavo Nurmi Games to be held on June 13 at Turku in Finland.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Sunday 'voluntarily' gave dope sample to the NADA officials after producing a big leap of 8.41m to qualify for the upcoming World Championships so that 'nobody points any finger of suspicion'.
Jose Mourinho has been charged with using abusive language against a match official, governing body UEFA said
Murali Sreeshankar is the only third Indian to finish in the top-three of a Diamond League after Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and former discus thrower Vikas Gowda.
Two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser demolished his own shot put world record on Saturday, throwing for 23.56 metres at the Los Angeles Grand Prix.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who had pulled out of two top events -- FBK Games in the Netherlands and Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland -- due to a muscle strain he sustained last month, has started training but is yet to recover fully.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who had pulled out of two top events -- FBK Games in the Netherlands and Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland -- due to a muscle strain he sustained last month, has started training but is yet to recover fully.
Sevilla maintained their incredible record in the competition after an otherwise difficult season.
Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a humbling 6-3 7-6(4) defeat by Hungarian qualifier Fabian Marozsan in the third round of the Italian Open.
A summary of Friday night's action in the season-opening leg of the Diamond League in Doha on Friday.
Sevilla will bid for a record-extending seventh Europa League title when they face AS Roma in the final in Budapest on May 31, after Jose Mourinho's side drew 0-0 at Bayer Leverkusen to secure a 1-0 aggregate victory in their semi-final.
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Huma does good in LA... Walusha meets her sis in Amsterdam... Amyra likes it in Phuket...
FIFA also announced a newly structured international calendar which its president Gianni Infantino said had been endorsed by the ECA.
Vaani in Paris... Kartik at Times Square... Lara in Dubai...
Priyanka's day out with Malti Marie... Rashmika goes to Dubai... Shabana explores Budapest...
Images from the Europa League semi-final first leg matches on Thursday.
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