US runner sues ex-coach, Nike over alleged abuse

IMAGE: Mary Cain told the New York Times in 2019 that under Alberto Salazar at the Nike Oregon Project she was pushed to achieve an unhealthy weight in an abusive environment that derailed her......

Sports Shorts: Sathiyan enters last-16 in ITTF World Cup

IMAGE: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran of India celebrates. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won both his group matches against higher-ranked opponents to......

Kosgei shatters women's marathon World record

IMAGE: Brigid Kosgei set a blistering pace from the start to run two hours, 14 minutes, four seconds to break Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year-old women’s marathon world record. Photograph:......

Shorts: US Olympic champ Dwyer retires after doping ban

Summary of sports persons and events in the news on Friday. IMAGE: Conor Dwyer celebrates after the men's freestyle 200m finals in the US Olympic swimming team trials in 2016. Photograph: Erich......

Nike shuts down Oregon Project after ban of coach

IMAGE: The Nike Oregon Project (NOP) was a camp designed primarily to develop US endurance athletes and Salazar, a celebrated distance runner who had won three consecutive New York City marathons......