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Young Swedish star Duplantis eyes qualifying rounds 27 Sep 2019 - 03:16 am
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Keen battle on the cards in 100m 27 Sep 2019 - 02:54 am
FROM LEFT: US athlete Justin Gatlin, Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, South Africa’s Akani Simbine, US’ Christian Coleman and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt compete in the final of the men’s 100m final at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in this file picture.
Coe wants sport to grow in his new term 26 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am
IAAF president Sebastian Coe during a press conference at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, Doha, yesterday.
IAAF reveals new Wanda sponsorship 26 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am
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Dalilah looks to break her own world record as USA begin ‘journey to gold’ 26 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am
From left: American athletes Ryan Crouser, Emma Coburn, Rai Benjamin and Dalilah Muhammad during a press conference at Khalifa Stadium yesterday. Pic: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula
Benjamin out to challenge Samba, Warholm 26 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am
US athlete Rai Benjamin speaks during a press conference in Doha, yesterday. Picture: Abdul basit / The Peninsula
Coe re-elected unopposed in Doha as IAAF president 25 Sep 2019 - 12:12 pm
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Kenya select Doha-bound athletics team 14 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am
IAAF Diamond League champion Kenyan athlete Timothy Cheruiyot (right), competes with others in the men’s 1500m final of Kenya’s World Athletics Championship Trials in Nairobi, yesterday.
McLeod, Fraser-Pryce lead strong Jamaican team for Doha Worlds 13 Sep 2019 - 12:00 am
Omar McLeod (left) in action
Caster Semenya may finally have had enough 08 Sep 2019 - 08:32 pm
Caster Semenya
World champion Gatlin OK after hamstring scare 04 Sep 2019 - 11:45 pm
Justin Gatlin of the US celebrates after winning the Men’s 100m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco in this July 12, 2019 file picture. Reuters/Eric Gaillard
Wayde van Niekerk to miss Doha Worlds, still battling knee injury 02 Sep 2019 - 11:09 pm
Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa reacts after winning the silver in the 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in London in this August 10, 2017 file picture.
Zurich winners get wild cards for Doha Worlds 31 Aug 2019 - 01:19 am
Winning athletes pose with their trophies Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
Lyles outguns Gatlin in Zurich 100m 31 Aug 2019 - 12:20 am
US Noah Lyles (C) competes and wins the Men 100m during the IAAF Diamond League competition on August 29, 2019, in Zurich. AFP / Stefan Wermuth
Warholm runs 2nd fastest 400 hurdles ever at Diamond League 29 Aug 2019 - 11:59 pm
Norway's Karsten Warholm celebrates winning the 400m Hurdles Men after setting a new Meet Record Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
Zurich Diamond League winners 29 Aug 2019 - 11:49 pm
France's Pascal Martinot-Lagarde wins the 110m Hurdles Men. Reuters/Moritz Hager
Allyson Felix ready to compete in US relay pool for worlds 29 Aug 2019 - 12:03 am
Allyson Felix of the US celebrating her win during a Diamond League meet in Doha in this file picture.
Lyles skipping world double to focus on 200m gold - and Bolt's record 29 Aug 2019 - 12:03 am
Noah Lyles of the US and Alex Wilson (R) of Switzerland during a press conference. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann

Motosports

BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team's Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Marquez leads during the MotoGP Sprint Race of the Moto Grand Prix of Catalonia at the Circuit de Catalunya on September 6, 2024 in Montmelo on the outskirts of Barcelona. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP) Alex Marquez claims first pole of season for Catalunya MotoGP
Ducati Lenovo Team's Spanish rider Marc Marquez kisses his gold medal as he celebrates his victory after the sprint race ahead of the motorcycle Hungarian Moto GP Grand Prix at the Balaton Park circuit in Balatonfokajar, Hungary, on August 23, 2025. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) Marc Marquez coasts to seventh successive victory in Hungary
Ducati Lenovo Team's Spanish rider Marc Marquez drives during the practice of motorcycle Hungarian Moto GP Grand Prix on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek / AFP) Marc Marquez sweeps to Hungarian MotoGP pole
Ducati Lenovo team's Spanish rider Marc Marquez competes in the sprint race ahead of the Austrian MotoGP Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on August 16, 2025. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) Championship leader Marc Marquez wins sprint at Austrian MotoGP

Golf

US President Donald Trump before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP British Open could return to Trump's Turnberry
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Saleh Al Kaabi (left); Qatar Golf Association (QGA) General Secretary Fahad Nasser Al Naimi presents the winner's trophy to Qatar's Saleh Al Kaabi. QGA Board member Mohamed Faisal Al Naimi (left) is also present. Superb Al Kaabi clinches Qatar Open title
A general view of the Doha Golf Club. Qatar Open Amateur Championship set to tee off at Doha Golf Club

NHL

Matthew Tkachuk #19 of Team USA fights with Brandon Hagel #38 of Team Canada during the first period in the 4 Nations Face-Off game at the Bell Centre on February 15, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images/AFP Fist-fights, anthem boos in stormy US, Canada ice hockey clash
File Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is presented with the Conn Smythe Trophy after defeating the Nashville Predators in game six of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, USA, Jun 11, 2017. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY / Reuters) Crosby named to Order of Canada, country's highest honour
Swedish hockey goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist poses for a picture after announcing that he will quit as a hockey goalkeeper due to his congenital heart defect, in Gothenburg, Sweden August 20, 2021. Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/TT News Agency/via REUTERS Swedish goalie Lundqvist retires after 15 NHL seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Pierre Engvall (47) skates with the puck against pressure from Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) during the third period at PPG PAINTS Arena. Pittsburgh won 5-2. Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Maple Leafs attempt to defeat Penguins in rematch

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