Kenyan Beatrice Chebet came close to breaking the women’s 5000 metres world record on Friday at the Rome Diamond League when she clocked 14:03.69, a meeting record that was just 2.5 seconds shy of Gudaf Tsegay’s 1997 world mark of 14:00.21.
Barcelona winger Raphinha was named LaLiga Player of the Season on Friday, after the Brazilian played a major role in his side winning the domestic treble, with club teammate Lamine Yamal named Best Under-23 player.
Carlos Alcaraz paused in a moment of quiet reverence before his French Open semi-final this Friday to take a picture of the permanent footprint tribute to his childhood idol and compatriot Rafael Nadal.
The organisers of Rwanda’s Kigali International Peace Marathon have announced that the prize money for the 2025 race will be shared equally between male and female athletes.
Ekaterina Guliyev is set to lose the 800 metres silver medal she won for Russia at the 2012 Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her appeal against a four-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.
Former South African (SA) cricket player, Ntaketo Ethy Mbhlati has been convicted and sentenced on corruption charges by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, in relation to the 2015 and 2016 T20 cricket match fixing scandal.
Manchester United raised their annual core profit forecast on Friday to levels last seen before the pandemic as the club's strong performance in the Europa League drove ticket sales and broadcast revenue.