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Sports / Athletics

Midnight marathon centre stage as World Championships open 27 Sep 2019 - 06:39 pm
Starting blocks are seen on the track of the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on September 25, 2019 ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Championships. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
IOC urges 'fresh look' at Russian doping over lab data 27 Sep 2019 - 06:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2016. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Coleman fastest in 100 heats 27 Sep 2019 - 06:38 pm
Christian Coleman of the US in action with Japan's Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Barbados' Mario Burke Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah
Sprint king Blake keen on switching lanes to Indian Premier League cricket 27 Sep 2019 - 03:16 am
Former 100 metres world champion, Jamaica’s Yohan Blake (left) and United States’ sprinter Noah Lyles pose for a photograph with a student of Sherborne School Qatar at the Mall of Qatar in Al Rayyan, yesterday. Picture: Armstrong Vas / The Peninsula
I have the right mindset to overcome challenges: Angelica 27 Sep 2019 - 03:16 am
Angelica Therese Bengtsson. Pic: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula
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

Motosports

Riders compete in the Moto3 race at the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on October 26, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) Swiss racer needs multiple surgeries after Malaysia crash: team
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team's Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Marquez (C) celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix with second-placed Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team's Spanish MotoGP rider Pedro Acosta (L) and third-placed Honda HRC Castrol team's Spanish MotoGP rider Joan Mir (R) at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on October 26, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) Alex Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP in dominant style
Ducati Lenovo Team's Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez rides during the warm-up ahead of the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix at the Mandalika International Circuit in Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara on October 5, 2025. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) Injured MotoGP champion Marquez to miss rest of season
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Golf

Philippines' Miguel Tabuena holds up the trophy after winning the International Series Philippines golf tournament at Sta. Elena Golf Club in Santa Rosa, Laguna province on October 26, 2025. (Photos by Ted Aljibe / AFP) Roars, tears as local hero Tabuena wins International Series Philippines
Dustin Johnson of the US tees during the International Series Philippines at Sta Elena Golf Club in Santa Rosa town, Laguna province, south of Manila on October 23, 2025. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP) Thrill-a-minute DJ gets the crowds pumping at new Philippines event
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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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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