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Alasdair Keane heads to the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.
October 3, 2026Vollering wins women's road race world title
Demi Vollering continues her remarkable season with a thrilling victory in the women's road race in Montreal.
September 26, 2026Kinsella makes GB return for Worlds a year after giving birth
Olympic bronze medallist Alice Kinsella is named in the Great Britain team for the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships just a year after giving birth.
September 24, 2026Bred for success - why Backstedt can hit cycling's peaks
Zoe Backstedt won world time trial silver in Montreal aged just 21 and the multiple junior world champion plans to win much more.
September 21, 2026GB's Backstedt wins world time-trial silver
Britain's Zoe Backstedt, 21, wins silver in the women's time trial and Belgium's Remco Evenepoel claims a fourth men's title at the UCI World Road Championships in Montreal.
September 20, 2026African greats inspired by the potential of Nairobi 2029
Some of Africa's great track and field stars expect the decision to award Kenya the 2029 World Athletics Championships to inspire the next generation.
September 16, 2026How Kenya won its bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships
Kenya's athletics-loving population and improved infrastructure helped Nairobi secure the rights to host the 2029 World Championships, but challenges remain to ensure a successful event.
September 15, 2026London loses bid to host 2029 World Athletics as Nairobi named host
London has lost to Nairobi in its bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2029, while the 2031 event will be held in Munich.
September 15, 2026Pidcock and Backstedt lead GB at Road Worlds
Great Britain's best cycling talents including Tom Pidcock and Zoe Backstedt will lead the charge at the Road World Championships - live on the BBC.
September 15, 2026Nairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships in African first - Reuters
Nairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships in African first Reuters
September 15, 2026Pogacar will miss rest of season after Vuelta crash
Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will not race again this season after suffering injuries including a fracture in his neck at the Vuelta a Espana.
September 5, 2026Olympic champion Liu announces break from competition
Women's Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu confirms that she will not compete during the 2026-27 season.
August 26, 2026What happens when an athlete has a life-changing accident?
Saffron Cresswell was a promising eventer before a fall left her paralysed. Just eight months after first sitting in a canoe, she is heading to the Worlds.
August 26, 2026Scott's World title aim after testing personal period
Olympic champion Hannah Scott is preparing for the World Championships in Amsterdam which begin on Tuesday after her "most successful winter of training so far".
August 24, 2026Ukrainian shuttlers voice pain of war at World Championships - Reuters
Ukrainian shuttlers voice pain of war at World Championships Reuters
August 19, 2026GB's Fry claims historic double-double at Worlds
Great Britain's Lottie Fry becomes the first rider in the history of the FEI World Championships to retain both individual titles.
August 16, 2026GB women top group as they aim to book Olympic spot
The Great Britain women's team progress as group winners as they aim to secure an Olympic spot at the flag football World Championships.
August 14, 2026Paddle UK chief hails GB start to LA28 qualification
The British team start their Olympic qualification campaign with third place in the medal table at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City.
July 26, 2026Teen cyclist killed at Road World Championships not found for 82 minutes
A cyclist who was killed during the Road World Championships was not found for 82 minutes after a crash, investigators find.
March 31, 2026U.S. Olympic figure skating champion Liu withdraws from world championships - Reuters
U.S. Olympic figure skating champion Liu withdraws from world championships Reuters
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Vollering wins women's road race world title
Demi Vollering won her second Tour de France Femmes title this year, adding to her 2023 triumph Demi Vollering continued her remarkable season with a thrilling victory to win the women's road race wo
Kinsella makes GB return for Worlds a year after giving birth
Alice Kinsella helped Great Britain's women's take team bronze at Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Alice Kinsella says it is "completely surreal" to have been named in the Great Britain team for t
Bred for success - why Backstedt can hit cycling's peaks
Zoe Backstedt has won medals at all ages across all cycling disciplines The beaming smile fits the remarkable achievement. The words offer up the tinge of regret from a potential cycling great in the
GB's Backstedt wins world time-trial silver
Backstedt wins silver at UCI World Road Championships Great Britain's Zoe Backstedt produced a superb ride to claim silver in the women's time trial at the UCI World Road Championships in Montreal.
African greats inspired by the potential of Nairobi 2029
Faith Kipyegon has won 1500m gold at the past three editions of the World Championships, but will the 32-year-old be on the start line in 2029? The decision to award the 2029 World Athletics Champion
How Kenya won its bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships
Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon completed a Kenyan one-two in the women's 5,000m at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, where Kenya won seven golds to finish second in the medal table Kenya's P
Pidcock and Backstedt lead GB at Road Worlds
Pidcock has won several of cycling's biggest races while Backstedt won last year's Under-23 world time trial title Tom Pidcock and Zoe Backstedt will lead Great Britain's challenge at the 2026 Road W
London misses out to Nairobi in World Athletics bid
The London Stadium hosted the World Athletics Championships in 2017 London has missed out to Nairobi in the bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. The decision, which means an African c
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Pogacar will miss rest of season after Vuelta crash
Tadej Pogacar has won three consecutive Tour de France titles Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will not race again this season after suffering injuries including a neck fracture at the
Olympic champion Liu announces break from competition
'Oh my word!' - USA's Liu wins women's figure skating gold with stunning performance Women's Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has confirmed she will not compete during the 2026-27 season. L
What happens when an athlete has a life-changing accident?
What happens when an athlete has a life-changing accident? After four months in hospital, Saffron Cresswell was dreading coming home. She knew the field would be empty. Before she had the fall that
Scott's World title aim after testing personal period
Scott is preparing for the World championships in Amsterdam Olympic champion Hannah Scott says she will arrive at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam on the back of her "most successful winte
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GB's Fry claims historic double-double at Worlds
Fry and Glamourdale complete historic double-double Great Britain's Lottie Fry has become the first rider in the history of the FEI World Championships to retain both individual titles. Again compet
GB women top group as they aim to book Olympic spot
Emily Kemp is Great Britain's leading touchdown scorer The Great Britain women's team have progressed as group winners at the flag football World Championships as they aim to secure an Olympic spot.
Paddle UK chief hails GB start to LA28 qualification
Sam Leaver and his sister Lois Leaver both won bronze medals at the World Championships Paddle UK performance director Tom Duggan said he is proud of the British team after they started their Olympic
Cyclist killed at Worlds not found for 82 minutes
Furrer was also a promising mountain bike rider A cyclist who was killed during the Road World Championships was not found for 82 minutes after a crash, investigators have found. Switzerland's Murie
Olympic champ Alysa Liu withdraws from figure skating worlds
Associated PressMultiple AuthorsMar 7, 2026, 12:55 PM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsOlympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, an unsur