Photo highlights from Day 2 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo

Story by 1 / 16 Japan Athletics Worlds United States’ Juvaughn Harrison makes an attempt during the men’s high jump qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Sunday, Sept.…

World Athletics Championships: Josh Kerr expects to continue rivalry with Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Tokyo

Josh Kerr goes into the 1500m event at the World Athletics Championships as the man to beat. The Olympic silver medallist is the defending world champion. The Scotsman begins his…

Molly Caudery: Pole vault star explains how she transports poles to Japan for World Athletics Championships | Athletics News

‘Honestly one of the hardest things of pole vault is getting the poles around the world’ says GB star who is aiming to bounce back from heartache of Paris Olympics…

World Boxing Championships: Teagn Stott defeats Ukraine’s Danylo Zhasan to reach final, as Oleksandr Usyk watches on | Boxing News

With undisputed heavyweight ruler Oleksandr Usyk looking on, Teagn Stott defeated a Ukrainian opponent to reach the 85kgs final of the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Sheffield’s Stott, who only…

World Athletics Championships: Zharnel Hughes says global sprinting in good health post-Usain Bolt as he targets podium in Tokyo | Athletics News

GB’s Zharnel Hughes ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo: “I’m filled with determination and I’m quite confident in my ability that I can always catch you at the…

Florida Gators tennis Ben Shelton withdraws from US Open

The summer of Ben Shelton came to an abrupt end on Friday afternoon. Heading into a deciding fifth set against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Shelton, after encouragement from his father/coach, withdrew…

World Athletics Championships: Seb Coe reveals SRY test receives 90 per cent uptake by athletes in female categories | Athletics News

Ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September, 90 per cent of athletes have taken a gene test, according to Sebastian Coe; The SRY test identifies the Y…

Imane Khelif will not box in World Championships next month but Lin Yu-ting is set to enter tournament in Liverpool | Boxing News

Imane Khelif will not compete in the upcoming World Championships but Lin Yu-ting, the other boxer at the centre of last year’s Olympic gender-eligibility dispute, intends to. Khelif has not…

Keely Hodgkinson eases to victory as she continues return from injury ahead of World Athletics Championships | Athletics News

Keely Hodgkinson continued her winning return in Lausanne as she prepares for the World Athletics Championships; It comes a week after the 23-year-old set a new 800m Diamond League meeting…

Keely Hodgkinson makes winning 800m return ahead of World Athletics Championships | Athletics News

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson was back in action for the first time following a 376-day absence to injury; the 23-year-old set a new 800m Diamond League meeting record of one…