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• Ian McKellen lip-syncs the unheard tapes of the matchstick artist

  25-02-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The secretive artist revealed as never before, with his voice lip-synced by Ian McKellen.
  
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• 'Closest I've felt' - Hodgkinson on breaking longest-standing world record

  23-02-2026 13:08 via bbc.com
  Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson says she feels "closer than ever" to breaking the women's 800m outdoor record - the longest-standing world record in athletics.
  
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• Keith breaks McColgan's European 10km record

  22-02-2026 13:16 via bbc.com
  Megan Keith sets a women's European 10km record - taking one second off the previous best set by Scottish compatriot Eilish McColgan.
  
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• Muir wins Scottish cross-country gold again, 14 years later

  22-02-2026 11:14 via bbc.com
  Olympic medallist Laura Muir enjoys a winning return to the Scottish cross-country championships, 14 years after her last appearance at the event.
  
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• 'Guernsey's fastest man' retires aged 24

  21-02-2026 12:32 via bbc.com
  Sprinter Joe Chadwick holds the island's 100m record with a time of 10.60 seconds set in 2022.
  
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• Gout Gout dazzles again with Australian record-equalling 100m time

  21-02-2026 10:11
  18-year-old runs 10.00 (+0.9) seconds in first race of 2026Equal-fastest legal 100m run by an Australian on home soilSprint sensation Gout Gout has clocked the equal-fastest legal 100m run by an Australian on home soil, notching 10.00 (+0.9) seconds in his first race at the distance in 2026.Teenage superstar Gout is edging closer to legally breaking the magical 10-second barrier after a wonderful performance at the Dane Bird-Smith Shield Meet at QSAC on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• How Hodgkinson broke a 23-year-old world record

  21-02-2026 00:41 via bbc.com
  Preparation, training, and belief - after Keely Hodgkinson smashes the indoor 800m world record, her coach Jenny Meadows explains how their plan came together.
  
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• UK Athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter after death of Paralympian

  20-02-2026 12:02
  Plea follows 2017 death of UAE’s Abdullah HayayeiUKA could face fine of between £1.2m and £5mUK Athletics is facing a seven-figure fine after pleading guilty to corporate manslaughter in the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole while preparing for the London World Para Athletics Championships in 2017.The incident occurred at Newham Leisure Centre when the pole, which was attached to a throwing cage, fell on Abdullah Hayayei while he was training. Emerg
  
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• ‘That was fun’: Keely Hodgkinson smashes world record set on day she was born

  20-02-2026 00:09
  Olympic champion breaks indoor 800m mark in FranceFormer record set 24 years ago on Hodgkinson’s birthdayBritain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson obliterated the world indoor 800m record, which has stood since 2002, by nearly a second in a stunning performance in Liévin.Hodgkinson had made no secret that she believed the record of 1min 55.82sec, set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak on the same day Hodgkinson was born – 3 March 2002 – was there for the taking a
  
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• 'Untouchable!' - GB's Hodgkinson breaks women's indoor 800m world record

  19-02-2026 23:34 via bbc.com
  Keely Hodgkinson breaks the long-standing women's indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born almost 24 years ago.
  
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• GB's Hodgkinson 'obliterates' indoor 800m record set on day she was born

  19-02-2026 23:34 via bbc.com
  Keely Hodgkinson breaks the long-standing women's indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born almost 24 years ago.
  
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• Hodgkinson smashes women's indoor 800m world record

  19-02-2026 22:39 via bbc.com
  Keely Hodgkinson smashes the long-standing women's indoor 800m world record set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born in 2002.
  
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• ‘No cushion, no seatbelt, no airbag’: the GB bobsledder who races with her eyes closed

  17-02-2026 12:30
  Ashleigh Nelson is in the mix for a bobsleigh medal at the Winter Olympics – but that doesn’t mean she enjoys itAshleigh Nelson was never meant to be in the Winter Olympics. If you’d asked her 18 months ago where she expected to be competing this week, she would have told you she would be at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham running the 60m at the UK Indoor Championships, not standing at the top of the world’s newest ice track riding a £75,000 bobsleigh.“I
  
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• High jump title 'means the world' to Clarke-Khan

  16-02-2026 17:08 via bbc.com
  Worcester high jumper Joel Clarke-Khan says winning the UK title "means the world" after an injury-plagued 18 months.
  
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• Regis follows in footsteps of father John with 200m UK title win

  15-02-2026 21:55 via bbc.com
  Renee Regis, daughter of former world indoor champion John Regis, wins her first senior British title in the women's 200m event at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
  
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• Jeremiah Azu completes surprise sprint double at UK indoor championships

  15-02-2026 19:03
  Azu adds 200m gold to 60m title in BirminghamIssy Boffey wins 800m after Hodgkinson withdrawalAmid a raft of high-profile absentees from Birmingham this weekend it was quite the surprise to see Jeremiah Azu’s name on the 200m start list for the UK Athletics Indoor Championships on Sunday.The 200m is not contested internationally during the indoor season so elite athletes almost never race it, and Azu had already won the 60m title a day earlier. In an era where world-class athletes tend to
  
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• Renee adds to Regis legacy with first UK title

  15-02-2026 18:25 via bbc.com
  Renee Regis continues in father John Regis' footsteps by winning the women's 200m title at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
  
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• Hodgkinson eyes world record after breaking British mark

  15-02-2026 07:38 via bbc.com
  Keely Hodgkinson says she is aiming for a new world record after breaking the British 800m mark at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
  
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• Dina Asher-Smith blasts back to form with 60m UK Indoor Championships record

  14-02-2026 20:45
  Asher-Smith runs 7.05, her third-quickest timeKeely Hodgkinson sets national indoor 800m recordGiven the doldrums British female sprinting was in before her emergence, it was perhaps little surprise that Dina Asher-Smith stood largely unchallenged on the national stage for the best part of her 20s. So, it was to some raised eyebrows that the country’s sprint queen was usurped by Amy Hunt last summer – the young upstart claiming world championships 200m silver, while Asher-Smith faded
  
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• Asher-Smith wins 60m title with championship record

  14-02-2026 19:21 via bbc.com
  Dina Asher‑Smith delivers a stunning performance at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham, clocking 7.05 seconds to claim the women's 60 m title.
  
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• 'Special!' - Hodgkinson sets 800m national record at UK indoors

  14-02-2026 19:02 via bbc.com
  Keely Hodgkinson delivers a sensational performance in the women's 800m heats, clocking 1:56:33, setting a new national record at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
  
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• Three terrifying cases challenge a lifelong sceptic

  12-02-2026 02:43 via bbc.co.uk
  A professor famous for debunking hoaxes investigates three unsolvable cases.
  
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• Cricket, football, athletics: the Caribbean’s sporting success is extraordinary – so why does it feel like a missed opportunity? | Kenneth Mohammed

  11-02-2026 14:00
  As the men’s football World Cup looms, the region’s prowess is often seen in terms of inspirational hardship, but the political will to treat sport strategically is lackingThe US is preparing to co-host the 2026 World Cup while also deciding who is allowed to attend. For the Caribbean, that contradiction is familiar. In nearly a century of men’s World Cup football, only four Caribbean nations have ever qualified.This year, more finally will, but many of their supporters, especi
  
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• Australian sprint star Gout Gout will not race at 2026 Commonwealth Games

  08-02-2026 11:42
  Gout opts to focus on world under-20 championshipsTeenage sensation’s absence is blow to Glasgow eventThe Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has decided not to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year.The 18-year-old will instead focus on the world under-20 championships in August, where he hopes to emulate the legendary Usain Bolt. The two events are taking place back-to-back, with Gout and his support team deeming it unwise for him to contest both so early in his burgeon
  
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• ‘It’s bigger than just coach and athlete’: Jess Hull’s family ties bind an Olympic dream

  07-02-2026 20:00
  Australian middle-distance runner is building on a 1500m silver medal at Paris 2024 after a bold move to return to being coached by her dadWhen Jessica Hull races, she knows exactly when to make her move. And in 2023, Hull made a move that would become career-defining: returning to Australia to be coached by her dad. Now, she is one of the world’s fastest middle-distance runners.It was a full-circle moment for the 29-year-old. Simon Hull first coached his daughter in her early teens, the d
  
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• Ingebrigtsen has Achilles surgery

  07-02-2026 10:40 via bbc.com
  Two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has surgery on his Achilles following a "flare up".
  
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• 'I want to push my body to the limits' - Prescod ready for Enhanced Games

  05-02-2026 18:33 via bbc.com
  Former Great Britain athlete Reece Prescod tells BBC sports editor Dan Roan he is competing at the Enhanced Games to help himself get back into a "sub-10" shape and to "push his body to the limits", and would be open to enhancements if he feels they could take his body to the next level.
  
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• Four women join forces to expose a dangerous predator

  01-02-2026 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Four survivors of the same dangerous man join forces to finally bring him to justice.
  
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• Boffey runs second fastest indoor 800m by Briton

  31-01-2026 11:33 via bbc.com
  Isabelle Boffey runs the second fastest ever 800m indoors by a British woman,clocking one minute 57.43 seconds to win at the BU Terrier Classic in Boston.
  
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• Grand Slam Track risks 'dangerous precedent' over debts

  30-01-2026 19:07 via bbc.com
  Grand Slam Track, the competition backed by Michael Johnson, is urged to settle debts owed to athletes who took part last year or risk setting a "dangerous precedent".
  
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• Sha’Carri Richardson arrested on charge of driving over 100mph

  30-01-2026 17:58
  Olympic champion was pulled over on Florida parkwayRichardson charged with dangerous excessive speedingUS sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested on Thursday in Orange County, Florida, and charged with dangerous excessive speeding, according to the Orange County sheriff’s department.The Olympic gold medalist was pulled over by a traffic enforcement officer while traveling at 104mph (167kph) and “dangerously tailgating and traveling across lanes of travel to pass other motori
  
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• Olympic champion Richardson arrested for 'driving at 104mph'

  30-01-2026 10:50 via bbc.com
  Olympic gold medallist Sha'Carri Richardson has been arrested for speeding, according to jail booking records.
  
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• Assefa targets London repeat & Sawe eyes course record

  29-01-2026 17:00 via bbc.com
  Reigning champions Tigst Assefa and Sebastian Sawe will target record-breaking London Marathon victories in April.
  
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• Ten athletes to watch at EAP Glasgow - live on BBC

  29-01-2026 11:01 via bbc.com
  Laviai Nielsen and Alexander Doom are among the stars set to compete at EAP Glasgow - live across BBC Sport this weekend.
  
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• 'An all-time great' - Weir aims to deny Hug in London

  27-01-2026 17:00 via bbc.com
  Great Britain's David Weir says he will do "all I can" to stop Swiss great Marcel Hug equalling his record tally of eight London Marathon wins in this year's race.
  
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• Greater belief inspiring British progress - Cairess

  26-01-2026 18:22 via bbc.com
  Emile Cairess says British athletes now have the "belief" that they can compete with the world's best before he targets Mohamed Farah's national record at the 2026 London Marathon.
  
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• Hoey breaks long-standing 800m indoor world record

  24-01-2026 23:24 via bbc.com
  American middle-distance runner Josh Hoey breaks the men's 800m indoor world record at the Indoor Grand Prix in Boston - beating a mark that had stood for almost 29 years.
  
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• At home with Jakob Ingebrigtsen: ‘I’ve fed my obsession my whole life’

  23-01-2026 21:00
  In an exclusive interview at his base, athletics’ ‘iron man’ reveals why his career feels like ‘99% losses’ but he plans to retire as the greatest distance runner in historyOn a bone-cold new year’s morning, the world’s most compelling athlete is sweating so much that tiny puddles are starting to ooze across his treadmill.For 40 minutes Jakob Ingebrigtsen makes 6min 40sec mile pace look like a Sunday stroll, breezily chatting away even as the heatbo
  
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• ‘You can’t just remove the cloud’: US sprinting’s reckoning before LA 2028

  23-01-2026 11:15
  Once a nearly man of US sprinting, Marvin Bracy-Williams’ ban has exposed a sport gripped by doping, distrust and whispered betrayalsMarvin Bracy-Williams dreamed of ranking in the pantheon of elite male US sprinters alongside Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson and Maurice Greene. He’s quick – 9.85sec for 100m – but his problem was he could only ever finish second: silver at the world indoors in 2014, silver at the world championships in 2022.When he didn’t even make the U
  
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• Not like the old days? In truth, there has never been a better time to watch sport | Sean Ingle

  20-01-2026 09:00
  For all the golden moments, rewatching coverage from 40 years ago was a lesson in how much things have improvedForty years ago this month, the Pet Shop Boys track West End Girls topped the charts. Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea were locked in a four-way battle for the title. And Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on Wogan. Terry: “This new film you’ve made, Commando: it’s very violent isn’t it?” Arnie: “Actually, it’s low-key. I only kill
  
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• ‘Even thinking about Coldplay I get tearful’: Denise Lewis’s honest playlist

  18-01-2026 10:00
  The former heptathlete throws shapes to Cameo and got gold-medal inspiration from Whitney, but which rapper helps get her out of bed?The first song I fell in love withI was at nursery school when Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was the song of the moment. I remember seeing the video on Top of the Pops, which is chilling at first, but epic when it gets to the big guitar break.The first single I boughtMy mum had this little record player that used to keep me very entertained, so I got her to buy me Rin
  
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• World Sports Photography Awards 2026 winners revealed – in pictures

  17-01-2026 20:00
  More than 4,120 photographers from 123 countries submitted a record-breaking 23,130 images across the 24 categories to this year’s World Sports Photography awards, the only global competition for sporting photography.To see the silver, bronze and special merit images from all of the categories click here Continue reading...
  
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• Prescod 'not taking drugs' for Enhanced Games

  13-01-2026 14:43 via bbc.com
  Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod says he will not take performance-enhancing drugs despite signing up for May's controversial Enhanced Games.
  
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• McColgan reclaims European 10km record in Valencia

  11-01-2026 13:36 via bbc.com
  Briton Eilish McColgan reclaims her women's European 10km record in Valencia in a time of 30 minutes seven seconds.
  
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• Jess Hull steers Australia to relay gold at world cross-country championships in US

  11-01-2026 02:27
  Middle-distance track stars team up to claim victory in mixed relayHull: ‘We’re all pretty proud of that one’The Olympic medalist Jess Hull has steered a star-studded Australian quartet to a mighty relay win at the world athletics cross-country championships in Florida.Ollie Hoare, Linden Hall, Jack Anstey and Hull took charge to claim gold in the 4x2000m mixed relay in Tallahassee on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, Afcon, Australian Open and moving managers

  09-01-2026 09:00
  Have you followed the big news in football, cricket, boxing, tennis, athletics, snooker, darts and cycling? Continue reading...
  
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• Mageean 'continuing to find joy in every day' after chemotherapy

  08-01-2026 18:23 via bbc.com
  Ciara Mageean expresses her gratitude for the "kind words of support" she received during chemotherapy treatment.
  
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• Unloved in PE, ignored at top - what is cross country's future?

  08-01-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  Cross country evokes miserable school memories for many, while top athletes focus on Olympic disciplines instead - what is its future?
  
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• Eddie takes up ski jumping to try and become an Olympian

  08-01-2026 02:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Feel-good drama starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman
  
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• Reece Prescod’s decision to join Enhanced Games condemned by athletics chiefs

  07-01-2026 22:19
  UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner expresses outrage‘As a former athlete, I find this particularly appalling’The UK Athletics chief executive, Jack Buckner, has described Reece Prescod’s decision to participate in the controversial Enhanced Games as “appalling”.The former Great Britain sprinter Prescod gave a statement to the Times saying he is “very excited” to be joining the sprinting field of the event. The Enhanced Games allows the use of performance-en
  
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