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Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 15, 2025

Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships

The U.S. long jumper won her first world title in the long jump back in Tokyo, the city that reduced her to tears just four years ago.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with head of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) autonomous non-profit organization at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Russia targets billionaire’s empire over alleged Ukraine links

The case shows how asset seizures in Russia are surging since the invasion of Ukraine, as the Kremlin cracks down on perceived enemies of the state.
Australia's Gout Gout celebrates winning the men's 200 meters in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on June 24.
SPORTS
Sep 15, 2025

Schoolboy sensation Gout targets personal best at first worlds

The big-striding 17-year-old has earned comparisons with sprinting great Usain Bolt after breaking the long-standing Australian record for 200 meters.
Sweden's Armand Duplantis breaks the world record with a 6.30-meter jump at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 15, 2025

Pole-vault superstar Duplantis sets yet another world record in Tokyo

The Swede's height of 6.30 meters marked the 14th time he has raised the bar on his own record.

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