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TOKYO (AP) — There were no stare-downs, shoves or heated words after this win for Noah Lyles. Just four fingers thrust into the air when he crossed the finish line — one for each time he’s won the world title in his favorite race, the 200 meters. Lyles pulled ahead of his American rival Kenny Bednarek heading into the straightaway …

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden crowned an incredible season by running a world-leading 21.68 seconds to win the 200-meter world title and complete an iconic sprint double. The 24-year-old American took down Jamaican Shericka Jackson, who had won the past two world titles in the distance, and finished third here in 22.18s. Jefferson-Wooden is the first woman since Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013 …

Noah Lyles tied Usain Bolt’s record number of world titles in the 200m, Bolt’s trademark event. Lyles won a fourth consecutive world 200m title, matching Bolt’s run of four in a row from 2009 through 2015. Lyles, coming back from a spring ankle injury and bronze in last Sunday’s 100m, clocked 19.52 seconds, edging countryman Kenny Bednarek (19.58 for silver) …

Boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya has reignited his longtime feud with UFC boss Dana White following this past Saturday’s mega event. This past Saturday, TKO boxing held their inaugural event as Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford clashed for the undisputed super middleweight title. ‘Bud’ Crawford went on to score the shock win despite going into the fight as the …

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced the second-fastest 400-meter ever to win the world title and make history Thursday in Tokyo. The 25-year-old American, on a wet track at the Japan National Stadium, ran a championship-record 47.78 seconds from Lane 5 to take down the Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino and Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser — two of the past three world champions — …

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone nearly broke the longest-standing world record in sprinting in winning her first world title in the flat 400m after legendary success in the hurdles. McLaughlin-Levrone clocked 47.78 seconds in Tokyo, the second-fastest time in history behind German Marita Koch’s world record of 47.60 from 1985. “I think barriers are broken when the time is right,” McLaughlin-Levrone said when …

McLaughlin-Levrone breaks championship record to take 400m title in Tokyo  worldathletics.org McLaughlin-Levrone dazzles in historic 400m win  ESPN 2025 World Athletics Championships: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone nearly breaks world record while winning 400m world title  Yahoo Sports World Athletics Championships 2025 RECAP: Day 6 medals, results, TV stream & updates  BBC World Athletics Championships 2025: McLaughlin-Levrone wins women’s 400m, Kebinatshipi takes men’s title – live  The Guardian …

Moon retains world pole vault title with last-gasp clearance in Tokyo | News | Tokyo 25  worldathletics.org Americans Moon, Morris finish 1-2 in pole vault  ESPN USA’s Katie Moon rises again to claim third successive world pole vault gold  The Guardian American Moon vaults to history with third straight world title  Reuters Katie Moon outduels Sandi Morris for pole vault three-peat at World Championships  NBC …

Last-Lap Drama: Isaac Nader Denies Wightman to Claim World 1500m Title  LetsRun.com Jake Wightman wins world 1500m silver as injured Josh Kerr finishes last  BBC Jake Wightman’s ‘perfect fairytale’ denied on the line by Isaac Nader surge  The Guardian Whiteman denied 1500m world title ‘fairytale’  ESPN Portugal’s Nader claims shock world gold in men’s 1500 metres  Reuters Source link

Faith Kipyegon stormed to a historic fourth world 1500m title as the Kenyan great extended her streak of dominance with a fifth consecutive global gold in the event. The 31-year-old matched retired men’s world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj as the only other athlete in history to amass four 1500m titles at the championships. After securing her third consecutive Olympic …