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Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114
Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a m…
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Hull teenager becomes second Briton ever to join professional sumo stable
Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournamen…
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Crush outside Indian cricket stadium kills 11 and injures 47
Fans were celebrating outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL win o…
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China’s pro-wrestlers search for a star to bring the sport out of the shadows
As a child, Wang Tao was inspired by the American film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke. Now 25, he is Chi…
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Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom
Two reports published today catalogue ‘gruesome yet avoidable accidents’ on construction sites despite the Gul…
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‘The whole country is proud’: Chinese snooker fans hail Zhao Xintong triumph
Crowning of country’s first world champion set to give fresh boost to sport that has boomed in popularity in C…
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IPL cricket suspended amid growing India-Pakistan tensions
‘It does not look nice playing cricket while country at war’Thursday’s IPL match was abandoned in DharamsalaTh…
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Possum hunts, Antarctica and the army: one woman’s road to winning the most extreme mountain bike contest
The first woman to land a backflip in competition, Robin Goomes grew up on a remote island off New Zealand and…
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First migrant worker dies building a World Cup stadium in Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Arshad, from Pakistan, was a foreman building Aramco Stadium in Al Khobar, one of 11 new venues for 2…
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Delays, edits, and no Son Heung-min: how North Korea watches the Premier League
State TV has started broadcasting matches, albeit with heavy-handed intervention of Pyongyang regime’s censors…
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The Aga Khan obituary
Spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and billionaire businessman who enjoyed a jet-setting lifestyleFast cars, …
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Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession
Similar to a bomb, the diving style developed by Māori and Pasifika communities has become a national pastimeO…
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Family of former Leicester City owner killed in helicopter crash sue makers for £2.15bn
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s relatives demand compensation from Italian firm Leonardo six years after his deathT…
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Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match
Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of …
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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one
From an exuberant mountaineering woman to a boy representing unheard refugees, here are some of the brave indi…