Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge is the first man to run a sub two hour marathon with his victory in Vienna, Austria.
He streaked home in 1:59:40 at an average speed touching 13.1 mph over the 26 mile 385 yard course.
But the...
Some top nations can expect to miss out on qualifying for the knock-out stages of the Rugby world Cup in Japan.
The pool matches are underway, but however rose tinted your glasses, a lot of the sides are make weights...
Colombian Egan Bernal is the youngest rider in more than a century to win the coveted Tour de France yellow jersey.
Bernal, 22, is also the first Colombian to cross the line as champion of the legendary cycle race.
Last year’s...
Other Formula 1 drivers can’t seem to keep up with Lewis Hamilton, but age seems to be catching him.
The 34-year-old world champion has notched victories in eight of the 12 grand prix run this year so far and heads...
The world of golf is asking what has happened to Rory McIlroy as he bungled his way around the Portrush Open.
No one was expecting his first day 79 on the course where he grew up and learned his trade...
If you have nerves of steel and are ready to jump out of a plane to raise money for a good cause, then a charity wants to hear from you.
Christian Aid Ireland wants 30 volunteers to sky dive from...
Argentina and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi is the world’s highest paid athlete having banked £100.30 million in the past year.
Hot on his heels is long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Juventus in Italy and captains the Portugal national...
Everyone starts life with a deep breath - and continues to keep breathing for more than 25,000 times a day until their final breath. Despite breathing on autopilot for all our lives, Severinsen argues that few people know how to...
Formula 1 needs a new roadmap to guide drivers and the sport’s administrators, says Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after he was stripped of first place in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Vettel crossed the line first, ahead of Lewis Hamilton in his...
The boxing world has been left reeling from the sensational defeat of heavyweight Anthony Joshua is a fight everyone thought he would coast through.
Joshua was knocked down four times with the fight stopped in the seventh round in one...
As 11,000 scientists from around the world unite to declare a global climate emergency, a terrifying warning from the past predicts sea levels could...