Irish European athletics champion and Olympian Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
Mageean, runner who competed at two Olympic Games, lost her battle with cancer a year after revealing her diagnosis.
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Who were the top teen athletes at the Asian Games?
China’s Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, finished with seven gold medals while compatriot Yu Zidi won three record-breaking golds.
Amid teen triumph and organisational chaos, Asian Games close in Japan
The continental competition hosted 17,000 athletes over two weeks in Aichi-Nagoya.
China extends 52-year unbeaten record as Asian Games organisers apologise
Chinese divers were unstoppable as the country’s sizeable overall tally of gold medals swelled to 150.
How a comedy of errors ‘ruined everything’ for athletes at the Asian Games
Athletes transported to the wrong venues, three matches in 18 hours and an accommodation crisis add to organisers’ woes.
Asian Games: Rumesh Pathirage wins javelin gold, Arshad Nadeem is fourth
Sri Lankan star ends an incredible season with gold, while India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav take silver and bronze.
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Manchester City reportedly found guilty of almost 115 financial charges
Manchester City have reportedly been found guilty of almost all 115 financial misconduct charges they were facing.
Published On 25 Sep 2026
China swimmer makes Asian Games history as Thai sprinter wins track 100m
China’s Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, became the first swimmer to win seven golds at a single Asian Games.
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Israeli football player sent off after gun-firing goal celebration
Israeli footballer Saied Abu Farchi has been sent off during a Nations League match after using a corner flag.
Published On 25 Sep 2026
‘Unstoppable’ Rumesh revives Sri Lanka’s glory, one javelin throw at a time
A gold at the Asian Games will cap off an unprecedented season for the world number one.
Kenya’s Ngetich breaks women-only half-marathon world record by a second
Agnes Ngetich finished 50 seconds ahead of compatriot Veronica Loleo, who came second.
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