Quite a few observers gave Spain's young star Lamine Yamal a serious chance of winning the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Since last night, though, one thing is clear: he has not (yet) done enough to claim footbal ...

The Australia star was sensational on the big stage, but fell just 2cm short of realising her gold medal dream.

Dick Fosbury’s high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

Lamine Yamal has addressed his third-place finish in the 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings, congratulating the winners while insisting that his focus remains on helping FC Barcelona return to winning trophi..

Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh reacts after breaking the women's high jump world record on July 7, 2024 Geoffroy van der Hasselt / AFP via Getty Images When Yaroslava Mahuchikh competes, she does so ...

Mutaz Barshim withdrew before the World Track and Field Championships due to a foot injury, missing the chance to compete in the Tokyo stadium where he memorably shared Olympic high jump gold in 2021.

ROME (AP) — At the last two Olympics, the men’s high jump produced a tie — requiring a big decision. In Tokyo four years ago, Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim agreed to share the gold. In Paris ...

TOKYO (AP) — Three-time high jump world champion Mutaz Barshim has ruled himself out of the world athletics championships that open Saturday in Japan after failing to recover from a long-term foot ...

TOKYO -- Three-time high jump world champion Mutaz Barshim has ruled himself out of the world athletics championships that open Saturday in Japan after failing to recover from a long-term foot injury.