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Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark

6 juillet 2025 à 00:53
  • Kipyegon runs final 300m in 44 seconds to set record

  • Chebet is first woman to run 5,000m inside 14 minutes

Faith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world record in Eugene, Oregon.

On a day when the women’s 5,000m world record also fell in the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the 31-year-old Kenyan looked to be odds against to break her record at the bell. Yet Kipyegon was able to find an extra gear as she ran the last 300m in a staggering 44 seconds to break her previous world record by 0.36sec.

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© Photograph: Ali Gradischer/Getty Images

© Photograph: Ali Gradischer/Getty Images

Novak Djokovic plays God-mode tennis to dismantle friend Miomir Kecmanovic

5 juillet 2025 à 22:28
  • Seven-time champion cruises to 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 victory

  • Win is Djokovic’s 100th in singles at Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic last lost a match at Wimbledon to anyone other than Carlos Alcaraz in 2017. And even that defeat, to the Czech player Tomas Berdych, was down to an elbow injury that forced him to retire.

It is a staggering run, stretching over eight years and 45 matches. Yet rarely has Djokovic played as well as he did here against his fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic on Saturday night. Over the course of three destructive sets, Djokovic hit 60 winners to just 19 unforced errors as he put a masterclass of spin and subtlety, guile and laser-like power, to a wildly appreciative Centre Court.

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© Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

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