The marathon holds a strong appeal in the country because of the parallels it holds with everyday life, says Takahashi

1988 UCL winners closed in with a 3-0 home rout of Danish side Midtjylland while French side won 2-0 at Sparta Prague

After three failures each at the same height, an official, who first offered the pair a jump-off to decide the winner

The Argentine's contract expired at the end of June and the forward is currently a free agent

The American great will get one last shot at Tokyo gold when she competes in the balance beam final

The Norwegian displayed a world-record-destroying run in the 400m hurdles of 45.94 seconds to win the Olympic gold

Former Chelsea forward is open to the idea of forming a vastly experienced front two with the 39-year-old Swede

The study has shown that outfield players were four times more likely to be diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease

For the first time since 2008, the 200 metres will be without triple Olympic champion as Team USA bids for the gold

Asia's fastest man finished sixth in the men's 100 metres final on Sunday after qualifying joint-fastest for China