It's hard to put into words what an incredible journey it's been. Thank you for all the support, love, and belief you've shown me throughout my career. From a baby-faced Adam at London 2012 to a slightly more grey-haired version in 2025. I hope I've made you proud.
Our estimate is now that there are half a million people on this demonstration—the biggest demonstration ever against the far right. And it gives us all confidence to carry on. Thank you very much.
Polanski told the crowd: Go back to your communities, to the community centres, to your trade unions, to your friends, to your neighbours. We must organise in our communities. Local elections are coming in just a few weeks' time, he added. We will defeat hate. It's time to make hope normal again.
Today we crush the Hula Hoops and strut into the era of billionaire owners and player auctions, with a side dish of geopolitics. Each player will be listed in turn and the highest bidder wins their labour for six weeks in the summer.
I am delighted that the once-in-a-generation redevelopment of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre has reached another key milestone with the submission of the planning application for its transformation. The 15hectare site, opened in 1964, is set for a revamp of its athletics stadium, indoor arena, and swimming and diving facilities.
Hellen Obiri of Kenya claimed the win in the women's race in 1:06:33, breaking the course record. Sharon Lokedi, the former course record holder, took second in 1:07:10. On the men's side, Adriaan Wildschutt of South Africa won in 59:30, 11 seconds ahead of second place Zouhir Talbi of the U.S.
Although the 4 a.m. start allowed athletes to avoid the worst of the heat and pollution levels, the air quality index was 178 at the start time, a level that is considered unhealthy, and the temperature hovered near 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit). The combination made for challenging conditions from the start.
I was a senior in high school, and I just said I wanted to run in it. Long story short, I dropped out in the hills in Newton. He didn't complete the race, and was taken by ambulance to Newton-Wellesley Hospital, he said. Still, he vowed to give it another shot.
Over the next 12 months the capital will host a vast range of sporting events, truly living up to its rep as the planet's greatest city for sport. Those events will include notable firsts, like Wembley hosting its first ever college American football game) and the inaugural rugby union Nations Championship finals, plus important returns, such as NBA at the O2 and tennis' Laver Cup. In September London will become the first city to have ever hosted the Laver twice.
Merton Council will spend 220,000 to launch the event, but estimates it will generate 600,000 profit, rising to 1.4m by the third year and will support up to 49 local jobs, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Leader of Merton Council Ross Garrod hopes the race will become "south London's biggest running event" and attract runners from across London, Surrey and beyond.
The Saucony Run Shoreditch Half will debut on Sunday September 20, 2026 - and it's from the same people who're behind the Hackney Half. The event began last year as a 10k, with runners starting in Shoreditch Park, winding through the boroughs of Hackney and Islington, then crossing the finish line back at the park. We don't know exactly what the half marathon route will look like yet, but we do know that it'll also start and end at Shoreditch Park.
There was heavy snow, ice, rain, and wind in the days leading up to the race. This is a long one, and so it's really early. Last year's men's race was won in 82 hours, and the first-place woman completed the adventure in 87 hours. At the time of this writing on Sunday, Eugeni Roselló Solé (Spain) leads the men, and Johanna Antila (Finland) is in front of the women's race.
In recent years, the New York Road Runners (NYRR) RBC Brooklyn Half has become recognized as one of the largest half marathons in the country, touting nearly 28,500 participants in 2025. Now in its 44th year, runners will once again embark on a 13.1-mile journey through Brooklyn on Saturday, May 16, starting at Prospect Park (the same spot that the NYC Half, also organized by NYRR, kicks off) and finishing on the famous Coney Island boardwalk.
The six-day event featured over a dozen races, taking place from December 28, 2025, to January 3, 2026. Everything was run on a 1.42-mile loop. Sierra DeGroff was the women's and overall six-hour winner with 43.7 miles. Women took the first four overall finish spots, and Andrea Mucchietto was the first man with 36.6 miles in fifth place overall. Six-day world-record holder Megan Eckert was the women's and overall 12-hour winner with 81.2 miles. Men's winner Matt Heacock totaled 70.5 miles over the fixed time.
