Gillingham became the first side since late August to lose to Colchester United in the league on Saturday.

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Hong Kong’s position as the host of one of only five platinum-level half-marathons in the world could be the key to boosting distance running in the city, athletics chiefs said on Friday. This weekend’s Bank of China Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge race was elevated to World Athletics’ highest tier in April, making it the top-rated race in the city. Other platinum events are held in Chonburi in Thailand, Mexico’s Guadalajara, and in the mainland China province of Sichuan and city of Yangzhou. And...

Record-setting Chinese sprinter Chen Yujie is going to have to run faster if she wants to make the Los Angeles Olympics, after World Athletics made it harder to qualify for the women’s 100 metres. Chen grabbed gold in Japan in September, crossing the line in an Asian Games-record 11.06 seconds, just under the 11.07 entry standard for the Paris Olympics in 2024. However, on Wednesday, the global governing body lowered that mark to 10.96, leading Chen’s coach Wu Yacun to suggest his 17-year-old...