Twenty-one NBA players, including rookies Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren, and seven NBA G League players were named to the 2024 Rising Stars game, slated for Feb. 16 during All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis.

Wembanyama, the first pick in June's NBA draft, has averaged 20.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks per game through 41 games of his rookie season. Holmgren, his main competition for this season's Rookie of the Year award, is averaging 16.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 blocks.

The NBA announced the full list of players to make the game on social media Tuesday.

The 2024 #PaniniRisingStars Player Pool!

NBA Rookies and Sophomores will be drafted onto three teams on Tuesday, Feb. 6 (4:00pm/et, NBA App), with NBA G League Players to comprise the fourth team. The four seven-player teams will compete in the mini tournament on Friday, Feb. 16... pic.twitter.com/Ji0NT3vkUq

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The player pool features 11 NBA rookies and 10 second-year players. The format calls for a four-team tournament; the seven G League players will make up one team, and the other three seven-player squads will be drafted from the NBA player pool.

The honorary head coaches will be Hall of Famer Pau Gasol, whose team won last year's Rising Stars title; fellow Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, who starred for the Indiana Fever; and former Pacers stars Jalen Rose and Detlef Schrempf.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd has seen enough to declare that All-Star guard Luka Doncic is the best player in franchise history.

In fact, Kidd took it much further than saying that Doncic has surpassed Dirk Nowitzki as the best player to ever wear a Mavericks uniform. During a Tuesday appearance on Dallas radio station 97.1 The Freak's "The Downbeat," Kidd proclaimed that Doncic, 24, belongs in the conversation with Michael Jordan and others on the short list of the greatest players in NBA history.

"He's better than Dirk," said Kidd, a Hall of Famer who was teammates with Nowitzki on the Mavs' 2010-11 championship team. "He's in the atmosphere of MJ, the best to ever do it, LeBron [James], Kobe [Bryant]. And so, just to appreciate what this young man's doing at the age of 24, [it] is something that Dallas has never seen. I've said this internally: He is better than Dirk. He does things that Dirk could never do, and now is the opportunity of getting the right people around him to ultimately win a championship."

Kidd made the bold comments in the wake of a historically remarkable three-game run for Doncic, beginning with a 73-point outburst in Friday's win over the Atlanta Hawks, the highest-scoring performance in the league since Bryant's epic 81-point night.

Doncic averaged 48.7 points and 13.0 assists in the three games over four nights, accounting for 79.7 points per game. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, only Wilt Chamberlain has generated more points in a three-game span in NBA history, accounting for averages of 82 and 81 points in overlapping three-game runs in 1962.

Doncic became the first player to average a 50-point triple-double over two games, following up his 73-point, 10-rebound, 7-assist performance in Atlanta with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists in the next night's home loss to the Sacramento Kings. With Mavs co-star Kyrie Irving sidelined by a sprained right thumb, Doncic rested for a total of only five minutes in the back-to-back.

"I'm tired," Doncic said postgame Saturday night. "I can't wait to go to sleep, honestly."

Doncic mustered enough energy two nights later to record 45 points, 9 rebounds and 15 assists in a comeback win over the Orlando Magic. He became the first player in NBA history with multiple 45-point, 15-assist performances. His first came on Christmas night, when Doncic had 50 points and 15 assists in a road win over the Phoenix Suns.

There is no doubt that Doncic, who is averaging 34.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 9.6 assists for the 26-21 Mavericks this season, has statistical production that compares favorably with that of the league's legends.

Dallas, however, has not had much playoff success during the five-time All-Star's career. Doncic's playoff average of 32.5 points per game ranks second behind Jordan's 33.4, but the Mavs have advanced out of the first round only once with Doncic, reaching the Western Conference finals in 2022. Dallas did not qualify for the postseason last year.

Nevertheless, Kidd is comfortable including Doncic among the best players of all time and predicted that his championships will come, pointing out that Jordan had yet to win a title at this stage of his career.

"This young man is 24 and is breaking all the records that stand in front of him," Kidd said. "He's a winner, and his ultimate goal is to win a championship. And he will get there and not just win one, but he will win multiple when it's all said and done."

Victor Wembanyama was willing to do whatever his coaches asked. But he certainly had his preference.

Wembanyama was still on a minutes restriction and had been sitting out the second game of back-to-back sets after playing the first night. But this was different.

The San Antonio Spurs were in the middle of a five-game road trip and set to face the Charlotte Hornets on a Friday night, with a visit to the nation's capital to take on Washington Wizards the following night. Of the two, it was the Wizards game that was truly special for Wembanyama, and the one he wanted to play, because of who he'd be facing.

Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, and Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly, the No. 8 selection, had been friends long before they were teammates last season in the French Pro A League with Mets 92.

After missing each other in the summer league because Wembanyama played only the Spurs' first two games, this was set to be their first matchup against one another. All that needed to happen was for Wembanyama to sit against Charlotte.

Once he found out his coaches were letting him play against Coulibaly, the significance of the moment set in.

"At the time [when we were kids], it was just dreams and something crazy," Wembanyama said. "But we both happened to make it here and I'm just so proud of him. It's going to feel weird for sure."

On a cold night in Washington on Jan. 20, the two squared off, with Wembanyama's Spurs coming from behind late to defeat Coulibaly's Wizards 131-127.

It wasn't until the 1:36 mark in the third quarter that the two shared the court. Coulibaly quickly got the better of his countryman by blocking an alley-oop attempt.

During the postgame news conference, Coulibaly had to check the box score on the table to make sure he was credited with the block.

"That's just what I wanted," Coulibaly said. "I wanted to dunk on him but that was a little much. I had the block, so I'm happy with that."

When the final buzzer sounded, Wembanyama and Coulibaly met at half court and exchanged jerseys. It was only the second jersey swap Wembanyama had this season -- the first was with fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert.

Wembanyama, Coulibaly and Gobert are just three of a record 14 players who represent France in the NBA this season, according to the league. Five are rookies (Wembanyama, Coulibaly, Portland's Rayan Rupert, Detroit's Malcolm Cazalon and San Antonio's Sidy Cissoko) and two debuted last season (Oklahoma City's Ousmane Dieng and the Clippers' Moussa Diabate).

Their ranks will grow soon.

The latest 2024 NBA mock draft from ESPN draft experts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo has four French players projected to go in Round 1, including the top two picks and three of the first six. "Can you believe it?," Wembanyama told ESPN. "I don't think any country but the United States, of course, has done that before."

"That would be crazy. That would be a statement like never before. It would mean a lot." There has never been an NBA draft where international players were taken with the top two selections, let alone two from the same country.

Wembanyama and Coulibaly met again Monday night. This time it was Coulibaly's Wizards who came from behind to get a 118-113 win, spoiling a chance for Wembanyama to win three consecutive games against French opponents. The Spurs defeated Rupert and the Blazers on Friday and Gobert and the Timberwolves on Saturday.

And they weren't the only French representation in San Antonio. Boris Diaw, who won a title with the Spurs in 2014 and now serves as the general manager of the French national team, took advantage of the three-game swing to pay a visit, along with France head coach Vincent Collet and other national team staffers. Diaw even took part in some 3-on-3 action at Spurs' shootaround on Monday morning.

In the coming years, with an influx of talent from France on the way, there will be more of these visits for Wembanyama.

"It feels great that finally we have more recognition now. Everyone in the world wants to taste the product, the French product," Wembanyama said with a laugh. "So I'm glad this is happening. We got so much talent over."

Wembanyama said he has had a chance to spend time with each of France's four potential 2024 first-round picks and has gotten to know them a little. Recently, he sat down with ESPN and shared his thoughts on all four.

Alex Sarr | Perth Wildcats | PF/C | Age: 18.7

Sarr, whose older brother, Olivier, is on a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder and has appeared in 41 games with the franchise over the past three seasons, has played in many different places early in his young career.

The younger Sarr joined Real Madrid's youth team in 2019 for two seasons and then played in the Overtime Elite league from 2021 to '23. Sarr then signed on to play in the NBL's Next Stars program and joined Perth.

In 19 games this season, Sarr is averaging 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds.

"Alex, it struck me when I first saw him, it was in 2020," Wembanyama said. "I didn't know him at all. I never heard of him. And he was just a crazy talent. And you could see that he was willing to get better and to win, but at the time it felt like he didn't know really himself, how to play and how to use his body.

"And now, I mean, he's just been getting better and better over the years. Great talent. And he's had such an unconventional path as well. He has been all over the world."

Wembanyama and Sarr never had the chance to play together, but the Spurs rookie said they played against each other at a camp once.

Zaccharie Risacher | JL Bourg | SF | Age: 18.7

Before Wembanyama joined Metropolitans 92, he played for another French league team, ASVEL.

When Wembanyama was there, Risacher was getting started with the team's youth program.

"I got to spend a little bit of time with him," Wembanyama said. "And we were both really young at the time, but back then even sometimes he practiced with us and he was just doing some crazy things in terms of talent. He's definitely up there in that draft class. I probably don't know anybody more talented than him in this draft class."

Woo recently outlined Risacher's chances to go No. 1. And Wembanyama believes in him as well.

"And he's just all around," Wembanyama said. "He can do pretty much everything. He's very long, can block a lot of shots and offensively he can just let him do his thing. He's had the chance to have a professional start like very few do. I mean, in Europe, very few players can get from the youth programs to the professional, and he's one of them and he's actually dominating this year. He was an all-star in France. So yeah, I mean, it's all going well so far. I'm proud of what he's doing."

Tidjane Salaun | Cholet | PF | Age: 18.4

Salaun is one of the prospects Wembanyama has known the longest. They met in 2017 because both of their sisters -- Janelle Salaun and Eve Wembanyama -- were on the U16 national team, along with Rupert's sister, Iliana, who went on to be the No. 12 selection in the 2022 WNBA draft and was a part of the Las Vegas Aces' 2022 championship team before playing last season with the Atlanta Dream.

"That was fun. We were kids at the time, so we were just playing around in a playground, shooting some shots," Wembanyama said. "So all three of our sisters were on this team. Yeah, so our families know each other. We spent some time together."

Salaun began playing with Cholet's senior team this season and has struggled to get his shot to fall at times. But Wembanyama is convinced he will get better with time.

"I'm glad that he's finally getting some professional time, professional performances," Wembanyama said. "His work ethic and will to get better are just up there. I also spent a little bit of time in the summer of 2022 with him working out. I can trust this guy to get better and to work out like crazy."

Melvin Ajinca | Saint Quentin | SG/SF | Age: 19.5

Wembanyama's ties with Ajinca go even further back than his ties with Salaun.

"I think I've known him for almost 10 years now," Wembanyama said. "I wasn't older than 11 when I played against him for the first time."

Ajinca was teammates with Wembanyama's current Spurs teammate Sidy Cissoko, and Wembanyama remembered playing against both at a young age.

"They were beating us pretty often, but we were beating them as much or more than they were beating us, but it was always a battle," Wembanyama said.

Ajinca, whose cousin Alexis Ajinca played seven seasons in the NBA, made a jump last summer when he became the second-leading scorer on France's U19 team and jumped up draft boards.

"He's always been [among] the best talents of our generation and at some point, I don't know what happened, but he just got absolutely jacked and he started jumping out of the building," Wembanyama said. "The one thing he did different than anyone at the time was making shots. He was making tough shots, and he had a reliable shot for a long time.

"I think he was a surprising prospect because he's now at the professional level when guys who were at first sight more talented than him have totally disappeared, and he's still there. And I'm glad to see a guy I spent so much time with and grew up playing against, I'm glad to see a guy like this being close to the league now."

Because Ajinca is slightly older than the other prospects, Wembanyama does have some experience playing with him. The two spent a camp together playing against the national team as a part of the extended team brought in and also played on a regional selection team where they won a national championship together.

So what does it say about the state of French basketball now that there's a bevy of prospects -- including Pacome Dadiet, the No. 47 prospect in the ESPN draft rankings -- making a name for themselves?

"I mean, it just makes me happy," Wembanyama said. "From my point of view, It feels weird because, I mean, first of all, even just a couple months back, the NBA was still a dream for me. Growing up, I never thought I would meet these guys again and play against them [for] many years in the best league in the world. I just feel very proud of them, and it's incredible.

"I think it's going to feel weird when I'm playing against them."

SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners acquired infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor from the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday for a player to be named or cash.

Taylor made his major league debut last season, appearing in 31 games for the Royals. He hit .200 with 11 runs scored and eight stolen bases in 31 games. Taylor flourished at Triple-A Omaha batting .302 with 23 doubles, 55 RBI, 43 stolen bases and an .884 OPS in 89 games last season.

Taylor, 25, also played four different positions after being called up to Kansas City. He appeared in 15 games in left field, 12 at second base, two at third base and one in center field.

Taylor was originally a 10th-round pick in 2016 coming out of high school by Cleveland.

World Series MVP Corey Seager had surgery Tuesday for a left sports hernia repair, and the Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop will miss most of spring training.

General manager Chris Young said Seager had surgery in Arizona, where the team hold spring training, and will remain there for rehabilitation. The Rangers are hopeful Seager will be ready by Opening Day.

"I'm not going to commit to a hard timeline," Young said. "The hope is that by the end of spring, he'll have resumed baseball activity and will be pretty close to full speed at that point."

Young said the hernia issue came up during the postseason, when Seager was getting some minor treatment in the training room, but it didn't affect his play as the Rangers won their first World Series title.

Even after extended rest following the season, Seager felt effects of the hernia through offseason workouts. Young said Seager and the team opted for surgery.

Seager hit .318 with six homers and 12 RBIs, along with 15 walks, in the Rangers' 17 postseason games. He homered three times in the World Series, including a tying drive in the ninth inning of the opener.

In the regular season, the second of his $325 million, 10-year contract with Texas, Seager hit .327 with a league-best 42 doubles, 33 homers and 96 RBIs in 119 games.

Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said.

The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40 a.m. about a trash can on fire at Garvey Park in the southern part of the city and discovered what appeared to be pieces of the statue, according to police spokesperson Andrew Ford. At a news conference Tuesday, he described it as "not salvageable."

The statue, which was cut at the figure's ankles, went missing Thursday morning. It honors the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.

"If it turns out it was racially motivated, then obviously that is a deeper societal issue and it certainly would make this a much more concerning theft," said Bob Lutz, Executive Director of the Little League nonprofit that commissioned the sculpture. "We'll wait and see what this turns out to be."

League 42, which is named after Robinson's Dodgers number, paid about $50,000 for the model, which was installed in 2021 in McAdams Park, where roughly 600 children play in the youth baseball league. It also offers educational programs.

The police spokesperson said that with assistance from arson investigators, they have conducted more than 100 interviews. Surveillance video shows two people hauling the sculpture away in the dark, to a truck that was later found abandoned.

"Yes, it's really disheartening to see the remnants of the statue and the disgraceful way in which it has been disrespected," Wichita police Chief Joe Sullivan said, describing the discovery of it as a "direct indication of the pressure" the perpetrators felt from the ongoing investigation.

He said police are conferring with the prosecutor's office on a regular basis.

"There will be arrests, but we're going to make sure that when we do, we will have a solid case," he said, adding that for anyone involved in the theft "it is only a matter of time."

Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for generations of Black American ballplayers. He's considered not only a sports legend but also a civil rights icon.

Lutz, the nonprofit director, said there will be a new statue installed that will look exactly like the old one, which was made by his friend, the artist John Parsons, before his death. He said the mold is still viable and anticipated that a replacement could be erected within a matter of months.

"I'm trying to keep it together," he said, adding: "The statue that reappears at McAdams Park will be the work of John Parsons." He stressed that "we are ready for some joy."

The theft was discovered shortly before Black History Month. But Lutz said in an interview after the news conference that he was hopeful the motive wasn't racial, but that the thieves just saw the bronze as monetarily valuable.

Council Member Brandon Johnson described the statue as a "symbol of hope" and said donations for the replacement are coming from local businesses and through an online fundraiser.

"This now lets us know that we need a new statue," he said of the destroyed remains. "We're no longer looking for a complete intact statue. We know we need to raise the money to replace it, and we will do so."

Molly Caudery, Adam Fogg, Scott Lincoln, Amber Anning, George Mills, Sam Atkin and more excel on the indoor circuit

Meeting de LEure, Val-de-Reuil, France, January 28

Britains Molly Caudery was a surprise fifth in the 2023 World Championships with a 4.75 PB vault but she moved up another level entirely when she jumped a world leading 4.83m to easily defeat Eliza McCartney of New Zealand (4.64m).

That put her second all-time in the UK and among the top 10 Europeans all-time.

Mohamed Katir ran a world lead of 3:51.91 in the mens mile.

Asier Martínez clocked a 7.49 world lead and PB in the 60m hurdles edging Just Kwaou-Mathey (7.51) while Hugues Fabrice Zango lwent top of the world rankings with a 17.15m triple jump

Briton Georgia Bell carried on her sensational winter form as her 8:42.16 3000m easily defeated Marta Pérez of Spain (8:48.91).

Morgan Lake was another British winner with a 1.92m high jump.

Men: Mile: 1 Mohamed Katir ESP 3:51.91; 2 Tshepo Tshite RSA 3:54.56; 3 Ruben Verheyden BEL 3:55.42; 4 Benoit Campion 3:56.30; 5 Callum Elson GBR 3:57.03; 6 Jonathan Grahn SWE 3:57.03 NR; 7 Baptiste Mischler 3:58.25
3000: 1 Daniel Munguti KEN 7:44.93; 2 Hicham Akankam MAR 7:45.80; 3 Nicholas Griggs IRL 7:45.94; 4 István Palkovits HUN 7:47.42 NR; 5 Melkeneh Azeze ETH 7:48.74; 6 Marc Lauret 7:50.76; 7 Aurelien Radja 7:53.93; 8 Martin Desmidt 7:55.02; James Gormley GBR DNF
60H: 1 Asier Martínez ESP 7.49; 2 Just Kwaou-Mathey 7.51; 3 Aurel Manga 7.73; 4 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde 7.73. Heat 1: 1 Asier Martínez ESP 7.53; 2 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde 7.72. Heat 2: 1 Just Kwaou-Mathey 7.58
HJ: 1 Jan Štefela CZE 2.23; 2 Manuel Lando ITA 2.20; 3 Nathan Ismar 2.20; 4 Thomas Carmoy BEL 2.15; 6 Joel Clarke-Khan GBR 2.10
TJ: 1 Hugues Fabrice Zango BUR 17.15; 2 Lázaro Martínez CUB 16.81; 3 Yasser Triki ALG 16.66; 4 Cristian Atanay Nápoles CUB 16.30
Women: 800: 1 Noélie Yarigo BEN 2:01.23; 2 Isabelle Boffey GBR 2:01.67; 3 Eloisa Coiro ITA 2:02.48
3000: 1 Georgia Bell GBR 8:42.16; 2 Marta Pérez ESP 8:48.91; 3 Lydia Lagat KEN 8:49.28; 4 Sembo Almayew ETH 8:56.91; 5 Alemaz Teshale ETH 9:12.79
60H: 1 Nooralotta Neziri FIN 8.06; 2 Sacha Alessandrini 8.07; 3 Judy Marie Aime Chalcou 8.07; 4 Maayke Tjin A-Lim NED 8.12. Heat 2: 1 Nooralotta Neziri FIN 8.11; 2 Maayke Tjin A-Lim NED 8.11; 3 Judy Marie Aime Chalcou 8.12
HJ: 1 Morgan Lake GBR 1.92; 2 Lia Apostolovski SLO 1.86; 3 Ella Junnila FIN 1.86
PV: 1 Molly Caudery GBR 4.83; 2 Eliza McCartney NZL 4.64; 3 Lene Onsrud Retzius NOR 4.54 NR; 4 Margot Chevrier 4.54; 4 Ninon Chapelle 4.54
SP: 1 Sarah Mitton CAN 19.58; 2 Jessica Schilder NED 19.32; 3 Jessica Inchude POR 17.91; 4 Fanny Roos SWE 17.87; 5 Adelaide Aquilla USA 17.66; 6 Jorinde van Klinken NED 17.64

New Mexico Team Open, Albuquerque, USA, January 26-27

Men: 200: 1 Ryan Zeze FRA 20.51; 2 Mouhamadou Fall FRA 20.78. E: 3 Joseph Harding GBR 21.44
600: 1 James Smith 1:16.62; 2 Germain Lemaitre FRA 1:17.86; 3 Tyrique Johnson BAR 1:18.83; 4 Brodie Young GBR 1:18.92
60H: 1 Jordani Woodley JAM 7.73
PV: 1 Carson Waters 5.66
LJ: 1 Mitchell Effing 7.81
Inv 60: 1 David Foster 6.56; 2 Benjamin Azamati GHA 6.61; 3 Pablo Mateo FRA 6.62. Heat 1: 1 Benjamin Azamati GHA 6.57. Heat 3: 1 David Foster 6.61
200: B: 1 Aaron Charles 20.75
400: 1 Desean Boyce BAR 46.02
Women: 600: 1 Shae Anderson 1:29.61
60H: 1 Marissa Simpson JAM 8.11; 2 Demisha Roswell JAM 8.11
SP: 8 Olivia Dobson GBR 14.10
WT: 5 Hannah Blood GBR 18.13
Invitational 60: 1 Makhaila Mills 7.27
200: 1 Adriana Tatum 22.94
Mile: 1 Roisin Flanagan IRL 4:40.12; 2 Elena Carey GBR 4:49.25

Ancona, Italy, January 28

Yenns Fernandez set a Cuban record and world lead with 6.48 in the heat and then in the final he won in 6.49. His 100m PB is only 10.13 though he ran 10.14 as a junior in 2019.

Men: 60m: 1 Y Fernandez CUB 6.49 (6.48 ht (rec))

World Indoor Tour, Astana, Kazakhstan, January 27

Scott Lincoln won the shot with a 20.81m throw while former world champion Andy Pozzi clocked a promising 7.62 as another former world champion, Richard Kilty, ran 6.62 for 60 metres.

World outdoor 100m hurdles record-holder Tobi Amusan clocked a world lead and an African record of 7.77 to win the 60m hurdles ahead of Nia Ali (7.89)

Diribe Welteji won the one mile in a world lead of 4:23.76 while Samuel Tefera won the 3000m in 7:33.80.

Men: 60: 1 Demek Kemp USA 6.55; 2 Shuhei Tada JPN 6.58; 3 Akihiro Higashida JPN 6.59; 4 Richard Kilty GBR 6.62; 5 Rohan Watson JAM 6.65; 6 Andre De Grasse CAN 6.66. Heat 1: 1 Demek Kemp USA 6.58; 2 Akihiro Higashida JPN 6.62; 3 Andre De Grasse CAN 6.65; 4 Rohan Watson JAM 6.69; 5 Ján Volko SVK 6.70; 6 Ildar Akhmadiyev TJK 6.83; 7 Danil Popov 6.88; 8 Michael Dickson USA 6.98; Heat 2: 1 Shuhei Tada JPN 6.59; 2 Richard Kilty GBR 6.68
400: 1 Iñaki Cañal ESP 46.36; 2 Ericsson Tavares POR 46.95. B: 1 Patrik Šorm CZE 47.01; 2 Pavel Maslák CZE 47.70
3000: 1 Samuel Tefera ETH 7:33.80; 2 Getnet Wale ETH 7:34.36; 3 Emil Danielsson SWE 7:55.54
60H: 1 Liu Junxi CHN 7.58; 2 Milan Trajkovic CYP 7.60; 3 Andy Pozzi GBR 7.63; 4 David Yefremov 7.66; 5 Max Hrelja SWE 7.70; 6 Michael Dickson USA 7.71. Heat 1: 1 Milan Trajkovic CYP 7.60; 2 Liu Junxi CHN 7.68; 3 Yaqoub Al-Yoha KUW 7.70. Heat 2: 1 David Yefremov 7.59 NR; 2 Andy Pozzi GBR 7.64; 3 Chris Douglas AUS 7.71; 4 Michael Dickson USA 7.71; 5 Max Hrelja SWE 7.72
PV: 1 Armand Duplantis SWE 5.80; 2 Ben Broeders BEL 5.70; 3 Zhong Tao CHN 5.60; 4 Cole Walsh USA 5.60
SP: 1 Scott Lincoln GBR 20.81; 2 Roger Steen USA 20.58; 3 Eric Favors IRL 20.18 NR
Women: 60: 1 Anthonique Strachan BAH 7.21; 2 Magdalena Stefanowicz POL 7.22; 3 Farzaneh Fasihi IRI 7.23 NR; 4 Salomé Kora SUI 7.27; 5 Alexandra Burghardt GER 7.28; 6 Tina Clayton JAM 7.28. Heat 1: 1 Salomé Kora SUI 7.25; 2 Magdalena Stefanowicz POL 7.25; 3 Farzaneh Fasihi IRI 7.25. Heat 2: 1 Tina Clayton JAM 7.26; 2 Anthonique Strachan BAH 7.25; 3 Alexandra Burghardt GER 7.25; 4 Destiny Smith-Barnett USA 7.28
400: 1 Cátia Azevedo POR 52.64 NR; 2 Sophie Becker IRL 53.19; 3 Stephenie Ann McPherson JAM 54.66
Mile: 1 Diribe Welteji ETH 4:23.76; 2 Gela Hambese ETH 4:24.44; 3 Axumawit Embaye ETH 4:25.42; 4 Dadi Bube ETH 4:27.06; 10 Fedra Aldana Luna ARG 4:36.51 AR
60H: 1 Tobi Amusan NGR 7.77 NR; 2 Nia Ali USA 7.89; 3 Sarah Lavin IRL 7.91; 4 Amber Hughes USA 7.92; 5 Megan Tapper JAM 8.03; 6 Karin Strametz AUT 8.05; 7 Cortney Jones USA 8.07; 8 Amoi Brown JAM 8.11; Heat 1: 1 Nia Ali USA 7.99; 2 Amber Hughes USA 8.01; 3 Karin Strametz AUT 8.04; 4 Megan Tapper JAM 8.07; 5 Evonne Britton USA 8.18. Heat 2: 1 Tobi Amusan NGR 7.91; 2 Sarah Lavin IRL 7.93; 3 Cortney Jones USA 8.05
HJ: 1 Urtė Baikštytė LTU 1.92; 2 Nadezhda Dubovitskaya 1.90; 3 Michaela Hrubá CZE 1.87
LJ: 1 Milica Gardašević SRB 6.45; 2 Diána Lesti HUN 6.42; 3 Xiong Shiqi CHN 6.38; 4 Yue Nga Yan HKG 6.35 NR; 5 Alina Rotaru-Kottmann ROU 6.28

X-Athletics Combined Events, Aubière, France, January 27-28

Maria Vicente won the pentathlon with a Spanish record of 4728 points, which included a 6.65m long jump

Simon Ehammer narrowly won the heptathlon with 6242 points from Makenson Gletty (6230).

Men: Hep: 1 Simon Ehammer SUI 6242; 2 Makenson Gletty 6230; 3 Ondřej Kopecký CZE 6018; 4 Tim Nowak GER 5982; 5 Vilém Stráský CZE 5934; 6 Jente Hauttekeete BEL 5892; 7 Dario Dester ITA 5873; 8 Ashley Moloney AUS 5807; 9 Lorenzo Naidon ITA 5806; 10 Maxime Moitie-Charnois 5660
Women: Pen: 1 María Vicente ESP 4728 NR; 2 Sveva Gerevini ITA 4540 NR; 3 Szabina Szűcs HUN 4491; 4 Marijke Esselink NED 4477; 5 Célia Perron 4449; 6 Michelle Atherley USA 4413; 7 Mathilde Rey SUI 4388; 8 Verena Mayr AUT 4371; 9 Lydia Boll SUI 4207; 10 Odile Ahouanwanou BEN 4136

John Thomas Terrier Classic, Boston University, USA, January 27

Five athletes broke 13 minutes for 5000m including two Britons.

Adrian Wildschutt won the fastest one in a South African record 12:56.76 over Nico Young 12:57.14 with Briton Sam Atkin 12:58.73 (which places him as the third fastest European).

Kenyan Edwin Kurgat won the other race in 12:57.52 followed by George Mills, whose 12:58.68 makes him the second fastest ever European with 1500m star Yared Nuguse third in 13:02.09.

Jack Rowe won the 3000m in a big PB of 7:38.35 ahead of Amon Kemboi 7:38.99.

On the second day there was a fast womens 5000m invitational race highlighted by a world under-20 indoor record for cross-country champion Senayet Getachew with 14:42.94.

Men: Mile: 1 Colin Sahlman 3:53.17; 2 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot CAN 3:53.41; 3 Craig Engels 3:54.03; 4 Noah Baltus NED 3:54.81 NR; 5 Lucas Bons 3:54.82; 6 Isaac Updike 3:55.17; 7 Yohannes Asmare ETH 3:55.96 AU20R; 8 Paul Robinson IRL 3:57.11; 9 István Szögi HUN 3:57.21; 10 Shane Bracken IRL 3:58.58; 11 Kevin Robertson CAN 3:58.70; 12 Matthew Beaudet CAN 3:59.21. B: 1 Steven Jackson 3:56.37; 2 Matthew Wilkinson 3:57.25; 3 Kang Nyoak AUS 3:57.31; 4 Thomas Moran IRL 3:58.07; 5 Oisín OGailin IRL 3:58.28; 6 Alec Purnell CAN 3:58.57; 7 Liam Back NZL 3:59.41; 8 Martin Prodanov BUL 3:59.98. D: 5 Joseph Rogers GBR 4:01.72
3000: 1 Jack Rowe GBR 7:38.35; 2 Amon Kemboi KEN 7:38.99; 3 Anass Essayi MAR 7:39.11; 4 Ian Shanklin 7:41.68; 5 Travis Mahoney 7:42.36; 6 Kenneth Rooks 7:42.37; 7 Yaseen Abdalla SUD 7:42.63; 8 David Mullarkey GBR 7:42.89; 9 Aidan Troutner 7:44.16; 10 Dan Schaffer 7:52.93
5000: 1 Adrian Wildschutt RSA 12:56.76 NR;  2 Nico Young 12:57.14; 3 Sam Atkin GBR 12:58.73; 4 Abdihamid Nur 13:03.17; 5 John Heymans BEL 13:03.46; 6 Morgan Beadlescomb 13:03.57; 7 Andrew Coscoran IRL 13:12.56 NR; 8 Woody Kincaid 13:15.14; 9 Kieran Lumb CAN 13:16.59; 10 Brian Fay IRL 13:17.21;11 Ky Robinson AUS 13:21.99; 12 Sam Prakel 13:22.15; 13 Dillon Maggard 13:26.90; 14 Dylan Jacobs 13:28.25; 15 Andrew Butchart GBR 13:30.25; B: 1 Edwin Kurgat KEN 12:57.52; 2 George Mills GBR 12:58.68; 3 Yared Nuguse 13:02.09;; ; 4 George Beamish NZL 13:04.33 AR; ;  NR; 5 Ben Flanagan CAN 13:04.62; 5 Cole Sprout 13:30.37;  6 Joe Klecker 13:06.02; 6 Joey Nokes 13:49.14; 7 Morgan McDonald AUS 13:07.30; 8 Mike Foppen NED 13:08.60 NR;   9 Olin Hacker 13:08.76; 9; 10 Keita Sato JPN 13:09.45 AU23R;  11 Mohamed Abdilaahi GER 13:16.43;  12 Willy Fink 13:22.53;  13 Maximilian Thorwirth GER 13:29.00; 14 Simon Bedard FRA 13:30.14; 15 Jonas Raess SUI 13:32.33; 16 John Reniewicki 13:35.18
5000: 1 Aaron Las Heras ESP 13:16.68;  2 Theo Quax NZL 13:16.83; 3 Ahmed Jaziri TUN 13:24.18 4 Sebastian Frey AUT 13:24.39 NR; 7 Ian Crowe-Wright GBR 14:09.09

Women: 400: 1 Isabella Whittaker 51.69
500: 1 Sammy Watson 1:09.90
800: 1 Lucia Stafford CAN 2:01.79; 2 Roisin Willis 2:01.99; 3 Madeleine Kelly CAN 2:02.38
1000: 1 Lucia Stafford CAN 2:39.62; 2 Madeleine Kelly CAN 2:40.15; 3 Addy Townsend CAN 2:40.48
Mile: 1 Anna Camp-Bennett 4:27.13; 2 Kimberley May NZL 4:27.85; 3 Maggi Congdon 4:30.24; 4 Riley Chamberlain 4:30.26; 5 Shannon Flockhart GBR 4:30.83; 6 Molly Hudson GBR 4:30.92; 7 Jessy Lacourse CAN 4:31.87; 8 Carmen Alder ECU 4:34.37 AR. B: 1 Angelina Ellis 4:30.62; 2 Juliette Whittaker 4:30.92
5000: 1 Senayet Getachew ETH  14:42.94 (World U20 rec); 2 Fantaye Belayneh 14:43.25 ; 3 Aynadis Mebratu ETH 14:44.94; 4 Marta García ESP 14:46.37; 10 Aimee Pratt GBR 15:26.82
3000: 1 Ella Donaghu 8:46.39; 2 Sadie Sargent 8:59.45. C: 5 Holly Rees GBR 9:16.40

AAI Indoor Games, Dublin, Ireland, January 27

Men: 200: 1 Mark Smyth 21.34. C: 1 Krishawn Aiken GBR 21.52
400: 1 Cillin Greene 47.58. B: 1 Efekemo Okoro GBR 48.30; 3 Cameron Bailey GBR 48.75
800: 1 Cian McPhillips 1:47.32; 2 John Fitzsimons 1:47.88. C: 7 Shane Healy M55 2:02.45
HJ: 1 David Cussen 2.16
Women: 400: 1 Hannah Kelly GBR 53.06
800: 1 Louise Shanahan 2:04.25
3000W: 1 Kate Veale 12:42.73
60H: 1 Molly Scott 8.48; 2 Jane Davidson GBR 8.58. Series 2. 60H: 1 Molly Scott 8.41; 2 Jane Davidson GBR 8.50

Razorback Invitational, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, January 26-27

Amber Anning broke the British 200m record but the more significant performance in world terms was her 50.56 world lead and overall PB and Olympic qualifier in the 400m.

She also contributed to Arkansas world lead of 3:25.59.

For more, see here.

World champion Marc Arop set a 800m world lead of 1:45.50 while there was a 400m world lead for  William Jones of 45.24.

The 2022 world under-20 200m champion Brianna Lyston of Jamaica improved to a 7.07 PB at 60m while Tia Jones topped the 60m hurdles with 7.85 .

Jack Turner went second all-time in the UK lists for the indoor heptathlon as he scored 6000 points exactly.

Ed Bird became the third British junior to break eight minutes indoors but only did so by a hundredth of a second.

Men: 60: 1 JC Stevenson 6.61, 2 Myles Thomas 6.63, 3 Travis Williams JAM 6.63, 4 Terrell Robinson Jr. 6.64, 5 Lance Lang 6.64
200: 1 Robert Gregory 20.40. B: 1 Wanya McCoy BAH 20.46 NR, 2 Anthony Greenhow 20.60
400: 1 William Jones 45.24, 2 Chris Morales Williams CAN 46.38, 3 Reheem Hayles JAM 46.69. B: 1 Auhmad Robinson 46.15, 2 Jevaughn Powell JAM 46.28
800: 1 Marco Arop CAN 1:45.50 NR, 2 Samuel Austin 1:46.80, 3 Darius Kipyego 1:46.86. B: 1 Nathan Cumberbatch TTO 1:47.78 NU20R. C: 4 Daniel Joyce GBR 1:49.80
60H: 1 Connor Schulman 7.68, 2 Jaqualon Scott 7.68, 3 Phillip Lemonious JAM 7.68
HJ: 1 Romaine Beckford JAM 2.27
PV: 1 KC Lightfoot 5.80, 2 Keaton Daniel 5.70
LJ: 1 Malcolm Clemons 8.06, 2 Nikaoli Williams JAM 7.84
TJ: 1 Brandon Green 16.62
SP: 1 Alexander Kolesnikoff AUS 20.08
WT: 1 Tarik Robinson-OHagan 22.50, 2 Johnathan Witte 21.63, 3 Kyle Moison 20.86, 4 Bayley Campbell GBR 20.67
Hep: 1 Jack Turner GBR 6000, 2 Yariel Soto PUR 5874, 3 Marcus Weaver 5814, 4 Daniel Spejcher 5716, 5 Ollie Thorner GBR 5655
4400: 1 Florida 3:04.08, 2 Arkansas 3:04.27,
Invitational Mile: 1 Brian Musau KEN 3:55.52, 2 Laban Kipkemboi KEN 3:56.04, 3 Parvej Khan IND 3:59.20, 4 Ben Shearer 3:59.71. B: 1 Ryan Kinnane 3:58.28, 2 Kian Davis GBR 3:59.02, 3 Cooper Cawthra 3:59.05
3000: 1 Silas Winders 7:49.10, 2 Patrick Kiprop KEN 7:52.21, 3 Toby Gillen AUS 7:53.08, 4 Gable Sieperda 7:53.76, 5 Reuben Reina 7:54.13, 6 Elias Schreml GER 7:55.43, 7 Jack Meijer GBR 7:58.18. B: 1 Edward Bird GBR 7:59.99
Open 200: 1 Vernon Norwood 20.92

Women: 60: 1 Brianna Lyston JAM 7.07, 2 Kaila Jackson 7.20, 3 Grace Stark 7.21, 4 Semira Killebrew 7.22, 5 Jadyn Mays 7.22, 6 Autumn Wilson 7.23, 7 Shawnti Jackson 7.25. Heat 2: 1 Brianna Lyston JAM 7.14, 2 Shawnti Jackson 7.18, 3 Semira Killebrew 7.22. Heat 3: 1 Kaila Jackson 7.19
200: 1 JaMeesia Ford 22.58, 2 Rosey Effiong 23.02, 3 Kaila Jackson 23.47. B: 1 Amber Anning GBR 22.60 NR, 2 Madison Whyte 23.14, 3 Camryn Dickson 23.29. C: 1 Shawnti Jackson 22.77, 2 Jadyn Mays 22.99, 3 McKenzie Long 23.10. D: 1 Jasmine Montgomery 23.00, 2 Joanne Reid JAM 23.30
400: 1 Amber Anning GBR 50.56, 2 Aaliyah Butler 51.34, 3 Yemi Mary John GBR 51.74, 4 Jermaisha Arnold 52.28. B: 1 Nickisha Pryce JAM 51.58. C: 1 Rosey Effiong 51.58, 2 Kimberly Harris 52.25. D: 1 Vimbayi Maisvorewa ZIM 52.42 NR. E: 1 Ella Onojuvwewo NGR 52.53. I: 1 Zoe Pollock GBR 55.02
800: 1 Shafiqua Maloney VIN 2:02.29, 2 Sanu Jallow 2:02.60, 3 Gabija Galvydytė LTU 2:02.82
60H: 1 Alia Armstrong 7.97, 2 Leah Phillips 8.10, 3 Aaliyah McCormick 8.14. Heat 4: 1 Alia Armstrong 8.06
HJ: 1 Elena Kulichenko CYP 1.86
LJ: 1 Tara Davis-Woodhall 6.76, 2 Claire Bryant 6.56, 3 Nia Robinson JAM 6.56, 4 Jasmine Moore 6.46, 5 Monae Nichols 6.44, 6 Taliyah Brooks 6.41
TJ: 1 Temi Ojora GBR 13.77
SP: 1 Jaida Ross 18.84, 2 Jalani Davis 18.00
WT: 1 Janeah Stewart 23.90, 2 Jalani Davis 23.79, 3 Jasmine Mitchell 23.74
4400: 1 Arkansas 3:25.59, 2 South Carolina 3:27.09, 3 Georgia 3:28.01, 4 USC 3:28.84
Mile: B: 7 Elise Thorner GBR 4:38.64
3000: 1 Taylor Roe 8:51.60
Open 60: 1 Aleia Hobbs 7.05, 2 Mikiah Brisco 7.18, 3 Celera Barnes 7.21, 4 Jada Baylark 7.28. Heat 1: 1 Mikiah Brisco 7.25. Heat 2: 1 Aleia Hobbs 7.13, 2 Celera Barnes 7.24
200: 1 Favour Ofili NGR 22.87. B: 1 Lynna Irby-Jackson 23.32
400: 1 Stacey-Ann Williams JAM 51.86, 2 Kendall Ellis 52.12, 3 Paris Peoples 52.51, 4 Andrenette Knight JAM 52.53
60H: 1 Tia Jones 7.85, 2 Ackera Nugent JAM 7.94, 3 Christina Clemons 7.95, 4 Taliyah Brooks 8.02, 5 Cindy Sember GBR 8.04, 6 Rushelle Burton JAM 8.11. Heat 1: 1 Tia Jones 8.00, 2 Taliyah Brooks 8.07. Heat 2: 1 Ackera Nugent JAM 7.96; 2 Cindy Sember GBR 8.01, 3 Christina Clemons 8.04; 4 Rushelle Burton JAM 8.10; 5 Lolo Jones 8.37

Gainsville, USA, January 26-27

Men: 60: 1 Noah Lyles 6.63

Orlen Cup, Lodz, Poland, January 27

Ewa Swoboda clocked a 7.04 world lead in the 60m and won narrowly from Italys Zaynab Dosso who set a Italian record 7.05.

Men: 60: 1 Reynier Mena CUB 6.58; 2 Oliwer Wdowik 6.60; 3 Jeff Erius FRA 6.61; 4 Arthur Gue Cissé CIV 6.62; 5 Chituru Ali ITA 6.63. Heat 1: 1 Reynier Mena CUB 6.61; 2 Chituru Ali ITA 6.63; 2 Arthur Gue Cissé CIV 6.63
60H: 1 Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli ITA 7.50 NR; 2 Jakub Szymański 7.53; 3 Damian Czykier 7.67. Heat 1: 1 Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli ITA 7.59; 2 Damian Czykier 7.65. Heat 2: 1 Jakub Szymański 7.52
HJ: 1 Norbert Kobielski 2.25; 2 Yonathan Kapitolnik ISR 2.22
PV: 1 Sam Kendricks USA 5.82; 2 Robert Sobera 5.72; 2 Ersu Şaşma TUR 5.72; 4 Matěj Ščerba CZE 5.62; 5 David Holý CZE 5.62; 6 Piotr Lisek 5.52; 7 Emmanouíl Karalís GRE 5.52; 8 Rutger Koppelaar NED 5.52; 9 Paweł Wojciechowski 5.42
SP: 1 Leonardo Fabbri ITA 21.26; 2 Chukwuebuka Enekwechi NGR 21.14; 3 Rajindra Campbell JAM 21.13 NR; 4 Filip Mihaljević CRO 21.08; 5 Michał Haratyk 20.71
Women: 60: 1 Ewa Swoboda 7.04; 2 Zaynab Dosso ITA 7.05 NR; 3 Rani Rosius BEL 7.17; 4 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 7.26; 5 Martyna Kotwiła 7.29; 6 Marika Popowicz-Drapala 7.30. Heat 1: 1 Ewa Swoboda 7.08. Heat 2: 1 Zaynab Dosso ITA 7.09 NR; 2 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 7.24; 3 Rani Rosius BEL 7.28
60H: 1 Pia Skrzyszowska 7.85; 2 Weronika Nagięć 8.12; 3 Gréta Kerekes HUN 8.13. Heat 1: 1 Pia Skrzyszowska 7.85
HJ: 1 Maryia Zhodzik BLR 1.89; 5 Emily Borthwick GBR 1.80

Meeting Indoor Nantes Métropole, Nantes, France, January 27

Men: 60: 1 Mamadou Fall Sarr SEN 6.65; 2 Ippei Takeda JPN 6.66; 3 Emmanuel Eseme CMR 6.66
800: 1 Eliott Crestan BEL 1:45.96; 2 Mouad Zahafi MAR 1:48.00
60H: 1 Wilhem Belocian 7.55; 2 Elmo Lakka FIN 7.68; 3 Saguirou Badamassi NIG 7.69. Heat 2: 1 Wilhem Belocian 7.54
PV: 1 Pedro Buaró POR 5.64; 6 Adam Hague GBR 5.24
LJ: 1 Anvar Anvarov UZB 7.79
Women: 60: 1 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo POR 7.25; 2 Delphine Nkansa BEL 7.28; 3 Asha Philip GBR 7.29; 4 Maboundou Koné CIV 7.32; 5 Nia Wedderburn-Goodison GBR 7.34. Heat 1: 1 Delphine Nkansa BEL 7.32; 2 Nia Wedderburn-Goodison GBR 7.35. Heat 2: 1 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo POR 7.28; 2 Asha Philip GBR 7.30
400: 1 Louise Maraval 52.58. B: 4 Natasha Harrison GBR 54.72
60H: 1 Solenn Compper 8.01; 2 Laura Valette 8.06; 3 Giada Carmassi ITA 8.12
LJ: 1 Rougui Sow 6.57

Dr Sander Invite Columbia Challenge, New York, USA, January 26-27

Adam Fogg won the mile in 3:53.55 to go sixth all-time in the UK indoor lists. In doing so he also gained entry to the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in February.

Men:  3000: 3 Lachlan Wellington GBR 8:07.76
60H: 1 Jason Holmes-Williamson 7.66
SP: 6 Rhys Allen GBR 16.28
Hep: 1 Joshua Mooney 5101
800: 1 Luciano Fiore 1:47.44; 2 Derek Holdsworth 1:47.56
Mile: 1 Adam Fogg GBR 3:53.55; 2 Casey Comber 3:53.93; 3 Charles Grethen LUX 3:55.01 NR; 4 Vincent Ciattei 3:55.94; 5 Rob Napolitano PUR 3:56.46; 6 Paul Ryan 3:57.60; 7 Benjamin Allen 3:57.95; 8 Charlie ODonovan IRL 3:58.22; 9 Jack Salisbury 3:58.84; 10 Noah Kibet KEN 3:59.26. 1500: 1 Adam Fogg GBR 3:38.64; 2 Casey Comber 3:38.89; 3 Charles Grethen LUX 3:39.13
HJ: 1 Shelby McEwen 2.28

Women: HJ: 2 Madeleine Wood GBR 1.75
LJ: 5 Georgina Scoot GBR 5.92
TJ: 7 Georgina Scoot GBR 12.35
WT: 1 Angela McAuslan-Kelly GBR 19.60
Invitational 400: 1 Leah Anderson JAM 52.74
800: 1 Olivia Baker 2:02.84; 2 Allie Wilson 2:02.88
Mile: 1 Yolanda Ngarambe SWE 4:29.21; 2 Helen Schlachtenhaufen 4:29.43; 3 Laurie Barton 4:29.68; 4 Gabrielle Jennings 4:29.86; 5 Ellie Leather GBR 4:30.06 (4:13.15 1500m); 6 Ceili McCabe CAN 4:30.24; 8 Phoebe Anderson GBR 4:35.89 (4:18.25 1500m)
LJ: 1 Quanesha Burks 6.54

Nordhausen, Germany, January 28

In this shot specific meeting, Yemisi Ogunleye improved her PB to 19.57m to defeat world champion Chase Jackson (née Ealey) who threw 19.45m while  Zane Weir (with a world leading 21.84m) defeated compatriot Leonardo Fabbri (21.67m).

Men: SP: 1 Zane Weir ITA 21.84; 2 Leonardo Fabbri ITA 21.67; 3 Mesud Pezer BIH 21.12; 4 Bob Bertemes LUX 20.62

Women: SP: 1 Yemisi Ogunleye 19.57; 2 Chase Jackson USA 19.45; 3 Alina Kenzel 18.22; 4 Katharina Maisch 17.98; 5 Julia Ritter 17.80; 6 Benthe König NED 17.53

Miting Catalunya, Sabadell, Spain, January 27

There were British wins for shot putter Amelia Campbell (nee Strickler) and for Sarah McDonald at 1500m.

Men: 60: Heat 1: 4 Tommy Ramdhan GBR 6.85
400: 1 Danylo Danylenko UKR 47.33
800: 1 Abdellatif El Guesse MAR 1:45.95; 2 Isaac Nader POR 1:46.69; 3 Mariano Garcia 1:46.73; 4 Ryan Clarke NED 1:46.99
1500: 1 Mohamed Attaoui 3:38.82; 2 Javier Miron 3:39.04; 3 Adrián Ben 3:39.36; 4 Melese Nberet ETH 3:39.43
60H: 1 Mark Heiden NED 7.79; 3 Tom Wilcock GBR 7.88; 4 Jake Porter GBR 8.14. Heat 1: 1 Tom Wilcock GBR 7.83. Heat 2: 3 Jake Porter GBR 8.22
LJ: 1 Lester Lescay CUB 7.71
Women: 60: 1 Jael Bestue 7.33; 2 Sarah Leahy IRL 7.41; 4 Success Eduan GBR 7.46; 5 Leonie Ashmeade GBR 7.47. Heat 2: 2 Leonie Ashmeade GBR 7.46; 5 Amelia Weeks GBR 7.74. Heat 3: 1 Sarah Leahy IRL 7.41; 2 Success Eduan GBR 7.51
400: 1 Amandine Brossier FRA 52.37. B: 3 Emily Newnham GBR 54.48. C: 2 Nicole Kendall GBR 55.37. D: 3 Poppy Malik GBR 55.19
800: 1 Salomé Afonso POR 2:03.25; 2 Lorea Ibarzabal 2:03.26; 3 Lorena Martin 2:03.45; 4 Claudia Bobocea ROU 2:04.46; 5 Georgie Hartigan IRL 2:04.51
1500: 1 Sarah McDonald GBR 4:07.65; 2 Esther Guerrero 4:07.85; 3 Nele Weßel GER 4:09.82; 4 Agueda Marques 4:09.94. B: 2 Angharad Davies GBR 4:23.54
60H: 1 Tereza Elena Šínová CZE 8.12; 2 Nika Glojnarič SLO 8.12; 3 Paula Blanquer 8.13; 6 Abigail Pawlett GBR 8.32; 8 Mia McIntosh GBR 8.64. Heat 1: 2 Pawlett GBR 8.31. Heat 2: 5 McIntosh GBR 8.49;
LJ: 1 Larissa Iapichino ITA 6.62; 2 Fatima Diame 6.56
SP: 1 Amelia Campbell GBR 18.03; 2 Klaudia Kardasz POL 17.53; 3 Serena Vincent GBR 17.17

UW Invitational/Mile City, Dempsey Indoor, Seattle, USA, January 26-27

On this oversized track, Henry McLuckie doubled with a 3:56.56 mile and a 7:47.18 3000m victory. Both bettered his outdoor PBs.

Men: 60: 1 Emmanuel Wells 6.59
800: 1 Angus Harrington GBR 1:50.62
Mile: 1 Luke Houser 3:51.73; 2 Brannon Kidder 3:53.09; 3 Joe Waskom 3:53.64; 4 Nathan Green 3:53.74; 5 Ronan McMahon-Staggs IRL 3:54.61; 6 Sam Ellis 3:56.38; 7 Leo Daschbach 3:58.18; 8 John Gay CAN 3:58.50. B: 1 Matt Strangio 3:55.53; 2 Henry McLuckie GBR 3:56.56; 3 Macauley Franks 3:57.70; 4 Wil Smith 3:58.81; 5 Michael Mireles 3:58.95; 6 Matthew Centrowitz 3:59.34; 7 Spencer Pickren 3:59.38; 9 Christopher Olley GBR 4:03.14. E: 6 Thomas Chaston GBR 4:05.66
3000: 1 Henry McLuckie GBR 7:47.18; 2 John Gay CAN 7:48.07; 3 Wil Smith 7:49.67; 4 Davor Aaron Bienenfeld GER 7:50.72; 5 Evan Jenkins 7:51.95; 6 Peter Visser 7:53.99; 7 Jamar Distel 7:55.29; 8 Tyrone Gorze 7:55.50; 9 Tom Graham-Marr GBR 7:55.83. B: 7 Daniel Racle GBR 8:12.88. C: 4 Christian Graham GBR 8:11.22
5000: 1 JaQuavious Harris 13:40.92
60H: Heat 4: 1 Jami Schlueter GBR 8.15
Women:
800: 1 Carley Thomas AUS 2:00.95; 2 Dorcus Ewoi KEN 2:03.10
1000: 1 Nikki Hiltz 2:34.09; 2 Jessica Hull AUS 2:34.71; 3 Angel Piccirillo 2:35.65; 4 Dorcus Ewoi KEN 2:37.26
Mile: 1 Jenn Randall 4:32.17; 2 Alicja Konieczek POL 4:32.73; 3 Sophie OSullivan IRL 4:35.63. B: 1 India Weir GBR 4:37.98
3000: 1 Briana Scott CAN 8:58.86
PV: 1 Ekateríni Stefanídi GRE 4.64; 1 Hana Moll 4.64 AU20R
LJ: 1 Rachela Pace MLT 6.31 NR

Supernova, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra, Australia, January 27-28

Men: 10000W: 1 Evan Dunfee CAN 38:25.42 AR; 2 Kyle Swan 38:46.99; 3 Rhydian Cowley 38:55.20; 4 Tim Fraser 39:16.75
Women: 10000W: 1 Jemima Montag 43:14.78; 2 Sandra Arenas COL 43:27.48; 3 Clemence Beretta FRA 43:35.52 NR; 4 Liu Hong CHN 44:05.50; 5 Antigóni Drisbióti GRE 44:39.83; 6 Rebecca Henderson 45:19.33; 7 Allanah Pitcher 45:30.53

Cross della Vallagarina, Rovereto, Italy, January 28

Men: CC: 1 Ibrahim Ezzaydouny ESP 27:49; 2 Cesare Maestri 28:00; 3 Lionel Nihimbazwe BDI 28:04; 4 Abdoullah Bamoussa 28:06; 5 Alessandro Giacobazzi 28:10; 6 Jean Marie Bukuru BDI 28:15; 7 Alberto Vender 28:35; 8 Marco Filosi 28:45; 9 Olivier Irabaruta BDI 28:53; 10 Nikolas Loss 29:12
Women: CC: 1 Francine Niyomukunzi BDI 17:35; 2 Marwa Bouzayani TUN 17:44; 3 Micheline Niyomahoro BDI 18:35; 4 Valeria Roffino 18:44; 5 Agnese Carcano 18:51; 6 Elena Burkard GER 18:53

Getefe, Spain, January 28

Men XC: 1 Thierry Ndikumwenayo 29:45; 2 Nassim Hassaous 30:16; 3 Adel Mechaal 30:38; 4 Fernando Carro 31:02; 5 Miguel Baidal 31:09; 6 Adam Maijo 31:18; 7 Víctor Ruiz 31:21; 8 David Bascuñana 31:28; 9 Vicente Hernandez 31:32; 10 Eduardo Menacho 31:34
Women XC: 1 Carolina Robles 35:34; 2 Irene Sánchez-Escribano 35:41; 3 Angela Viciosa 36:08; 4 Majida Maayouf 36:19; 5 Cristina Ruiz 36:26

Ibiza, Spain, January 28

Men: 10km: 1 Gideon Rono KEN 27:41; 2 Edward Zakayo KEN 27:49; 3 Fredrick Cheruiyot KEN 28:33; 4 Allan Kibet UGA 28:41; 5 José Pérez 28:45; 6 Youssef Ben Haddi MAR 28:49; 14 Jonathan Escalante-Phillips GBR 30:39
Women: 10km: 1 Miriam Chebet KEN 30:40; 2 Ayel Likina ETH 30:57; 3 Meraf Bahta SWE 32:11; 4 Melody Julien FRA 33:22

Seville Half Marathon, Spain, January 28

Men: HM: 1 Bravin Kiprop KEN 59:21; 2 Vincent Kipkorir Kigen KEN 59:48; 3 Iliass Aouani ITA 61:32; 4 Isaac Kibet UGA 61:36; 5 Abderrazak Charik FRA 61:43; 6 Elias Kipchumba KEN 62:01; 7 Julien Wanders SUI 62:38; 42 Nicholas Barry GBR 67:24
Women: HM: 1 Zerihun Alemtsehay ETH 1:07:59; 2 Aberash Shilima Kebeda ETH 1:08:02; 3 Rebecca Lonedo ITA 1:10:13; 4 Juliette Thomas BEL 1:10:16; 5 Esther Pfeiffer GER 1:10:24; 6 Lucy Reid GBR 1:10:30; 12 Sarah Astin GBR 1:11:42; 13 Tessa McCormick GBR 1:12:15; 14 Steph Twell GBR 1:13:01; 19 Helen Winsor GBR 1:15:42; 34 Rachel Doherty GBR 1:20:59; 38 Louise Cartmell GBR 1:22:12; 39 Maria Romero 1:22:14; 40 Jenny Blizard GBR 1:22:26; 48 Josie Savill GBR 1:24:00; 49 Lydia Briggs GBR 1:24:08

Marrakesh Marathon, Morocco, January 28
Men: Mar: 1 Sammy Kitwara KEN 2:07:53; 2 Omar Aït Chitachen 2:08:43; 3 Mustapha Houdadi 2:09:36; 4 Mountasser Zaghou 2:11:19; 5 Abdelkarim Ben Zahra 2:12:30
Women: Mar: 1 Kaoutar Farkoussi 2:27:58; 2 Fatiha Benchatki 2:28:29; 3 Kaltoum Bouaasayriya 2:29:17

Osaka Womens Marathon, Japan, January 28

Ethiopias Worknesh Edesa won in a course record of 2:18:51 (with a faster 69:05 second half) ahead of Japans Honami Maedas 2:18:59.

Maedas time was a Japanese and Asian record, improving the mark of 2:19:12 set by 2004 Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi in the Berlin Marathon in 2005 which was a world record at the time.

Mizuki Matsuda was third in 2:23:07 while Germanys Katharina Steinruck, the daughter of London marathon  winner Katrin Dorre-Heinig, was sixth in a PB of 2:24:56.

Women: Mar: 1 Workenesh Edesa ETH 2:18:51; 2 Honami Maeda 2:18:59 AR; 3 Mizuki Matsuda 2:23:07; 4 Stella Chesang UGA 2:23:36; 5 Sayaka Sato 2:24:43; 6 Katharina Steinruck GER 2:24:56; 7 Natsumi Matsushita 2:25:10; 8 Yuna Daito 2:25:16; 9 Madoka Nakano 2:26:50; 10 Mayu Nishikawa 2:27:13; 11 Rie Kawauchi 2:28:28; 12 Kana Kobayashi 2:29:44; 13 Jeong Da-Eun KOR 2:30:49; 14 Militsa Mircheva BUL 2:32:03; 15 Nanami Aoki 2:32:06

Forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys says the Principality Stadium factor is vital for Wales as Scotland aim to end their 22-year hoodoo in Cardiff.

Former Wales captain Humphreys has twice been part of a losing Scotland coaching staff.

"I think people underestimate the stadium how noisy and intimidating it is," said Humphreys.

Scotland have had one Six Nations victory in Wales during the last two decades, but that came against Wayne Pivac's side in Llanelli in 2020 in the Covid-19 affected fixture.

Humphreys was the Scotland forwards coach between 2013 and 2017 and part of the backroom staff that came to Cardiff in the defeats in 2014 and 2016.

"When you are the other side of that it hits you," added Humphreys.

"The fans can play a massive part in this. It is not a nice place to come especially if Wales are on the front foot and going well and the crowd are behind them.

"That's a challenge in itself. I know lots of people talk about the atmosphere.

"When the stadium was built (in 1999), there were a few of us who were asked our opinion from the old stadium.

"What we wanted was the ability to still to be enclosed like the old Arms Park was. It's unusual compared to other stadiums in how impressive that can be."

Wales were also on the right side of history going into this fixture last year with head coach Warren Gatland having never lost to Scotland during his time in charge.

Scotland went onto produce a record 35-7 victory at Murrayfield against an experimental Wales side with fly-half and new captain Finn Russell starring.

This fixture came before the World Cup later that year when Gatland guided his side to the quarter-finals and Gregor Townsend's team bowed out in the pool stages.

When asked about last year's defeat, Humphreys replied: "It hurts any time to lose in international rugby, especially in the Six Nations but that's not the focus for us.

"In international rugby you move on pretty quick, we have had a World Cup since then.

"We went there last year and blooded a lot of people, we wanted to find out who we could take to the World Cup with us."

Clubs worldwide spent a record $9.63 billion on international transfers in 2023, an increase of nearly 50% compared to 2022, world football's governing body FIFA said in its Global Transfer Report published on Tuesday.

After transfer spending fell in 2020 and 2021 due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, outlays on players have only increased, with last year's total spend seeing an increase of 48.1% compared to 2022.

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The figure also smashed the previous record set in 2019 by more than $2bn, with English clubs spending the most with a new high of $2.96bn while four countries' associations received more than $1bn in transfer fees in 2023.

England were followed by Saudi Arabian clubs who tried to draw some of the best players from European sides to the Saudi Pro League last year following the marquee signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, which saw several players move to the Middle East.

"Clubs from Saudi Arabia featured among the top five spenders for the first time with a total outlay of $970m in 2023, compared to $50.4 million in 2022," FIFA said.

"Clubs from Germany were the number one recipients of transfer fees with a total of almost $1.21bn, the first-ever time that clubs from any one association have received more than $1 billion in transfer fees in a calendar year.

"That being said, three more associations also joined Germany in this exclusive group in 2023: France [$1.19bn], England [$1.04bn] and Italy [$1.02bn].

The top men's transfers include Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid, Enzo Fernández from Benfica to Chelsea and Harry Kane from Tottenham to Bayern Munich.

"The top 10 player transfers alone generated more than 10% of the entire amount spent on transfer fees in 2023," FIFA added.

Women's football also had 20% more international transfers last year compared to 2022, with the number of clubs involved rising from 507 in 2022 to 623 in 2023.

FIFA said a record 131 associations were involved in 1,888 women's transfers, with the annual outlay hitting $6.1m -- also a record and an 84.2% increase from 2022.

The biggest international transfers in women's football included Jill Roord from Wolfsburg to Manchester City, Kyra Cooney-Cross from Hammarby to Arsenal and Lindsey Horan from Portland Thorns to Lyon.

However, 84.7% of the transfers were for out-of-contract women's players.

FIFA also said that more than 50,000 amateur players moved across borders to join a club in a new association, with 91.7% of those being male players.

Jürgen Klopp has urged Liverpool fans not to worry about the future of individual players after captain Virgil van Dijk cast doubt over his future at the club.

When asked whether he saw himself being part of the club after Klopp leaves at the end of the season, Van Dijk said: "That's a big question -- I don't know."

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But Klopp said that Van Dijk was simply answering the question he was asked and that he is confident the squad won't fall apart after his departure.

"A week ago no one knew about my decision. It was [just] 'he has 18 months on his contract'; nobody asked. So give us a break," Klopp told a news conference on Tuesday.

"I knew it would happen because you [the media] can't wait with these kind of questions. Virgil didn't go out and say 'by the way, what I wanted to say.' It's always about the questions.

"Write what you want. This club is stable, 100%. Everything will be fine, I'm 100% sure."

The Netherlands international joined Liverpool from Southampton in 2018 and has been a crucial part of Klopp's squad that won the Champions League in 2019, the Premier League in 2020, and the FA Cup and League Cup in 2022.

He was made captain last summer after Jordan Henderson's move to Saudi Arabia.

As well as Van Dijk, the contracts of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold will also run out in the next 18 months, but Klopp has moved to reassure fans there won't be a mass exodus of the club's stars.

"Very often the fans' concerns aren't as big as the media might think. You underestimate the IQ of our supporters," Klopp said.

"They know these kinds of things come up. It's nothing to worry about at this time. We are in this season, and all these talks could be part of the possible destruction of this season. It's always the same.

"Things, especially the important things, need time. It's all fine. Don't worry.

"The boys love this place. I know that for a fact."

Klopp said they won't rush Salah back from a hamstring injury he picked up while playing for Egypt at the African Cup of Nations.

"There was no pressure on him other than wanting to get fit as quickly as possible anyway. But we don't rush," Klopp said.

"If you could rush the healing process, then Thiago wouldn't have been out for 10 months. You do what you can do, and, whilst that happens, we have to wait.

"Mo's not ready for this game or the next. He's injured, and a muscle injury takes time."

Liverpool return to Anfield to host Chelsea on Wednesday as they look to maintain their strong form in the Premier League, where they sit five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table.

Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said every game at Anfield will be a "party" for Liverpool fans until Klopp's departure at the end of the season but added that his side won't be part of the celebration on Wednesday.

"Special game for him [Klopp]. Until the end, it's going to be special, always," Pochettino said in his news conference on Tuesday.

"Every time they play at Anfield, it's going to be a party always, to celebrate. But we are thinking to go there and win the game. Sorry, but we don't want to be part of the celebration."

Pochettino confirmed that forward Christopher Nkunku and Malo Gusto will be part of Chelsea's squad for the trip to Anfield, while Nicolas Jackson might also link up with the squad if he is able to return from the African Cup of Nations in time after his exit with Senegal on Monday.