Canada, Estonia and Scotland all made sure of places in the playoffs on the penultimate day of round-robin play in Group A at the World Curling Federation World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Gangneung, South Korea.

7-3 win over Turkey.The places below them remain tight after Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin of the United

States defeated Norway’s Martin Roenning and Mathias Braenden 5-3 in a match that remained in doubt

The United States face Turkey in the first of two matches in Group B on the final day of the round-robin

The Global Esports Tour is set to head to Rio de Janeiro for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 seasons following a deal between the Global Esports Federation (GEF), the state's Government, and the Brazilian Confederation of Games and Esports.

country's best athletes and esports as a whole.Global Esports Tour events have also been held in the United

States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China, Britain, and Singapore.

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has welcomed six new and returning Board members that were elected during the governing body's Annual Session meeting in Toronto.

as she will serve her first-ever term.She is a companion of the Order of Canada and is currently the United

States Tennis Association's chief executive of professional tennis and US Open tournament director."

USA Boxing has announced that it has terminated its membership with the International Boxing Association (IBA) as it looks to join rival global governing body World Boxing.

National Federations "not to exercise their constitutional rights of autonomy and independence".The United

States have boycotted the upcomiong Men's World Championships, due to be held in Uzbek capital Tashkent

possible ethics breach after being accused of "inciting a boycott" after several countries, including the United

States, pulled out of the Women's and Men's World Championships.USA Boxing President Tyson Lee is a

World Lacrosse has announced that it has a presenting sponsor for this year’s World Lacrosse Men's Championship as it continues its push for inclusion at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesRady Children’s is the largest children’s hospital on the west coast of the United

States and ranked among the nation’s best in 10 pediatric specialists."

Jeff Shell has been ousted as chief executive of Olympic broadcaster NBCUniversal after an investigation concluded that he had an "inappropriate" relationship with a woman at the company.

for $7.65 billion (£6.1 billion/€6.9 billion) in 2014.NBCUniversal is the Olympic broadcaster in the United

States ©Getty ImagesA replacement for Shell has yet to be announced with fewer than 500 days to go before

Japan’s Chiaki Matsumura and Tanida Yasumasa are the only unbeaten team remaining at the World Curling Federation Mixed Doubles World Championship in Gangneung, South Korea, with two days of the round-robin stage to go.

nbsp;Martine Roenning and Mathias Braenden but they remain second overall with five victories.The United

States pair Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin are in equal second, after recording a 7-2 victory over England

Ukraine’s Deputy Sports Minister Andriy Chesnokov has claimed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to open the door to Russian and Belarusian athletes based on allegations of human rights violations is "unjustified" and insisted that concerns over public safety should take precedence.

Strasbourg.The public hearing saw Chesnokov join the likes of French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, United

Frazer.Speaking at the PACE hearing, Frazer insisted that there were still "far too many unanswered questions".United

Such a ban confuses states’ behaviours with individuals’ behaviour, something that international human

of National Olympic Committees of Africa Athletes' Commission, and Arsen Julfalakyan, chair of the United

Paris 2024 technology director Bruno Marie-Rose has warned that the war in Ukraine has made an increase in cyberattacks on the Olympic networks more likely.

disguise themselves as Chinese and North Korean hackers.Members of the force were later charged by the United

States Justice Department.

The death of Olympic long jump bronze medallist Herb Douglas at the age of 101 has severed one of very few remaining links with the 1948 London Games. 

Douglas had been the oldest United States and oldest African American Olympian at the time of his passing

 It has honoured Nelson Mandela, former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and former United

States President George Bush senior.In 2018 Douglas became one of the first inductees into the Pitt

French Rugby Federation (FFR) vice-president Patrick Buisson is set to take on Île-de-France Rugby League President Florian Grill for the governing body's vacant position at the helm.

presented himself as the candidate of "unity" and "gathering" and calls for stakeholders to get behind "all united

first order of business would be to appoint Buisson to an Organising Committee for the World Cup.Grill states

A total of four bids have been received to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, it has been announced.

Association (SAFA) have put forward their names.The other two are joint expressions of interest with the United

States Soccer Federation (USSF) teaming up with the Mexican Football Federation (FMF).A joint-European

Congress through public voting on May 17 next year.The FIFA Women's World Cup has been hosted in the United

States in 1999 and 2003 and its national team is the most successful in the event's history, having

Germany's David Will triumphed at the third leg of the year on equestrian's Global Champions Tour, winning his first-ever Grand Prix in Mexico City.

with a faultless jump-off, but had to settle for second in 43.57 on H&M Indiana.Laura Kraut of the United

States aboard Baloutinue placed third in 44.26 with no faults.Belgium's Olympic team bronze medallist

Brazil’s Vania Moraes da Cruz was the star turn as the Teqball Tour returned to the United States after

down and then won the next two points to secure victory.The Teqball Tour resumed its operation in the United

States with a tournament on South Beach in Miami ©FITEQ"Despite our win, the wind bothered us a lot,

Hosts the United States earned 11 gold medals at the Para Swimming World Series stop in Minneapolis,