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Ex-US Figure Skating director named senior vice-president at Aggregate Sports

  • Figure Skating

Former U.S. Figure Skating (USFS) executive director Ramsey Baker has been announced as senior vice-president of American marketing agency Aggregate Sports.

(£800,000/€894,000) in sponsorship and media deals in support of partners, including nine different United

States Olympic NGBs.It now hopes to target Colorado Springs where more than 20 NGBs and the United States


Japan planning to bid for Rugby World Cups in 2035 and 2037

  • Rugby Sevens

The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has announced plans to bid for the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup in 2035 and 2037 respectively.

2025 women’s tournament before Australia stages the men’s and women’s events in 2027 and 2029 and the United

States does the same in 2031 and 2033.Japan reached the quarter-finals when they hosted the men's Rugby




Move United set for $3.5 million boost from The Hartford to help Para sports

  • Paralympics

Move United is set to receive a $3.5 million (£2.8 million/€3.1 million) donation to increase access

and participation in Para sports across the United States.

The Hartford, a leading provider of disability insurance, has committed to invest the funds into Move United

over three years.Move United, a non-profit organisation devoted to the promotion of Para sports, has

We are proud of our long-standing partnership with Move United which creates opportunities for thousands

Achievement award and meet and greets with champion Para Athletes.All five competitions, sanctioned by Move United


IBA unveils "disruptive" brand for Men’s World Championships in Tashkent

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has pledged to take the upcoming Men’s World Championships to the "next level" after revealing the brand identity for the event.

rival body World Boxing.Germany, Britain, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Sweden, New Zealand and the United

States are founding members of the new International Federation.France's Sofiane Oumiha is one of seven



Crete to host new ICF SUP World Cup event in 2023

  • Canoeing

Greek island Crete will host a new Stand Up Paddling (SUP) World Cup date on the International Canoe Federation’s 2023 calendar.

Crete will join the other event on the ICF SUP World Cup calendar, due to be held in Sarasota in the United

States between October 13 and 15.

 A new ICF SUP World Cup date has been announced, with Crete joining Sarasota in the United States


United States to face Jamaica and Nicaragua in Gold Cup title defence

  • Football

Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Gold Cup champions the United

States have been drawn alongside Jamaica and Nicaragua for this year's tournament.

to be joined by one more undetermined side from a group of four which will be decided on June 20.The United

States will be defending the Gold Cup title they won in 2021 with a late extra-time victory over Mexico

 The United States now their path through the qualifying stages if they are to defend their Gold


World Boxing signs Sport Resolutions as independent arbitrator

  • Boxing

Sport Resolutions has been enlisted by World Boxing to be an independent provider of arbitration and mediation services and a third-party ethics and judicial procedure for the newly-formed governing body.

from organisations in Germany, Britain, The Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Sweden, and the United

States."


US Olympian McPherson banned for 16 months after second doping violation of career

  • Athletics

High jumper and Rio 2016 Olympian Inika McPherson has been handed a 16-month suspension by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) after she tested positive for prohibited substance furosemide - the second doping ban of her career. 

on June 3 of last year in an out-of-competition urine sample.The suspension is also enforced by the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and sees all of her results and prizes stripped from the period.McPherson

, she tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite of cocaine.The Texan represented the United

States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the 2007 Pan American Games which was also in the


Wembley Stadium celebrates its first century

  • The Big Read

There has been a sports stadium in North London at what was known in Anglo Saxon times as "Wemba’s Lea" for 100 years.

England goal in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final is still disputed today ©Getty ImagesIn 1968, Manchester United

George Best in the 4-1 victory,It was particularly poignant for manager Sir Matt Busby, 10 years after United

stadium record for a women’s match until it was broken ten days later when over 80,000 watched the United

States beat Japan 2-1 in the final.By contrast COVID-19 precautions meant the 2020 FA Cup Final, as


Hosts Argentina favourites in long-awaited first WBSC Under-23 Men’s Softball World Cup

  • Baseball and Softball

Argentina, re-allocated the hosting of the inaugural World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-23 Men's Softball World Cup, are also favourites to win it, as the delayed event is set to begin tomorrow.

advancing to the Super Round.Canada, ranked second in the world and fresh from a drawn series against the United

States, have been awarded a wildcard place.Argentina are in Group A with Australia, Czechia, Mexico,



Hungarian athletes attend MOWA exhibition launch in run-up to Budapest 2023

  • Budapest 2023

Five celebrated Hungarian athletes are due to attend tonight’s official opening of the Museum Of World Athletics (MOWA) installation in Budapest, which will host the 19th World Athletics Championships from August 19 to 27.

Championships, which launched in 1983 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium - sprinters Allyson Felix, of the United

States, and Usain Bolt of Jamaica.Felix has autographed the spikes on display which she wore at the