Speaking exclusively to Inside The Games, Hugo Catrileo confirmed what he had said on social media, where he described World Athletics' decision to change the qualification system for Paris as a disgrace. "This decision has affected me psychologically and emotionally," he said.

It's a worldwide problem, imagine if a powerhouse like the United States had to deal with it, it's because

for Seville in February or Hamburg, but since I was guaranteed the ticket if I did what I did in the United

States, I decided to do it.

So maybe I'll go to the United States and prepare in Chile.

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup after outbidding a joint European bid from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, world football's governing body announced at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 at the legendary Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.The joint bid by the United

States and Mexico was withdrawn at the end of April, and South Africa did the same in November, leaving

To date, there have been 2 in Asia (China), 3 in North America (2 in the United States and 1 in Canada

), 3 in Europe (Sweden, Germany and France) and the last one in Oceania (Australia-New Zealand).The United

States have won the most championships with 4 (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019), followed by Germany with

The newly-built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium was launched on 15 May with theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) "excited" to conquer new territories through the T20 World Cup in June, Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. 

scheduled World Cup games.The showpiece 20-over event will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United

States starting 1 June with New York, Florida and Dallas as venues.The ICC remains happy with the focus

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sparked increasing criticism on Wednesday following a speech in which he criticised LGBTQ Pride month and targeted women in the workforce.

disorder.Butker made reference to "deadly sins" in connection to LGBTQ Pride month, an annual celebration in the United

States since 1969.

Australia will open the competition in Hermosillo, Mexico against Venezuela. Immediately after the opening ceremony at the Fernando Ortiz Stadium, the hosts will take on the Czech Republic. The 2024 edition will feature 18 teams divided into three groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage.

The United States took bronze.New Zealand have won the most titles with seven.

Following her withdrawal from the majority of her events at the 2020 Tokyo Games, gymnast Simone Biles intends to stage her Olympic comeback in Paris 2024 later this summer.

Remaining episodes will focus on Biles' experiences with the United States' gymnastics team in Paris.Biles

The other two will spotlight the United States men's basketball team and focus on track and field athletes

The U.S. Center for SafeSport has permanently banned Australian Olympic figure skater Brendan Kerry for sexual misconduct involving a minor, the body said in a ruling on Tuesday.

safeguarding athletes, particularly minors, from sexual abuse within Olympic sports programs in the United

States.

USADA has declared that skiing star Breezy Johnson has agreed to a 14-month suspension for accumulating three Whereabouts Failures within a year.

constitutes a breach of regulations under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policy, and the International Ski and Snowboard

Although she qualified to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Johnson was unable

Russian outlet Sovsport says 282 cases out of the 834 investigations from the former Moscow Laboratory Information Management System by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have been "proven".

That was in August 2013.Ukrainian and Russian fans united at the 2013 World Athletics Championships.

also been accused of double standards with Russia among those alleging it favours countries like the United

States and China.The organisation was chaired by Canadian Dick Pound (1999-2007), the Australian John

The American then appealed successfully for the suspension to be reduced to four years with a United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) arbitration panel voting 2-1 in his favour.

Ahead of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky, the scene of his last major win in 2014, Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage to Erica Stoll.

his fourth victory in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow on Sunday - Mother's Day in the United

States - McIlroy raised eyebrows by not acknowledging his wife who is the mother of their three-year-old

IOC President Thomas Bach met in late April with his Sudan Olympic Committee counterpart Ahmed Abu Elgasim Hashim to discuss the humanitarian situation in the country as war rages in Khartoum and Darfur.

action, this catastrophe could engulf the entire country and region. pic.twitter.com/C5yWSOpXQa— UNHCR United

States (@UNHCRUSA) May 8, 2024Last month, Elgasim Hashim - who is also the Secretary General of the

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revealed plans on Monday for an extraordinary session later this week to address the situation involving 23 Chinese swimmers who were found to have traces of a prescription heart medication in their system.

GETTY IMAGESTravis Tygart, the leader of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has characterised

still lingering, worldwide suspicions about an uneven playing field won’t die down; but it’s in the United

States, where the news broke, that the World Anti-Doping Agency faces the biggest pushback.

pledged nearly $2 million above its annual requirements to WADA programmes both years prior to what the United

States Anti-Doping Association (USADA) deemed "a potential cover-up situation," including one payment

Podemos, the left-wing, anti-austerity, Yes We Can political group that once partnered with the reigning Socialist party to form Spanish government, has asked current president Pedro Sanchez to pull the country out of Paris 2024 and sever ties with Israel to protest the war in Gaza.

On Saturday, the United Nations assembly approved a resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving

"The genocidal states do not have friends, they have accomplices", Pérez emphasised.With war between

Canada’s National Para Hockey Team halted a run of three straight world titles by the United States by