USA Swimming does not plan to send a team to compete at the re-arranged Summer World University Games

had chosen not to field a team they have instead sent representatives anyway, notably in baseball and basketball

, and they planned to explore their options.But USA Swimming have previously funded sending a team to

Two-time downhill Alpine skiing Paralympic champion Kevin Bramble and wheelchair basketball Paralympian

her paralysed.She then featured for the US at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics in the women's wheelchair basketball

and also took up wheelchair racing.Ann Walters-Thompson represented the United States in wheelchair basketball

to participate in 70 adaptive sports.It was formed in May 2020 following a merger of Disabled Sports USA

and Adaptive Sports USA.

Russia's match against the United States at next month's qualifier for the 2022 Women's Basketball World

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) revealed that Russia's games against Belgium and Puerto

vaccine recognised by the World Health Organization.Due to the travel and health restrictions in the USA

and the type of vaccination of Russian delegation members which remains not recognized in the USA, @

will not be able to travel to Washington D.C. for the #FIBAWWC Qualifying Tournament.— FIBA Women's Basketball

top three teams at the event in Washington D.C. and Santo Domingo will qualify for the 2022 Women's Basketball

Unlike so many other recent International Federation elections, the one which saw Morinari Watanabe re-elected as President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) last month involved a proper contest. 

recent years - most prominently the proceedings that ended with Larry Nassar, chief physician within USA

popularity.In 2015 it stood at 24 in Global Sports rankings where the top three were, in order, football, basketball

Cheryl Reeve has been appointed head coach of the United States women's national basketball team, while

succeeds Dawn Staley.The Minnesota Lynx general manager's first major tournament will be the Women's Basketball

of the US men's team ©Getty Images"I am incredibly humbled and excited to be named head coach of the USA

Basketball women's national team, one of the greatest dynasties in sports," said Reeve."

I have enjoyed an incredible journey with USA Basketball since joining in 2014 and look forward to what

the Golden State Warriors, would replace Gregg Popovich as head coach of the American men's team.USA Basketball

International ice-maker Richard Alan Ragan is confident that the Wukesong Arena will showcase the "best ice" at the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing next year. 

2022 featuring local ice hockey teams ©Getty ImagesRagan, previously the general manager for Magic Ice USA

 It was originally built for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and staged basketball preliminaries and

 The Wukesong Arena was originally built as a basketball arena but has been converted to stage ice

 "It's a basketball building."

A bitter dispute over anti-doping procedures has led to USA Powerlifting (USAPL), which claims to lead

the testing process.Maile also said that the model of a "split" system was already in operation in basketball

We are not sure what to make of all that, but there is significant foreign interest in USA Powerlifting

United States finished top of the Summer Olympics medal table for the third consecutive Games after triumphs on the final day of Tokyo 2020 saw the nation overtake China.

table throughout the Games, before Jennifer Valente’s women’s omnium triumph in track cycling, women’s basketball

Thank you, Japan, and thank you, Team USA, for representing the US with skill, strength and undeniable

the Olympics, barring the boycotted Moscow 1980 Games.We did the math and can confirm:━━━━━ ━━┃ Team USA

8┃ 9┃ / ┃━┛━┛━ |━ ┛4 ┃5 ┃6 ┃ + ┃━┛━┛━┛━ ┛1 ┃ 2 ┃ 3 ┃ = ┃━┛━┛━┛━ ┛ pic.twitter.com/3W3ImvmTNd— Team USA

The athletes of Team USA honoured themselves, their communities, their families, and all of us with their

Zhou Jinqiang, President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association, has spoken of his pride in the team's record-breaking performance at Tokyo 2020, where they won seven gold medals.

Greece and led to messages of support from some of the country's top sports stars, including an National Basketball

any more".Pyrros Dimas, President of the Greek Weightlifting Federation who is technical director of USA

The United States claimed a thrilling victory in the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Klaipeda Stop in Lithuania to win its first tournament in nine appearances.

Valencian Sandra Ygueravide put Spain one point into the lead with 36 seconds left but a foul gave the USA

amazing week for the US in women's 3x3, after the country also won the gold medal at Tokyo 2020.Team USA

defeated the ROC team 18-15 to win the first ever Olympic Women's 3x3 basketball gold.The next event

There were mixed emotions on the sidelines as the first 3x3 Olympic basketball competition drew to a

tirelessly for this very moment was not there to see it.3x3 was the "baby" of the late International Basketball

President Thomas Bach, Baumann’s son Paul, was there to witness the crowning of the maiden Olympic 3x3 basketball

we believe we delivered at the level that not only we, but also he, would have dreamt of seeing."3x3 basketball

pic.twitter.com/iylEcvAf5K— USA Basketball 3x3 (@usab3x3) July 29, 2021Zagklis revealed that FIBA would

After Paris, the Games move on to Los Angeles in 2028, the birthplace of traditional basketball where

The United States meet France on Sunday as they begin the defence of the men’s basketball title at Tokyo

title.Devin Booker, shooting guard for beaten finalists Phoenix Suns, is also set to arrive late.Team USA

 "It’s pretty obvious that they won’t know everything that’s been going on, but luckily it’s basketball

Four-time Olympic basketball gold medallist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez will carry the

 Bird is the first basketball player to be chosen since Dawn Staley carried the Stars and Stripes

It's an incredible honour to be selected as the flag bearer for Team USA," the 40-year-old Bird said.

nbsp;"It's an honour that is bigger than the moment, in that you've been selected by your fellow Team USA

 "This is about all the players who either came before me and set the tone for what the USA Basketball

, and I am humbled to lead Team USA into the Tokyo Olympic Games."

Two women's basketball players have had a last-ditch bid to represent Nigeria at the Olympic Games here

turn 17.The pair requested an "exceptional change" to their national status under an International Basketball

The players had requested that the CAS provisionally accepts the change of their national status from USA

Although both players had played for USA after the age of 17 and participated in the qualifying process

In any event, the players would have to wait for a three-year period since their last game with the USA

The Nigerian Basketball Federation had claimed that "players of African descent are approved to play

United States Basketball players Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have reportedly filed appeals

at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) said

According to ESPN, FIBA ruled Ogwumike, a former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most

is tomorrow.ESPN reported Ogwumike and Williams have been given consent to compete for Nigeria from USA

Basketball as they had paid an administration fee of $10,000 (£7,300/€8,500).Elizabeth Williams has

for such a decision which is repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience," the Nigerian Basketball

2011 Under-18 and Under-19 event in Chile.Nigeria are due to face the US in Group B of the women's basketball