The United States' Julia Marino capped off her title-winning season with victory in the final International

Tiril Udnes Weng sealed the women's International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup Crystal Globe in Lahti, and her Norwegian compatriots Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Kristine Stavås Skistad continued their fine finishes to the season with sprint classic victories.

pace in third place, moving on to 1,983 points to win her first Crystal Globe.Jessie Diggins of the United

States is her closest challenger on 1,829, but ranked 16th in the sprint after failing to progress past

their home International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, and the United

States' Madison Chock and Evan Bates triumphed in the ice dance on the final day.

The United States' Madison Chock, front, and Evan Bates, back, earned ice dance gold on the final day

Belgium's Olympic silver medallist Wout van Aert earned a first win of the season on the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Tour, holding off The Netherlands' Mathieu van der Poel and Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar to win the E3 Saxo Classic.

gap and held on to consign van der Poel to second place and Pogačar to third.Matteo Jorgenson of the United

States and Movistar Team was fourth at 33 seconds off the pace.Van Aert was delighted with the manner

The Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) have announced a total of six events in the build-up to the this year's Pan American Games in Santiago that will determine seeding of the team kyorugui event, which is due to make its debut at the event in the Chilean capital. 

than at the last Pan American Games in Lima thanks to the addition of team kyorugui.At Lima 2019, the United

States topped the medals table.They won nine medals, four of them gold, pipping Mexico with seven, also

World Athletics' continued ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes has been welcomed by the United Kingdom

plot a route back into competition for Russian and Belarusian athletes funded and selected by their states

American table tennis player Kanak Jha has been handed a one-year ban for committing three whereabouts doping failures within 12 months.

Jha is the United States' top-ranked player by the International Table Tennis Federation at 24th, 

decision was made by an independent arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association, after the United

States Anti-Doping Agency claimed that Jha had missed tests on March 18, June 2 and September 4 last

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has hailed a record-breaking World Baseball Classic during a virtual meeting of its Executive Board, held today.

The tournament, which concluded in Miami, United States, on Tuesday (March 21), saw Japan beat co-hosts

Japan also defeated the United States to win the baseball final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the win

titles.A total of 1.3 million fans attended the 47 matches at the tournament, which was co-hosted by the United

States, Japan and Taiwan.A record 1,010,999 attended first-round matches, with an overall average attendance

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto defended her women's singles title at her home International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama.

Belgium climbed from fifth into third with a 138.48 routine, putting her on 210.42.Isabeau Levito of the United

States was fourth with 207.65 overall, while Japan's Grand Prix Final winner Mai Mihara slipped off

with the rhythm dance, and Four Continents Championships winners Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United

States have an overnight lead with a personal best 91.94 from their routine.Italy's European champions

FIFA has launched the bidding process for its 2027 Women's World Cup with a view to finalising a host at next year's Congress.

the Women's World Cup, a procedure used for the men's event since 2018 for the 2026 edition in the United

States, Canada and Mexico.A host for the 2030 men's World Cup is also due to be determined at next year's

Arecibo in Puerto Rico has been named as host of next year's International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games, which is set to offer a final qualification opportunity for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

American Games in Chile's capital Santiago, are also set to serve as qualifiers.Japan's men and the United

States' women earned additional slots for Paris 2024 at last year's World Surfing Games at Huntington

The World Baseball Classic has been part of the calendar since 2006 but had never lived up to its name, passing unnoticed except in Japan, the winners in 2006 and 2009, and Dominican Republic, champions in 2013.

Even when the United States lifted the trophy at the last edition in 2017, beating Puerto Rico 8-0 at

Colombia, the strongest team entered in the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, has withdrawn two days before the event starts because of a dispute over "cash only" payments.

The "cash only" conditions have caused problems for other teams including Canada and the United States

Llamosa Mosquera, Manuela Berrio, Brayan Rodallegas, Jhor Moreno and Rafael Cerro.Mattie Rogers of the United

States is aiming for her eighth Pan Americna medal in a row ©Getty ImagesThe biggest remaining teams

Japan's home favourites Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara claimed the first gold medals of the International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, collecting the pairs title.

overnight lead of more than six points over last year's champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the United

States after a strong short programme at the Saitama Super Arena.Knierim and Frazier applied the pressure

China's ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming has insisted infrastructure projects for this year's Pacific Games in the capital Honiara will be completed in August.

expected to send 80 athletes to China for three months later this year to help them prepare.China and the United

States are competing against each other to gain influence over the Pacific region.Australia, Indonesia