Colombia, the strongest team entered in the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, has withdrawn two days before the event starts because of a dispute over "cash only" payments.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

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has extended a ban on Russia and Belarus from its World Championship events through to next season, citing safety reasons.

Ostrava in the Czech Republic from May 10 to 26, and the Women's World Championship will be in the United

States with dates still to be decided.Russia had originally been due to host the men's World Championship

When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board gathers in the next few days, it seems likely that one topic will dominate both the meetings and conversations in the corridors.

IOC President Comte Henri Baillet-Latour sounded out Charles Sherrill, an IOC member in the United States

Japan’s reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto leads after the women’s short programme at the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama after producing her best skate of the season,

Japanese skater is on 0.16 points behind Lee on 73.46 just ahead of 16 year old Isabeau Levito of the United

States who was World Junior Champion last year is close behind in fourth with a score of 73.03.Kaori

Kihara scored 80.72 in the short programme.2022 World Champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the United

States are back in second after they scored 74.64.Italy’s 2023 European gold medallists Sara Conti and

The Solomon Islands is sending 80 athletes to China for training as the country prepares to host the 2023 Pacific Games later this year.

Beijing in 2019 and also signed a security agreement with the Chinese, which was to the dislike of the United

countries such as China, Australia, Japan, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea ©Getty ImagesChina and the United

States are competing against each other to gain influence over the Pacific region, as an United States

Japan claimed their third World Baseball Classic (WBC) title after defeating the United States in an

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has pledged to leave a "game-changing legacy" for the development of women’s boxing here as his organisation prepares to stage its Women and Sport Conference.

withdrawals from national governing bodies over the participation of Russian and Belarusian boxers.The United

States, Britain and Ukraine are among a number of National Federations that chose to boycott the tournament

Switzerland continued their impressive title defence, edging past Canada 7-6 to win their sixth straight match at the World Women's Curling Championship at the Goransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden.

victory over Scotland 7-6.New Zealand moved to 0-7 following the loss to Canada, while a 7-1 loss to the United

States kept them winless.The United States also claimed two wins today, also beating Denmark 7-2 to

Mexico’s 2022 World Games gold medal-winning flag football captain and quarterback Diana Flores has been named the International World Games Association Athlete of the Month for February, and believes the gold medal she won in Birmingham last year could help the sport achieve a place on the Olympic programme for LA 2028.

generations, not only to function on the field, but to achieve their dreams because in Mexico and the United

States there are academic scholarships for players."

World Cup.The crowning achievement of her career so far was when she led Mexico to victory over the United

States in the World Games in July 2022."

Record Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry are among those to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

world records in his sensational career, winning 27 world titles.Also inducted is Missy Franklin of the United

States, who retired in 2018 having won four golds and a bronze at the London 2012 OlympicsShe set a

female record of six world golds the following year.Michael Phelps of the United States, pictured at

It must have been an interesting old start to the week in the Olympic citadel Lausanne, with one leading Swiss bank having abruptly been swallowed by another and Xi Jinping, all-powerful leader of the most recent Olympic Games host, China, touching down in Moscow to begin a three-day state visit.

not now be consumed by Europe will be snapped up gladly by China and others.Mutual mistrust of the United

States provides another potentially powerful motor for strengthening the alliance of convenience between

Colombian flying disc athlete Valeria Cardenas secured the title of International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of The Year 2022 with a late burst of votes.

the list by just 346 votes.Third place went to the most successful athlete of TWG 2022 in Birmingham, United

States, Colombia’s 28-year-old  Johana Viveros Mondragon, who won four golds and a silver in roller

The United States topped the medal table at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Para Snowboard