The drawing of lots for the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) qualifying tournament for next year's Olympic Games in Paris was held at a ceremony today in Lausanne, which revealed the three pools of national teams for men and women.

Peru.Pool C, set to be played in Poland, will include the hosts, Italy, defending Olympic champions United

States, Germany, Thailand, Colombia, South Korea and Slovenia.France automatically qualify for Paris

2024 as hosts of the event.Defending Olympic champions the United States have been drawn in Pool C of

Salt Lake City is wanted to host the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been claimed by United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chairman Gene Sykes.

FIFA has grudgingly dropped plans to make Visit Saudi a major sponsor of this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after a backlash from organisers and players.

There wouldn’t be anything bad in making sponsorships from Saudi Arabia, China, United States of America

year's FIFA Women's World Cup will enjoy a 300 per cent increase in prize money compared to what the United

States received for lifting the trophy in France four years ago ©Getty ImagesThe decision to drop the

Mabo Ismaila, who managed Nigeria's women's football team at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games, has died at the age of 80.

for his coaching career, guiding Nigeria to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup in the United

States in 1999, where they were beaten on a golden goal by Brazil.He led the country at Sydney 2000,

In Dublin this weekend, Ireland, World Rugby’s number one ranked team, are on the threshold of a Grand Slam for only the fourth time in their history. 

declared.He visited Paris to invite representatives of Irish communities across the globe to take part.In the United

States, Murray G Hulbert, President of the Board of Aldermen of New York, was elected to lead a committee

Swiss Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami clinched the women's super-G Crystal Globe with a dramatic victory over Italy's Federica Brignone at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup Finals in Soldeu.

— FIS Alpine (@fisalpine) March 16, 2023The season's overall runaway winner Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States placed 14th in 1:28.16.In the men's super-G, Odermatt clinched his 12th win of the season to

Japanese-funded improvements to the Solomon Islands' main airport in its capital Honiara have been completed in time for this year's Pacific Games.

Islands to build venues for the Pacific Games, in addition to the Japanese support on the airport.The United

States closed its Embassy in Honiara in 1993 as part of a post-Cold War global reduction in diplomatic

Pictures this week of Russia's Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin visiting India and being feted by top officials, including the country's National Olympic Committee President PT Usha, will have set loud alarm bells ringing in Lausanne.

Its membership has since expanded to eight states, with India, Pakistan and Uzbekistan joining.

proved to be a surprisingly good friend to Russia since it was largely ostracised in Europe and the United

States.

France have both sent teams to India, and not joined the boycott of 11 other countries, led by the United

States and Great Britain.IBA's decision to let Dutch boxer Megan de Cler compete as a neutral at the

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has claimed that the decision to prevent Donjeta Sadiku from competing under the country's flag at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships here is a "blatant violation of international sporting standards".

in Ukraine.The controversial decision has led to many National Federations including those from the United

States, Britain and Ukraine boycotting the event.Matytsin sat down next to Russian official Kremlev,

Cuba defeated Australia 4-3 in a thrilling quarter-final contest in Tokyo, Japan, to book their place in the last four, while the last group stage matches were played to finalise the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) knockout bracket.

Cuba will now face the winner of Venezuela against the United States.The US defeated Colombia in a tight

qualified as runners-up of Pool C with Mexico defeating Canada 10-3 earlier in the day to top the group.The United

States are looking to win back-to-back World Baseball Classic titles ©Getty ImagesThe US, Mexico and

position courtesy of their head-to-head advantage over the US.In Pool D at the city of Phoenix in the United

States, Venezuela continued their perfect run by beating Israel 5-1, joining Japan as the only undefeated

The United States Anti-Doping Agency have announced that wrestler Jordan Oliver will be serving a two-year

Tokyo 2020 women's omnium champion Jennifer Valente of the United States won the elimination race on

Megan de Cler of The Netherlands looks set to compete under a neutral banner at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Championships here - a move which has angered the Dutch Boxing Federation President Boris van der Vorst.

country in the draw for the tournament in New Delhi.The other National Federations that withdrew were the United

States, Ukraine, Britain, Ireland, Poland, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Sweden.Athletes

Tokyo 2020 shot put silver medallist Raven Saunders has accepted an 18-month suspension for whereabouts failures, it has been reported.

The United States athlete was sanctioned for committing three whereabouts failures within a 12-month

period.According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Saunders was part of the Registered

constitutes a rule violation under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policy, and the World Athletics Anti-Doping

States athlete was sanctioned for committing three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period ©Getty

The United States water polo teams face being without a dedicated training venue in Los Angeles as they

get together two weeks before the Olympics," said Chris Ramsey, chief executive of USA Water Polo.The United

States women's team has won gold at the last three Olympics ©Getty Images"Having them there as role

Olympics were last held in Los Angeles in 1984, and matched that at Seoul 1988 and Beijing 2008.The United

States women's team has won gold at the last three Olympics.