American swimmers face paying more than $3,000 (£2,450/€2,800) to compete at this year's International University Sports Federation Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

The United States International University Sports Federation (US-IUSF) has revealed that swimmers looking

Brazil narrowly topped the medals table at the Para Swimming World Series event in Lignano Sabbiadoro, snatching victory away from Italy.

Netherlands' Chantalle Zijderveld broke the women's 200m breaststroke SB9 world record in 2:45.07.The United

States' Christie Raleigh-Crossley also made history by clocking in after 32.01 in the women's S9 100m

Australia's triple Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown has broken the 200 metres world backstroke record at the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre on a dramatic night at the New South Wales State Open Championships.

McKeown, came home in 2min 03.14sec  to eclipse the mark set by Regan Smith of the United States

Australia comfortably won their deciding Pool B match against Czech Republic at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo to seal their place in the quarter-finals for the first time.

Elsewhere in the pool co-hosts the United States crushed Canada 12-1, with big hitting from Mike Trout

Russia have sent 12 athletes to compete under the country’s flag at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Championships in Indian capital New Delhi.

Committee’s (IOC) recommendations.The controversial decision has resulted in many countries including the United

States, Britain and Ukraine boycotting the event, scheduled to run from Thursday (March 16) to March

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated it hopes that the British Government "will respect the autonomy of sport" after its Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer wrote to sponsors urging them to back a ban on Russia and Belarus.

The global governing body has cited the latest United Nations (UN) resolution in its argument.The motion

SA, Proctor and Gamble, Samsung, Toyota and Visa were all addressed in Frazer's letter as they have United

interest" the discussion on Russians and Belarusians at this year's Wimbledon ©Getty ImagesThe IOC states

Seoul's Mayor Oh Se-hoon has revealed there are no plans for a joint-bid with North Korea for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

media, and vowed to take "the toughest counteraction" against the largest joint military drills by the United

States and South Korea in years that started today.North Korea launched two ballistic missiles over

Ukrainian Sports Minister and National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Vadym Gutzeit has cast doubt on the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) claim that its Solidarity Fund has benefited approximately 3,000 athletes and coaches from the country.

to examples including Ukrainian athletes' participation and success at a Wrestling World Cup in the United

States in December and the International Table Tennis Federation World Paralympic Championships in November

Former Czech diplomat Michael Žantovský has claimed that Russian aggression in Ukraine is in "stark contradiction to Olympic principles" after being named to lead a Czech Olympic Committee (ČOV) legal group of experts.

responsibility for it along with all of us," the 74-year-old Žantovský said.A former Czech Ambassador to the United

States, Israel and United Kingdom, Žantovský had been involved in Czech Olympic preparations for Atlanta

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was spied on by last year's men's World Cup host country Qatar during a meeting with former Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber, according to a report vigorously denied by the Gulf nation.

secretly recorded when a confidential meeting was wiretapped with the help of former agents from the United

States' Central Intelligence Agency in what was termed "Project Matterhorn".At the time, the Schweizerhof

The United States won one-third of the medals on offer at the International Shooting Sport Federation

with one gold medal each.Three-time Olympic champion Kimberly Rhode started the proceedings for the United

States, winning the women's skeet title.Rhode tied with compatriot Samantha Simonton with 38 points

pic.twitter.com/vmVKGWVPaX— ISSF (@issf_official) March 11, 2023The scoreline was a humbling 6-0 in favour of the United

The Philippines' Carlos Yulo excelled at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, clinching the men's vault and parallel bars.

pommel horse.Karimi scored 14.200, with Kovtun earning another silver with 13.933 and Riley Loos of the United

States taking bronze with 13.733.Alexander Myakinin 🇮🇱 is in his element with his connected Kovacs-style

Cuba and Italy progressed to the quarter-finals in a remarkable five-way tie in Pool A of the World Baseball Classic.

against China coupled with a Czech victory would make it a three way tie-break.Defending champions the United

States were stunned by Mexico in front of 47,534 home fans at Chase Field in Phoenix, Joey Meneses swatting

Britain's Charlotte Bankes clinched a fourth consecutive women's International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup victory in Sierra Nevada, while Spanish home favourite Lucas Eguibar was beaten in the men's final by Switzerland's Kalle Koblet.

Adamczyková of Czech Republic, Josie Baff of Australia and Olympic champion Lindsey Jacobellis of the United

States all crashed out at the quarter-final stage.Eguibar was denied a second victory in front of his

Ragnhild Gløersen Haga prevailed in a dramatic sprint finish to win the women's 50-kilometres mass start at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup in Oslo.

a thrilling finish as compatriot Astrid Øyre Slind followed her across the line just 0.3 later.The United

States' Olympic and world champion Jessie Diggins then made up the podium 0.5 off the pace.Haga said