Charlie Baker has started work as the sixth President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

the compensation of athletes.College stars have traditionally not been allowed to make money in the United

States, despite sports such as basketball and American football bringing in billions of dollars.The

NCAA has relaxed its rules following a United States Supreme Court ruling which backed athletes' compensation

rights.Several states have also passed legislation which allows college athletes to make money from

other, and would prefer federal legislation to cover everything.College sport is huge business in the United

Australia has named a team of nine athletes set to compete at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's Boxing World Championships in India's capital New Delhi, despite being a member of the Common Cause Alliance. 

several countries to boycott the event ©Boxing AustraliaSeveral members of the Alliance, including the United

States, Great Britain, Ireland and The Netherlands, have committed to a boycott of IBA events because

Ragne Wiklund of Norway delivered against home favourite Irene Schouten to win the women’s 3,000 metres gold at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen.

Ivanie Blondin won the women’s title in 1:26.29 as McKenzie Browne, Erin Jackson and Kimi Goetz of The United

States won silver 0.29sec later.Bronze went to the Chinese trio of Zhang Lina, Jin Jingzhu and Li Qishi

Of all the oligarchs, politicians, businessmen, military personnel, sports administrators and medallists targeted by capitals around the world since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than a year ago, none will have hurt more than Canada's decision to add Vladislav Tretiak to its sanctions list.

opening Ceremony of the Winter Games in Sochi.Post-retirement, Tretiak has spent long periods in the United

States coaching with NHL club Chicago Blackhawks and running goaltender master classes for aspiring

He was elected to the State Duma as a member of United Russia in December 2003 after receiving huge financial

Britain won its first-ever snowboard cross mixed team World Championships gold in Bakuriani.

leading the course, with Merlin Surget of France, Jakob Dusek of Austria and Nick Baumgartner of the United

States following closely.However, Dusek managed to overtake Surget and Nightingale after gaining pace

Over 30 tonnes of equine feed, hay and other materials have been delivered to stables in Ukraine as part of a scheme organised by the European Equestrian Federation (EEF) and the Dutch Federation of Professional Equine Centres (FNRS).

CHF1 million (£882,000/$1 million/€1.1 million) to help the Ukraine equestrian community, while the United

States Equestrian Federation (USEF) helped with fundraising efforts.

Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown will be looking to make the most of the absence of title holder Flora Duffy of Bermuda when she begins her campaign at the opening World Triathlon Championship Series event in Abu Dhabi.

opting to delay the start of her season, Taylor-Brown will be among the favourite to clinch gold at the United

the French trio of Leonie Periault and Emma Lombardi, while 2019 world champion Katie Zaferes of the United

States is set to make her first appearance at the World Triathlon Championship Series as a mother.Léo

The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) has pledged to help rehabilitate soldiers that have suffered severe injuries in the Ukraine war to participate insport after striking a deal with a gambling regulator.

According to estimates in the United States, more than 200,000 Russian military personnel have been either

battle since the country’s Vladimir Putin declared a full-scale invasion of Ukraine 12 months ago.The United

The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) have released tourism statistics for October to December, 2022, which indicate that they can imitate their numbers to pre-COVID-19 levels in 2019 ahead of the 2023 Pacific Games, when they had 30,000 visitors to the country. 

 Visitors from New Zealand and the United States also increased.Numbers from New Zealand rose from

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has blamed a conspiracy by a group of Anglo-Saxon countries for his country’s isolation from world sport.

which are also influenced by the Germanic peoples who invaded Britain in the fifth century.They include United

Kingdom, the United States, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.Dmitry Chernyshenko has refused

Dutch skaters will be hopeful of enjoying success on home ice when champions are crowned across team and individual events at the International Skating Union World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.

Dubreuil, Miho Takagi of Japan, who won four Olympic medals at Beijing 2022, and Jordan Stolz of the United

States, who claimed seven medals at last month’s World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell,

Civic leaders in the Canadian province of Alberta have hinted at a joint bid for the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030.

concentrate on bidding for matches in the FIFA World Cup, which is to be joint hosted by Canada, the United

States and Mexico in the same year.

Former National Football League (NFL) player Luke Willson has revealed his ambition to compete for Canada in track cycling at next year's Olympic Games in Paris. 

already won the 2015 Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2015 when he was called up for the United

States rugby sevens squad which finished ninth at Rio 2016.He returned to gridiron to win two further

The Italian Boxing Federation (FPI) has revealed that it has no plans to join a boycott of this month's International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships as it looks to ramp up preparations for the event.

governing body to announce that it would be boycotting the Women’s World Championships.Norway joined United

States, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Sweden

Four new Advisory Board members have joined the Los Angeles Mayor’s Global LA partnership which aims to attract international companies to the city as the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games approach.

Amazon’s director of economic development for the Western United States Ron Frierson is one of the quartet

city ©Getty ImagesThe Board has also recruited Attorney Carol Leslie Hamilton who has worked for the United