Nigerian two-time Olympic medal-winning football coach Samson Siasia has lost an appeal to overturn a ban for match fixing at a court in New York City.

a long-term investigation into match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal.The ban prevented him from using his United

States Soccer Federation licence, although it was reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration

Live TV coverage, shorter competitions and an app that tells you all you need to know are key features of German weightlifting’s "Agenda 2028" project to modernise the sport and make it more attractive to a wider audience.

Other federations have gone through these rebuilding processes with great success, most notably the United

States and Italy, while Colombia has also enjoyed considerable success since winning its first Olympic

Danish National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Hans Natorp has insisted a return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions would be "unacceptable", but another opponent in the Finnish Olympic Committee recognised a "majority of countries" support their return as neutrals.

nbsp;has reported that Finland's Science and Culture Minister Petri Honkonen sought to persuade the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to return to a tough stance opposing the participation of Russia

The statement yesterday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that they are continuing to "explore a pathway" for Russian and Belarusian athletes' participation at Paris 2024 under a neutral banner was not new.

It said, "At the time - contrary to the situation today - there were United Nations sanctions in place

against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, calling on all Member States to: 'Take the necessary steps

 Teams were banned, which meant that the basketball squad, seen as potential rivals to the United

States' "Dream Team", were unable to take part.Yugoslavian athletes were forced to compete as Independent

Olympic Participants at Barcelona 1992 after the United Nations imposed sanctions on the country ©Getty

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been in brilliant form at the Australian Open, beating last year's runner-up Danielle Collins of the United

States, world number one Iga Świątek of Poland and Latvian former French Open winner Jeļena Ostapenko

Dr. Malumbete Ralethe has received the coveted Honorary Member Award from the International University Sports Federation (FISU) for his "valuable contributions" to university sport at continental and global level.

vice-president and director of sport at Makerere University, Uganda; Delise O’meally, vice-president of the United

States International University Sports Federation; Professor Byong Jin You of South Korea; Dr.

Omar Al-Hai of the United Arab Emirates, as well as Professor Kemal Tamer of Turkey and honorary member

Compatriots and doubles partners Niels Vink and Sam Schröder of The Netherlands are to meet each other in the quad wheelchair tennis singles final at the Australian Open, after convincing straight-set victories today.

Groot and team-mate Aniek van Koot, the top seeds in the women's doubles defeated Dana Mathewson of the United

States and Lucy Shuker of Britain 6-2, 6-1 to make the final; where they are set to face Kamiji and

Alexandra Banado, Chile's Sports Minister, has said that the National Stadium Park, close to being finished, will be the first venue to be delivered before this year's Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games.

President of Panam Sports, Neven Ilic; the executive director of Santiago 2023, Gianna Cunazza and the United

States Ambassador to Chile, Bernadette Meehan.The tour was preceded by a visit to the High Performance

and recreational parks for the family.Santiago 2023 executive director Gianna Cunazza, left, with the United

States ambassador to Chile Bernadette Meehan, right, during the recent tour of facilities in the National

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is through to her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, where she is set to play Kazakhstan's Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.

been in brilliant form at the Australian Open, beating last year's runner-up Danielle Collins of the United

States, world number one and clear favourite Iga Świątek of Poland and Latvian former French Open winner

USA Softball has inducted nine players into its Hall of Fame for 2023, including Olympian Valerie Arioto, who was part of the silver-medal-winning team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Pitcher and first baseman Arioto has been part of the national team since 2011 and during her time as a United

States representative helped the team to four World Cup titles, three Pan American Games golds and two

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is leading a delegation of officials from South East Queensland (SEQ) on a visit to Los Angeles and Vancouver to assist with its preparation for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

staging the Games, particularly in the fields of transport, waste and population.Los Angeles in the United

States held the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, and is preparing to host the 2028 edition.Vancouver

St. Moritz in Switzerland will be welcoming Olympic and world champions as the 2023 International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships begins tomorrow.

champion.He will face competition from Israel Blanco of Spain, Guillermo Castillo and Robert Balk of the United

States, Jonas Frei of Switzerland, and Canadian great Lonnie Bissonnette.German Francesco Friedrich,

weekend in AltenbergThe battle between women's reigning Olympic champions in Kaillie Humphries of the United

States and Laura Nolte of Germany will be the one to look out for.The duo are having a tight race for

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ImagesMagda Linette is the last unseeded player in the women's singles ©Getty ImagesTommy Paul of the United

States made the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career ©Getty ImagesBen Shelton shares a hug with

Santiago 2023 executive director Gianna Cunazza has called on organisers to "plan with anticipation for possible crises" during the Pan American Games.

A security workshop for the Pan American Games organised by the Organisation of American States' Inter

American Committee against Terrorism, brought together representatives of the United Nations (UN), Canadian

 Santiago Metropolitan Police chief General Jean Camus Dávila joined the gathering with United Nations

Norwegians Anders Mol and Christian Sørum return to defend their men's International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour title with the Finals set for the next four days in Doha.

centre court at the Finals.The other team in Pool B are wildcards Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng of the United

States.