The United States meet France on Sunday as they begin the defence of the men’s basketball title at Tokyo 2020 here, a gold medal that, more than any other, has been dominated by them.

meet Italy in the other match Group B.In Group C, Argentina meet Slovenia and host nation Japan face Spain

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chair Susanne Lyons revealed they are "poised and ready" to discuss a potential bid for Salt Lake City to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

2030 Games before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Tokyo 2020 back to this year, and Pyrenees-Barcelona in Spain

Men’s world number one Kento Momota is aiming to win Japan's first Olympic Games badminton singles title at Tokyo 2020 despite a troubled preparation for his debut on the sport’s biggest stage.

Rio 2016.Sindhu’s chances have been boosted by the withdrawal of defending champion Carolina Marin of Spain

A Chilean weightlifter who was third in her weight category rankings on performance has had to withdraw from Tokyo 2020 because of a serious shoulder injury.

which also features two of the world’s most popular weightlifters on social media, Lidia Valentin of Spain

Denmark will seek to become the second nation to win back-to-back men’s Olympic handball titles when they launch their Tokyo 2020 campaign tomorrow against host nation Japan.

1972.Group B also features African champions Egypt, Bahrain, Portugal and Sweden.European champions Spain

due to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions.Group B matches will begin on Sunday (July 25) with Spain

The Netherlands women's hockey team will be looking for Olympic redemption when they compete here at Tokyo 2020 as they aim to maintain their record of winning every major tournament since their shock loss in the final at Rio 2016.

allegations of a toxic culture and bullying in the women's setup.Argentina, China, Japan, New Zealand and Spain

with Canada, Britain and South Africa, while Argentina, Australia, hosts Japan, India, New Zealand and Spain

Serbia and United States will hope to repeat their Rio 2016 triumphs as men’s and women’s water polo competition begins at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on the first official day of Tokyo 2020 competition.

The defending champions will face Australia, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro and Spain in Group B, with

the Russian Olympic Committee, China and Hungary completing the Group B line-up.European champions Spain

The European Handball Federation (EHF) says the controversy over the decision to fine Norway after its players wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms "is based on disinformation on the procedure." 

bronze medal match at the Women’s European Beach Handball Championships in Varna in Bulgaria against Spain

Ski mountaineering has been approved as an additional sport for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here today.

Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, with hosts Switzerland earning three gold medals.Italy and Spain

Reigning champions Brazil and hosts Japan will play in the opening matches of the blind football tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, it has been confirmed.

followed by the opening Group B meetings, with Rio 2016 bronze medallist Argentina tackling Morocco and Spain

Japan on August 30 with China meeting France, before Thailand and Morocco go head-to-head and then Spain

Australia’s triathlon team have been backed to establish themselves as a "powerhouse" in the sport when they participate at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics here.

Our hearts and thoughts have been with all our triathlon competitors overseas, especially in Spain and

Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) coach Parfait Hakizimana has been included as a representative of his sport in the first-ever Refugee Paralympic Team.

his first match before losing 18-12 to the top-seeded, three-time world champion Aythami Santana of Spain

Denmark’s men retained their title at the European Beach Handball Championships in Varna in Bulgaria, but the women’s team were unsuccessful in their defence as the row over women’s mandated wearing of bikini bottoms rumbled on.

sets also, 24-21, 25-20, and went unbeaten at the event.The men’s bronze-medal match saw Russia beat Spain

23-22, 14-16, 7-6, while in the women’s bronze-medal game Spain earned a 21-18, 23-22 win over Norway

Niall McEvoy has resigned from the Irish national ice hockey team over the Irish Government’s policy on "vaccine passports".

 Bilbao also withdrew, but Spain kept those matches as they were relocated to Seville.

Italy’s Stefano Ghisolfi and Natalia Grossman of the United States are the top seeds for the men’s and women’s lead finals at the last International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup, before the sport makes its scheduled Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020.

being completed by Sascha Lehmann of Switzerland, Luka Potocar of Slovenia, Alberto Ginés López of Spain