A Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Kobe Bryant more than 25 times during the 2007-2008 season, when he won the Most Valuable Player award has been put up for auction at Sotheby’s, where it is expected to fetch up to $7 million (£5.8 million/€6.5 million).

Lakers to the NBA Finals.In 2008, he also won the first of his two Olympic gold medals as part of the United

States squad in Beijing.Bryant was also part of the US team that retained its title at London 2012.If

Defending champions Denmark qualified for the main round of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Championship in style, with a convincing 36-21 victory over Bahrain.

while Egypt depended on Hassan Kaddah’s goal scoring abilities against Morocco.Croatia crushed the United

States 40-22, while Belgium took a massive step towards the next round with a 32-29 win over Tunisia.With

Novak Djokovic will seek to draw level with Rafael Nadal's record of 22 men's Grand Slam singles titles by winning the Australian Open, which starts tomorrow - a year after his attempt to win the tournament for a fourth successive time was barred by home authorities.

Tunisian player whom she beat in an absorbing US final, Ons Jabeur.Third seed Jessica Pegula of the United

States was the last player to defeat Świątek.Britain's 20-year-old Emma Raducanu, who made her name

Italy were victorious in the women's and men's team foil finals today, ending the latest leg of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Fencing World Cup in Paris.

Erica Cipressa defeated Stefani Deschner, Jacqueline Dubrovich, Lee Kiefer and Zander Rhodes from the United

States 45-32 for the gold medal.Italy secured two shutouts thanks to Palumbo and Favaretto, who enjoyed

that grew to 12 in the penultimate round due to Yuka Ueno beating Pauline Ranvier.Italy defeated the United

States in the men's final by a 45-42 margin.The team of Tommaso Marini, Daniele Garazzo, Alessio Foconi

Canada broke the hearts of hosts Sweden in the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey Under-18 Women's World Championship today in Östersund, demolishing their opponents 10-0 to win a second title in a row.

pic.twitter.com/ZZfKO7UiiK— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) January 15, 2023In the bronze-medal game, 2022 runners-up United

States defeated Finland 5-0 to make it on the podium along with the finalists.It was the first time

Britain's four-man bobsleigh, piloted by Brad Hall, earned a second International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup victory after its breakthrough success on December 18 last year at Lake Placid - the first victory in the competition by a British crew since Lamin Deen in Whistler in 2017.

Kim Kalicki and Leonie Fiebig after the two race runs.Third place in Altenberg was a tie between the United

States pairing of Kaillie Humphries - who has two Olympic golds in this event for Canada and won yesterday

A call to resolve the doping case involving Kamila Valieva "as soon as possible" has been made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) so that the team medals from Beijing 2022 can be distributed.

the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team that won the team gold medals at Beijing 2022, ahead of the United

States and Japan.But, after insidethegames exclusively revealed after the event that Valieva had tested

USA Weightlifting has confirmed Nick Maietta as its new chair of the Board, with Shameeka Quallo joining as the vice-chair.

Maietta has worked in management consulting, business development and technology law; and served as a United

States marine in Afghanistan.Quallo is currently the associate general and senior director of diversity

USA Cricket has been recognised by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board of

the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the Americas.There is a big push to promote cricket in the United

States as part of a bid to be included on the Olympic programme at Los Angeles 2028 ©Getty Images"We

to include cricket at the 2028 Olympics and is promoting its entry to future Pan-American Games.The United

States are already set to co-host the ICC men's T20 World Cup in 2024 with the West Indies.Cricket is

Irish Sailing has appointed Tim Bourke as its new chief executive following the retirement of Harry Hermon last month.

Bourke previously ran a sailing school in the United States and co-founded the SB20 class in Ireland.Among

United States broadcaster NBC has launched its logo for next year's Olympic Games in Paris, unveiling

Paris Hilton, a well-known media personality in the United States, pokes fun at herself in a promotional

Three-time Olympic figure skating medallist Nathan Chen of the United States has stressed the need for

Another week brought more disruption to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation's (FIS) World Cup circuits with more weather-related cancellations.

its place.The weather has rivalled the individual successes of Switzerland's Marco Odermatt and the United

States' Mikaela Shiffrin for the story of the season.The World Cup season in Alpine skiing began at

and in a world where leaders cannot even reach an agreement on phasing out fossil fuels at the recent United

American figure skater Nathan Chen said that all he can do is wait for his Olympic team medal as the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) blasted Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) "self-serving" ruling

Bates.Japan claimed bronze but could be promoted to silver should the ROC be stripped of their team gold.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee thanked WADA for its "commitment to reviewing this issue" and

Hosts Sweden are set to face holders Canada in tomorrow's Ice Hockey Under-18 Women's World Championship final after two dramatic semi-finals in Östersund.

Sweden lost 6-3 to seven-time winners and 2022 runners-up the United States in their opening match of