Chinese state media have announced the sudden death at 39 of soprano Chu Lanlan, a performer who sang during the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

World Winter University Games will face stricter testing procedures introduced on Wednesday by the United

States Government.

Thousands of fans have mourned the death of Pelé at a public wake to begin the funeral of the legendary former Brazilian footballer.

matches in club football.This covered 643 for Santos from 1956 to 1974, and 37 for New York Cosmos in the United

States at the end of his career from 1975 to 1977.In politics, Pelé's served as Brazil's Minister of

Former National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman Sergei Bautin, a member of the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, has died at the age of 55.

in the first round of the draft.The Unified Team, composed of players from the former Soviet Union states

finishing his career in Russia.He continued to remain involved in the sport as a coach, working in the United

States, Japan and Russia.Sergei Bautin was the 17th pick of the first round in the 1992 NHL draft when

A group of five athletes and one bobsled builder have been officially inducted into the USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS) Hall of Fame - more than two years after their entry was announced.

Push athlete Steve Mesler helped the United States to win an Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsleigh

One of the factors which moved World Athletics President Sebastian Coe to tell an end-of-year news briefing that, to him, 2022 looked and felt "very different" was commissioned data from media analysis company Unicepta.

jump champion and world record holder, Yulimar Rojas, world and Olympic 800m champion Athing Mu of the United

States and her compatriot Sydney McLaughlin, who set a shattering fourth world record in winning the

establishing her as the second fastest woman in history behind the late Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United

As 2022 comes to a close, so too does my first year as President of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF).

contested matches culminating in an historic and emotional victory for Mexico’s women’s team over the United

States at the iconic Legion Field stadium.Birmingham was also the stage of our 2022 Congress, which

Green - a specialist UK consultancy - to establish a series of commitments that deliver against the United

 IFAF athletes including quarterbacks Vanita Krouch of the United States and Diana Flores of Mexico

China is set to drop quarantine requirements for international arrivals in a boost for the delayed Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.

impose COVID-19 testing on arrivals from China following the reopening of its borders, including the United

States, in a move set to affect the upcoming Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has unveiled its end-of-year softball and baseball world rankings.

Taipei in second on 3,819, as both countries retained their positions from the previous year.United States

place to finish third with 2,909 points, with world champions Australia staying in fourth on 2,864.The United

States complete the top five with 2,655 points.The United States top the women's end-of-year softball

world rankings ©WBSCIn the women’s softball rankings, the United States maintained their top position

Now that the dust, or should that be sand, has settled on the first FIFA World Cup to be held in December, realisation has set in that the sky did not fall in because the tournament was held at the end of a calendar year.

 Further bids came from the United States, Chile, Brazil and South Korea.Morocco had hosted the

By the time the vote was taken on July 4 1988, a three-way continental race was on.The United States

tournament.Their bid for the 2026 tournament was beaten by the three nation combination which again included the United

States, alongside Canada and Mexico.Morocco's most recent bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup lost out to

a rival offer from the United States, Canada and Mexico ©Getty ImagesAll the signs are that they will

Olympic champion Sam Bosworth has retired from rowing a year after leading New Zealand's men's eight to victory at Tokyo 2020.

Britain to the line.Bosworth made history at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota in the United

States when he became the first male coxswain to medal with a female crew as New Zealand won bronze

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has delivered his New Year message, and described 2022 as "successful as it was turbulent".

Hong Kong coming under scrutiny.This sparked a diplomatic boycott from Western nations including the United

States, Australia, Britain and Canada.Beijing consistently denied the charges laid against it, and dismissed

a United Nations (UN) report in August that found "serious human rights violations" against Uyghur Muslims

A new coronavirus testing requirement announced by the United States Government is set to affect arrivals

force at midnight EST on Wednesday January 5 and affect anyone over two years of age travelling to the United

States from China, Hong Kong or Macau, and anyone travelling from Seoul, Toronto or Vancouver who have

The new policy has been introduced by United States President Joe Biden’s administration in response

Surely the irony has escaped no-one that Salt Lake City could be in line to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for a second time in 2030 following a bribery scandal.

spent on building new facilities and infrastructure.The biggest challenge could be opposition from the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Los Angeles, which is due to host the 2028 Summer Olympic

has claimed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is "subject to direct influence" from the United

States Government.

February ©Getty Imagesinsidethegames has asked the IOC for a response to Chernyshenko's comments.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) was a participant at the Olympic Summit, along with

Olympic silver medallist Karen Chen is among the American figure skaters set to take part in an exhibition gala at the Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games.

to conclude figure skating events at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Games on January 16.Chen helped the United

States to a silver medal in the team event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, although is yet to receive