The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees have written an open letter to the Government of British Columbia urging them to reconsider their decision not to support a bid to stage the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver.

The news comes as officials from Salt Lake City in the United States and Sapporo in Japan are preparing

virtual presentations to members of the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has already said its preference is to stage the Winter Olympics

Representatives including Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Utah Governor Spencer Cox are set to present the American city's bid to stage the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Future Host Commission.

operating officer when the Games were held in Salt Lake City in 2002, chairwoman Catherine Raney Norman, United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) officials and three-time Olympic Alpine skiing medallist

Vice-President" id="ursula-papandrea"]Ursula Papandrea - First Vice-PresidentUrsula Papandrea of the United

States is the first vice president of the International Weightlifting Federation.She has previously

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Captain Gareth Bale smashed in an 82nd-minute penalty to salvage a draw for Wales against the United

States ©Getty ImagesTim Weah opened the scoring with a cool first-half finish as the Americans dominated

Japan's two-way phenomenon Shohei Ohtani has declared his intention to play in next year's World Baseball Classic.

Angels) November 8, 2022The Tokyo Dome in Japan's capital is due to host games in Pool B.Taiwan and the United

States are also hosting pools, with quarter-finals due to be played in Tokyo and Miami before the latter

Baseball Classic serves as the WBSC's World Championship for men's national baseball teams and the United

States are the defending champions.Ohtani was selected to represent Japan in the 2017 tournament but

Colombia are taking 24 athletes to the Pan and Parapan American Archery Championships in Chilean capital Santiago as the team look to repeat their remarkable medal haul from last year's event.

American Archery Championships before the Pan and Parapan American Games next year ©Getty ImagesThe United

States are taking one of the biggest delegations to the Pan and Parapan American Archery Championships

The Davis Cup Finals heads into the knockout rounds tomorrow, with hosts Spain and 2021 runners-up Croatia among the eight quarter-finalists.

run to the semi-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals.He is joined on the United

States team by top-35 players Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul, while doubles player Jack Sock adds experience

Spain have leapfrogged the United States in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) men's world

Iran's football team chose not to sing the country's national anthem prior to playing England at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

 Gareth Bale fired the ball beyond the reach of Matt Turner to give Wales a draw against the United

States ©Getty ImagesFollowing England's victory over Iran, Wales and the United States met at the Ahmad

Seven European nations are expecting not to wear the OneLove armband, whose campaign looks to promote inclusion and anti-discrimination, at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup over fears of being reprimanded by FIFA on-field.

tournament - which started yesterday with Ecuador beating the hosts Qatar 2-0 - in partnership with three United

Senegal.Wales are scheduled to play their first FIFA World Cup match since 1958 tonight against the United

States.

Former Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has claimed that Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy should take some of the blame for the war with Russia.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.He claimed the Japanese press "only rely on reports from Europe and the United

States."

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is leaning one-sidedly toward the United States."

Lawyers for Sheikh Talal Mohammad Al-Sabah have sent a letter to members of International Bowling Federation (IBF) Executive Board demanding their resignations after he alleged they had plotted to set up a rival organisation.

Following the decision by Sheikh Talal to return as President of the IBF, the United States Bowling Congress

Australia's Charlotte Caslick capped a year which has included World Cup, Commonwealth Games and Sevens Series titles by winning the World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year honour.

November 20, 2022Chilean Rodrigo Fernández won the men's prize for his great solo effort against the United

States on a sodden pitch which helped Chile qualify for next year's Rugby World Cup."

A first-half brace from Ecuador captain Enner Valencia sunk Qatar in the FIFA World Cup curtain-raiser as they became the first host nation to lose the opening match of the tournament in its history.

action.England meet Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in the first fixture before Wales and the United

States clash at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.

Former UEFA President Michel Platini, who played a key role in helping Qatar's campaign to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has not been invited by Doha to attend the tournament.

The then FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, has said Platini told him he had changed his vote from the United

States to Qatar after the lunch, and that a decisive three further European FIFA Executive Committee