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

Ukrainian Shooting Federation (USF) President Oleg Volkov has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to prevent Russian oligarch Vladimir Lisin from standing for re-election as President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

Steve Cohen, co-chair of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), demanded that the United

States imposed sanctions on Lisin because of his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.Volkov has

added him to their list of individuals it is illegal to trade with.The US, European Union (EU) and United

Efforts to bring two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner back to the United States in a prisoner

The opening match of the World Cup has become a huge spectacle with importance beyond the total sum of its parts and Qatar’s encounter with Ecuador is no different.

on the first day.The Mexicans were destined to participate in more such matches than anyone else.The United

States beat Belgium in the other match and Uruguay soon pitched into the fray.They reached the final

there was no single opening match, but Italy were away to a flying start with a 7-1 victory over the United

States, the very nations they had met in 1934.Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in the

States or as organisers preferred to call it, "Gloryland."

Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, with their athletes beating the United

States in a tie break as competition ended at the Arena Sofia.

Argentina have been labelled as one of the favourites for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar in what will be Lionel Messi's final shot at the trophy following four fruitless campaigns, as the tournament is set to begin tomorrow.

Championships, Gareth Southgate's side are expected to go deep into the tournament.They will meet the United

States, Wales, and Iran in Group B.Defending champions France lead Group D and will likely face the

Lacrosse, on the shortlist for the Los Angeles 2028 Games, will stage new competitions in the coming months of the Sixes format that made its international debut in the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sunday.Canada won both the men’s and women’s Sixes tournament at the World Games in Alabama, with the United

States taking silver in both competitions.It was a first appearance for male lacrosse players in the

A record total prize pool of $101.4 million (£85 million/€98 million) is set to be won at the 2023 Ladies' Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour which will be made up of 33 events throughout the year.

InstagramA post shared by LPGA Tour (@lpga_tour)The 2023 schedule will see the Tour go to 11 American states

with the Tournament of Champions in Orlando; as well as 12 countries and territories.Outside of the United

States, the Tour is scheduled to take place in Thailand, Singapore, China, France, Scotland, England

Garrett Scantling of the United States, the world's top-ranked decathlete this year, has accepted a three-year

Eugene for a possible tampering violation stemming from a possible third whereabouts failure.Now the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has confirmed those charges and announced its sanction."

International Esports Federation (IESF) President Vlad Marinescu is set to face opposition from the United

after Marinescu became President two years ago.He also serves as an adviser to the President of the United

Assembly will take place during the World Esports Championships in Bali ©IESFMarinescu is President of the United

States eSports Federation and also works full-time as director general of the International Judo Federation.In

Mikaela Shiffrin opened the women's Alpine Ski World Cup season in style today as she earned her fifth career slalom win on the slopes of Levi, in Finland, to equal the record total of her main rival, Slovakia’s Petra Vlhová.

The United States skier, twice an Olympic champion, missed out on the podium at this year's Beijing Winter

Kim Ye-lim won South Korea's first Grand Prix of Figure Skating gold medal in more than a decade as she stormed to NHK Trophy victory in Sapporo.

with Canada's Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar third.In the ice dance, however, Canada edged the United

States, with Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sørensen winning their first Grand Prix event.Impressive

Aja Evans, who won Olympic bobsleigh bronze for the United States at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, has

Sochi and earned world bronze in 2017, failed to submit to sample collection after being notified by a United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) doping control officer of an out-of-competition test on March 29 this

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup 2022 has once again shown us the power of T20 cricket to connect, entertain and inspire the world. The event, which saw England beat Pakistan in a thrilling final last Sunday (November 13), was the culmination of an exceptional tournament which has set new heights for our game.

ICC Member Associations to maximise the benefits that this format brings.First on that list is the United

States, which in itself forms a key pillar of our Strategy.The potential for cricket in the US excites

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