United States have replicated their individual success in the team events with four successive gold medals at the Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana.

American Fencing Championships in Havana, underlining their position as the continent's top country ©USA

Former American skeleton athlete Caleb Smith has joined USA Bobsled and Skeleton as their skeleton technical

Morghan King of the United States and Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera of Colombia have been named as Athlete Role Models (ARMs) for this year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

I am so honoured to be an Athlete Role Model at the Youth Olympic Games," King told USA Weightlifting

World champions Croatia have started their International Swimming Federation (FINA) Water Polo World League Super Final campaign with a comfortable win over Kazakhstan in Budapest. 

Spain did manage two more goals before the end of the game but it proved too little too late, with the USA

The Canadian women's softball team have travelled to Japan for a two week tour prior to the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Championships in August. 

 At the end of the tour the side will head to California to rest, before competing in the USA Softball

United States' Ray Williams earned gold as the World Classic Powerlifting Championships came to a close in Calgary.

by Estonia’s Siim Rast, after he managed 917.5kg.World Record Deadlift with 398.5 kg by Ray Williams USA

Seven of the best American shotgun athletes have signed exclusive professional staff agreements with Federal Premium Ammunition as the company forges new pathways for the elite United States team.

We're very proud to be part of Team USA and cannot wait to tell the story of these amazing athletes,"

US shotgun competitors who will benefit from a new deal with Federal Premium Ammunition announced by USA

United States celebrated four gold medals at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships on a day when world records fell regularly in Calgary.

790kg.World Record Deadlift with 230.5 kg AND World Record Total with 571 kg by Junior lifter Daniella Melo USA

It fell to Robbie Williams to launch Russia 2018 in Moscow. The opening chords of Tchaikovsky's piano concerto segued into "Let Me Entertain You" as the Brit strode onto the stage for what turned out to be a very short opening.

solo artists, Kevin Keegan and Glenn Hoddle.American Alexi Lalas, the most recognisable face of the USA

composed by the German organist Franz Lambert in 1993 and first heard at the 1994 World Cup in the USA

United States celebrated three gold medals as the World Classic Powerlifting Championships continued in Calgary.

helping her to second place overall on 489kg.World Record Bench Press with 142.5 kg by Jennifer Thompson USA

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced the appointment of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) President Lisa Borders as chair of an Athlete and National Governing Body Engagement Commission.

the US.USOC have come under fire in recent months following the sex abuse scandal involving former USA

State doctor Larry Nassar.He has now been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison but both the USOC and USA

criticism for their handling of the affair and questions about what they knew and when.USA Taekwondo and USA

Three members of the women's Brazilian wheelchair basketball team have been suspended for allegedly sexually abusing a team-mate in a brewing scandal which has already been connected with the suicide of the national team coordinator.

The alleged incident comes after former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to

Howard Shu battled through qualification to reach the main draw at the U.S. Open Badminton Championships in Fullerton, California.

trailing 21-17, 19-19.Howard Shu takes game 1 in his second qualifying match pic.twitter.com/3BkPfeNqrT— USA

USA Luge is hoping to capitalise on Chris Mazdzer's Olympic silver medal at Pyeongchang 2018 by expanding

finding luge athletes to represent the United States who will someday go for the gold," said Gordy Sheer, USA

America's Dalton LaCoe was among the winners as junior competition began at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Calgary.

with 271.5 kg by Dalton LaCoe USA in 53 kg JUNIOR class pic.twitter.com/uVMj23hRfP— IPF_tweet (@IPF_tweet