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US pentathletes call for resignation of chief executive Stull and retraction of "false statements" by UIPM

  • Modern Pentathlon

Athletes from USA Pentathlon are calling for the immediate resignation of their chief executive Rob Stull, alleging he fabricated a meeting with them to discuss proposed changes to the riding element of the sport - a meeting that "never happened."

We expect that USOPC (United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee) will support us in our demands

fabrication by the USAPM CEO comes on the heel of approximately 50 formal complaints by pentathletes to the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USPOC) about the lacklustre governance and ethical concerns


Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran to put unbeaten records on line in men’s Sitting Volleyball World Championship final

  • Volleyball News

Hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina and holders Iran will meet in the men’s final at the Sitting Volleyball World Championship after both enjoyed straight games wins in their last-four encounters.

the games that will decide places five to 16, scheduled to take place tomorrow.Germany will face the United

States for fifth and sixth, Kazakhstan will take on Ukraine for seventh and eighth, Croatia face Iraq

quarter-final matches took place today, with three-time runners-up and reigning Paralympic champions the United

States safely through to the last four, after beating Germany 25-10, 25-14, 25-9.The US will face Brazil


Alan Hubbard: Political football won’t be kicked into touch as the World Cup opens in Qatar

  • Inside the Blogs

"Focus on the football" comes a desperate plea from FIFA as the most politicised World Cup in history prepares for the big kickoff in Qatar just over a week from now.

now in denial that he was among those on the FIFA hierarchy who favoured Qatar over England and the United

veteran Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz ,69, who was once an assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United

, they are the top team in Asia and will be fired up to beat England, as well as the United States and

And the United States are now a much better team than the one which caused one of the World Cup’s biggest



Caruso and Bass in tight battle as race to become Los Angeles Mayor heats up

  • Los Angeles 2028

Billionaire Rick Caruso is currently leading the race to decide the next Mayor of Los Angeles by a slim margin.  

misconduct claims against Rick Jacobs, his former top adviser.A Senate vote on the nomination Garcetti as United

States Ambassador to India was put on hold as a result.


Semi-final line-up confirmed at men’s Sitting Volleyball World Championship

  • Volleyball News

Hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina and holders Iran were among the quarter-final winners at the men’s Sitting Volleyball World Championship in Sarajevo.

have yet to drop a set during the entire tournament and maintained that record as they defeated the United

States 25-18, 25-15, 25-17.Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran are in opposing semi-finals, putting the

eight, with Ukraine today beating Iran 26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20.The fourth quarter-final pits the United

States against Germany, who today beat Poland 25-12, 26-24, 25-20.



Blatter admits that awarding FIFA World Cup to Qatar was a mistake

  • World Cup

that awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake because it is "too small of a country" as the United

States was the initial choice.

Thanks to the four votes of Platini and his team, the World Cup went to Qatar rather than the United

States."

Russia and Qatar, respectively, which led to two investigations launched by Swiss prosecutors and the United

States Department of Justice.Both countries have denied wrongdoing and were cleared by FIFA's own investigation


BMX riders hoping for Paris 2024 points at UCI Urban Cycling World Championships

  • Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Urban Cycling World Championships are scheduled to get underway tomorrow in Abu Dhabi, with BMX freestylers set to get qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games underway.

Olympic champion Charlotte Worthington and three-time world gold medallist Hannah Roberts from the United

States will be hoping to get their campaigns off to a winning start in the United Arab Emirates.Worthington


WADA President Bańka confirms Valieva case referred to CAS due to Russian delay

  • Beijing 2022

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has referred Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

had asked RUSADA to make Valieva's verdict public to ensure credibility.RUSADA was also criticised by United

States Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart, saying that the decision to keep the verdict

team figure skating event from Beijing 2022 is yet to take place because of the failed drugs test.The United

States were the second-best team followed by Japan and Canada but all that could change.Valieva, who




Quarter-final line-up completed at men’s Sitting Volleyball World Championship

  • Volleyball News

The line-up for the quarter-finals of the men’s Sitting Volleyball World Championship has been completed following today’s cross-pool round of games.

Holders Iran will face the United States in the last eight, with Iran continuing their record of not

20 and then by Poland 25-19, 25-11, 25-14.In the day’s only Pool B match, three-time runners-up the United

States won 25-12, 25-15, 25-17 against Slovenia.In the day’s only Pool C contest, Brazil defeated Finland


Gauff and Krejcikova set for jet lag and second Billie Jean King Cup in Glasgow

  • Tennis

Two players who took part in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, which concludes today, are due to fly to Glasgow in time to make tomorrow’s start of the second edition of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in the Scottish city’s Emirates Arena.

Poland’s world number one Iga Świątek will not be making the trip world number four Coco Gauff of the United

States and the Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova plan to do so.The international women’s team tennis

Slovakia and Belgium, Group C features Spain, Kazakhstan and Britain, and Group D includes Czech Republic, United

States and Poland.The United States have been depleted by the late withdrawal of world number three


Protestors demand Ghana's President resign as economic crisis worsens

  • Ghana 2023

A protest has been staged in the next African Games host Ghana demanding the removal of President Nana Akufo-Addo.

, but at the same time Ghana's currency, the cedi, has lost more than half of its value against the United

States dollar in the past year.Ghana's cash-strapped Government is in talks with the International Monetary