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Five more nations qualify for next round at World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen

  • Curling

Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Norway and Japan joined seven other nations in the next round of the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen as the round robin stage came to a close today.

Taipei 12-2.Sweden, who qualified yesterday, beat minnows Nigeria 9-2 in the first session while the United

States and Ireland also registered wins over The Netherlands and Chinese Taipei.Germany, Sweden, Switzerland


Four fighters become undisputed champions at Para Taekwondo Grand Prix in Manchester

  • Para-Taekwondo News

As expected, a quartet of fighters became the first undisputed champions of the Para Taekwondo Grand Prix circuit in Manchester on Thursday.

-2 in the men’s 61 kilograms final.That was followed by a dramatic clash between Evan Medell of the United

States and Nyshan Omirali of Kazakhstan.It was close contest that ended 8-6 in Medell’s favour as the


Bright start for Britain and Australia at Para Cycling Track World Championships

  • Cycling News

Britain and Australia started the Para Cycling Track World Championships in Montigny-le-Bretonneux in style.

20, 2022The Australian clocked 11.87 to bag the gold medal.Samantha Bosco and Shawn Morelli of the United

States finished second and third respectively.Bosco managed a time of 12.48 while Morelli finished in



Philip Barker: November a fine time for sport and FIFA World Cup in good company

  • Inside the Blogs

It is now less than a month until Qatar face Ecuador in the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

arguments soon began over the best dates to hold the Games.IOC President Sigfrid Edström visited the United

States and announced that September and October were the preferred dates for the Melbourne Olympics.

October is going to be pretty tough for all the college people who want to go," United States Olympic


Seven countries through to next round at World Mixed Curling Championship

  • Curling

Seven nations - Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland Germany, Spain and Italy - have qualified for the next round of the World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen.

to go.Sweden beat Norway 7-3 before crushing Latvia 10-2.Germany bagged the first game against the United

States 7-4 before edging Estonia 8-7.Australia recorded 7-4 and 6-4 wins over Slovakia and Luxembourg



New Diving World Cup season set to begin in Berlin, and will run alongside Swimming World Cup

  • Diving

The opening event of the International Swimming Federation’s Diving World Cup season is due to begin in Berlin tomorrow, and for the first time is set to be held alongside a Swimming World Cup at the same venue.

team disciplines.Timo Barthel of Germany is set to compete in four events, while Katrina Young of the United

States is entered in three.China sends the largest athlete delegation, and there will be some interesting

rivalries and pairings.Katrina Young of the United States is set to feature in three women's events


Gu and Hwang claim individual prizes at ANOC Awards for Beijing 2022

  • ANOC News

Chinese sensation Eileen Gu scooped the best female athlete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics prize at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards here, while South Korean short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon earned the men's equivalent award.

medals with golds in the halfpipe and big air, and silver in the slopestyle.Born and raised in the United

States, Gu switched her nationality to China in 2019, and her switch became a major talking point at

the evening after they reclaimed the Olympic title by beating arch rivals and defending champions the United

States 3-2 in the final.Goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens accepted the award on the team's behalf.Daniel


Los Angeles 2028 encourages former athletes to apply for fellowship programme

  • Los Angeles 2028

Applications are now being accepted for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympian and Paralympian fellowship programme which seeks to find former athletes to join the Organising Committee's operational teams.

December.Candidates must have competed in a Summer or Winter edition of the Olympics or Paralympics for the United

States or another country.However, they must also hold a current US work permit or employment authorisation.They


Bach tells ANOC General Assembly that Russian and Belarus athletes should not be punished because of their Governments

  • ANOC News

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has urged delegates to "respect the clear majority" at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly here, while at same time claiming it is "not the time" to change its stance on Russia and Belarus.

of the Olympic Charter", and warned it showed that "the sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian states

We need unity - this is built on the principles of the UN [United Nations] and Olympic Charter."


Twigg and Bak take individual golds but Spain finish on top at World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals

  • Rowing

Spain topped the medals table at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Saundersfoot in Britain with four golds and a silver across the nine senior and junior events.

Pospisilova made up the rest of the podium in second and third, respectively.Christopher Bak of the United

States avenged his poor performance from last year's competition, when he was eliminated in the quarter-finals


SoFi Stadium partners with Clear for "expedited lane" prior to Los Angeles 2028

  • Los Angeles 2028

SoFi Stadium has named Clear as its exclusive identity technology partner prior to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games which will see an accelerated entry lane brought to the stadium.

through the Clear app.Clear predominantly provides similar lanes at airports and arenas across the United

States."

Clear lanes are found in airports and stadiums around the United States ©Getty ImagesClear has locations


USA Curling diversity task force demand for chief executive Plush removal following Yates report

  • Curling

The majority of USA Curling's task force for diversity, equity and inclusion has demanded for under-fire chief executive Jeff Plush - the former commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) - to be removed from office following the publication of the Yates Report.

that if Plush was not removed, the Board of Directors must then resign.An inquiry, conducted by former United

States deputy attorney general Sally Yates, revealed "verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct