International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has expressed hope that whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova can switch nationality from Russia and represent another country at Tokyo 2020.

like to thank the IOC and its commission for actually, in my view, a fair decision," Stepanov told USA

A former sports managing editor at USA Today has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Olympic Channel

in addition to overseeing cross-platform collaboration and integration.Before that, Byrne's work as USA

leading the on-site coverage of six different Olympic Games for multiple media outlets including as USA

Olympic gold medallists and World Championship winners are among the latest players put forward for induction into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame.

Rob Blake will also be inducted in the players category ©Getty ImagesChelios, considered the face of USA

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Adam Pengilly has given his backing to weightlifting retaining its Olympic status but believes the sport should be kept on "quite a strict probation".

spectator for the women’s 63 kilograms B group session, sat alongside IWF President Tamás Aján and USA

Weightlifting head Ursula Garza Papandrea.Adamfi and USA Weightlifting chief executive Phil Andrews

Slovakia beat Australia by a 21-1 scoreline on day three of the International Floorball Federation (IFF) Women’s World Floorball Championships 2017 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

but was far more competitive with the final score reading 10-4.A similarly close affair came in the USA

the Asian side.The game seemed to have already been decided by the end of the second period with the USA

scored three late goals in the third and final period to get American hearts racing.In the end, the USA

There are many within the weightlifting world who believe it will be a matter of life and death when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sits in judgement on their sport in Lausanne this week.

interviews, frequent updates on twitter, and a stream of short videos when their athletes perform – and the USA

shown in just a few seconds, perfect for social media,” said Phil Andrews, chief executive officer of USA

Experienced coach Kyle Pierce has been inducted into USA Weightlifting’s Hall of Fame during the 2017

advancing weightlifting at the collegiate level in the United States.Since 2000, Pierce has hosted a USA

Egypt’s Mohamed Ihab Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud claimed a clean sweep of the men’s 77 kilograms titles on day five of the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships here as Harrison Maurus ended the United States’ long wait for a male medallist on the global stage.

USA Weightlifting should be enormously proud, as I am, for being represented at this world championships

South Korea’s Won Jeongsik claimed the men’s 69 kilograms overall title on day four of the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships as home favourite Clarence Cummings Jr bombed out in the clean and jerk.

and 3rd Clean and Jerk attempts of 178kg at #17wwc Watch live on ESPN3 pic.twitter.com/efPtPRxTU8— USA

United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief executive Scott Blackmun believes the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has shown "real mettle" in terms of the decisions it has made in aiming to preserve the sport’s Olympic status.

spectator for the women’s 63 kilograms B group session, sat alongside IWF President Tamás Aján and USA

Weightlifting head Ursula Garza Papandrea.IWF director general Attila Adamfi and USA Weightlifting chief

Favourites New Zealand started from where they left with some explosive rugby on the opening day of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens.

Canadians made it three wins out of three by beating Ireland 31-0 and Fiji 31-14, whilst France pipped USA

Ledecky and Kyle Snyder have been named as Female and Male Olympic Athletes of the Year at the Team USA

Development Foundation were named as winners of the Building Dreams Award, having been a major contributor to USA

USA Cheer have announced their will provide a team of cheerleaders for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics

University of Kentucky to represent the United States of America,” says Lauri Harris, executive director of USA

University of Kentucky to represent the United States of America,” said Lauri Harris, Executive Director of USA

USA Weightlifting President Ursula Garza Papandrea has defended the organisation after Albanian Weightlifting

Board meeting here that he believes more could have been done but, following a staunch defence from USA

USA Weightlifting President Ursula Garza Papandrea, pictured with IWF counterpart Tamás Aján, defended

after Albania's Daniel Godelli failed to get an American visa to compete at the World Championships ©USA

USA luge team’s non-sledding apparel for the new season will be supplied by Duluth Trading Co, it has

., a Wisconsin-based workwear retailer, entered a five-year partnership with USA Luge to become the team

’s official off-sled outfitter.The deal will allow them to include USA Luge branding in marketing

The company will provide the team with trousers, socks, boots and other cold-weather essentials.Team USA

Olympics in Pyeongchang ©Getty Images"We are proud to have Duluth Trading on board as a sponsor of USA

We’re excited to outfit USA Luge with the gear they need to get the job done," he said.