USA Luge and Team Worldwide have extended their partnership through to the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

carrier of USA Luge, meaning they are responsible for transporting equipment to and from events in the United

States and across the world."

Team Worldwide is a global logistics solutions company, based in Texas, and is family owned.The United

States are hoping to win their first gold medal in luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics ©Getty ImagesIt

The United States are heading into the 2026 Winter Olympics hoping to claim their first luge gold medal.The

The North Carolina Bid Committee for the 2027 International University Sport Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games has surpassed its goal of acquiring 50 companies or organisations as sponsors by increasing its total to 52 following the backing of four new firms.

to host the Games.Additional sponsors are said to be in the works.Truist Bank is the sixth largest United

States-based bank, which aims to deliver financial services to its clients, while CBRE is a worldwide

Women's singles world number one player Iga Świątek has decided to miss the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup in Glasgow due to concerns over the jump in time zones for players, criticising the gap between the event and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Texas.

with the two cities separated by six hours in time zones - as well as the time going forwards from the United

States to Scotland while travelling.In a statement on Instagram, Świątek said she would be speaking

Afghanistan has committed to sending teams containing both men and women to the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and the 2024 Olympics in Paris, it was revealed at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly here today.

group the Taliban swept back to power in the country in August last year following the withdrawal of United

States troops, prompting widespread concern over the rights of women in society, including their access

A group from the Jordanian Taekwondo Federation (JTF) watched an ice hockey game for the first time after being invited to see National Hockey League (NHL) team Columbus Blue Jackets.

The group travelled to the United States as part of an exchange programme with Black Belt Pro Fitness

The Government of Catalonia spent just under €330,000 (£288,000/$326,500) in promoting the proposed Pyrenees-Barcelona bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics that was scrapped in June after internal divisions.

Vancouver in Canada, Sapporo in Japan and Salt Lake City in the United States are all in the running

Derek Redmond's father, Jim, whose intervention to help his stricken son across the finish line at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona has become an iconic moment in sport, has died at the age of 81.

the Olympic Stadium in the Spanish city has been viewed millions of times on social media.In 2009, United

States President Barack Obama chose it as one of the most inspiring moments in Olympic history.Having

US Soccer insists it is putting into place key recommendations to safeguard players in the women's professional game after an independent investigation found "verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct... had become systemic" in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

national governing body has released the full details of the investigation into the NWSL by the former United

States acting attorney general Sally Q Yates, which was established after Paul Riley was sacked as head

Brittney Griner's appeal against a nine-year prison sentence in Russia on charges of drug possession is to be heard on October 25.

law.Griner's legal team is appealing a sentence which was close to the maximum penalty of 10 years.The United

States considers Griner "wrongly detailed" and has opened negotiations over a prisoner swap to facilitate

Germany, India, Chinese Taipei and Portugal are the first two women teams to qualify for the next round of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.

win 3-2 over Romania.First seeds China maintained their unblemished record with a 3-0 victory versus United

States in Group One while Japan did the same in Group Two by whitewashing Hungary 3-0.Slovakia concluded

Poland has become the latest country to withdraw from the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Congress due to Russian and Belarusian officials being allowed to attend the event.

countries and Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, United

Kingdom and United States of America," Dec said in his letter to the Gymnastics family."

as suspension of Russian and Belarusian National Federations and individuals closely aligned to the states

ImagesEGF President Peeter Tishler said he supports Norway’s position "regarding participation of aggressor states

A record 145,519 fans attended the Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney.

Organisers announced the cumulative total shortly after 15,895 spectators watched the United States win

Japan finished the first phase of the Women's Volleyball World Championship on a high, disposing of Argentina in Arnhem to place second in Pool D.

points as China, Brazil, Belgium and Japan all trail by three points.Pool F is completed through the United

States, Turkey, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Poland, Canada and Germany.The US are the only team within

Commonwealth Games gold medallists India continued their mighty form by upsetting second seeds Germany in the men's event at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.

they clash tomorrow.Hosts China ensured they are in a good position to qualify after overcoming the United

States 3-0 in Group One.Japan and South Korea maintained their qualification pushes in Group Three and

The Baseball Federation of Puerto Rico (FBPR) has announced Yadier Molina as the manager for the next World Baseball Classic.

The 2023 World Baseball Classic is due to be played in the United States, Japan and Taiwan from March