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USOC reveals Best of Year Team USA awards nominees

  • PASO

(USOC) has announced the 26 finalists for the United States Olympic Committee Best of the Year Team USA

family" account for the other 50 per cent.The six award winners will be announced during the 2017 Team USA



Soviet Olympic champion gymnast faces backlash after accusing ex-team-mate of sexual assault

  • Gymnastics

Former Olympic champion Tatiana Gutsu is facing a backlash after accusing "monster" former team-mate and six-time Olympic champion Vitaly Scherbo of sexually assaulting her during a competition in Stuttgart in 1991, when she was aged 15.

medallist McKayla Maroney, spoke out yesterday to allege she suffered sexual abuse at the hands of former USA



Brazil and Ghana reach the last eight of FIFA Under-17 World Cup

  • Football

Brazil and Ghana have completed the quarter-final line-up at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India after comfortable victories over Honduras and Niger.

but Danso’s long range strike in the last minute sealed the victory.The other quarter-finals see the USA



Tribute to Grand Master was highlight of Canada Taekwondo Open

  • Taekwondo

A special tribute to Grand Master Chong Soo Lee was a highlight of the recent Canada Taekwondo Open in Montreal, which featured 903 competitors from 38 countries.

the United States took both Female VIP, in Carissa Fu, and her male counterpart, David Kim.Team USA


Record level of anti-doping tests for 2017 IWF World Championships

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will ensure there is a record level of testing at their World Championships in Anaheim, California from November 28 until December 5 - and before.

Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting, thanked the IWF for their "further commitment to


WBSC crowns award winners for 2014-2017 quadrennium at Congress in Botswana

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has crowned its award winners for the 2014-2017 quadrennium during the International Federation's Congress in Botswana.

Federation of Baseball won the baseball award for this year.The Mexican Baseball Federation and USA



Uğur Erdener, sports administration all-rounder, shifts his focus to Mexico City

  • The Big Read

A Sunday in Paris, last month. All morning, and for most of the afternoon, members of the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) Executive Committee have sat ten floors up in the Pullman Tour Eiffel Hotel with the iconic French construction looming huge in their picture-window.

announcement of Los Angeles 2028, our challenge now is to work with our national federation in the USA


Luge coach Zimny receives Ring of Gold prize

  • Luge

The United States Olympic Committee has chosen junior national team luge coach Fred Zimny to receive the individual Rings of Gold award. 

 In nearly 30 years with USA Luge, Zimny has played a key role in growing the sport across the US.Erin

Olympic bronze at Sochi in 2014, was introduced to luge by Fred Zimny ©Getty ImagesHe helped to drive the USA


FIBA signs agreement with ESPN for US basketball coverage

  • Basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has signed an agreement with American television channel ESPN for coverage of basketball to US viewers between now and 2021.

disputes with organisations such as Euroleague.Frank Leenders, director-general of FIBA Media, said: "The USA

Following the conclusion of this summer's Continental Cups, the next games in November will see the USA

 "In addition, the USA women's team will be fighting to retain their Basketball World Cup title



Exclusive: Rival groups battling to be selected as United States skateboarding national governing body by USOC

  • Skateboarding

Two bodies are each vying to become the recognised national governing body for skateboarding in the United States in a dispute which bears many similarities with last year's contest to become the international entity in charge of the sport.

The dispute pits USA Roller Skating (USARS), a body already recognised to run roller sports in the country

which has little specific experience in skateboarding, against USA Skateboarding, an organisation 

were listed in the application but Josh Friedberg - the ISF executive director - was listed as the "USA

I believe that both the purported ISF and USA Skateboarding organisations were ghost entities, from our