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

Switzerland ruled the London Marathon wheelchair race once again today as Marcel Hug improved upon his men's course record of last year by finishing in 1hour 24min 38sec after holding off a controversial late move from Daniel Romanchuk, and Catherine Debrunner was a runaway women's winner.

Schär, whose 2021 course record of 1:59:32 she beat with a time of 1:38:24.Susannah Scaroni of the United

States was runner-up in 1:42:21, with Britain's Eden Rainbow-Cooper third in a huge personal best of

Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Brazil dealt China their first defeat of the Women's Volleyball World Championship in the Dutch city of Arnhem.

October 1, 2022Elsewhere in the tournament, defending champions Serbia dispatched the Olympic champions United

States to finish on top of Pool C in Łódź's Atlas Arena.The match was highly anticipated, but Serbia

As someone who has not watched his national side qualify for the tournament since he was in nappies, my passion for the FIFA World Cup goes far beyond who lifts the trophy.

newly-independent nation; while other countries have kits live on in the "so gaudy it's good" category.The United

States had the most stereotypical fit for its home World Cup in 1994 as the likes of the eccentric ginger

All it was missing was an eagle.Alexi Lalas sporting the United States home shirt from the 1994 FIFA

Hosts China, defending the men’s and women’s titles at the World Team Table Tennis Championships, produced commanding victories on the second day of competition at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Centre.

Tennis (@WTTGlobal) October 1, 2022Karen Lyne won her match to give Malaysia a 3-2 victory over the United

States, while Thailand earned a 3-0 win over Iran’s women.Earlier in the day Portugal earned a 3-2 victory

The United States defeated China 83-61 to win the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s

the second quarter, when the US turned on the heat.Thanks to a rare four points from Kelsey Plum, the United

States managed to get a 10-point lead at 43-33, going into the break.

It's hard to imagine a clearer indication of flag football's rise to prominence than this week's announcement that the Pro Bowl - the National Football League's (NFL) iconic annual All-Star game - is to become a flag football showcase.

appetite for the sport.Globally, there are 400 million NFL fans, 216 million of whom live outside the United

States.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation backed by the Organising Committee of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games into law, providing in-state tuition eligibility for athletes training in the state from January 2023.

bring greater opportunities to elite athletes, strengthening the Olympic and Paralympic movement in the United

States."

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the US Olympic and Paralympic National Governing

Luxembourg achieved the biggest shock of the first day of the women's tournament at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu as they claimed an impressive victory against South Korea.

Chengdu2022 pic.twitter.com/vXWphTDTvn— World Table Tennis (@WTTGlobal) September 30, 2022In Group One, the United

States overcame Canada 3-0, while Adriana Díaz won two individual matches to help Puerto Rico beat Malaysia

Japan clinched their place in the Second Round of the Women’s World Volleyball Championship with a superb victory against Olympic silver medallists Brazil.

points for Belgium in their win against The Netherlands ©Getty ImagesTokyo 2020 gold medallists the United

States eased past Germany 25-17, 25-13, 26-24, and top the standings having not dropped a set so far.Serbia

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is set to launch an investigation into world champion Magnus Carlsen's allegations that American opponent Hans Niemann has been guilty of cheating more widely than he has admitted.

Norwegian player Carlsen, world chess champion since 2013, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup in the United

States earlier this month after his surprise defeat to Niemann.He then pulled out of a match against

The United States and Poland have been drawn together for this season's Billie Jean King Cup which could

medallist Andrea Schmid-Shapiro, whose teaching was key to the popularisation of rhythmic gymnastics in the United

States, has died at her home in California aged 88.

in Australia before.After the Soviet invasion of Hungary, Andrea Schmid-Shapiro made her way to the United

States, eventually settling in California ©Hungarian Gymnastics Federation"Hungary was the noteworthy

the Games, in the wake of the Soviet invasion of her home country, Schmid-Shapiro made her way to the United

States, eventually settling in California.Though an artistic gymnast, she devoted much of her life to

Women's rights group Open Stadiums has called on FIFA to "immediately expel Iran" from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar because of the country's mistreatment of women, amid protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death. 

to appear at their sixth World Cup finals n Qatar and have been drawn against England, Wales and the United

States in Group B.insidethegames has contacted FIFA and the Football Federation Islamic Republic of