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United States beat Australia on penalties at FINA Intercontinental Tournament

  • Water Polo

Hosts United States defeated Australia via a penalty shoot-out to end the round-robin stage of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Women's Water Polo Intercontinental Tournament undefeated.

missed her country's fourth effort.Canada defeated Kazakhstan on the last day of round-robin action ©USA


Olympic bobsleigh champion Holcomb found dead aged 37

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Olympic bobsleigh champion Steven Holcomb has been found dead in Lake Placid, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have confirmed. 

the loss in terms of his Olympic medals and enormous athletic contributions to the organisation, but USA

now we are trying to come to grips with the loss of our team-mate, our brother and our friend," said USA


Oldest American Olympic champion dies aged 98

  • Swimming

Swimmer Adolph Kiefer, the oldest living American Olympic gold medallist, has died at the age of 98.

Adolph Kiefer embodied swimming and lived it every day of his life," said USA Swimming's interim executive


United States Cricket Association hit back after ICC threaten to expel them

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been criticised for a "manifestly unfair, prejudicial, unlawful and unreasonable" threat to expel the United States.

.The world governing body do not believe "USACA genuinely exercises authority over the sport in the USA

intends to vigorously defend its rights as an ICC member and the national governing body of cricket in USA


USA Weightlifting unveils nationwide athlete development camps scheme

  • Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting has announced the launch of nationwide athlete development camps in an effort to identify

Led by regional administrators, USA Weightlifting affiliated clubs will host two-day camps for athletes

This is a terrific opportunity to introduce people to the athletic benefits of Olympic Weightlifting," USA

director of programme development Suzy Sanchez said the camps will help find future stars of the sport ©USA

As a region administrator, Walker will help recruit USA Weightlifting-affiliated clubs to host the camps


Registration opens for USA Taekwondo National Championships

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

USA Taekwondo has announced that registration for their National Championships in Detroit this year is

Cobo Center.Eligible competitors have until June 15 to submit their entry for the competition, which USA

heralded as a huge success by the organisation.The event is due to be held at the Cobo Center in Detroit ©USA

with them and we have total confidence in their ability to help us deliver another world class event," USA

The USA Taekwondo National Championships are due to begin the day before the conclusion of the World


Stauber to coach US women's ice hockey team at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Ice Hockey

Robb Stauber will remain as head coach of the United States women's ice hockey team for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

Robb knows what it takes to win at the highest levels of the game," said Jim Smith, President of USA

 "It's a tremendous honour to represent USA Hockey and our country in this capacity," said Stauber


Omaha to host US Olympic Swimming Team Trials in 2020

  • Swimming

Omaha in Nebraska will play host to the United States Olympic Swimming Team Trials for the fourth consecutive time in 2020, it has been announced.

In February, USA Swimming expressed their "surprise and disbelief" after insurance company Mutual of

 The USA Swimming Board of the Directors approved the selection during a meeting in Colorado Springs

this arguably the best swimming event in the world and one of the premier events in all of sports,” USA

temporary 50 metre pools will be installed at the CenturyLink Center which will also play host to the USA



USA Cricket Association facing expulsion from ICC

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The United States Cricket Association (USACA) are facing expulsion from the International Cricket Council (ICC) at a meeting in June, it was announced today.

today, the ICC said it "does not believe USACA genuinely exercises authority over the sport in the USA

Our focus throughout this two year process has been on the unification of the USA cricket community behind


Warner files counter-suit against CONCACAF and Gulati for defamation

  • Football

Disgraced former Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) President is counter-suing the governing body and FIFA Council member Sunil Gulati for $40 million (£31 million/€37 million) "persistent defamation of character".

All these false allegations filed in an American Court simply because the USA did not obtain the votes


USA Swimming names Unger as interim executive director

  • Swimming

USA Swimming has named long-time employee Mike Unger as its interim executive director, succeeding Chuck

In his 24 years at USA Swimming, Unger has served as chief operating officer, assistant executive director

information technology, member services and the times and performance departments, and is involved with USA

Swimming’s international relations efforts.Since 1996, Unger has been involved with all of USA Swimming

passed away on Sunday (April 23) at the age of 67 after suffering complications from colon cancer ©USA

any of the abuse, Wielgus had been criticised for allegedly turning a blind eye to the scandal within USA



Teenage Muslim boxer wins right to compete in hijab in United States

  • Boxing

Muslim boxer Amaiya Zafar has won the right to compete wearing a hijab in the United States after initially being barred from donning traditional dress during matches.

The 16-year-old from Minnesota challenged USA Boxing’s rules having been prohibited from wearing her

hijab, long sleeves and leggings in the ring.The Star Tribune reports that under a new USA Boxing exemption


USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus dies aged 67

  • Swimming

USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus has died at the age of 67 after suffering complications

He will be missed by all of us in USA Swimming and all his friends and colleagues around the world.

Games ©Getty Images“Chuck was one of the finest chief executives in all of sport and his leadership of USA

been hallmarks of his work with the staff, Board of Directors, athletes, coaches and volunteers of USA

any of the abuse, Wielgus had been criticised for allegedly turning a blind eye to the scandal within USA

 "During his tenure at USA Swimming, American swimmers enjoyed more success and more support than