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Mogul John Textor suspended for alleging match-fixing in Brazil

  • Football

Football mogul John Textor has been sentenced by Brazil's top sports court for ignoring orders to provide evidence to back up his claims of rampant fixing in the Brazilian league, even though he had done so before a commission headed by former football star Romario, now a Brazilian senator.

investigative commission of the Brazilian Senate headed by the star of the fourth World Cup won by Brazil in USA


‘Must-see stars’ Wembanyama and Doncic drive NBA engagement

  • Basketball

Like a dizzying coast-to-coast fast break, Victor Wembanyama hit the ground running in his first season in the NBA, which delivered record-breaking numbers across digital platforms in Europe and the Middle East. The French wonder leads all Europeans among the 10 most-viewed players globally on social media.

The four superstars are set to compete for Olympic gold in Paris 2024 against Team USA, the clear favourite.With



Women's hockey : How the teams qualified for Paris 2024

  • Hockey

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon, we look at how the 12 teams - including reigning champions Netherlands - booked their place in the women's hockey tournament.

Pool B consists of Australia, Argentina, Great Britain, Spain, USA and South Africa.

Defeat to USA in the semi-finals set up a clash with hosts India for the final Olympic berth.


Usain Bolt appointed ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador

  • Cricket

Council's (ICC) new ambassador for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and USA

While I will of course be supporting the West Indies in the World Cup, the growth of the sport in the USA

can expect to see top teams battle it out for glory, starting with the opening match between co-hosts USA


IBA claims World Boxing "unfit" to represent boxers, national federations

  • Boxing

With IOC President Thomas Bach announcing last month that the International Boxing Association (IBA) will have no involvement in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, World Boxing - run by former IBA presidential candidate Boris van der Vorst - hopes to become boxing's new International Federation.

USA Boxing is the biggest national federation to sign up with World Boxing staging two successful World

Boxing Cup events this year - January's GB Open in Sheffield, and last week's USA International Invitational


USADA face WADA: Call for Chinese swimmers doping revision and investigation

  • Swimming

On Tuesday, the US Anti-Doping Agency issued a call for significant reforms within the World Anti-Doping Agency and urged for an impartial investigation into instances of Chinese swimmers testing positive before the Tokyo Olympics.

Swimming Investigation#cleansport #athleteadvocacy #athletevoices pic.twitter.com/eBKUB83Wpd— Team USA


Brittney Griner: WNBA star on her Russian prison ordeal

  • Basketball

The WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about suicide while she was at a Russian prison during her nine months there.

prepared to met with Putin to talk about Griner's case.Gold Medallist at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 with Team USA


Tokyo 2020 champion David Taylor suffers shock defeat at US National Trials

  • Wrestling

Tokyo 2020 champion David Taylor (+86kg) had been unbeaten since the 2021 World Championships final, when he lost to Iran's Hassan Yazdani. Taylor had only lost once since the 2017 US World Team Trials, when he lost twice to two-time world champion and Rio 2016 bronze medallist J'Den Cox, and it was the same loss to Yazdani. Since 2017, Taylor has won gold medals at the Olympics and three World Championships, as well as a silver medal at the World Championships.

Brooks defeated Taylor twice to earn his place on the National Olympic Team and prepare to represent the USA

Other medallists from 2023 World Championships in freestyle wrestling, who earned Olympic berths for USA

The USA has no Olympic berths in these two categories, so Lee and Retherford will have to fight for them



Rugby Sevens: Great Britain's men face uphill task at Singapore SVNS

  • Rugby Sevens

Singapore hosts the final regular season event of the 2023-24 World Rugby Sevens Series (SVNS) from 3-5 May. The Great Britain men will need a strong performance to avoid missing out on the Grand Final in Madrid at the end of May.

Seven points behind the USA, they need a strong performance to avoid the relegation play-offs in what

In Singapore, Great Britain have been drawn in Pool C with the USA, Ireland and double Olympic champions

Hong Kong runners-up USA are in Pool B with France, Japan and South Africa.


LeBron, Curry, Durant lead US Olympic 'Dream Team'

  • Basketball

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will headline a star-studded United States Olympic basketball team chasing a fifth straight gold medal at this summer's Games in Paris, officials announced on Wednesday.

USA Basketball has confirmed an impressive 12-man roster of NBA talent, including reigning Most Valuable

No more what-ifs.🇺🇸 #USABMNT x #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/QDZE4Cxvht— USA Basketball (@usabasketball

🇺🇸 #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/KMCCIHDZ8S— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) April 17, 2024Miami's Bam

"I am grateful to these 12 men for their commitment to representing USA Basketball," said Grant Hill,

The Olympics represent the pinnacle of sports and the world will be watching the USA as we compete in


US officials defend 'sexist' Paris 2024 Olympic kit

  • Paris 2024

US track and field athletes will have several options for their Olympic kit, officials said on Sunday, after a revealing design for the Paris Games was criticised as "sexist".

"Wait my hoo haa is gonna be out," said the reigning world indoor long jump champion.Nike's Team USA

"These Team USA track and field uniforms are just two of many options, including 50 unique pieces, that


José Perurena, a decade at the head of The World Games

  • World Games

Ten years ago, on 7 April 2014, José Perurena, a former Spanish canoe sprint competitor, was elected President of the International World Games Association (IWGA) during the SportAccord Convention in Belek, Turkey.

The 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA were the second Games of Perurena's presidency after

The previous Games were held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.


US Olympic Committee's 'No 1 priority' for athlete safety at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

US Olympic chiefs said they were "not surprised" by French President Emmanuel Macron's comments that the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics could be moved from the Seine River to the national stadium in the event of a terrorist threat.

Hirshland, CEO of United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, speaks to the media at the Team USA