Eighty years ago, spectators in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium might have caught sight of a rather peculiar and cumbersome piece of machinery. What they were seeing was one of the world’s first television cameras.

Except that the Games were never shown in full in the USA.

The Brazilian Curling Federation has announced that they are challenging the United States for both their men's and women's berths at the 2017 World Championships.

 USA Curling had registered intent to accept any challenges in April, with a best-of-five competition

, it has created a scheduling issue for the Americans with the dates of the challenge clashing with USA

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced the list of Olympic nominees for its post-Rio 2016 awards with gymnastics sensation Simone Biles among those in the running for the best female prize and swimming legend Michael Phelps in contention for the male equivalent.

The "Best of the Games" awards recognise the performances of Team USA athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic

USA Baseball has announced a multi-year partnership renewal with sports tourism organisation Greater

Visitors Bureau, and under the four-year sponsorship agreement will serve as the presenting sponsor of the USA

National High School Invitational (NHSI).The partnership renewal is said to highlight the economic impact USA

 Since the original partnership was penned in 2006, USA Baseball has contributed hotel stays and

 "The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance continues to be one of the most invaluable partners to USA

 "We have generated strongbonds with the local community and USA Baseball is excited to maintain

Philadelphia will host the United States Ice Hockey Hall of Fame induction celebration, it has been announced.

Governing body USA Hockey has opted for the city, which will host the event for the first time.However

League (NHL) outfit Philadelphia Flyers and the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association, an affiliate of USA

Hockey Hall of Fame induction celebration to Philadelphia,” Dave Ogrean, the executive director of USA

success it enjoyed at the inaugural tournament.Behind the guidance of head coach Ron Wilson, Team USA

Canadian luger John Fennell is hoping to switch allegiances to the United States.

the US in the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup series but would need to qualify through USA

Swimwear and fashion giants Speedo and Ralph Lauren have each dropped their sponsorship of American swimmer Ryan Lochte following worldwide criticism of his drunken actions following the Olympic Games here.

cannot condone behaviour that is counter to the values this brand has long stood for," said Speedo USA

The official response regarding our sponsorship of Ryan Lochte. pic.twitter.com/0DdP2RyceD— Speedo USA

We hold our employees to high standards, and we expect the same of our business partners," they told USA

charity.Unspecified disciplinary action has been promised by the United States Olympic Committee and USA

USA Taekwondo celebrated Jackie Galloway’s bronze at Rio 2016 as it kept the country’s run of securing

Disgraced United States swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologised for his behaviour and lack of honesty as an international backlash continues into his drunken activity here following the end of competition.

The behaviour of these athletes is not acceptable, nor does it represent the values of Team USA or the

Five former elite American ice hockey players served in a variety of coaching roles at the US Women's National Ice Hockey Festival.

provide the resources to help them meet that goal,” said Reagan Carey, director of women’s ice hockey at USA

Egypt and Pakistan will meet in the final of the World Squash Federation (WSF) Men's World Junior Team Championship for a seventh successive edition after anticipated semi-finals victories in the Polish city of Bielsko-Biała.

other semi, Samuel Scherl carried on where he left off 24 hours earlier when he steered sixth seeds USA

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced that the 2017 ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championships will be held in Denmark in September 2017.

athletes converging on the shores of Sayulita, Mexico, for a week of competition that resulted in Team USA

Ferry Weertman won the gold medal in the men's 10 kilometres open water swimming, just 24 hours after Dutch compatriot Sharon van Rouwendaal's victory in the women's race along the same course in Rio.

Mac-Antoine Olivier was awarded bronze ahead of China's Zu Lijun.Race favourite Jordan Wilimovsky of USA

United States upset fourth seeds France in the quarter-finals of the World Squash Federation (WF) Men's World Junior Team Championship to progress to the last four.

 USA, who finished in ninth place two years ago, now face Pakistan for a place in the final.

Peru won the team gold medal on the eighth and final day of the 2016 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in Playa Jacó, Costa Rica.

I love to represent the USA and so excited to make everyone proud at home.”The open men grand final finished