ESPN has been appointed Lake Placid 2023's official television and digital distributor in the United

States.

There remains hope of a Spanish bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics after Catalonia presented a sole vision for the Games.

Olympics, mooted as a possible venue.Vancouver in Canada, Sapporo in Japan and Salt Lake City in the United

States are also in the running to stage the 2030 Winter Olympics after the IOC held technical inspections

Olympic discus bronze medallist Yaime Pérez has become the latest high-profile Cuban athlete to defect, doing so after the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.

under-20 javelin bronze medallist last year - plus a physiotherapist left Cuba's delegation in the United

States, the National Institute of Sports has confirmed.Pérez placed seventh in the women's discus final

businesses with Cuba under a longstanding economic embargo - so any athlete wanting to live in the United

States must defect.

There were impressive performances by Mattie Rogers and Sarah Robles of the United States and three continental

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under pressure from Lunch Box Ultimate Club's Max Halden, right © Samuel Hotaling for UltiPhotosThe United

States' PoNY celebrated their semi-final open victory against Clapham Ultimate ©Katie Cooper for UltiphotosRevolution's

Red Flag caught fire against Finland's Pussin Tiristäjät (PuTi) to seal their place in the mixed division final at the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) World Ultimate Club Championships in Ohio.

Mickle created eight goals for his team as they recorded a 15-10 win over Britain's Clapham Ultimate.The United

States team initially jumped out to a 4-1 lead and they managed to maintain the three-goal advantage

Mooncatchers, however, as Clapham Ultimate got the upper hand in the bronze medal fixture.The British side united

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the Kremlin "will listen" to a prisoner-swap proposal from the United

States aimed at facilitating the release of double Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner.

3x3 basketball, the shortened version of the standard game with five-a-side, is appearing at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in Birmingham, together with wheelchair basketball 3x3, after being added to the list of Olympic sports in the run-up to Tokyo 2020.

The 3x3 event began as an urban street game in the United States but is now played professionally around

first time.For Stella Tiyoy of Kenya the opportunity comes after she learned to play the sport in the United

States while participating in a high school exchange programme."

Snowshoe in West Virginia is hosting the latest leg of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup and one of the last top-level events before this year's World Championships.

plus Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist David Valero.Short track world champion Christopher Blevins from the United

States, the host nation, and downhill world champion Greg Minaar of South Africa are also due to compete

encounter at the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) World Ultimate Club Championships in Ohio in the United

States.

Seven up-and-coming women's golfers from Asia have received financial backing from asset-management firm Amundi, with two Asian Games medallists among the group.

careers.Amundi, which is headquartered in Paris, has already established the Europe Amundi Team and a United

States Amundi Team.It has made a significant investment in women's golf and is presently the title sponsor

LIV Golf has announced plans to stage 25 tournaments in 2023, but says it will avoid clashes with majors and international team events such as the Ryder Cup.

state which neighbours New York - and this has added further controversy.So too has the fact former United

States President Donald Trump is playing in today's pro-am, alongside American major winners Dustin

Two new legislations - the Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities Act and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coin Act - have been introduced in California to support the Summer Games, set to be held in Los Angeles in six years.

Olympic Cities Act, which will aid in planning assistance and innovative transportation projects in United

States cities hosting the Olympics, Paralympics, and Special Olympics."

Chinese Taipei's defence of the Under-12 Baseball World Cup title is due to begin tomorrow on a home diamond in Tainan.

Africa versus Mexico is the first game of the day, while the Czech Republic are due to take on the United

States and Italy should face Venezuela.The Dominican Republic's opener against Japan has been pushed

Brayan Rodallegas claimed a sweep of continental records to finish ahead of two Olympic silver medallists in the best session of the week at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Colombian capital Bogotá.

of Ecuador on top of the podium with 113-134-247.Sánchez made 112-134-246, and Meredith Alwin of the United

States was third despite making only two of her six lifts, on 102-132-234.Colombia also had a one-two