Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis is set to head the athletics programme at the University of Houston, lending his expertise in track and field to the next generation.

women's wrestling programme ©Getty ImagesIowa's wrestling programme is regarded as one of the best in the United

States, winning 24 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles in its history - the second-most

And so the English Midlands city of Birmingham, and surrounding region, is ready for a new stint in the international sports spotlight as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

city.This came in June 1991, not long after the unassuming John Major had succeeded Margaret Thatcher as United

Olympic and Paralympic Games, choosing the Japanese city of Nagano in preference to rivals from the United

States, Sweden, Spain and Italy.The Session also played a part in further augmenting the rapidly growing

The Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) has announced plans to hold a new International Championships for under-18 athletes.

The competition is due to be held in Nashville in the United States from November 3 to 6, and will be

of the World Flying Disc Federation's (WFDF) World Ultimate Club Championships in Cincinnati in the United

States as the top seeds.

Nauru is the third smallest country in the world but boasts a proud Commonwealth Games record that many larger nations would envy.

Victoria 1994 and Kuala Lumpur 1998.Stephen went on to become President of the country, address the United

Nations and meet the President of the United States at the White House.Seven weightlifters will be hoping

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reclaimed the title he won five years ago in London ©Getty ImagesThe women's 4x400m relay finals saw the United

States dominate with a timing of 3:17:79 ©Getty ImagesThe men's 4x400m relay finals also belonged to

the hosts who came home in 2:56.17 ©Getty ImagesThe United States comfortably topped the medals table

Dawn Fraser's first major disappointment in her stellar swimming career was failing to qualify for the 1954 Vancouver Commonwealth Games as a 16-year-old, when she had cramps in the Australian trials. 

had won Olympic gold at her "home" Games in Melbourne in 1956, made a hugely successful trip to the United

States in 1957 and set six world records at 100 metres and 200m.In Cardiff she won two golds and many

The concluding day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene produced one of the great athletics sessions of all time.

year-olds who took respective gold and silver in the race at last year’s Olympics, Athing Mu of the United

States and Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson.In Tokyo Mu had come home in a US record of 1min 55.21sec, with

World 200m champion Noah Lyles has questioned whether there was sufficient advertising in the United

States before the World Athletics Championships in Eugene ©Getty ImagesThis is a rivalry that, God willing

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has questioned the stance of tennis governing bodies on Russian and Belarusian players following the war in Ukraine.

Tennis players are pretty much living outside of Russia, training in Europe and the States."

and Belarusian athletes and officials from competitions by International Federations.According to the United

Victory in the final event of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, the women’s 4x400 metres relay, strengthened the home domination of a medals table involving more countries than ever before at an event described by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe as "the greatest show on earth".

compared to NBC’s coverage of the 2019 edition.But viewing figures were still lower than for last year's United

States Olympic Trials at the same venue and yesterday's action was only the fifth-most watched sports

Sydney McLaughlin, with baton, anchored the host nation United States to a record 13th gold medal of

took almost a second off her own world record in running 50.68sec, brought home the baton it took the United

States to 13 golds, nine silvers and 11 bronzes, a Championship record.Ethiopia were next with four

Like the final burst of a fireworks display, the last day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene produced a spectacular showing that included world records for Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis and Nigeria’s 100 metres hurdler Tobi Amusan of, respectively, 6.21 metres and 12.12sec.

year-olds who took respective women’s 800m gold and silver at last year’s Olympics, Athing Mu of the United

States and Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson, with the American once again prevailing, but this time by a narrower

States record of 1:55.21, with Hodgkinson clocking a British record of 1:55.88.This time round it was

States women’s quartet home comfortably clear of silver medallists Jamaica, who clocked 3:20.74, and

States comfortably topped the medals table with a total of 33, from Ethiopia, with four golds from 10

back-to-back wins at the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) World Ultimate Club Championships in Ohio in the United

States.

France beat the United States in a five-set final to win this year's men's Volleyball Nations League

World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) President Robert Rauch believes staging this year's remaining events successfully will show the sport can "survive" the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

should conclude the WFDF calendar for this year - scheduled between August 17 and 20.San Diego in the United

States is due to hold the World Overall Flying Disc Championships from August 1 to 6 and the World Junior

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and Aaron Brown pose with the national flag after winning the relay gold in Eugene ©Getty ImagesThe United

States secured the women’s 4x100m title with Twanisha Terry bringing the baton home in 41.14, the fastest