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Djokovic unlikely to play in US Open because of vaccination status

  • Tennis

the US Open has suffered a blow after the Grand Slam organisers claimed that they would "respect" the United

States Government rules for unvaccinated players.

Non-citizens of the United States will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country.The


Briançon set to host 12th consecutive IFSC World Cup leg with lead event

  • Sport Climbing

Briançon is set to welcome the fourth lead competition of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Series tomorrow until July 23 (Saturday).

Switzerland just one week prior and is tipped to reach the podium once again this week.Athletes from the United

States are also strong contenders for the men’s podium, with Olympian Colin Duffy, who made history



Former LA Dodgers owner O'Malley receives Collar of Honour from WBSC President Fraccari

  • Baseball and Softball

Former owner of Major League Baseball (MLB) team Los Angeles Dodgers, Peter O'Malley, has received the Collar of Honour from the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) for his contribution towards the sport, playing a pivotal part in baseball becoming a demonstration sport at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Angeles Dodgers ©Getty ImagesO'Malley was one of the first owners in the MLB to look outside of the United

States for players, bringing in top names such as Japan's Hideo Nomo, South Korea's Chan Ho Park and


Duncan Mackay: Coe's obsession with "cracking" America should not be at expense of rest of the world

  • Inside the Blogs

"Making it big in America" has been an obsession of British pop groups and singers ever since The Beatles became a cultural phenomenon across the Atlantic in the 1960s.

Every major music act since "The Fab Four" has made it their mission to make the United States love them

 Others, such as Robbie Williams, a cultural icon in the United Kingdom, have remained unknown,

you know and understand America.The Beatles were the first British pop group to make it big in the United

States, a goal everyone that has followed has tried - and largely failed - to achieve ©Getty ImagesEven





Feng and Jeruto win gold at World Athletics Championships as Semenya exits

  • Athletics

China’s Bin Feng was a surprise winner of the women’s discus title and Kazakhstan’s former Kenyan 3,000 metres steeplechaser Norah Jeruto won gold in a super-fast final at the World Athletics Championships on a day when three-times champion Caster Semenya failed to progress in her new distance.

went through with 52.84, while Tokyo silver medallist and defending champion Dalilah Muhammad of the United

States was third fastest in a season’s best of 53.28.


Best of women's golf set to contest fourth major at Evian les Bains

  • Golf

The Amundi Evian Championship, which begins tomorrow in the French village of Evian Les Bains. is the fourth Major of the women's golf season and is set to feature the top five in the world rankings.

her name to distinguish her from namesakes on the circuit.Olympic gold medallist Nelly Korda of the United

States is also set to compete after returning from a blood clot scare earlier in the year.She finished


Compound team finals confirmed for Archery World Cup in Medellín

  • Archery

Colombia are to feature in both the women's and men's team compound finals after progressing through rounds today at the Archery World Cup in Medellín, meaning they are to face Britain and France respectively for the gold medals.

for gold are France's Nicolas Girard, Jean Philippe Boulch and Adrien Gontier, who won 234-231 over United

States' James Lutz, Braden Gellenthien and Tate Morgan.For bronze, the US defeated South Korea 236-234


Pogačar beats yellow jersey rival Vingegaard over challenging stage 17 of Tour de France

  • Cycling

Two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates kept hopes of a third consecutive title alive by pipping yellow jersey rival Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard of Team Jumbo-Visma to the line on stage 17 today in Peyragudes, as many general classification contenders faltered.

route covered 130km from Saint-Gaudens.Also in the pack were Vingegaard's team-mate Sepp Kuss from the United

States, Pogačar's team-mate Brandon McNulty from the US and Britain's Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers


Iran re-sign Skočić as manager for FIFA World Cup a week after sacking him

  • World Cup

The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has made a u-turn a week after sacking the men's national team manager Dragan Skočić with the Croatian now set to lead the squad at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

point behind Spain and Portugal, who qualified.This year, they are to play England, Wales and and the United

States in group B.


Canadian biathlon director hopes to end long wait for Olympic medal

  • Biathlon

Former swimming coach Tyson Wellock has started his new role as Biathlon Canada's high performance director, aiming to end a medal drought in the sport at the Olympic Games.

Wellock had been an international coach in United States swimming and also worked as an administrator


President of Griner's club UMMC Ekaterinburg added to EU sanctions list for supporting war in Ukraine

  • Basketball

The head of Russian metallurgical company UMMC, owners of the basketball club that detained American player Brittney Griner represented, has been added to the European Union sanctions list for supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

in jail.WNBA players and officials and other leading figures, including LeBron James, have called on United

States President Joe Biden to do more to help Griner return home.The Biden administration has described