Throughout my time covering the Olympic Movement - about 15 years - we have tended to take a pretty dim view of the boycott-marred 1970s and 1980s.

disarray, and now I find myself wondering if sport is condemned to be the arena for a new outbreak of USA-versus-Russia

Olympic and world champion Jordan Burroughs was one of five Rio 2016-bound American wrestlers to compete at the seventh annual “United in the Square” competition in New York City’s Times Square today.

The event saw Team USA representatives square off in exhibition matches against opponents from Canada

International Luge Federation (FIL) vice president Harald Steyrer has travelled to Lake Placid to inspect the venue for the organisation's 64th Congress.

Placid, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980, was boosted this month by the news that USA

A new rugby league tournament featuring the United States, Canada and Jamaica has been unveiled.

berth on offer.Leeds Rhinos boss Brian McDermott is also head coach of the United States ©Getty Images USA

USA Swimming has moved a Rio 2016 training camp out of Puerto Rico due to fears of the Zika virus.

The health and safety or our athletes is USA Swimming's primary priority and responsibility," said USA

René Fasel was today officially re-elected as President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) at its Annual Congress in Moscow.

Board member and President of the National Olympic Committee.Ron DeGregorio, the former President of USA

Bridgestone Americas has signed an eight-year sponsorship deal with U.S. Paralympics which will see the subsidiary of the world’s largest tyre manufacturers support the nation’s athletes through to the 2024 Games.

and unite people from diverse backgrounds all over the world, and we’re proud to partner with Team USA

USA Luge is to keep its headquarters in Lake Placid, it has been announced.

City.Both venues regularly appear on the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup circuit with USA

have unanimously approved to keep their headquarters in Lake Placid for the next five years," said USA

Luge chief executive Jim Leahy.A rival bid came in from Park City in Utah ©USA Luge“Key existing factors

"In addition, New York Empire State Development will partner with USA Luge in a co-marketing initiative

“USA Luge will continue to have a robust presence in Park City for many years to come.”

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has added the University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) to its National Medical Network (NMN).

We are also pleased to partner with the USOC in providing educational opportunities for Team USA athletes

The United States have named a shooting squad of five debutantes for the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

come a very long way since London 2012 with greater depth, better results and more visibility," said USA

five athletes were really in contention four years ago and now all have earned quota places for Team USA

competitive at the highest levels of the sport.All five shooters named will make their Paralympic debuts ©USA

Defending champions Fiji, South Africa and New Zealand all progressed to the quarter-finals of the Paris Sevens as the race for the overall crown gathered pace at the Stade Jean Bouin.

eight.Kenya will meet France in the quarter-final after the hosts claimed 24-12 and 26-14 victories over the USA

Australia joined the United States in the final of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men’s Water Polo World League Intercontinental Tournament with a comfortable 11-4 victory over Kazakhstan as the group stage in Yokohama drew to a close.

very disappointed in how we played because we didn’t play as we agreed and, the next time against USA

“We will definitely try to do something different against USA to achieve a better result than in the

United States’ Gwen Jorgensen eased to an unprecedented fourth consecutive title at the Yokohama leg of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Series (WTS) as the sport’s two-year Olympic qualification period concluded today.

their country’s Olympic team.Although Greg Billington didn’t finish, his standing was high enough with USA

The United States picked up their fourth consecutive victory with a 16-11 win over Brazil to seal their place in the final of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Men’s Water Polo World League Intercontinental Tournament in Yokohama.

comfortable win against Kazakhstan ©FINA“We’re just getting in a rhythm, but we showed our potential,” USA

Britain's Andrew Picard has been suspended from membership by England’s Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in the aftermath of admitting 10 counts of child pornography offences.

ASA following the announcement on Tuesday (May 10) that Picard had been permanently banished from USA