Defending champions Brazil have ended the round robin phase of the Men's Volleyball Nations League with a win against hosts Japan in Osaka.

fourth after beating Australia 25-16, 25-12, 28-26 in the same pool.The other Pool Five result saw the United

States beat Argentina 29-27, 22-25, 20-25, 25-13, 17-15.The United States concluded the phase in third

set to play the Dutch while Japan are due to face a re-match against France on July 20.Brazil and the United

States are scheduled to meet, while Iran are set to face Poland on July 21.

Japan's Shingo Kunieda became the first man to complete a wheelchair singles career golden slam after beating Alfie Hewett of Britain in the Wimbledon final.

In the women's wheelchair doubles final, Japan's Yui Kamiji and Dana Mathewson of the United States pulled

After two-and-a-half years of managing to escape the jaws of COVID-19, it finally struck me and came just when I started to think that I might be one of the lucky ones.

).Participants had originally been required to present a negative COVID-19 test result to enter the United

States for the Games that are being staged one year later than planned due to a reshuffle caused by

players at the National Hockey League (NHL) Draft in Montreal, despite tensions between Russia, the United

States and Canada.

Canadian officials formulating a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics estimate the Games could cost up to CAD 4 billion (£2.57 billion/£3.1 billion/€3 billion) including around CAD1.2 billion (£772 million/$928 million/€910 million) in taxpayers money.

Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai next year with Sapporo in Japan and Salt Lake City in the United

States also in the running.The 2030 Games are set to be the first Winter Olympics and Paralympics awarded

Several events at the Birmingham 2022 World Games have been postponed due to high winds in the Alabama city, affecting competition and entertainment.

 The World Games continues in the United States until next Sunday (July 17).

The United States overcame Canada 11-8 to become the first-ever host country to capture gold at the World

All ten evening sessions for the Oregon22 World Athletics Championships that start on Friday (July 15) are expected to be sold out, with 70 per cent of tickets already purchased.

insidethegames on recent progress in the stated aim of using the event, being held for the first time in the United

States, as a "catalyst" to grow athletics across the country."

Carmela Pajaro Guzman, centre, achieved gold in the women's time trial 200 metres ©The World GamesThe United

States fell to defeat in the mixed team compound quarterfinals match versus The Netherlands ©The World

Colombia won a total of seven medals, including four golds to take the overall lead on day one of the Birmingham 2022 World Games.

beating Spain's Olympic silver medallist Damian Quintero in the gold medal match.Gakuji Tozaki of the United

States got the better of Mattia Busato of Italy for bronze.Japan's Yusuke Satake emerged as the champion

Indiana in the United States is hosting the Ukrainian Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team for a month,

Former Los Angeles 2028 chief executive Gene Sykes has been appointed as the chairman of the United States

supporting athletes, and growing participation in, and prominence of, Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United

States."

United States President Joe Biden has responded to detained basketball star Brittney Griner's letter

The Finnish city of Lohja is set to host the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship for the sixth time and the World Junior-B Curling Championships for the fifth time.

January was cancelled during the competition following an outbreak of COVID-19.Matthew Thums led the United

States to the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship title in 2020 ©Getty Images"Lohja has proved to

The United States, skipped by Matthew Thums, claimed the senior title in 2020.Sweden and Japan won the

The United States' Kristen Faulkner launched an impressive solo charge in stage nine of the Giro d'Italia