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Philip Barker: The remarkable tale of the "Tipton Slasher"

  • Inside the Blogs

When the boxers step into the ring at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) at the Commonwealth Games in three weeks time, Birmingham 2022 organisers have  promised that "you’ll see men and women step inside the ring and as the intense three-minute rounds play out, you’ll experience explosive combinations, rapid footwork and dogged determination."

place.Perry did take part in a famous international contest against Charles Freeman, a fighter from the United

States, known as the "American giant".Freeman stood 2.08 metres tall and weighed 114 kilograms."



Defending champion Pogačar takes overall Tour de France lead after stage six win

  • Cycling

Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar has taken the general classification lead at the Tour de France after cycling to victory in stage six of the race.

second lead proved futile when he hit the floor of the climb.UAE Team Emirates gathered steam and the United

States’ Brandon McNulty set up teammate Pogačar.Nevertheless, Team Jumbo-Visma’s Primož Roglič first


Focus on Garnbret as IFSC World Cup heads to France

  • Sport Climbing

The next edition of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup is set to begin tomorrow in Chamonix, France.

in 2019 and missed out on the podium in the first Lead World Cup event in Innsbruck last weekend.The United

States’ Jesse Grupper and Colin Duffy, who are in fine form this season, are medal contenders once again.Grupper


Birmingham 2022 World Games softball champions to receive trophy in addition to gold medal

  • Baseball and Softball

In addition to the gold medals, the winning team of the softball tournament at the Birmingham 2022 World Games will be awarded with a trophy.

the Hoover Met Stadium in the Alabamian city.A total of eight teams are due to feature with hosts the United

States, Canada, Chinese Taipei, and Italy making up group A while Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Australia


Medals for Oregon22 World Athletics Championships unveiled

  • Athletics

The medals for the Oregon22 World Athletics Championships have been unveiled with only a few days to go before the competition begins.

after.Medals are set to be claimed in 49 event disciplines and on every day of the multi-sport competition.The United

States will seek to defend their mixed 4x400 metre relay on the opening day, scheduled for


Russia and Belarus sign three agreements on cooperation in sport

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The Russian Ministry of Sports and the Sport and Tourism Ministry of Belarus have reportedly signed three cooperation agreements.

scheduled to take place in 2022 and 2023.Belarus is due to stage the second Commonwealth of Independent States

year with around 3,000 athletes set to participate.The initial programme has a list of 20 sports.The United


North Carolina bid to receive $25 million if 2027 World University Games campaign succeeds

  • Summer World University Games

North Carolina's bid for the 2027 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games has received a potential $25 million (£20 million/€24 million) boost from state legislators.

Carolina's university hub as it includes more than 260,000 students representing 19 institutions.The United

States has hosted one previous FISU Summer World University Games, in Buffalo in 1993, when the event



2022 World Games set to open in Birmingham

  • Birmingham 2022

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is expected to be present when the World Games are opened in Birmingham, Alabama tomorrow (Thursday).

of ten days of competition, 223 gold medals are set to be contested with the event returning to the United

States for the first time since the inaugural Games in Santa Clara back in 1981.Belgian skater Bart

tomorrow.This will feature the arrival of an American flag which has been carried from Washington DC across the United

States by military veterans for the last 44 days.The Games are set to be streamed on the IOC's content


Clarke surges to maiden Tour de France victory on stage five

  • Cycling

Simon Clarke surged to his maiden Tour de France stage victory after coming out on top in the fifth stage from Lille Métropole to Wallers-Arenberg.

leading group continued to shrink as Clarke, Van der Hoorn, Boasson Hagen, Denmark's Magnus Cort and the United

States' Neilson Powless pushed ahead.However, the final cobbled sector with five kilometres remaining


Dutch Olympic champions Lavreysen and Hoogland striving for gold at UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup in Cali

  • Cycling

Dutch Olympic champions Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland are set to challenge for gold in the final leg of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling Nations Cup in Cali, Colombia.

another 11 European gold medals.They will be facing competitors from 38 other countries, including the United

States, Spain and the hosts Colombia.The Colombian team is following on from a successful Bolivarian


London Marathon to hold most lucrative wheelchair races to date in 2022

  • Athletics News

The 2022 London Marathon is to give the largest prize purse in wheelchair racing history, with an increase of more than 25 per cent from 2021.

Nikita den Boer from The Netherlands and four-time London Marathon winner Tatyana McFadden from the United

States, in the women's race.American 2019 winner Daniel Romanchuk is on the start list for the men's


Prize money for FIS World Cup events set to increase by 10 per cent

  • Skiing

Prize money is set to increase by 10 per cent for all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events starting in the 2022-2023 season.

vice-presidents having all served on the Council since 2010, 2014, 2012, and 2014, respectively.United States

treasurer.Vancouver 2010 Olympic mogul champion and Sochi 2014 bronze medallist Hannah Kearney of the United

States was named as the Council's athletes' representative, while Sweden's Niklas Carlsson takes up

created role where he will work alongside FIS secretary general Michel Vion.The current policy that states


Canada dominate clash against Trinidad and Tobago at CONCACAF W Championship

  • Football

Olympic gold medallists Canada produced a commanding second-half performance against Trinidad and Tobago to leap to the top of Group B at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) W Championship in Monterrey in Mexico.

hour mark to round off the win.Action from Group B is set to return tomorrow with Jamaica facing the United

States, the world and defending champions, and Haiti taking on Mexico.