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Mike Rowbottom: We love the way sport brings people together - head on

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One of the enduring features and attractions of sport is the way it brings people together. Head on.

100 metres champion Donovan Bailey versus the Olympic 200 and 400m champion Michael Johnson of the United

States over the compromise distance of 150 metres, for $1million prize money in front of a 25,000 crowd.Bailey


Sinner excels against Alcaraz to make men's singles quarter-finals at Wimbledon

  • Tennis

In a battle of two prodigies, Italy's 10th seed Jannik Sinner advanced to the quarter-finals in four entertaining sets against Spanish fifth seed Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 at Wimbledon in the men's singles.

semi-final.The Belgian endured a mammoth four hours and 36 minutes to defeat 23rd seed Frances Tiafoe of the United

States in five sets 7-6, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5.Tatjana Maria of Germany was one of four women who booked


USA Fencing appoints Phil Andrews as new chief executive

  • Fencing

Phil Andrews has been appointed as the new chief executive of USA Fencing following, what the national governing body, claimed was "a global search and multi-layered interview process that yielded a host of talented candidates."

Lee Kiefer, right, won the United States' fourth Olympic gold medal in fencing at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesAndrews

goal will be making sure that American fencers are competitive when the Summer Olympics returns to the United

States for the first time in 32 years at Los Angeles 2028.The US has won a total of 33 Olympic medals



Exclusive: Whistleblower replaced on FINA Technical Diving Committee, Zhou remains Bureau Liaison

  • Diving

Whistleblower Simon Latimer, who reported International Swimming Federation (FINA) vice-president Zhou Jihong for misconduct at last year's re-arranged Olympic Games in Tokyo, has been replaced on the updated Technical Diving Committee (TDC).

Mohamed Hassan, Dom Philipopoulos of South Africa, Australian Eric Brooker, Colleen Huffman from the United

States and Gordon Peterson of Canada are the members now on the Technical Committee.New Zealand's Lisa


Wimbledon winners join together to celebrate centenary of Centre Court

  • Tennis

The past and the present stood together on Centre Court at Wimbledon today to celebrate the centenary of the most famous lawn in tennis prior to the start of this year's fourth round matches.

Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, as he vies for his third Wimbledon title.The influential Billie Jean King of the United

States stood with other veterans such as Pat Cash, Rod Laver, Stefan Edberg and Bjorn Borg.Martina Hingis


American Flag relay nears 2022 World Games host city Birmingham

  • Birmingham 2022

A Relay to carry the flag of the United States to The World Games has reached the state of Alabama and

entrusted to a group of military veterans for a journey which has taken it across 14 other American states

it is planned that it will be paraded into the Protective Stadium for the Opening Ceremony by former United

States Army Sergeant Noah Galloway, now honorary co-chairman of the 2022 World Games and Birmingham




World Street Skateboarding semi-finals topped by Nakayama and Ribeiro in Rome

  • Skateboarding

Funa Nakayama was top of the women's standings again after finishing first in the quarter-finals, making her the skater to beat in tomorrow's final at the World Street Skateboarding Pro Tour event in Rome.

and Vincent Milou.Ryan Decenzo of Canada claimed the final spot just ahead of Chris Joslin from the United

States and Japan's Toa Sasaki.Brazilian Olympic silver medallist Kelvin Hoefler was far down the order


Chen wins China's 11th diving gold at FINA World Championships

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ImagesA passionate home crowd at the Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium watched Hungary take on the United

States in the women's water polo final ©Getty ImagesThe US have now won women's water polo gold at the



Russian goaltender hospitalised after detainment for avoiding Ukraine war

  • Ice Hockey

Russian Olympic ice hockey medallist Ivan Fedotov has been hospitalised, according to his lawyer, after being detained by authorities for allegedly shunning military service, which would have seen him deployed to Ukraine for the ongoing war.

for more than four months in what Moscow describes as a "special military operation".According to the United

fled Ukraine, while the combined military death toll is thought to exceed 20,000.The NHL, based in the United

States and Canada, ordered its teams to cease contact with KHL clubs and Russia-based agents in March


Garnbret earns 34th IFSC World Cup gold in Villars as Honma claims first victory

  • Sport Climbing

Olympic champion Janja Garnbret duly earned her 34th World Cup gold - and 50th World Cup medal - as she won the women's lead climbing at the latest staging of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Villars.

semi-final and final.She was the only woman to top the route in both of them.Brooke Raboutou of the United

States, who headed yesterday's qualifiers, took silver with a score of 37+ ahead of her compatriot Natalia

Honma earned his first World Cup victory in the men’s lead climbing with a final score of 36+, with two United

States athletes filling the silver and bronze medal positions.Jesse Grupper scored 34+ for silver and