There were angry scenes at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections in Tirana today before calm was restored and Mohamed Jaloud was declared the new President of the sport's governing body.

The election of Ursula Papandrea, of the United States, as first vice-president - number two to Jaloud

fastest men’s 100 metres time so far this year, a meeting record of 9.76sec, en route to victory at the United

States trials.

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) Chengdu 2021 World University Games have been rescheduled for July 28 to August 8 in 2023. 

2021 Winter Universiade was cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Lake Placid in the United

States is set to host the 2023 Winter World University Games, while the Rhine-Ruhr region in Germany

DP World Tour players who took part in the first LIV Golf tournament have been fined £100,00 ($125,000/€150,000) and barred from three events next month.

players are also banned from three upcoming tournaments co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the United

States-based PGA Tour.These are the Scottish Open, near Edinburgh, Barbasol Championship in Kentucky

Top seeds Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag of Egypt were among the winners as the line-ups for the semi-finals of the Professional Squash Association World Tour Finals were completed following the final day of group action in Cairo.

the group phase undefeated after beating Joelle King of New Zealand 11-6, 11-1.Amanda Sobhy of the United

States also booked her place in the semi-finals after overcoming England’s Georgina Kennedy 11-4, 11

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) took the decision to prevent Anita Alvarez from participating in the artistic swimming women's team free routine final at the World Championships here, following an incident in which she had to be rescued from the bottom of the pool after losing consciousness.

statement shortly prior to the start of the final which revealed that Alvarez would not feature in the United

States' team."

The last of the qualifiers at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup have been finalised following the remaining pool games today in Antwerp.

#3x3WC pic.twitter.com/ll1EphwpmS— FIBA3x3 (@FIBA3x3) June 24, 2022In the women's tournament, the United

States defeated second seeds France 20-18 in the last game of Pool B to qualify top undefeated, having

American swimmer Katie Ledecky won her 19th career gold medal at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships with a dominant victory in the women's 800 metres freestyle here.

winning men's 100m and 200m butterfly gold at the World Championships.The race was held without the United

States' Olympic and back-to-back world champion Caeleb Dressel, who has withdrawn from the Championships

There is sure to be a flurry of activity right up until the last moment before the votes are cast at the long-delayed International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) elections in Tirana, Albania tomorrow.

depend on his main allies, and this is where the role of a "newcomer" becomes important.China and the United

States have commercial clout, plus ideas on marketing and sport presentation that would serve weightlifting

The United States has guaranteed its third consecutive recurve mixed team podium on the international

month’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon failed to qualify on the opening day of the United

States trials on the same track.

time of the relay events.Aleia Hobbs topped the women's 100 metres heats on the opening day of the United

States Trials for the World Athletics Championships ©Getty ImagesShe acknowledged the mistake in an

Brazilian trio Giulliany Perea, Josiane Oliveira and Ana Vitoria Diniz booked their place into the finals of their respective weight categories at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Pan American Championships in Mexican city Monterrey.

Mexico’s Perla Mendoza Gonzalez in the women’s featherweight class.After a strong opening day, the United

States team endured a mixed bag of results today.Hope Holmes came unstuck against Mexico’s Valeria Gomez

A proposal from World Archery could see compound events become part of the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, joining recurve disciplines.

 The organisation said this would lend itself well in the United States, a nation that has a sophisticated

The compound bow was born in the United States in the 1960s.

World Lacrosse has entered a partnership with the United States-based National Center for Transgender

Nike is completely withdrawing from Russia three months after suspending its operations in the country over the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia.In March, Nike rival Adidas said it was shutting its stores in Russia and pausing online sales; it states

Retail Group, which operated 37 Nike-branded stores in Russia through its subsidiary Up And Run.The United