Summer McIntosh became the first swimmer aged under 16 to win gold at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships for more than 10 years with a stunning victory in the women's 200 metres butterfly here.

freestyle in Budapest, but this was her first gold at the World Championships.Hali Flickinger of the United

States came through in second in 2:06.08, while Olympic champion Zhang Yufei of China placed third in

The Netherlands ensured they would finish second in the women's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League standings today by thumping China 6-0 in their penultimate match in Rotterdam.

their campaign at the Hazelaarweg Stadion with an impressive second-half to defeat bottom-of-the-table United

States 4-0.Vandana Katariya ended the long deadlock in the 38th minute to split the sides and was able

The 2025 and 2026 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Cup Finals have been awarded to Basel, Bordeaux and Fort Worth following the latest meeting of the FEI Board today.

is wonderful that the FEI Jumping World Cup Final and FEI Dressage World Cup 2026 will travel to the United

States.

Second seed Lithuania and third seed Latvia started their campaigns at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup with two victories each in the men's tournament in Antwerp.

win over Japan.It marked a strong start to the country that finished second to defending champions United

States in the 2019 final.Poland, that won bronze in 2019, had a mixed start, beginning with a 21-13

sixth seed Mongolia 22-7.Mongolia were beaten 12-8 by 20th seed Belgium to add to their misery.United States

A logo and slogan for the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games in Cleveland have been launched.

Pan-American Masters Games are expected to bring in excess of 7,500 athletes together in Ohio in the United

States from July 12 to 23.It will be the first edition of the event in eight years, given the 2020 edition

United States Senator Mitt Romney has put his name to an Act of Congress which would direct the US Treasury

, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing and shipping, is recovered by the United

States Treasury"."

States athletes in the LA28 Games."

They will also bear the date of the Games and also carry the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United

States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum" - all traditional inscriptions on American coins.All coins

Former world number three David Ferrer has been appointed as tournament director for the Davis Cup Finals.

Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Sweden and the United

States have qualified for this year's Finals.

Six teams are undefeated after the first day of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup in Antwerp.

Pool stage action began in the men's and women's tournaments in BelgiumThe hosts, Serbia, and the United

States won both of their fixtures in the men's tournament while Lithuania, Spain, and Canada hold a

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sparked jubilant scenes among the home crowd with his men's 200m butterfly victory ©Getty ImagesThe United

States' Nic Fink claimed a narrow victory in the men's 50m breaststroke final ©Getty ImagesNic FInk,

Kristóf Milák stormed to victory in the men's 200 metres butterfly and broke his own world record in front of a jubilant crowd at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships here.

in 1:53.61.The fourth day's swimming finals began with high drama, as an incredible finish from the United

States' Olympic champion Bobby Finke helped him to take men's 800m freestyle gold.Finke was fourth with

Romanchuk third in 7:40.05.An incredible end to the men's 800m freestyle final helped Bobby Finke of the United

States to claim gold ©Getty ImagesThis was the first time at a World Championships that the top three

Slovenia is gearing up to host the Women's Junior Handball World Championship for the first time in its history with the cities Celje, Laško, and Velenje all scheduled to host matches.

the 2018 edition on home ground.They have been drawn into group H alongside Poland, Egypt, and the United

States while this year's hosts find themselves facing Germany, Chile, and Mexico in group F after being

Ukraine.Hungary will be looking to defend their title from 2018 and are set to face Poland, Egypt, and the United

States in group H ©Getty ImagesItaly have taken their place and are in group C with Denmark, Argentina

Tokyo 2020 champions Alberto Ginés López and Janja Garnbret are among the favourites to win gold at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Innsbruck, set to run from June 22 to 26.

taking place in Meiringen in Switzerland, South Korean capital Seoul, two legs in Salt Lake City in the United

States, and Brixen in Italy.Innsbruck is no stranger to hosting sport climbing events after staging

Thirteen countries are due to contest the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Pan American Championships in Monterrey, which will begin tomorrow.

in Abu Dhabi in January.Middleweight Diego Torres is among their ranks after his bronze medal in the United

the IMMAF ranks.World silver medallist Giulliany Perea is part of a strong Brazilian squad ©IMMAFThe United

States will be another team to watch in Monterrey after a new American member joined IMMAF.The United

States Fight League has joined with observation status after the resignation of the United States MMA

Vladimir Putin's press secretary has defended the detention of American basketball player Brittney Griner and has dismissed claims she is a "hostage".

containing hashish oil and has been held ever since, with her detention extended by 18 days on June 14.The United

States Government considers Griner "wrongfully detained" and her supporters claim she is being held

2014, and also plays in the WNBA for Phoenix Mercury.The 31-year-old center won Olympic gold with the United

States at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.It has also emerged that a planned phone call between Griner

the second Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) exhibition stand in Oregon today to mark the start of the United

States of America Track and Field (USATF) trials for the World Championships, which are set to begin

County.Kenyan-born Lagat, whose unique men’s World Championship double at the Osaka 2007 edition was earned for the United

States, has donated to the collection the singlet and competition numbers from his subsequent 3,000m