Bora-Hansgrohe’s Aleksandr Vlasov has taken the overall lead following his stage five victory at the Tour de Suisse, edging a four-man sprint to the finish line.

193 kilometre stage from Ambri to Novazzano in 4hrs 30mins 38secs.Vlasov edged Neilson Powless of the United

States and Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark in second and third.The trio were fighting towards the final stretch

Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marín was among the casualties as second round matches were played at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Indonesia Open in Jakarta.

Taipei, who Chen beat in the Tokyo 2020 final, had to come from behind to knock out Iris Wang of the United

States, 15-21, 21-16, 21-9.South Korea's third seed An Se-young, the defending Indonesia Open champion

Eight players will bid to become the challenger to Magnus Carlsen's World Chess Championship at the 2022 Candidates Tournament, which begins tomorrow in Madrid.

the winner and runner-up respectively in the FIDE Grand Prix, will also challenge alongside another United

States player in Fabiano Caruana, who was second at the Swiss event and lost the 2018 final to Carlsen.Teimour

The draw has been made for this year's International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Americas Cup in São Paulo.

of the men's event alongside Argentina, Canada and Mexico.Group A features Paralympic champions the United

States, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.In the women's event, Brazil have been placed in Group B

The President and chief executive of Salt Lake City's bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Fraser Bullock, has said that Utah's capital would be ready to "host a Games when it is in the best interest of the Olympic Movement".

sooner rather than later", but insisted that the Committee needed to consider the best interests of the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and other parties involved in the project."

Players on the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour and their LIV Golf counterparts are set to meet in Boston for a highly tense US Open showdown.

overshadowing the major.Defending champion Jon Rahm of Spain admitted he understood why players, such as the United

States’ Phil Mickelson and his compatriot Sergio Garcia, have joined LIV Golf but insisted his "heart

Fund (PIF), which is the sovereign wealth fund of the nation.Mike Whan, the chief executive of the United

States Golf Association (USGA), suggested he could "foresee a day" where it is harder for LIV Golf players

Italy had a sensational day at the World Para Swimming Championships as they claimed five gold medals which included a world record time set by Simone Barlaam.

gold medals available.Italy are currently top of the overall standings with 16 gold medals while the United

States follow behind with 14 and Brazil occupy third place with 11 golds.

West Midlands has signed a 10-year partnership with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) here as the region seeks to exploit its youthful population and host a future edition of the Global Esports Games.

launched at a gathering of local and esports leaders, aims to make West Midlands a hub for esports in the United

of the GEF, called the new agreement "a day of vision and hope” and added that the two partners are united

player.The football club signed a partnership with Evil Geniuses, a leading esports organisation in the United

States.

Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum have continued their impressive run at the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rome to progress to the round of 16.

Austria's Robin Seidl and Philipp Waller in the next round after the Austrians came from behind to beat the United

States' Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander 17-21, 21-15, 15-9.In the women's draw, one of the favoured duos

Two-time world champion Kento Momota's difficult season continued on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour as he suffered a first-round exit to Denmark's Rasmus Gemke at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta.

Singapore's Yeo Jia Min to reach the women's singles second round, where she is set to play Iris Wang of the United

States following her 21-9, 21-15 victory against Germany's Yvonne Li.The other seeded players in action

Vancouver and Toronto are expected to make the cut for the Canadian host cities at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the governing body is due to announce the final list of holders for the tournament tomorrow.

The World Cup, shared between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, is set to have 16 host cities across

Strange to relate, Norway’s Olympic 1500 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has yet to win the senior Dream Mile at his native Bislett Games in Oslo - but that is very likely to change tomorrow night.

winner in Ostrava on May 31 in a personal best of 9.93sec.Olympic discus champion Valarie Allman of the United

States will defend her season's unbeaten record at tomorrow night's Bislett Games in Oslo ©Getty ImagesAt

Three-time Olympic weightlifting medallist Isaac "Ike" Berger has died at the age of 85, it has been announced.

the gold medal in the under-60 kilograms at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne having been granted United

States citizenship only a few months earlier having emigrated from the country now known as Israel,

Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren is set to present the final phase of his investigation into governance at the International Boxing Association (IBA) in Lausanne on Monday (June 20).

and governance.The Uzbekistani official was placed on the Specially Designated Nationals List by the United

States Office of Foreign Assets Control in 2012 after it concluded he was a "key member" of an international

Yousef Al Mana, President of the Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF), has declared his intent to take over the leadership of the sport’s global governing body and to make it a "trusted, reliable and modern organisation".

We have world class athletes from across Asia - China, the Stan states, Qatar - in Oceania, where I see

Add that to our stars in the United States and the increasing number of top athletes in South America