American basketball player Brittney Griner has had her pre-trial detention in Russia extended for a further 18 days.

month until Saturday (June 18).The charge reportedly carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.The United

States Government considers Griner "wrongfully detained", while Russian authorities have suggested that

shots.International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said has the case is in the hands of the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the WNBA, and that the IOC had not been contacted about

Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at the US Open under a neutral flag, in contrast to Wimbledon where they are banned.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has adopted the same stance as the Association of Tennis

February 24, when Russian launched a full-scale invasion with support from Belarus, according to the United

The United States ended day three of the World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira by setting a new

India's Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra opened his 2022 season in Turku tonight by improving his national record to 89.30 metres but still finished marginally behind the shock winner, home thrower Oliver Helander.

Anderson, the 21-year-old Jamaican who beat 100 metres hurdles world record-holder Kendra Harrison of the United

States in the Olympic semi-finals but finished last in the final after hitting a hurdle, won her semi-final

Vancouver, Whistler and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have unveiled their concept for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games, pledging to work alongside First Nations people to host the event for the second time and learn from past mistakes.

next year.A Barcelona-Pyrenees bid emanating from Spain, Sapporo in Japan and Salt Lake City in the United

States are also in the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.The 2030 Games are set to be the first

New Zealand has announced a six-strong team for this year’s Para Cycling Road World Championships, due to be held in Baie-Comeau in Canada from August 11 to 14.

hand cyclist on the team is Rory Mead, who competes in the H2 classification.Mead, who lives in the United

States, placed fifth in both the time trial and road race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.The squad is

A first pre-World Games training camp for Puerto Rico's women's softball team is underway in Guaynabo.

The camp is due to run until June 18, with the team moving to Tampa Bay in the United States eight days

Volunteers in Alabama are building sleeping shelters for homeless people expected to be impacted by the Birmingham 2022 World Games. 

crisis and association postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.The World Games last took place in the United

States in 1981, when Santa Clara hosted the inaugural edition.

Canada regained the title back from the United States with a 3-2 victory in the final of the International

The Chungcheong Megacity Bid Committee has announced that it has collected over 500,000 signatures of support for its bid to host the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games in 2027.

next Winter World University Games is due to take place from January 12 to 22 2023 in Lake Placid, United

States.

Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum of Norway and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar finished their pools unbeaten on the fourth day of the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rome.

Rebecca and Talita finished their pool unbeaten as well by beating Emily Day and Emily Stockman from the United

States 21-13, 18-21, 15-7.The big shock on the women's side saw Australian Olympic silver medallists

The International Cycling Union (UCI) and Warner Bros. Discovery have extended their partnership concerning the Mountain Bike World Cup, with an eight-year agreement in place to broadcast the event.

in France, Brazil, Germany, the Czech Republic, Britain, Austria, Switzerland, Andorra, Canada, the United

States and Italy.

The United States have taken an early lead in the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) standings after

The United States laid claim to top spot again on the medals table with 15 podium finishes at the Pan

Athletes and sporting organisations are being urged to implement six "guiding principles" in a bid to strengthen efforts for doping-free sport.

those proposing the guiding principles are Sport Integrity Australia, the French Anti-Doping Agency, United

Kingdom Anti-Doping and the United States Anti-Doping Agency.The other NADOs are the Canadian Centre