Two-time American Grand Slam champion Stan Smith has been named as the winner of this year's International Tennis Federation (ITF) Philippe Chatrier Award.

It’s also very special because I knew Philippe Chatrier pretty well.Stan Smith of the United States won

To play for the United States was special because you’re playing for your country, just like Olympic

win with the team and bring the Davis Cup back home in some cases - and then try to keep it in the United

States - was thrilling."

For Sierra Leone, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games could not just be about the sport.

athletes to watch ©Getty ImagesAthletes to watch include sprinters Fatmata Awolo, who is based in the United

States, and Hafsatu Kamara.There is also a good story in boxing after Canadian bantamweight Sara Haghighat-joo

A motion to create a Commission to explore the possibility of building on Lake Placid's hosting of the 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games with a future edition of the Winter Olympics has passed through the New York State Assembly.

city such as Montreal in Canada is among the possibilities suggested for a Winter Olympics bid.The United

States last held the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, with the Utah city hopeful of staging

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the day's biggest upset, defeating fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas ©Getty ImagesJessica Pegula of the United

States, the next highest seeded player in the draw after Swiatek, also triumphed today in three sets

Egypt's top players successfully progressed from round three today at the El Gouna International on home soil, finalising the line-up for the quarter-finals.

including New Zealand's fifth seed in the women's draw, Joelle King.King defeated Olivia Fiechter from the United

States 11-8, 11-9, 11-9.Men's fifth seed Diego Elias won 6-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 over France's Gregoire

World number one Iga Świątek extended her winning run to 32 matches undefeated in women's singles despite a scare from the unseeded Chinese rising talent Zheng Qinwen, meaning she heads into the quarter-finals of the French Open at Roland Garros.

Ukraine.This also affects players from Belarus.Kudermetova knocked out 22nd seed Madison Keys of the United

States after struggling in the first set - going on to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.This made it the first time

Canada has pulled out of a men's football friendly fixture Iran, after the country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among the high-profile figures who voiced their opposition, describing the match as a "bad idea".

against the Canadian Soccer Association.Canada is due to co-host an expanded men's World Cup with the United

States and Mexico in 2026.With the tournament set to increase from 32 to 48 teams and eight berths available

qualifying for a fourth consecutive World Cup as the continent's highest ranked team.Earlier this year, United

Eleven of the 12 players who represented Canada in wheelchair rugby at last year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been included in the squad for next month's Canada Cup.

a contest seen as a key warm-up event for this year's World Championship in Denmark in October.The United

States won the silver medal at Tokyo 2020, with Japan finishing third.Australia, Denmark and France

The Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) has issued a renewed call for the release of two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner, who has now been detained in Russia for more than 100 days.

The United States Government considers Griner "wrongfully detained" after she was arrested at an airport

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

Dutchman Pieter Joon has been named as Para volleyball's first inductee of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF), and is set to be admitted in October.

this year's inductees.Three-time beach volleyball Olympic gold medallist Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United

States, Brazilian coach Bernardo Rezende who won silver at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics as a player

British politicians have already urged UEFA and the French authorities to launch a full investigation into the "deeply concerning" treatment of Liverpool fans before Saturday (May 28) evening's UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France in Paris.

series.Liverpool were connected with what would turn out to be their anthem during a pre-season tour of the United

States in 1964, as they looked forward to making their debut in the European Cup as Football League

The World Games and the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) have announced partnership aimed at promoting the men's tournament at Birmingham 2022 and supporting lacrosse's bid for Olympic inclusion.

The PLL is an eight-team professional lacrosse league based in the United States and Canada.It will act

A three-member International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Tribunal panel has dismissed an appeal from the Federation of Equestrian Sports of Russia (FESR) against the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, horses and officials from FEI events.

Canadian official Harveen Thauli and completed by Colombia's Cesar Torrente and Armand Leone of the United

States, found in favour of the FEI.It dismissed the appeal and ruled that no deposit will be returned

has claimed that it is conducting a "special military operation" in neighboring Ukraine.However, the United

Home favourite Natalia Grossman chalked up her third consecutive women's boulder victory on the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup series in Salt Lake City.

followed by Japan's Rei Kawamata with three and three, and World Cup final debutant Ross Fulkerson of the United

States with two and four.The penultimate boulder event of the season is due to be held in Brixen in

Finland claimed the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men's Ice Hockey World Championship gold medal after a dramatic end to the game led to an overtime win for the Olympic champions.

was able to score the decisive goal, as the match finished 4-3 to Finland.Czech Republic thrashed the United

States 8-4 to claim the bronze medal earlier in the day.Czech Republic claimed bronze with a convincing

win over the United States ©Getty ImagesIt was a complete collapse for the Americans who were the better