Slovakia delivered a crushing blow to Denmark’s ambitions on the final day of qualifying at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Finland with a 7-1 win that left the Danes, who had earned a historic win over defending champions Canada the previous day, out in the cold.

seven wins out of seven, including one after overtime.That means Switzerland will meet third seeds United

States in the quarter-finals on Thursday (May 26).The Swiss won the shootout by virtue of goals from

stopped all four German shooters.Despite being beaten in two of their first six Group B matches, the United

States finished off their qualifying campaign today with a 4-2 win over Norway, having taken a 2-0 lead

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) annual financial report rarely disappoints, although she does not yield up her pearls easily.

survive without their share of the Olympic Games dividend.The IOC distributed $404.4 million to the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee between 2013 and 2016 ©Getty ImagesWhat the IOC does not always

constant.After crunching the numbers, another body which I have firmly on my list of "winners" is the dear old United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).To work this out, you need to delve deep into the Notes

Antigua and Barbuda has never won a medal at the Commonwealth Games, so if they were to break their duck at Birmingham 2022 it would be a momentous occasion.

businessman Allen Stanford who pumped millions into the sport before being convicted of massive fraud in the United

States and sentenced to 110 years in jail.A much happier memory in Antiguan sport is the gold medal

Within half an hour of what was then the biggest athletics race in sporting history, a Canadian journalist was physically sick because of what he saw on the track.

 For the first time, the United States showed live television coverage of a sporting contest with

There are calls for allegations of serious financial irregularities at the International Bowling Federation (IBF) to be investigated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Commission.

estimated that it is played by 120 million people in more than 90 countries, including 70 million in the United

States alone.insidethegames asked Sheikh Talal for a comment regarding the allegations of financial

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Magdalena Fręch of Poland ©Getty Images Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka fell short against the United

States’ Amanda Anisimova on her French Open return ©Getty Images Emma Raducanu came back from a set

Serbia and Italy have triumphed in the mixed team events at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Grand Prix in Granada.

Jon-Hermann Hegg 16-14.The bronze medals were achieved by Brandon Kyle Muske and Sagen Maadelna of the United

States and Barbara Gambaro and Simon Weithaler of Italy.

Denmark created history at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship by beating Canada for the first time ever in Finland.

Peter Schneider all netted one each to complete a 5-3 triumph.The Czech Republic also defeated the United

States 1-0, thanks to a first period goal from Matěj Blümel.Defeats to Britain and Italy mean they have

Six officials have been added to the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) Safeguarding Council, including International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Danka Barteková.

Feisal was consulted over the first six appointed members.FIBA Americas President Carol Callan of the United

States, FIBA chief operating officer Patrick Mariller, and Romanian Basketball Federation President

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has admitted it is uncertain whether she will compete at Wimbledon after crashing out of the French Open.

The former world number one was beaten 7-5, 6-4 by the United States’ Amanda Anisimova at Roland Garros

Tokyo 2020 fencing silver medallist Choi In-jeong has offered her support to Chungcheong's bid for the 2027 Summer World University Games.

The South Korean region is vying with a bid from North Carolina in the United States' Triangle region

Rome’s Olympic Stadium on July 14 1998. Hicham El Guerrouj, targeting the world 1500 metres record, has just finished, 50 metres clear of a world-class field. Has he done it?

will host this summer’s World Athletics Championships, Hodgkinson will take on the marginally younger United

States rival who earned 800m gold ahead of her in Tokyo, Athing Mu.After obliterating a world-class

The Chinese Skating Association has pulled out of hosting two Short Track World Cup legs in December because of COVID-19 restrictions in the country.

confirmed venues.Montreal is due to open the series from October 28 to 30, before skaters cross the Canada-United

States border for a competition in Salt Lake City from November 4 to 6.Dutch city Dordrecht is scheduled

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as he lost to Hugo Dellien of Bolivia in the opening round in Paris ©Getty ImagesCoco Gauff of the United

States shows her athleticism during her first-round win ©Getty ImagesOlympic champion Alexander Zverev

her win over Clara Burel of France ©Getty ImagesBulgarian Grigor Dimitrov crushed Marcos Giron of the United

States ©Getty Images

Two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem of Austria insists it will "take time" for him to return to the top of his game after suffering a "painful" first-round defeat to Bolivian Hugo Dellien.

-2 to Tallon Griekspoor of The Netherlands.Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria thrashed Marcos Giron of the United

States 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, while Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay defeated American 31st seed Jenson Brooksby 6-2,