By Emily GoddardNovember 17 - Curlers Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz and Ann Swisshelm have become the first athletes nominated to the American team for the Sochi 2014 Olympics after winning the team trials.

By Mike Rowbottom at the Fairmont Hotel in Monte CarloNovember 15 - Portland won their battle with Birmingham here today to become hosts of the 2016 World Indoor Championships – but the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council had good news too for the hosts of the 2003 version of the event as they awarded the British city the 2018 event.

It was, as Stephanie Hightower, President of USA Track and Field put it, a "win-win for everyone".Niels

United States since the 1992 World Cross Country Championships in Boston.Max Siegel, chief executive of USA

award as "a new horizon" for the sport.Vin Lananna, former coach who is now President of Track Town USA

By Emily GoddardNovember 15 - More tickets for the 2013 Duel in the Pool, set to take place at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow next month, went on sale today for those who have yet to snap up their seats for the biennial event.

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesOctober 2013: Olympic champions Ledecky and Lochte headline Team USA

By Gary AndersonNovember 14 - USA Wheelchair Rugby and USA Rugby have announced a new partnership agreement

As part of the new collaboration, USA Rugby will help to raise awareness for the sport of wheelchair

Paralympic sport in supporting the growth of rugby in the United States," said Nigel Melville, USA

A partnership with USA Rugby will certainly have an immediate impact on the sport."

been a dominant force this year on the courts, taking three international titles.James Gumbert and his USA

Wheelchair Rugby side have had an impressive year in 2013 and the partnership with USA Rugby will have

By Nick ButlerNovember 13 - Energy giants BP have announced they will contribute $1 million (£623,000/€743,000) in funding to support the new Ted Stevens Sports Service Center at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, as well as for existing Paralympic programmes.

BP America have sponsored both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Team USA since February

additional contribution on top of our existing multi-year, multi-million dollar commitment to Team USA

BP's more than 20,000 U.S. employees look forward to cheering on Team USA at the Sochi 2014 Olympic and

By Duncan Mackay at the Sandton Convention Centre in JohannesburgNovember 11 - Turkey's anti-doping laboratory in the capital Ankara is to have its re-accreditation process fast-tracked by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), it has been announced here today.

judging ourselves by the highest standards of international best practice, against countries like the UK, USA

By Paul OsborneNovember 10 - India's Heena Sidhu took a surprise gold medal at today's International Shooting Sports Federation's (ISSF) Rifle and Pistol World Cup Finals in Munich on a day otherwise dominated by Italy.

I have not seen her for one year, while she was finishing her bachelor [degree] in USA and I was studying

By Nick ButlerNovember 7 - Winners of the 2013 Peace and Sports Awards, including the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and former French rugby league player Sébastien Bouche, have been crowned in Monaco in the presence of Princess Charlene.

The OFC led the way in securing Federation of the Year Prize after fending off competition from USA

persuaded that a knight of the waves deserves the nod - Sir Ben Ainslie, whose seamanship, albeit for Team USA

By Paul OsborneNovember 3 - San Juan in Puerto Rico has been selected as the pre-Olympic training camp the United States swimming team for Rio 2016, it has been revealed. 

USA Swimming's national team director Frank Busch told the Olympic International Organising Committee

Mallorca training camp prior to Athens 2004 Olympic GamesThis two-part training camp is seen regularly by USA

Coast time and Rio de Janeiro of just one hour.This is not to say that the option is ruled out and USA

By Emily GoddardNovember 1 - Land Rover has been unveiled as an official sponsor of the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

the likes of the Burghley Horse Trials, the US Equestrian Federation and the Paris Masters.Land Rover USA

By Paul OsborneOctober 31 - Russian-speaking Julie O'Neill has been appointed as the United States Chef De Mission for the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games, it was announced today. 

O'Neill will provide overall leadership to Team USA and function as the liaison officer between Sochi

Julie will do an outstanding job of leading Team USA in Sochi for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games,"

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesSeptember 2011: Julie O'Neill - Looking forward to London 2012 USA

is focussed on the podiumJanuary 2011: Julie O'Neill - Team USA poised to lay a great foundation

By Nick ButlerOctober 31 - Next year's Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Toronto will leave a lasting sporting legacy both in the local area and around the world, it has been claimed after the announcement of a partnership with the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).

Canada will continue their rivalry with the USA at the 2014 World ChampionshipsThe Championships hopes

By Nick ButlerOctober 29 -The Ralph Lauren developed kit to be worn by the United States team in the Athletes' Village and at the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi next year has been unveiled.

Ralph Lauren takes great pride in outfitting Team USA, and the Closing Ceremony garments for the 2014

By Nick ButlerOctober 29 - America face a tough task if they are to successfully defend their Winter Paralympic ice sledge hockey title at Sochi 2014 following the announcement today of the preliminary groups.

Gold medal winning US ice sledge hockey captain retains role for Sochi 2014April 2013: Canada defeat USA

to claim title at Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsApril 2013: USA set to face Canada for gold at IPC