Olympic champions Fiji, Rugby World Cup Sevens winners New Zealand and current World Rugby Sevens Series leaders South Africa set the pace on the first day of the Canada Sevens in Vancouver.

their winning form from last week's triumph in Singapore as they dispatched England, Kenya and the United

States in Pool A.England's 19-12 triumph against Kenya was enough to see them progress on points difference

Finals, but Ukraine were not able to recover from a 2-0 deficit and succumbed to defeat versus the United

States.

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 The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have

Cuba's Andy Granda reclaimed his men's over-100 kilograms continental title from Brazil's two-time Olympic medallist Rafael Silva on a good day for both nations at the Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima.

event.It was Granda who prevailed in the final, with Francisco Solis of Chile and Christian Konoval of the United

States earning bronze in the weight division at the expense of Mexico's Sergio Del Sol and Canada's

perfect start to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League season with a 3-1 victory over the United

States, while there was also a win for the men's side.

Elaine Thompson-Herah marked her season’s outdoor debut by setting the fastest 100 metres time of the year, 10.89sec, at a USA Track & Field Golden Games in Walnut, California that delivered on its promise of being a sprinting spectacular.

2020 bronze medallist, won the women’s 800m in 1:58.77.World bronze medallist Vashti Cunningham of the United

States won the women’s high jump with a best of 1.96m, equalling the best achieved so far this year.Clayton

Fritsch of the United States, owner of an outstanding mullet hairdo, produced an equally outstanding

Norway claimed two gold medals at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Rio, Brazil, with victories in the women’s individual and team 50m rifle three positions events.

Germany.There was no bronze medal match in this discipline although third place went to Sagen Maddalena of the United

medal match ©Getty ImagesThe bronze medals went to Ivan Roe, Lucas Kozeniesky and Timothy Sherry of the United

of Katrine Lund, Jenny Stene and Jeanette Hegg Duestad.They ran out convincing winners against the United

States team of Margarette Morgan Kreb, Carolynn Mary Tucker and Sagen Maddalena 16-4.In the bronze medal

The college sports landscape in the United States changed forever last year when the National Collegiate

Necessitated by various states passing legislation allowing student-athletes to earn sponsorship income

college start, according to his coach ©Getty ImagesAt least one petition has been launched calling on the United

States Citizenship and Immigration Services to change the rules, or at least its interpretation of them

international student-athlete restricts my ability to participate in NIL activities while inside the United

United States’ Ilia Malinin was crowned men’s singles champion at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has partnered with the United States Fight League

establish youth MMA as a safe, well regulated, and accepted sport to help build better kids in the United

States," said USFL President Jon Frank."

The unofficial starting gun in the contest to be named hosts of the 2030 Winter Olympics appeared to have been fired last month.

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chair Susanne Lyons gave a rough outline of the

Officials from the United States are then expected to be part of a delegation which is due to visit the

training partner Shelby Houlihan for her decision to leave the Bowerman Track Club in Portland in the United

States.

Eric Takabatake and Larissa Pimenta led Brazil's judoka on an impressive opening day of the Pan American-Oceania Championships in Lima, where the country won six medals including four golds.

Juan Hernandez to secure one of the division’s bronze medals.The other went to Ari Berliner of the United

States after he beat Ecuador’s Juan Ayala.Postigos won the silver medal.Pimenta, a two-time continental

Thailand's Saysunee Jana was in fine form as she won her second gold medal of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in São Paulo.

South Korea's Cho Eun-hye 15-0 in the final four while Khetsuriani cruised past Ellen Geddes of the United

States 15-5.Judith Rodriguez Menendez secured Spain's first gold of the IWAS World Cup with a tense

The Cape Verde Olympic Committee (COC) has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) focused on funding and coaching with national bodies for swimming, gymnastics, baseball and weightlifting.

represent the country at the Olympic Games.Siblings Troy and Jayla Pina grew up in Massachusetts in the United

States, but are Cape Verdean through their mother and both qualified for Tokyo 2020.Together they carried

The newly renovated Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, California will take on the aspect of a sprinter’s paradise tomorrow as some of the world’s finest exponents converge in what are expected to be a series of intriguing match-ups.

that brings together four stellar home performers who will be looking to find top form prior to the United

States scheduled hosting of the outdoor World Athletics Championships for the first time in Eugene,

States and her compatriot Teahna Daniels, a Tokyo 2020 100m finalist who won over this distance in last

discus field.Stahl has thrown a 2022 world-leading 69.11m effort this season.Raven Saunders of the United

States, the Olympic silver medallist, is favourite in the women’s shot put and is expected to throw