South Africa are looking to retain their Canada Sevens title and bounce back from a disappointing showing last week in the World Rugby Sevens Series which is set to continue tomorrow at BC Place in Vancouver.

in Singapore earlier this month as their 36-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of the United

States in the pool stage before being knocked out in the quarter-finals by Fiji.The South Africans have

Vancouver is now a candidate host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with BC Place named as the proposed stadium following a recent inspection visit by the governing body.

three countries and the first to feature 48 countries, up from 32 at the 1998 to 2022 editions.The United

States and Mexico are also set to stage matches with 11 and three host cities allowed, respectively.Out

India beat Germany 3-1 to do the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League double over their opponents and end a run of eight home matches in succession with five wins.

.The attention of the FIH Pro League now turns to Argentina, where the women's team are hosting the United

States and the men are set to face France.Those respective doubleheaders begin tomorrow.

Last month, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach visited Doha to attend the opening of the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum.

For example, it hosts the United States' Central Command forward headquarters for the Middle East but

influential member of the FIFA Executive Committee, who it had widely been expected would back the United

States to host the 2022 World Cup, but who instead switched his vote to Qatar.Bach knows all about Qatar

Italy have shot to the top of the medals table at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in São Paulo after securing two gold medals on the opening day.

defeating Rossana Pasquino 15-12 in the women's individual B épée event.Pasquino triumphed 15-7 over the United

States' Ellen Geddes in the semi-final while Thailand's Jana comfortably beat Irma Khetsuriani of Georgia

International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President Vladimir Lisin has been sanctioned by Australia over the Russian war in Ukraine.

Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Germany, Britain, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden and the United

States have sent letters to the ISSF calling on Lisin and his compatriot Alexander Ratner, the International

world.Russia's war on Ukraine, assisted by Belarus, has sparked widespread condemnation.According to the United

Olympic champion Carissa Moore is through to the women's semi-finals of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Bells Beach.

Moore took gold at Tokyo 2020 representing the United States, and competes under the Hawaiian flag in

International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Greg Barclay is now leading the group in charge of cricket’s bid for Olympic inclusion.

Asian Games.Cricket is also on the African Games programme for the first time ever at Accra 2023.The United

States has long been seen as a growth market for cricket and Barclay referenced that there are "30 million

Poland and Slovenia have been awarded hosting rights for this year's Volleyball Men's World Championship, replacing Russia, which was stripped of the event following the widely condemned invasion of Ukraine.

defending world champions, beating Brazil in the 2014 and 2018 finals.They are in Pool C alongside the United

States, Mexico and Bulgaria, with Brazil in Pool B against Japan, Cuba and Qatar.Reigning Olympic champions

Canadian Para ice hockey player and Beijing 2022 silver medallist Liam Hickey was honoured for his achievements at the Confederation Building in St. John's, Canada.

Hickey was a member of the Canadian team that went down to the United States 5-0 in the gold medal match

Norway's Jon-Hermann Hegg and Anna Korakaki of Greece have finished top of qualification on the latest day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

points.Hegg's compatriot Henrik Larsen was third, also on 589, while fourth-placed Nickolaus Mowrer from the United

States bagged 588 points.Alexis Raynaud and Brian Baudouin of France and Simon Claussen from Norway

Ilia Malinin of the United States leads the men's standings after the short programme on the opening

Iga Świątek is set to play her first match since becoming the world number one in women's singles tennis, representing Poland against Romania in one of seven Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers scheduled across the world for tomorrow and Saturday (April 16).

iga_swiatek) April 14, 2022Romania reached the semi-finals of the Cup in 2019.Eighteen-time winners the United

States face Ukraine at Harrah’s Cherokee Centre in Asheville.World number 14 Jessica Pegula headlines

reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and semi-finals of the Miami Open so far this year.The United

States Tennis Association has said it will donate 10 per cent of ticket revenue to the Ukraine Crisis

Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague.World number 14 Jessica Pegula is set to feature for the United States

The 29-time Paralympic medallist Jessica Long was one of 11 American individuals paid to promote the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, a report has claimed.

concerns over China's human rights record, which prompted a diplomatic boycott from nations including the United

States, Australia, Britain and Canada.Host nation China came under scrutiny for its treatment of Uyghur

the season at the age of 36, ending her career as the most-decorated Olympian in her sport from the United

States.