Australian home favourite Mick Fanning delivered a stunning performance to reach the round of 16 at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Bells Beach at the expense of Japanese world number one Kanoa Igarashi.

not the only high-ranking surfer who fell at the round of 32 stage.Second-placed Kelly Slater of the United

States narrowly lost by 0.07 to Hawaii's Imaikalani deVault Pick, who amassed 13.84 points.Barron Mamiya

Whisper it softly but there’s something big due to happen in Birmingham this summer, although you may not have heard much about it.

It is the biggest international sportsfest to be held in the United Kingdom since the London 2012 Olympics

enjoyable celebration of athleticism among smaller nations in the absence of sporting superpowers like the United

States, Russia and China.England, Australia and Canada tend to dominate but medals are far more evenly

Miami Open champion and Spanish prodigy Carlos Alcaraz was one of many seeds eliminated today at the Monte-Carlo Masters, while German second seed Alexander Zverev came through in his match.

through too with a 6-0, 7-6 victory over Hungary's Marton Fucsovics and 10th seed Taylor Fritz of the United

States won in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 against Croatian veteran and 2014 US Open champion Marin Čilić.Poland's

The International Skating Union (ISU) has postponed the ISU Skating Awards to 2023 following a meeting of the ISU Council.

ISU Council is anticipated to review these comments at an online meeting on April 24.Yesterday, the United

States President Joe Biden accused Russian military forces of committing "genocide" in Ukraine.The United

Former footballer and manager Kenny Dalglish, the record men's football cap holder for Scotland, has called for Ukraine to receive a bye to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, saying it would take the pressure off the national team due to the invasion from Russia.

The winner of this playoff will slot into Group B with England, Iran and the United States in Qatar.Dalglish

Russian mixed martial artist Vadim Nemkov says he believes sport and politics should be separated following the sporting fall-out of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Federation and the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts.However, Nemkon is signed to Bellator, and the United

States-based mixed martial arts promotion has refused to cancel bouts involving competitors from the

countries.The Bellator light heavyweight champion is due to defend his title against Corey Anderson of the United

States at Bellator 277 on April 16."

States President Joe Biden joined his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in accusing Russian

Defending champion Carissa Moore has defeated Alyssa Spencer of the United States to reach the last eight

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has confirmed that the second edition of the Global Esports Games in Istanbul is due to be staged between December 14 and 18 this year.

capital of Riyadh is expected to host the third version of the Global Esports Games in 2023.China, the United

Arab Emirates and the United States are scheduled to host the following editions in 2024, 2025 and 2026

Juraj Tuzinsky of Slovakia beat Robin Walter of Germany to clinch the men's 10 metres air pistol gold at the the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

finished third to bag the bronze medal.Two-time Pan American Games silver-medallist Nick Mowrer of the United

States finished fourth in the elimination round with a score of 249.8 while Sajad Poorhosseini Lafmejani

Los Angeles 2028 has said it is "well on track" to delivering the Olympic and Paralympic Games as the Organising Committee submitted its annual report to the City of Los Angeles.

LA28 states that business operations continued adjusting for the evolving public health environment,"

Paralympic Properties (USOPP) is the commercial joint venture between the Los Angeles 2028 and the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).The report outlines the organisation's latest financial

Olympic champion Carissa Moore progressed to the round of 16 at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Bells Beach in Australia, although it was Johanne Defay who dropped the biggest women's score.

Hawaii's Moore scored 13.14 in the third heat of the opening round to set up a last-16 contest against the United

States' Alyssa Spencer.Moore bettered Spencer in that heat, but bottom-finishing Spencer rebounded to

Anna Janssen of Germany won her first World Cup medal in the women’s 10 metres air rifle category after defeating Océanne Muller of France 17-7 at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

with a score of 260.0 while two-time World Championships gold medallist  William Shaner of the United

States finished a disappointing fifth after scoring only 207.5.The World Cup is set to continue in Rio

Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka suffered defeat in the first round of the Monte-Carlo Masters in his first Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour match in 13 months.

Djokovic discovered his second round opponent, with Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beating the United

States’ Marcos Giron 7-5, 6-3.Djokovic is making his return to the tour for the first time since February

, after being ruled out of events in the United States due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19.The

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has claimed that the organisation has "built trust and confidence" with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the approval of the qualifying system for Paris 2024.

Rakhimov, accused of being one of Uzbekistan's "leading criminals" with "links to the heroin trade" by the United

States Treasury.Kremlev, who replaced Rakhimov as permanent President in December 2020, has worked hard

Japan’s Olympic silver medallist Kanoa Igarashi continued his fine form by scoring the highest total on the opening day of action at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Bells Beach in Australia.

.Wylie heads to the elimination round alongside Hawaiian duo Imaikalani deVault and Seth Moniz, the United

States' Griffin Colapinto and Nat Young, Australia’s Mick Fanning, compatriot Connor O'Leary and South