A spectacular comeback in the combined slalom saw Carrick-Smith, who is coached by his mother, four-time Olympian Enma Carrick-Anderson, claim Britain's first medal at Gangwon. Hosts Korea narrowly missed out on gold in speedskating.

 USA - Japan (8-6). Sweden Turkey (8-7). China - Norway (11-4).

 Nigeria - USA (0-2).

Gold went to Sean Boxiong Shuai (USA) with a time of 41.498.

With just over six months to go until the start of the 33rd Olympic Games of the modern era, in which more than 10,000 athletes will take part, the Olympic year has begun and the focus is on the stars who will be shining in the French capital.

 Some of the key stars who will grace Paris 2024 include:SIMONE BILES (USA, gymnastics)Simone Biles

and bringing home the most beautiful medal," he said after being selected for Paris 2024.NOAH LYLES (USA

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in NCAA men's and women's basketball history, passing legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd victory after a 65-56 win over Oregon State on Sunday night.

game, full of emotion, photos with the team and a big number, 1,203, in one of those shows where the USA

After a heavy snowfall on the opening day, the second day of the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon saw Italy level with France at the top of the medals table with four gold medals each.

Denmark (1-14) Session 3, Group A: Japan - Sweden (10-2) China - New Zealand (0-21) USA

USA Rugby, Major League Rugby (MLR) and World Rugby are pleased to officially announce a strategic partnership

 MLR and USA Rugby have previously worked together to support the USA Hawks, an initiative focused

on helping young American players and USA-qualified prospects develop into elite rugby players.

Through its relationship with World Rugby and USA Rugby, Anthem RC will significantly accelerate this

 USA Rugby CEO, Ross Young stated: "This remarkable collaboration between MLR, USA Rugby and World

while continuing to support MLR as a key pathway for the USA Men's Eagles.

Ten gold medals were won on the first day of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, with France topping the medal table with two gold, one silver and one bronze.

better on the second jump and secured the first place with 215.7 points ahead of Josie Johnson from the USA

The four national teams secured their qualification by winning the semi-finals of the FIH 2024 Olympic Qualifiers. The semi-finals took place last Thursday in Ranchi and Valencia. Japan, Ireland, India and Great Britain still have one more chance to qualify for Paris 2024.

the Olympics, they will still have the chance to win the tournament in their respective finals: the USA

securing Olympic Games #Paris2024 qualification.With Olympic qualification secured already, it’ll be USA

pic.twitter.com/yGHPn5QGUI— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 19, 2024In Ranchi, the USA

Japan took the lead, but a strong final quarter saw the USA come back to book their place in the final

 USA captain Ashley Hoffman said afterwards: "I am speechless.

The Veterans and Kata World Championships will be held in Las Vegas in 2024. The announcement was made by Denis Weisser, Chairman of the IJF Veterans Commission.

officially inform you that the 2024 World Veterans and Kata Championships will be held in Las Vegas, USA

While all eyes will be on the USA, which will host the next Olympic Games (LA 2028) after those of Paris

The International Cricket Council has announced that the schedule for the 2024 T20 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies was the "most complex to design" with 20 teams and nine venues in North America. Long Island will host the much-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan on 9 June.

lined up, with the West Indies starting their campaign against Papua New Guinea in Guyana, while the USA

The announcement was made by the organisers of the Intercontinental Series, scheduled to start on 26 January, due to the lack of approval from the Colombian government.

 Team Rentería USA, the organisers and promoters of the event, issued a press release suspending

January 17, 2024In the statement posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Team Rentería USA

The world's judo elite met for the 30th time in Mittersill (Austria) from 8 to 16 January. Judokas from 58 nations, including the entire Austrian Olympic Team of 90 athletes - including Tokyo medallists Michaela Polleres and Shamil Borchashvili - came to the small town.

(Italy), Sami Shouchi (Belgium), Olympic and world champion, Rafaela Silva (Brazil) Hannah Martin (USA

Barranquilla Caimanes, led by Brazilian pitcher Daniel Missaki, won the Colombian Professional Baseball League title for the 13th time in the club's long history.

However, the event has been cancelled, according to a press release from Team Rentería USA, the organisers

The Mexican city of San Luis Potosí will host one of the largest traditional mass taekwondo events - the CAR La Loma training camp - from 24-31 March.

the number of foreign registrations, with the participation of at least 15 countries, including the USA

Federation (FFHM), visited the United States for a meeting with Jenny Schumacher, Chair of the Board of USA

The visit, at the invitation of the USA Weightlifting Federation, focused on strengthening cooperation

The Zagreb Open was the first major tournament of Olympic wrestling in 2024. Athletes came to Croatia to complete various tasks at the beginning of the Olympic year.

in the men's -57kg freestyle category, defeating Turkey's Muhammet Karavus, Zane Richards from the USA

from the final and Tevanyan took the gold medal.Vazgen Tevanyan (Armenia) scores on Joseph McKenna (USA

Last year's Zagreb Open champion didn't have too many chances as the USA have four-time world champion

The USA won the men's freestyle team event, ahead of Iran and Georgia.

The USA finished third.