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Britain’s Hill earns ISSF World Cup skeet gold in Nicosia

  • Shooting

Britain’s Amber Hill, whose strong medal hopes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics vanished when she had to withdraw shortly before the Games got underway because of a positive COVID-19 test, won the World Cup gold in Nicosia today.

won the men's skeet title at the ISSF World Cup in Nicosia ©Getty ImagesAusten Jewell Smith of the United

States beat Italy’s Chiara Cainero to bronze."


Two men and two women voted onto International Biathlon Union Athletes’ Committee

  • Biathlon

Four biathletes have been voted on to the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Athletes’ Committee (AC) in an election involving close to 200 active competitors.

Clare Egan of the United States, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold of Norway, Sebastian Samuelsson of Sweden

newly-elected members of the IBU Athletes' Committee (from left): Johannes Kuehn of Germany, Clare Egan of the United

States, Sebastian Samuelsson of Sweden and Norway’s Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold ©IBUTo ensure gender


WADA signs key Memorandum of Understanding with Association of South-East Asian Nations

  • Latest

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to collaborate on a range of anti-doping activities.

17th Asia/Oceania region intergovernmental meeting on anti-doping in sport, hosted in Dubai by the United

Lim added: "I am confident that the engagement of member states and relevant stakeholders in anti-doping



Rapport wins FIDE Grand Prix in Belgrade to lead series standings

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Hungary’s Richard Rapport triumphed at the second leg of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Grand Prix in Belgrade to lead the overall series standings.

Rapport was the highest-ranked player in the standings featuring in Belgrade, with United States’ Hikaru


Podmilsak wins golden double for US at FIS Park and Pipe Junior World Championships

  • Freestyle

Troy Podmilsak produced the stand-out performance of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Park and Pipe Junior World Championships at the Swiss resort of Leysin as he won gold in two of the three men’s disciplines.

United States athletes won the bulk of the medals in an event that was being used as a development platform

compatriot Choi Gaon soon added a second gold in the women’s snowboard halfpipe, with Bea Kim of the United

States second on 197.00 and Brooke Dhont of Canada on 162.80.Lee Chaeun of South Korea won the men's


Los Angeles Mayor nomination as Ambassador to India on hold after claim he "ignored" sexual misconduct allegations

  • Los Angeles 2028

senator wants to delay a Senate vote on the nomination of the current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as United

States Ambassador to India in order that allegations he ignored sexual harassment in his office can

four-year terms.He has been nominated by the administration of President Joe Biden to become the new United

States' Ambassador to the India.But in a letter sent to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator


Mike Rowbottom: Belgrade 2022 offers belated chance for indoor specialists

  • Inside the Blogs

The World Athletics Indoor Championships that start in Belgrade on Friday (March 18) - and run through until Sunday (March 20) - will do well if they are to match the impact of the European Athletics Indoor Championships held in the same city five years ago.

from their lanes and dominated the race from thereonin, finishing in 45.73 with Milton Campbell of the United

States second in 45.99.Poland's Ewa Swoboda is in the form of her life coming into Belgrade 2022 having


Danz leads US success at Americas Triathlon Para Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton

  • Triathlon News

United States’ Hailey Danz was among the winners at the Americas Triathlon Para Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton

Brazil’s Fernando Aranha proved his closest challenger, finishing second in the class in 1:06:13.2.The United

States' Grace Norman earned victory in the women's PTS5 classification ©Getty ImagesKyle Coon dipped


Defending champion El Sherbini battles into third round at Black Ball Squash Open

  • Squash

World number one Nour El Sherbini came through a second-round test at the CIB Black Ball Squash Open as the Egyptian overcame Belgium’s Tinne Gilis in five games in Cairo.

other half of the draw,overcoming Scotland’s Lisa Aitken 11-6, 11-6, 11-2.Gohar is now set to face United

States’ Olivia Fiechter, who earned a straight games 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 win over Canada’s Hollie Naughton.Fourth

seed Amanda Sobhy, of the United States, overcame her sister Sabrina 5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 to


Turkey claims another gold medal on day four of ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia

  • Shooting

Turkish duo Murat Ilbilgi and Rümeysa Pelin Kaya claimed victory in the trap mixed team on day four of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia.

50 points.Italy's Martina Maruzzo topped the women’s skeet standings alongside Caitlin Connor of the United

States thanks to both athletes scoring 49 points.Finishing two points below them were Italy’s Rio 2016

Olympic skeet women's champion Diana Bacosi and the United states’ two-time world champion Danila Jo


United States choose Eaubonne as training base for Paris 2024 after multi-million Euro redevelopment

  • Paris 2024

Animation Sports (CDFAS) complex in Eaubonne in the northern suburbs of Paris has been chosen by the United

States as their training base for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

complex in Eaubonne is set to undergo a multi-million Euro redevelopment in time for the arrival of the United

States team before Paris 2024 ©CDFASAmerican competitors will also have the chance to stay at the CDAFS

sport and, more specifically, the training complex.Rick Adams, the chief of sport performance for the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, claimed the American team make an impact while they are set




Six members elected to Para Badminton Athletes' Commission

  • Badminton News

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has elected six members to its Para Badminton Athletes' Commission who will serve for their terms until 2025.

 Joining the three are Amy Burnett from the United States, Denmark's Cathrine Rosengren and To Man