World number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open, while Britain’s five-time finallist Sir Andy Murray claimed his first win at Melbourne Park in five years after coming through a five-set thriller.

lost another former Australian Open champion as Germany’s Angelique Kerber followed Sofia Kenin of the United

States through the exit door.Kerber, a winner in 2016, suffered a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Estonian Kaia Kanepi

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has moved to Doha and has been living in the Qatari capital since October, according to an investigation by a Swiss newspaper.

FIFA's headquarters to Paris and has the intention of outsourcing part of the administration to the United

States."

Former cross-country skier Noah Hoffman says he hopes athletes stay quiet on political issues at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, fearing outspoken individuals may place themselves in danger.

talk of athlete boycotts is centred on a "false choice" according to Noah Hoffman ©Getty ImagesThe United

States is among a handful of countries committed to a diplomatic boycott, which will see Govenermnt

promises free and open access to the internet and social media for all participants.For journalists, it states

The United States' Oksana Masters won her first gold medal of this year's World Para Snow Sports Championships

with a particular focus on the drafting of a new constitution that will govern university sport in the United

States, following proposed reforms.

some power away from the NCAA and allow Divisions to self-govern more.It has been kickstarted by a United

States Supreme Court decision in June which unanimously backed athletes compensation rights.Previously

Germany and the United States are the latest countries to warn their athletes over potential surveillance

monitoring of non-Chinese residents when they enter the country.The risk of espionage has resulted in the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) encouraging athletes to take "burner" phones that can

The United States' Olympic discus silver medallist and former world record holder Rink Babka has died

at Rome 1960 as Al Oerter, centre, and Dick Cochran, right, took the gold and bronze to complete a United

States clean sweep ©Getty ImagesBorn Richard Aldrich Babka on September 23 in 1936, in Cheyenne in Wyoming

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has confirmed quota places for National Olympic Committees for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, with Germany boasting the maximum across all events.

has three representatives through Elena Nikitina, Yulia Kanakina and Alina Tararychenkova.Canada, the United

States, hosts China and Britain have two quota places in the event, while World Cup champion Kimberley

Latvia, with South Korea, Italy, China, Britain and Austria also able to field two competitors.Ukraine, United

States, America Samoa, Australia, Canada, Switzerland and Spain have received one quota spot, while

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due to COVID-19 fears, a fight broke out in the stands in Melbourne ©Getty ImagesCoco Gauff of the United

States came unstuck in the opening round as she lost 6-4, 6-2 to China's Wang Qiang ©Getty ImagesJapan's

Banned athletics coach Alberto Salazar reportedly received a £125,000 ($170,000/€150,000) bonus for helping Sir Mo Farah win Olympic gold medals and major titles between 2012 and 2016, despite being dropped as a consultant by UK Athletics in 2015.

information in the documentary was among the factors in Salazar being banned for four years by the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in 2019 for orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct

ImagesLast month, Salazar's lifetime ban from involvement in any Olympic or Paralympic sport in the United

States was upheld.Salazar also unsuccessfully appealed his USADA ban at the Court of Arbitration for

He ran the final leg and famously held off Maurice Greene of the United States.

Canada and the United States are set for a rematch of the Pyeongchang 2018 ice hockey final on the opening

quarter-finals are scheduled for March 9, with a playoff for seventh place taking place the following day.The United

States defeated Canada in the Pyeongchang 2018 final to win their fourth gold medal, their third in

Olympic short track speed skating medallist Allison Baver is due to appear in court tomorrow facing charges of obtaining $10 million (£7 million/€9 million) in COVID-19 relief payments to, she claimed, help fund a Hollywood film starring Elijah Wood.

Baver, who claimed bronze as part of the United States' 3000 metres relay team at the 2010 Winter Olympic

Sandro Bazadze of Georgia won gold on home soil in one of four Fencing World Cups, which took place across three countries this weekend.

bronze medals went to Martina Favaretto of Italy and Qingyuan Chen of China.In the team competition the United

States claimed gold, with silver going to Japan and Poland winning bronze.In a men’s foil World Cup,

15 touches to 12, forcing the Italian to settle for silver.Bronze medals went to Chase Emmer of the United

States and Alessio Foconi of Italy.In the team competition Italy took gold, with silver won by France

and the United States taking bronze.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) ice hockey team will face Latvia in a pre-Beijing 2022 warm-up match, it has been announced.

Olympic tournament, with their eighth place at Sochi 2014 marking their best result to date.Canada, United

States, Germany and hosts China complete the line-up for the tournament, with the teams competing in