Ukraine’s three-time Olympian Pavel Tymoshchenko has speculated that obstacle racing is being lined up by the Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) in place of the riding element so controversially axed last month.

2016 Olympics a year after winning the world title, highlighted the position of Robert Stull of the United

States, a member of the UIPM Executive Board.Tymoshchenko noted that Stull, who was among those officially

Fresh off his victory in the World Chess Championship earlier this month, Norway's Magnus Carlsen will now seek to defend his world blitz and rapid titles, with competition due to begin on Sunday (December 26).

complete his defence across each of them in Poland.The 31-year-old will face opposition from five-time United

States champion Hikaru Nakamura.Nakamura and Carlsen have endured a frosty relationship at times, and

compatriot Wesley So 23-8 in Chess.com's Online Speed Championship on Monday (December 20).Five-time United

States champion Hikaru Nakamura, left, is due to be one of Magnus Carlsen's, right, primary challengers

Japan is set to join the United States-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and

A diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing is part of an attempt by the United

States to check China’s economic development, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed today.

the boycotts of the Olympics in Los Angeles [1984] and Moscow [1980] were a big mistake, made by the United

States as well."

But the United States continues to do the very same mistake."What caused that exactly?"

Tributes have flooded in for luger Adam Rosen who passed away on Sunday (December 19) at the age of 37 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

The New York-native held dual citizenship for Britain and the United States and competed for Team GB

Australia and the United States' mixed doubles curling pairs will meet in the opening sporting event

Alberto Salazar's lifetime ban from involvement in any Olympic or Paralympic sport in the United States

medals came after Salazar was banned on anti-doping grounds.Salazar was suspended for four years by the United

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

Uyghur, Tibetan and Hongkonger activists have written an open letter calling on athletes to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

centres designed to stamp out Islamist extremism and separatism.Australia, Canada, Britain and the United

States are among the countries to have already announced a diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 in protest

At the start of 2021, I identified seven non-Tokyo 2020 areas to keep an eye on throughout the duration of the year: Thomas Bach, Protests and activism, Athlete representation, athlete welfare, the European Olympic Committees, the Commonwealth Games and increased female representation.

problem," said attorney Mick Grewal, who represented dozens of women in the USA Gymnastics and the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee lawsuit.Grewal was referring to the "restorative justice process

The Swiss city Geneva has been named the host of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, as well as the World Senior Curling Championships, due to take place in April 2022.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United

States, China, Germany, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, England, Hungary and Japan have already qualified

The National Hockey League (NHL) has confirmed players will not participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, citing the COVID-19 pandemic's disruption to its regular season.

the Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Arena.Hosts China will be in Group A alongside the United

States, Canada and Germany.The Czech Republic, Switzerland, Denmark and Russian Olympic Committee make

The Commission created by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) to explore a potential bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics has met for the first time.

 Salt Lake City in the United States, Sapporo in Japan, Vancouver in Canada and Ukraine are other

Capacity will be limited to 50 per cent at Rogers Place and the WP Centrium for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Junior Championship, following a tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in the Canadian province of Alberta.

with all ticket holders by the end of the day on Thursday December 23," a joint statement read.The United

States won last year's IIHF World Junior Championship, held behind closed doors in Edmonton ©Getty Images"No

tournament took place exclusively at Rogers Place last year in a bubble system without spectators, with the United

States beating Canada in the final for their fifth title.The IIHF Women’s World Championship in Calgary

The United States-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has

context.Vienna nuclear talks aimed at restoring a 2015 nuclear deal Iran signed with the US, China, United

designed to stamp out Islamist extremism and separatism.Yet it has so far refused calls to allow the United

Former Grand Prix of Figure Skating champion Rika Kihira is out of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after being forced to withdraw from Japan's National Championships through injury.

the Games has been marred by concerns over China's human rights record, with countries including the United

States, the United Kingdom and Canada deploying diplomatic boycotts.Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida