Kliment Kolesnikov had a night to remember inside the Etihad Arena here in Abu Dhabi as he bagged two gold medals on the fourth day of the International Swimming Federation World Swimming Championships (25m).

finished in 24.44 - beating her own record by 0.03.Sjöström came second in 24.51 with Claire Curzan of the United

States setting a world junior record in 24.55 to seal bronze.In another mouth-watering duel, Britain's

Italy's Sofia Goggia secured her second victory at this weekend's women's Alpine Ski World Cup double-header on the Piste Oreiller-Killy in Val d'Isère, triumphing in the super-G discipline.

discipline ©Getty ImagesGoggia now holds a 65-point lead at the top of the World Cup leaderboard on 635.The United

States' Mikaela Shiffrin began the weekend setting the pace but had to settle for fifth place in the

Ukraine’s Anhelina Khmil and Tetiana Lazarenko improved on their bronze medal at the International Volleyball Federation's Under-19 Beach Volleyball World Championships by triumphing in the women's under-21 competition on Bangtao Beach in Phuket.

Khmil and Lazarenko, both aged 18, beat the United States' Xolani Hodel and Katherine Reilly to finish

Francesco Friedrich won his 10th race from 10 on the final day of the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup in Altenberg, as the German continues his impressive unbeaten streak on home soil.

overall standings in front of Jamanka in a time of 1:54.49.Kaillie Humphries and Sylvia Hoffman of the United

States got the bronze medal by 0.05 in front of teammates Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs.Anastasiia

There are now less than 50 days until the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the challenges seem to have piled up for organisers recently.

first to publicly declare it would not send Government officials to the Games, but confirmation of the United

States' expected diplomatic boycott led to several countries following suit.Australia, Britain, Belgium

Almost 40 years after successfully defending the Olympic 1500 metres title at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Sebastian Coe flew back to that city having attended the Tokyo 2020 Games.

States' relationship to track and field persists."

household names in the sport can still walk with relative anonymity in their own home cities in the United

States."

We are into the United States. It is the largest market for us and other sports.

States with regard to Oregon22, Coe responded: "If you look at the metrics we’ve been talking about

The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has confirmed China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States

The Organising Committee of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Chengdu 2021 World University Games has backed the city's hosting the World Science Fiction Convention in 2023, with China awarded the event yesterday.

the 2023 delegation promoted Chengdu 2021 at its booth at this year's Convention, taking place in the United

States' Washington D.C.Chengdu faced competition from Winnipeg in Canada for holding the 2023 edition.This

Ireland's Conor Swail won his third event of the North American League (NAL) season at the International Equestrian Federation's Jumping World Cup in Fort Worth, with the Texan city making its debut hosting a competition on the circuit.

the season's overall ranking.Ailish Cunniffe ensured there was a home presence on the podium for the United

States as a 35.57 jump-off time with Vivaldi du Theil earned third place.Sitting on 63 points, Swail

American star swimmer Caeleb Dressel and Chinese diving sensations Xie Siyi and Shi Tingmao were among the winners at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Gala here in Abu Dhabi.

went to Aleksandr Maltsev of Russia, while high divers Owen Weymouth of Britain and Ellie Smart of the United

States were also given individual awards for their success in their sport at the ceremony.Filip Filipović

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Nic Fink won the first of the United States' two gold medals today with success in the men's 200m breaststroke

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong completed the women's 100 and 200 metres freestyle double on a record-breaking night at the World Swimming Championships (25m) here in Abu Dhabi.

Haughey has now climbed to the top of the tree courtesy of two superb performances in the capital of the United

edition of the World Championships.Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström came second in 51.31 as Abbey Weitzeil of the United

States took bronze in 51.64.Haughey also broke the first three championship records on the night with

States bagged two gold medals today ©Getty ImagesBut Fink responded superbly as he struck gold in 2:

States second gold medal of the evening with success in the women's 200m backstroke.She set the early

Anthony Zambrano has been honoured as Colombia's Olympic athlete of the year at the country's Olympic Sports Gala following his achievements at Tokyo 2020 while Mariana Pajón and Lorena Arenas have taken silver and bronze, respectively.

world champion of the individual and team compound events at the World Archery Championships in the United

States in September.Garzón ended the 2021 Ibagué World Skating Championships as the most decorated athlete

Italy's reigning Olympic champion Sofia Goggia triumphed in the women's downhill event at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Val d'Isère.

fourth overall this season.She finished in 1min 41.71sec, and the gold medal helped her leapfrog the United

States' Mikaela Shiffrin at the top of the overall standings.Shiffrin is only competing in tomorrow's

Australia's Jakara Anthony secured her second win of the Alpe d'Huez leg of the International Ski Federation's Freestyle Ski World Cup as she triumphed in the dual moguls event.

women's moguls World Cup standings - she now has 400 points to the 286 of Perrine Laffont from France.The United

States' Kai Owens took bronze in Alpe d'Huez, overcoming her compatriot Jaelin Kauf in the small final.Anri