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Semi-final line-up decided at World Flag Football Championships in Israel

  • American Football

The semi-final line-up was determined at the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) World Flag Football Championships after a packed second day of competition in Jerusalem.

Four teams advanced to the last eight of the men’s event with 100 per cent records.The United States


Copper Mountain to host first halfpipe World Cup events of season

  • Freestyle

Copper Mountain is poised to host the opening halfpipe legs of the International Ski Federation's (FIS) Snowboard and Freestyle Ski World Cup seasons.

halfpipe specialists this time around as the discipline seldom featured last season.Aaron Blunck of the United

States and Rachael Karker of Canada won the only halfpipe event staged in Aspen in the United States


Montague thanks IMMAF for support amid challenges of competing during pandemic

  • Mixed Martial Arts

New Zealand’s Michelle Montague has thanked the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) for its support as she negotiates competing in the sport amid challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

this post on InstagramA post shared by Michelle Montague (@thewildonemma)Montague travelled to the United

States following the European Open Championships, where she trained at the American Top Team gym in


Youth exchange camp held centred on preparations for Beijing 2022

  • Beijing 2022

Chinese and international students have learned about preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at a hybrid youth exchange camp.

human rights - particularly in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong - has also come under scrutiny, with the United

States Government confirming yesterday that it will stage a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics



Gwangju beats Madrid to hosting rights for 2025 World Archery Championships

  • Archery

Gwangju in South Korea overcame Spanish capital Madrid to secure the hosting rights for the World Archery Championships in 2025.

World Championships in Yankton ©Getty ImagesThis year’s World Championships was held in Yankton in the United

States where South Korea topped the medal standings with five golds and two bronzes.Berlin in Germany



Salt Lake City plans to send small delegation to Beijing 2022 despite US diplomatic boycott

  • 2030 Olympics

to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to aid plans for a future bid, despite the United

States Government announcing a diplomatic boycott of the event.

the 2030 or 2034 Games, with the Salt Lake City-Utah Bid Committee saying the decision rests with the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.No update is expected until after Beijing 2022.Bullock said



Three teams seal quarter-final places at Men's World Floorball Championship

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Czech Republic, Switzerland and Sweden secured places in the Men's World Floorball Championship quarter-finals as the group stage concluded in Helsinki.

with their team overcoming Thailand 15-2.Poland secured second spot in the standings by beating the United

States 18-0.Group D was topped by Estonia, who only entered the tournament due to Australia and Japan


BVI medal hope Malone aims to compete at Birmingham 2022 and World Athletics Championships

  • Birmingham 2022

Long jumper Chantel Malone of the British Virgin Islands has her sights set on next year's Commonwealth Games as well as the World Athletics Championships.

2018.Malone will be looking to add to that tally.At Lima 2019, Malone jumped 6.68 metres to beat the United

States' Keturah Orji by 0.02m.Malone was 12th at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and sixth among Commonwealth


Beijing 2022 preparations to headline latest IOC Executive Board meeting

  • Olympics

Preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will headline the latest International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting.

tomorrow’s proceedings.Discussions come amid an increasingly tense political build-up to the Games.The United

States confirmed a diplomatic boycott of the Games today, citing China's record on human rights.Australia

among the world's strictest coronavirus prevention measures.The IOC meeting will fall a day after the United

States announced a diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 ©Getty ImagesTravel arrangements for the Games



LAPD visit to France to discuss Los Angeles 2028 security under investigation after wrongful arrest

  • Los Angeles 2028

A trip to France by senior officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to help with security planning for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the American city has sparked an international incident following accusations of a wrongful arrest.

with him to file a complaint with the French authorities.Those complaints were then reported to the United

States Consulate in Marseille.Moore called the affair an "unfortunate incident" and apologised to local


Australia, Albania, Mongolia, Britain - contenders from everywhere in wide-open IWF World Championships

  • Weightlifting

The absence of 10 Olympic champions from Tokyo four months ago, 15 current world champions, and entire teams from China and North Korea make the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships a wide-open event.

first female world champion in the super-heavyweights when she renews rivalry with Sarah Robles of the United

States, who was third in the Olympic games.They face strong rivals from Thailand and South Korea, another