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Spain to defend title at delayed and revamped Davis Cup Finals

  • Tennis

Spain will look capitalise on home-court advantage during the Davis Cup Finals, which start tomorrow across three different locations for the first time.

#DavisCupFinals #byRakuten pic.twitter.com/xUcuiivsrT— Davis Cup (@DavisCup) November 24, 2021The United

States have a strong group of three players in the top 40 in the form of John Isner, Reilly Opelka and


Lord Burghley

  • Commonwealth Sport Legends

Back when it all started, with the inaugural Empire Games at Hamilton, Ontario in 1930, two men who had won Olympic gold on the same day in Amsterdam two years earlier were the focus of attention for media and spectators.

On his first visit to the United States in 1925, Lord Burghley was "cheered by 20,000 who stood and bared


European Lacrosse Sixes Cup to open 2022 calendar in Portugal

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The European Lacrosse Sixes Cup is scheduled to be the first international competition on the 2022 lacrosse calendar, taking place over three days in Portugal in February.

are set to compete in the women's tournament.World Lacrosse started its sixes event with wins for the United

States and Canada in Maryland last month.


Armenian sports club joins as member of Lebanese Taekwondo Federation

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

The Lebanese Taekwondo Federation (LTF) has welcomed the Lebanese-Armenian sports club Homenetmen Club to its membership, with a delegation visiting the team in Beirut.

sports organisation around the world, with chapters existing in countries such as Australia, Canada, the United

Kingdom, France, Sweden and the United States.


Blanco earns maiden IBSF Para Sport World Cup victory at Lake Placid

  • Bobsleigh News

Spain's Israel Blanco earned his first career victory on the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Cup circuit by triumphing in the second event of the Lake Placid doubleheader.

had been second place in Lillehammer in Norway, achieved in January 2019.Sliders from host nation the United

States took the other two podium positions, after Mapp - fresh from finishing second yesterday - delivered


Bernotas returns home as USA Bobsled/Skeleton director of skeleton development

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Three-time World Championship medallist Eric Bernotas has been appointed as director of skeleton development at USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS).

at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Championships.He also represented the United

States at the Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.Bernotas' coaching career has covered two

incredibly beneficial as we recruit and develop the next generation of skeleton athletes to represent the United

States."



Thompson-Herah and Rojas reach Female World Athlete of Year award final five

  • Athletics

Treble Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has made the final five for this year's World Athletics' Female World Athlete of the Year award, as well as last year's winner Yulimar Rojas.

Faith Kipyegon completes the line-up of the finalists, having retained her 1500m Olympic title this.The United

States' 800m and 4x400m gold medallist Athing Mu was among the five athletes who failed to reach the

Diamond League, while her 3:51.07 in Monaco in July broke the Kenyan national record for the distance.The United

States' Athing Mu was among the five Olympic champions who missed out on becoming finalists.Mu triumphed


India aiming to defend FIH Men’s Junior World Cup on home turf

  • Hockey

Defending champions India will be looking to deliver further home success at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men’s Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.

A, which also features Chile, Malaysia and South Africa.The Netherlands, South Korea, Spain and the United

States are in Pool C, while Pool D includes Argentina, Egypt, Germany and Pakistan.Belgium’s Thibeau


Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic coins to be issued by People's Bank of China

  • Beijing 2022 Paralympics

Commemorative coins for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games will be issued in the near future by the People's Bank of China.

nations as a protest against China's record on human rights have intensified in recent weeks, with United

States President Joe Biden admitting the country is considering such a move.The Beijing 2022 Winter


China slams "malicious hyping" of Peng case, but Olympic links of accused Zhang emerge including photo with Bach

  • Tennis

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met Zhang Gaoli, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official who was accused by Peng Shuai of sexually assaulting her, and it has also been shown that Zhang was leader of a State Council working group overseeing Beijing 2022 preparations.

calls for a diplomatic boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics with several countries - including the United

States and the United Kingdom - considering not sending Government officials to Beijing over China’s




Diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 "a meaningless gesture", World Athletics leader Coe claims

  • Beijing 2022

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe believes a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics would only serve as "a meaningless gesture", claiming non-engagement between Government officials rarely bears fruit.

send Ministers and Government officials to Beijing in response to China's human rights record.United States

privately accusing the country of committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims.A spokesperson from the United


Bach's video call with Peng fails to address concerns, WTA says, as IOC accused of "complete disregard" for sexual abuse allegation

  • Tennis

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s video call with Peng Shuai failed to alleviate or address its concerns over her well-being.

shared concern over Peng's safety along with leading tennis players, including Serena Williams of the United

States, Naomi Osaka of Japan and Novak Djokovic of Serbia.US President Joe Biden is also "deeply concerned