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European group winners decided as Qatar 2022 line-up begins to take shape

  • Football

The line-up for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has begun to take shape with 12 nations having booked their places alongside the host nation for next year’s 32-team tournament.

Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) round three.Canada top the standings on 16 points with the United

States and Mexico following on 15 and 14 points respectively.Panama follow the trio of 2026 FIFA World

process, with the nations heading Group A on 16 and 14 points in the third round of qualification.The United




Brazil off to perfect start in ITTF Pan American Championships team events

  • Table Tennis

Brazil got off to a perfect start in the team events at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pan American Championships in Lima as both the nation's men's and women's teams went undefeated.

Lamadrid and Felipe Olivares, respectively.The result put Brazil firmly in control of the group.The United

States won both of their matches against Canada and Guatemala, leaving just Barbados remaining for them



China lose first ice hockey warm-up game in run-up to Beijing 2022

  • Ice Hockey

The Chinese men's ice hockey team has lost its first trial game in the build-up to next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, with the start of the tournament less than three months away.

status of the team's preparations" for the Games over concerns of the quality of the Chinese team.The United

States and Canada, who between them have won the Olympic title 10 times, and Pyeongchang 2018 silver


Team Whistle appointed by 2022 World Games to sell sponsorship and raise profile of event

  • Birmingham 2022

Global sports and entertainment media company Team Whistle have been appointed by the 2022 World Games in Birmingham in Alabama to handle sponsorship packaging, sales and social support.

support systems.Team Whistle, which has offices in New York City, Los Angeles and Charlotte in the United

States and London in the United Kingdom, helped set up a YouTube channel for the Premier League in England




LifeStraw provides USA Bobsled and Skeleton team members with safe drinking water at test event

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

LifeStraw provided USA Bobsled and Skeleton (USABS) athletes with safe drinking water at the recent test event at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing as preparations for next year's Winter Olympics continue.

LifeStraw filter, which is tested by independent labs to meet drinking water protocols established by the United

States Environmental Protection Agency.The filters are made of hollow fibre membrane technology, consisting

Having the LifeStraw Go Water Filter Bottles with us in China was a game-changer for us," said United

States bobsleigh head coach Mike Kohn.


RusAF President Privalova to address virtual World Athletics Congress

  • Athletics

Irina Privalova, President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), will address the 53rd Congress for the sport’s world governing body which is due to start tomorrow. 

the postponement to 2022 of the next Championships which is scheduled to be hosted in Eugene in the United

States.


WKF writes to IOC as part of Olympic bid after "unjust" Paris 2024 omission

  • Karate

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has written to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to outline why the organisation believes the sport's omission from Paris 2024 is an "injustice".

commissioned Nielsen Sports to carry out an independent review of karate's popularity in France and the United

States during its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 compared with the three other additional sports at the


Brazil march on in the ITTF Pan American Championships

  • Table Tennis

A quartet of Brazilian players have progressed to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pan American Championships semi-finals as the opening weekend came to a close in Lima in Peru.

four.Another Brazilian, Caroline Kumahara beat America's Sarah Jalli 4-1 in a commanding performance.Jalli's United

States team-mate Lily Zhang, winner of the 2019 title, fared better as she cruised past Chile's Pauline


IIHF official claims China participating in men's event at Beijing 2022 can boost sport in country

  • Ice Hockey

China participating in the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing can help grow the sport in the country, despite concerns over the standard of the team, a senior International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) official has claimed.

Paralympic Games last week ©Getty ImagesChina have been drawn with reigning world champions Canada, the United

States and Germany in Group A of the men's competition at Beijing 2022.The Chinese side automatically


Samaranch issues call for support for Pyrenees-Barcelona Olympic bid as opposition grows

  • 2030 Olympics

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch has warned a lack of unity could end Pyrenees-Barcelona's chances of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games after an opposition group called for the project to be abandoned.

ImagesSamaranch, a key proponent of a Spanish bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics, said everyone must be united

IOC President Thomas Bach in-person that Ukraine is "determined" to become a Winter Olympic host.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has yet to decide over whether to push ahead with a Salt Lake