Top seeds United States and Canada topped their pools at the FIBA 3x3AmeriCup, on the first day of action

In men's Pool A, favourites and top seeds the United States overcame Mexico 22-12 and Uruguay 22-14 to

Estonian player Anett Kontaveit has continued to show her seeding is just a number with a second victory from two in the group stage of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Guadalajara in Mexico.

match of the tournament defeating Demi Schuurs of The Netherlands and Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United

States 6-4, 7-6, requiring multiple match points before getting over the line.Darija Jurak of Croatia

The United States' Sebastian Korda and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz are to meet in the final of this year's

Both Irene Schouten of The Netherlands and China's Tingyu Gao broke track records at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup season opener in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

world record holder Ted-Jan Bloemen of Canada who crossed the line in 6:20.941.Erin Jackson of the United

States was triumphant in the 500m Women Division A, finishing in 37.613sec to also break a track record.Japan's

American gymnast and Olympic champion Sunisa Lee has claimed she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack in Los Angeles, being the latest Asian-American victim of a hate crime during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand and southern China.She is the first Hmong American to represent the United

States at the Olympics, having debuted at Tokyo 2020.Lee's parents came to the US from Laos, settling

A decision by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) to award Canada’s Maggie MacNeil best female athlete of Tokyo 2020 has been criticised by the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC).

Earlier this week, NACAC announced that Thompson-Herah had been voted its Female Athlete of the Year.The United

States’ Ryan Crouser, winner of the shot put at Tokyo 2020, was voted the Male Athlete of the Year.Thompson-Herah

Paris 2024 has held a flag ceremony on the final day of a visit to Tahiti as part of the flag tour for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“We will work on the 2024 Olympics in Teahupo'o but also on those of 2028 in the United States and 2032

Jacksonville is to host the last leg of the 2021 Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Championship Tour, with the Super Crown World Championships welcoming the best in the world including 2019 SLS world champions Nyjah Huston and Pamela Rosa.

the Games.Hoefler won the silver and is joined by the Olympic bronze medallist Jagger Eaton of the United

States, who is entered as a wildcard.Pamela Rosa of Brazil is the defending champion from 2019 ©Getty

Japan’s Shoma Uno and Kaori Sakamoto top the men’s and women’s standings after the opening day of the NHK Trophy in Tokyo.

performing to Oboe Concertos by Marcello and Vivaldi.The Japanese skater earned a three-point lead over the United

States' Vincent Zhou, who lies second with a score of 99.51 points.Junhwan Cha completes the top three

A bitter dispute over anti-doping procedures has led to USA Powerlifting (USAPL), which claims to lead the way in promoting clean sport, being expelled from its global governing body.

One of the fundamental principles in the Code and the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific

of several hundred American athletes caught in the middle of the USAPL and IPF's dispute ©USAPLThe United

States is one of the most prominent nations in powerlifting, with more than 16,000 registered athletes

Beijing 2022 has reportedly hit back at concerns over press freedoms at the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which were raised by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China (FCCC).

capital include ordering anyone not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to quarantine for 21 days.The United

States followed the FCCC statement by calling for China to not restrict access and movement for journalists

Berlin is set to host the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Qualification Tournament from November 26 to December 1 with six ice hockey teams competing for the final two places at the upcoming Games.

to make its debut at the event.The top two finishers from the Qualification Tournament will join the United

States, Canada, Russian Paralympic Committee, South Korea, Czech Republic and China at Beijing 2022.

Human Rights Watch has called on International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsors to explain how they are addressing alleged human rights abuses in China prior to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Watch has called for sponsors to take six steps, citing their human rights responsibilities under the United

opportunity for "common ground" and to "connect people around the world", respectively.Airbnb was among United

States-based companies that were asked about their sponsorship of the Games at a Congressional Executive

Sweden continued to have success at the International Bowling Federation (IBF) Super World Championships, this time in the men's trios competition, as the nation progressed to the semi-finals in Dubai.

from the sixth to the eighth frames.South Korea blitzed Qatar to book a semi-final spot against the United

States, who beat Malaysia 235-226 in dramatic fashion with a strike on their penultimate bowl.The US

of the men's and women's trios are set to take place on Sunday (November 14).Action continues in the United

Ice dance world champions Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov and world pairs champions Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov begin their Grand Prix of Figure Skating season at the NHK Trophy in Tokyo tomorrow.

field and will be looking for his first Grand Prix victory since 2018.His main competitor will be the United

States' Vincent Zhou, who beat him at Skate America in Las Vegas last month to take the gold medal.Italian