The Commission which recruits and vets potential new members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has undergone a reshuffle following the departure of two officials.

Sweden's Stefan Holm, the Athens 2004 Olympic high jump champion, and the United States' Olympic ice

Three-time world champion Nathan Chen of the United States faltered in the men's short programme as compatriot

Italian National Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malagò has accused World Athletics of "a lack of respect" after the country’s two Tokyo 2020 gold medallists were left off its short list for the Male World Athlete of the Year award.

added a second gold medal in the 4x100m ©Getty ImagesThe 10 nominees are Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, the United

States’ Ryan Crouser, Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge,

Austria's Matěj Švancer and Frenchwoman Tess Ledeux took the first spoils of the season at the International Ski Federation Freeski World Cup in Chur in Switzerland.

out.Chur is the first of two big air World Cup legs, with the second due to be held in Steamboat in the United

States on December 4.

Boxers from across the globe have landed in the Serbian capital Belgrade and started their preparations for the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships, which are due to open on Sunday (October 24).

pic.twitter.com/Qc9p5Cdqu9— USA Boxing (@USABoxing) October 22, 2021The United States might be on the

The quarter-final line-up was set for the men’s and women’s 1,000 metres on the second day at the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event in Beijing.

Min-jeong, Lee Yub-in and Kim Ji-yoo winning their races in the women’s event.Kristen Santos of the United

States, Kim Boutin of Canada and Dutch pair Suzanne Schulting and Selma Poutsma also topped their heats.The

A 10-person shortlist for World Athletics' Female World Athlete of the Year honour has been released, with Jamaica's triple Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah and the European Female Athlete of the Year Sifan Hassan of The Netherlands headlining the nominees.

1500m.Hassan also broke the 10,000m world record in 2021 - albeit that he mark only stood for two days.The United

States boasts the highest number of athletes in consideration with three.Sydney McLaughlin blew the

China’s Zhang Boheng dashed Japan’s Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto's hopes of home glory, pipping him to the men’s all-around title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu.

separating the next four places as Ukraine's Illia Kovtun clinched bronze with 84.899.Yul Moldauer of the United

States, Ahmet Önder of Turkey and Shi Cong of China finished in the top six.Competition is due to continue

FIFA has begun the second leg of its inspection tour of the 2026 World Cup candidate host cities in North America, following the first visits which took place in September.

Montagliani will visit Kansas City, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Houston, San Francisco and Seattle in the United

States as well as Monterrey in Mexico.During each visit, the group will meet with local stakeholders

The final four rounds of the International Cycling Union (UCI) BMX Supercross World Cup season are set to be held over the next two weekends in Sakarya in Turkey, as the race for the title starts to heat up.

with Afremova on 410 points and both will continue to battle it out in Turkey.Payton Ridenour of the United

States arrives in fine form after claiming silver at the last weekend's Pump Track World Championships

Brazil has announced that its men's and women's volleyball head coaches will remain in charge until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

wins and 10 South American titles.Brazil also won silver at Tokyo 2020 after losing the final to the United

States."

World Lacrosse chief executive Jim Scherr believes this weekend's Super Sixes tournament in the United

States will "further showcase the sport on our journey to Olympic inclusion".

month's PALA Sixes Cup under the Iroquois Nationals name.World Lacrosse's Sixes Series started in the United

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games qualification points will be on offer for the last time at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in the Chinese capital, which gets underway tomorrow.

imposed on the country, Norway, South Korea, Scotland, Canada, Slovakia, Sweden, Latvia, Italy, the United

States and Switzerland have all entered the World Championship.The round-robin stage begins tomorrow

New dates for the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men's Under-23 World Championship have been confirmed by organisers in Japan.

medal they won at their home Paralympics in Tokyo last month, following defeat in the final to the United

States."

Olympic women's team pursuit champions Germany continued their gold-medal form at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships, winning the event in Roubaix in France.

Paternoster outpaced Belgium's Lotte Kopecky at the death in a thrilling final lap.Jennifer Valente of the United

States won the bronze medal after losing sight of the pair earlier on.It was the first time that the