Hosts Israel and reigning champions Russia are among the nations to qualify for the quarter-finals of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Women’s Junior Water Polo Championship in Netanya.

the group stage went head-to-head in the last 16 ©Getty ImagesRussia, who are looking to equal the United

States' record of four FINA World Women’s Junior Water Polo Championship titles, were unstoppable in

The operator of the sliding track in Whistler has claimed the decision from the International Luge Federation (FIL) not to hold a World Cup at the venue during the upcoming season was "premature".

Europeans typically don’t like to come to North America...but the sliding associations in Canada and the United

States have pushed very hard [for] races be held in North America every year," said Soane."

the Russian resort because competitors and officials from Russia and Georgia were unable to secure United

States visas.The season is due to begin at Yangqing in China on November 20 and 21, where athletes will

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will investigate the recent racist incident in the Ukrainian league and analyse the decision to hand Andriy Deniskin a 13-game ban with a view to possible further sanctions, according to new President Luc Tardif.

being insincere in his statement.Smereck joined the UHL this year and had been playing outside the United

States in club ice hockey for the first time after spending five years on an entry-level contract with

Challenging China on its human rights record as Beijing prepares to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is "not in our remit", International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates has claimed amid criticism over the country's alleged abuses.

concerns, which have sparked calls for the Games to be moved out of China and led to countries such as the United

States threatening a diplomatic boycott of the event.There has been widespread condemnation of Beijing's

The first full site visit to Oregon for nearly two years to inspect preparations for the World Athletics Championships has been completed.

World Athletics visited the United States to discuss arrangements for the Championships, originally scheduled

A strong fleet has assembled in Sardinia, Italy, for the first Formula Kite World Championships for two years, after coronavirus forced the cancellation of last year’s edition.

last month.Florian Gruber, an eight-time men’s world champion from Germany, and Daniela Moroz of the United

States, a four-time women’s world champion also feature in the line-up.Moroz also triumphed in the Formula

after a trip to Israel during which he appeared at two events organised by a official linked to former United

States President Donald Trump.

signing of the Abraham Accords, the US-brokered normalisation deals Israel signed last year with the United

Russia topped the medals table and Thailand won two golds on its return to international competition at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships, which ended in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia today.

the +102kg super-heavyweights.Their third male winner was Nikita Vagin at 73kg, with 130-161-291.The United

States, the only country with a maximum team of 20, was one of four nations to win two golds in total

Kenya's Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei crossed the line first to win the men's and women's races at the Boston Marathon today, solidifying their names in World Marathon Majors history.

behind in 2:25:20 and 2:25:32, followed in by Ethiopian Netsanet Gudeta in 2:26:09.Nell Rojas of the United

States was in sixth more than a minute down in 2:27:12.Beijing 2008 women's 10,000 metres silver medallist

Chungwon Choue has been elected unopposed for a fifth full term as World Taekwondo President at the international governing body's General Assembly held virtually.

postponement of the World Championships in Wuxi ©World Taekwondo"Now more than ever, we need to stand united

was elevated to the role of vice-president after being re-elected to the Council.Inseon Kim of the United

States was also re-elected as a Council member for Pan-America, and will be joined by his compatriot

Kook-hyun were both re-elected to the Council for Asia, alongside Jordan's Nadin Farid Khalil Dawani.The United

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he was prevented from attending a football match between Santos and Grêmio yesterday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Brazil demanding Bolsonaro's impeachment over factors including his handling of the pandemic.Only the United

States and India have recorded more COVID-19 cases than Brazil's total of more than 21.5 million, while

Japan's Kobayashi Koichiro was at his vintage best to claim gold at the final International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Paraclimbing World Cup event of 2021 at the Sender One Climbing Gym in Los Angeles, while Solenne Piret of France completed a clean sweep of victories for the year.

with 33+ and American Maureen Beck rounded off the podium with 24+.Hannah McFadden ensured hosts the United

States had a victory to their name as she triumphed on her Paraclimbing World Cup debut in the women's

Two-time winner Victoria Azarenka of Belarus knocked the Czech seventh seed Petra Kvitová out of the Indian Wells Masters in the headline women's singles third-round clash in California.

to defeat Russia' French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.Shelby Rogers of the United

States stands in her way of a place in the quarter-finals as she cruised past Romania's Irina-Camelia

Norway's Olympic champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum dominated the International Volleyball Federation Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals final to claim yet another victory in 2021.

The United States' Olympic champions April Ross and Alix Klineman won bronze, defeating Russian pair

Iran took two of the three Greco-Roman gold medals on the final day of competition at the Wrestling World Championships in the Norwegian capital Oslo, as the nation finished top of the medal table.

✅ pic.twitter.com/GieJZLttJJ— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) October 10, 2021Zurabi Datunashvili

Alvievich Bisultanov.Iran ended the Championships with seven golds, three silvers and three bronzes.The United

States was second with five medals of each colour, and Japan was third with five golds, three silvers