The age limit for the Chengdu 2021 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games has been extended, reflecting the year’s delay to the event.

be hosted by Lucerne in Switzerland this December, with the following edition at Lake Placid in the United

States in 2023 taking place as the Winter World University Games.

Hosts Colombia added a further gold medal to take their tally to four at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling Nations Cup at the Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño, while Trinidad and Tobago’s Nicholas Paul clinched his second win of the competition in Cali.

September 11, 2021However, the hosts earned another place on the podium as Julian Osorio Henao beat the United

States’ John Croom in the bronze medal race.The men’s madison saw Kenny de Ketele and Tuur Dens pick

Northern Ireland progressed to the quarter-finals of the Professional Darts Corporation World Cup of Darts for the first time in five years in Jena in Germany - but the host nation and reigning champions Wales did not find things so straightforward.

the quarter-finals for the eighth time in 11 World Cups by overcoming a spirited challenge from the United

States, and will play Wales next.Simon Whitlock raced into a 3-0 lead against Danny Lauby but the American

China's President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi have discussed plans to support preparations for the Beijing 2022 and Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

appears to be enjoying considerably better relations with China than many G7 counterparts.Canada, the United

States and United Kingdom have all indicated that they could take part in a diplomatic boycott of the

The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) and the Disabled People's Association Singapore (DPA) have called for prize money given to the country’s Paralympic athletes to match the figure awarded to Olympians.

Olympians to receive the same prize money ©Getty ImagesThe organisations noted efforts by Malaysia and the United

States to award equal prize money to medallists at the Olympics and Paralympics.The United States Olympic

Noic Garioud secured New Caledonia's second gold medal of the 2021 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Stand Up Paddling World Championships in Balatonfüred in Hungary.

Olympic Committee (ROC).The 19-year-old Garioud pipped reigning world champion Connor Baxter of the United

States in a thrilling finish in the men's 200-metre sprint race.Baxter finished second and Italy's Claudio

United States President Joe Biden has appealed to sporting venues to require spectators to be vaccinated

Trinidad and Tobago picked up two gold medals on the second day of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling Nations Cup at the Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño in Cali, while hosts Colombia added to their two from yesterday to move top of the medal table.

pursuit, with Lily Williams building on an Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2020 in the team pursuit for the United

States by winning this event.??

Toronto Titans held onto their first-day lead in match five of the International Swimming League (ISL) season to take victory with 536 points, beating runners-up LA Current, who had 452.5 points, by a wide margin.

who won both the final and semi-final of the men's freestyle skins.Toronto Titans' Shane Ryan of the United

States and Canadian Yuri Kisil made up the podium.Three swimmers took part in the final at the Piscina

The Syed Modi India International badminton competition has been cancelled for the second year running because of the coronavirus crisis.

because of the health crisis.The Badminton Association of India, BWF and local health authorities were united

Getty ImagesIndia has reported more than 440,000 coronavirus deaths - fewer only than Brazil and the United

States - although there are fears the true figure is far higher.Other international events due to take

Shingo Kunieda began his US Open wheelchair men's singles title defence in style in New York City against wildcard Casey Ratzlaff as the semi-finals for both the men's and women's singles were decided.

sets up an all-Dutch semi-final after de Groot's compatriot Aniek van Kook beat Dana Mathewson of the United

States 6-1, 6-2.World number two Yui Kamiji of Japan defeated South African Kgothatso Montjane 7-6,

Leeuwarden in The Netherlands will host the Olympic Qualification Event 2021, where curling teams seeking to be a part of the Beijing 2022 cohort have one last chance to quialify, it has been announced.

Worldwide there will be a lot of attention, especially from countries such as Canada and the United States

Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) caretaker chairman Musa Kida has blamed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) for the team's poor performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2021 Afrobasket Championship.

Despite beating eventual gold medallists the United States in a warm-up match, the Nigerian mens' team

Anzhelika Sidorova, who was in tears after having to settle for Olympic silver in Tokyo, experienced a reversal of fortune at the Diamond League Final in Zurich as she became only the third women’s pole vaulter to better 5.00 metres outdoors, winning with a Diamond League record of 5.01m.

all opposition with a first-time clearance of 4.91m after the Olympic champion, Katie Nageotte of the United

States, had gone out after three failures at her opening height of 4.57m.The ANA then cleared 4.96m

Reading between the lines is particularly important when it comes to a Thomas Bach press conference.

World Cup plan ©IOCA two-year cycle for the World Cup, if it began after the 2026 tournament in the United

States, Mexico and Canada, could bring FIFA’s flagship, behemoth product in direct conflict with the