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Ehlers and Wickler shine for Germany at Beach Volleyball World Championships

  • Volleyball

Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler continued to thrill the crowd in Mexico as they qualified for the round of 32 at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championships.

The Germans, yet to drop a set, defeated Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk of the United States 22-20, 21-16


UEFA postpones matches in Israel, including European Championship qualifier, due to Palestine conflict

  • Football

UEFA has postponed football matches due to be held in Israel, including a European Championship qualifier, due to the country’s conflict with Palestine.

attacks by Hamas have been condemned by political leaders from around the world, with the leaders of the United

Kingdom, United States, France, Italy and Germany releasing a statement that voices "unequivocal condemnation



Mahieu and Sakakibara claim BMX World Cup titles at Santiago del Estero

  • Cycling

Roman Mahieu and Saya Sakakibara won the BMX World Cup titles at the season’s eighth round in Santiago del Estero.

the Netherlands in June.France’s Mahieu won the men’s race in a time of 30.054sec.Cameron Wood of the United

States took second in 30.569, with the podium completed by Switzerland’s Simon Marquart in 30.765.What



Italy seal Paris 2024 place and Belgium win overall FEI Eventing Nations Cup series title

  • Equestrian

Italy sealed a last team eventing place at the Paris 2024 Olympics following the conclusion of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing Nations Cup season in Boekelo in The Netherlands, where France triumphed and Belgium secured overall victory.

enter.One place was available through the FEI Nations Cup to join Olympic hosts France, Germany, the United

States, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland from last year's Eventing World Championships


Saudi Arabia formally bids for 2034 FIFA World Cup with Kingdom odds-on to host

  • Football

Saudi Arabia has submitted a letter of intent and signed declaration as it bids to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

path to hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup ©Getty ImagesA one country, one vote system then selected the United

States, Canada and Mexico as the hosts and although the Congress will again technically pick the hosts


Qin and McKeown star at first Swimming World Cup of year in Berlin

  • Swimming

China's Qin Haiyang and Australia's Kaylee McKeown starred at the opening World Aquatics Swimming World Cup of the year in Berlin, claiming three and four gold medals, respectively.

2022 100m world champion Nicolò Martinenghi, nine-time winner on last year's World Cup Nic Fink of the United

States and Britain's three-time Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty.China's Qin Haiyang, third left, was

butterfly in a World Cup record 25.06.Australia with nine golds were followed by China with five and the United

States with four on the medals standings in Berlin.Greece's capital Athens is due to stage the second


FIBA holds draw for women's Olympic qualifying tournaments

  • Basketball

The draw for the International Basketball Association Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments has been made, with 16 teams set to battle for a place at Paris 2024 in four different cities.

due be held in China, Antwerp, Belem and Sopron, with each featuring four teams.Both France and the United

States will compete, despite already qualifying for Paris 2024 as the host nation and world champions



Bottger and Hiraki claim men’s and women’s crowns at World Skate Park World Championships

  • Skateboarding

Gavin Bottger and Kokona Hiraki won the men’s and women’s titles at the World Skate Park World Championships at Rome in Italy.

a second run which featured an alley-oop tail grab 540.Reigning world champion Jagger Eaton of the United

States placed fourth with 88.33, with fifth place going to Augusto Akio of Brazil after he managed 84.50

two score of 93.20, with her routine including a backside grab 540.Bronze went to Minna Stress of the United

States who scored 90.80 on her second run, including a kickflip indy before time ran out.Fourth place


Japan dominate World Judo Juniors Championships in Coimbra

  • Judo

Japan's athletes excelled at the World Judo Juniors Championships in the Portuguese city of Coimbra, winning 10 of the available 15 golds.

decider against Mizuki Takaki, while Azerbaijan's Vusal Galandarzade overcame Jack Yonezuka of the United

States in the men's under-73kg.Kaito Amano against Georgia's Aleksandre Loladze in the men's under-81kg


Double individual gold for Biles as World Artistic Gymnastics Championships concludes

  • Gymnastics

Simone Biles won double individual gold on the final day of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at Antwerp as she claimed the women’s balance beam and floor exercise crowns.

Jarman won a first individual world title as he claimed the men's vault ©Getty ImagesKhoi Young of the United

States finished second with 14.849, with the podium completed by Ukrainian Nazar Chepurnyi with 14.766


More than 100 officials back Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur inclusion in 2030 Winter Olympics bid

  • 2030 Olympics

More than 100 elected officials have backed the French bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics centred on Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes' and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Vancouver in Canada failed to achieve British Colombia Government support, and Salt Lake City in the United

States has made its preference to stage the 2034 Winter Games clear.The 2030 Winter Games is set to


Swiss public back 2030 Winter Olympics bid in boost for IOC

  • 2030 Olympics

Switzerland’s proposed bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has received a massive boost after a new survey found that the 55 per cent of people polled supported the idea.

2034 Winter Olympics would be a preference, which would pit Switzerland against Salt Lake City.The United

States city, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002, has made no secret of the fact that is the event