Olympic gold medallist Alexander Zverev began the quest for his maiden Grand Slam in style as he blitzed Sam Querrey in straight sets to progress to the US Open second round, while world number one Novak Djokovic started his campaign for a calendar Grand Slam with victory over Holger Rune in New York City. 

Zverev, whose best performance at the US Open was runner-up in 2020, smashed 18 aces as he defeated the United

States Sam Querrey in the first round of this tournament ©Getty ImagesAnother seeded player, Hubert

Pyeongchang 2018/Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycle finally drawing to a close, two of the grand old names of United

States industry will be ending their association with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s The

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Junior Track Cycling World Championships returns tomorrow in the Egyptian capital Cairo at the new velodrome in the capital's Nasr City district, featuring 22 events.

who topped the medal table with five gold medals, followed by New Zealand on three, Greece and the United

States on two, and eight nations on one.The 250 metre wooden track at the Cairo International Velodrome

Morgan Stickney of the United States overhauled 14-time Paralympic champion Jessica Long with a gutsy

Puerto Rico will face the defending champions Dominican Republic in North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Women’s Continental Championship after the pair won their semi-finals, while hosts Mexico secured fifth place at Costa Rica’s expense in Guadalajara

in 2009, when they lost over five sets to Dominican Republic.After a straight sets win against the United

States, this will be Dominican Republic’s sixth consecutive appearance in the final, having triumphed

in 2009 and 2019 and earned silver after defeats to the United States in 2011, 2013 and 2015.The US

Venezuela won their first two Paralympic Games gold medals of Tokyo 2020 here tonight, thanks to the sprinting efforts of Linda Patricia Perez Lopez and Lisbeli Marina Vera Andrade.

two minutes for the result in the women's T47 100m, having went to a photo finish in 10.97 with the United

States' Brittni Mason, but she was eventually given the nod when taken down to one thousandth of a second.The

Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship gold medal match will once again be contested by Canada and the United

States as they progressed through their semi-finals against Switzerland and Finland respectively in

Dame Sarah Storey rewrote the record books today at the Fuji International Speedway to become the most decorated British Paralympic Games athlete in history following her win in the women's C5 time trial at Tokyo 2020.

Brachendorf.A win in the road race later this week would give her the unchallenged gold medal total of 17.The United

States Oksana Masters claimed the gold medal in the women's H4-5, making it the fourth Paralympic sport

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runner-up Victoria Azarenka dropped just four games on her way to round two ©Getty ImagesJohn Isner of the United

States changes shirts during his defeat to compatriot Brandon Nakashima ©Getty ImagesGarbine Muguruza

Japan’s Naomi Osaka marked her Grand Slam return with s straight sets victory over Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzková on the first day of women’s singles matches at the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York City.

2019, comfortably overcame Canada’s Rebecca Marino 6-2, 6-3 in just 63 minutes.Sloane Stephens of the United

States defeated compatriot Madison Keys in a rematch of the 2017 final, which Stephens won for the loss

Kirill Koldomov and Daria Marciniak were triumphant in the final events at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Youth World Championships in Voronezh in Russia.

Russian blitzed the qualification round, finishing the course in 6.35 seconds while Samuel Watson of the United

States followed close behind in 6.52.Kolodomov's compatriot Vladislav Ivanov was the third best qualifier

Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Elisa Longo Borghini won the Grand Prix de Plouay in France to take victory in her first race since the Games.

Borghini crossed the line solo, the group behind began to wind up for a sprint with Coryn Rivera of the United

States going early, however it was France's Gladys Verhulst who managed to cross the line second, with

The International Fistball Association (IFA) has created a new 2x2 format of the sport, and launched a series of STAR event tournaments as part of its introduction.

featured in The World Games since 1985 and is set to be contested at the 2022 edition in Birmingham in the United

States.

Lee Pearson claimed the 14th Paralympic gold medal of his career after completing a hat-trick of Tokyo 2020 para dressage triumphs at the Japanese capital’s Equestrian Park.

was awarded to Regine Mispelkamp, riding Highlander Delight’s, as the German rider finished on 76.820.United

States’ Roxanne Trunnell won the Grade I freestyle test on 86.927, after a superb performance with Dolton.Latvia

Randall Woodfin has been re-elected as the Mayor of Birmingham in Alabama for another four-year term, and will be in office for the 2022 World Games.

rescheduling of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games due to COVID-19.Next year's event will be the first time that the United

States has hosted the World Games since California's Santa Clara staged the inaugural edition in 1981