The United States powered their way to final of the Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup with a 33-point

You may be among the million or so people who have already viewed the Instagram post by Jamaica's Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion Hansle Parchment in which he finds and thanks the volunteer who played a vital part in his previous night’s victory.

finished second in his previous day's heat to the clear favourite in his event, Grant Holloway of the United

States, who earlier this year broke the world indoor 60m hurdles record of 7.30sec set in 1994 by Britain

Robinson, after a mix-up over the timing of their quarter-finals ©Getty ImagesAn investigation for the United

States Olympic Committee later cleared Wright of any blame - but not before much opprobrium was heaped

The Val Barker Trophy will not be awarded to the most outstanding boxer at an Olympic Games for the first time since it was inaugurated in 1936 because of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

his performances in the men’s under-49-kilogram division at Rio 2016, while Claressa Shields of the United

States earned the award for her displays in the women's 75kg category.Roy Jones Jr is perhaps the most

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has indicated the country is interested in hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup after playing down speculation of an earlier bid.

World Cup would go to Europe or South America, with the 2026 event due to be jointly hosted by the United

States, Canada and Mexico.FIFA is also exploring the possibility of holding the World Cup and Women's

The qualifying rounds of the US Open in New York will be held behind closed doors after organisers banned fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) said it had made the decision not to allow spectators to

World number two Daniil Medvedev fought back from the brink of defeat as he overcame Poland's Hubert Hurkacz to reach the semi-finals of the Canadian Open in Toronto.

convert six of seven break points on the way to victory.Italy's Camila Giorgi beat Coco Gauff of the United

States 6-4, 7-6 to eliminate yet another seeded opponent.The world number 71 claimed her semi-final

Repechages across six categories were today held at the World Rowing Junior Championships in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, with the top two in each race advancing to their respective A finals and third place to the B final.

The United States won a preliminary race in the junior women’s coxed four in the first event of the day

The line-up for this weekend’s finals in the men’s, women’s and mixed cadet and junior team events in the compound and recurve disciplines were confirmed today at the World Archery Youth Championships in Wrocław.

narrow victories by a point and two points against Spain and Turkey respectively, and will face the United

States for the gold medal as they edged both Russia and South Africa by a three-point margin.The men

gold-medal match against Estonia, with two victories by a single point against The Netherlands and the United

States separated by a shoot-off win against Russia.Opponents Estonia progressed to the final thanks

Mali are the first African team to reach the last four of the Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary following a stunning 69-47 win against Russia.

#FIBAU19 pic.twitter.com/Fy9l9mAEpm— FIBA (@FIBA) August 13, 2021The United States have won eight of

Constanta in Romania hosts the penultimate regular-season stop of the International Basketball Federation 3x3 Women's Series this weekend, with teams jostling for position in the all-important season standings.

legs of the season, but the side who beat them at the last event in Lithuanian city Klaipeda - the United

States - will be back for just their second appearance of the 3x3 Women's Series season.The Americans

with Germany and Hungary, while an under-25 Russian side, Poland and Slovakia make up Pool D.The Unite States

Canada’s opposition leader Erin O'Toole has claimed Canadian athletes may not be safe if they travel to China for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and said the country should consider boycotting the Games.

December 2018, Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver at the request of the United

States charges of misleading HSBC in Hong Kong about potential dealings with Iran, putting it at risk

court due to decide later this year whether to extradite senior Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United

States ©Getty ImagesChina then arrested businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig

Riejanne Markus went it alone to win stage two of the Ladies Tour of Norway and seize the general classification lead.

to hold off the approaching peloton to claim a solo stage victory - just as Kristen Faulkner of the United

States did yesterday on stage one.It is Markus' first victory on the International Cycling Union (UCI

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has released the latest baseball world rankings following the conclusion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

with 3,423 points, surpassing now third-placed team Chinese Taipei on 3,315 points.Number four side United

States has 3,077 points and are unchanged after gaining 308 more following their defeat to Japan in

the final at Tokyo 2020.Munetaka Murakami scored a home run against the United States to help Japan win

Japan's women are set to open the sitting volleyball tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games when they take on Italy after organisers published the full schedule for the event.

Brazil and China make up Pool B of the men's event, while Pool B of the women's competition features the United

States, China, Rwanda and the RPC.The group stage is set to conclude on September 1, before the knockout

Defending champion Bianca Andreescu is out of the Canadian Open after she was beaten in three sets by Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in Montreal.

Monfils after the Frenchman overcame Isner's countryman Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 7-6.Reilly Opelka of the United

States downed South African Lloyd Harris 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 in a thrilling contest.Opelka will take on Roberto