Nine women’s teams secured places at the Paris 2024 Olympics following the conclusion of women’s team and individual qualification at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp.

With the top two in the final women’s team qualification standings, the United States and Britain, having

uneven bars standings following the conclusion of qualifying today ©Getty ImagesSimone Biles of the United

States, returning to international competition for the first time since Tokyo 2020, after which she

A ban on French athletes wearing a hijab at next year’s Olympic Games would "send a message of exclusion", the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) has warned.

that this was to protect France’s "regime of strict secularism", but the ban was criticised by the United

veil to participate at a FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this year.Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim United

States female fencer to compete while wearing a headscarf and winning a bronze medalist in Rio 2016,

Adrian Miramon Quiroga of Spain and Janneke Van Der Meulen of The Netherlands won the men's and women's solo titles at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Barletta.

tournament that went into reserve day due to extreme weather conditions in the Italian resort also saw the United

States and New Zealand claim titles in the coastal mixed coxed quadruple sculls and coastal mixed double

Marc’Andria Maurizzi of France and Candela Francisco of Argentina won the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Junior Championships in Mexico city.

silver thanks to an impressive last four matches, including victory over top seed Hans Niemman of the United

States, who eventually finished in eighth.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass believes the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be used to strengthen the city's ties with India as she urged the country to open a consulate there.

Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi announced in June that two new consulates would be opened in the United

States - adding to those already in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston and Atlanta.Bass has now

the Western Hemisphere, thousands of start-ups and the third largest venture capital market in the United

States, and a slate of international sporting and entertainment events scheduled over the next decade

States and home to more than 150,000 Indian Americans, I respectfully request you choose Los Angeles

Germany won the 2023 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup Final at the Real Club de Polo in Barcelona with a two-fence advantage.

France grabbed silver followed by Belgium standing on the final podium spot with Brazil and the United

States finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.The Germans battled the fourteen-fence track designed

get things back on track.Hans-Dieter Dreher and Elysium continued the momentum before Richard Vogel United

t Zorgvliet with one each led to the Americans finished with nine overall.This means that the Unted States

For the first time since Beijing 2008, Canada was among the nine countries that secured men's team qualification for next year's Olympics in Paris at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp.

Antwerp Sportpaleis.Japan led qualification for the final in Antwerp with 258.228 points, followed by the United

States on 254.628, who were the highest-placed team to qualify for the Olympics.Britain were third with

The United States' men and The Netherlands' women lifted the International Basketball Federation (FIBA

Brazil's Ana Patrícia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa made it back-to-back elite 16 event victories on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Paris going into the defence of their World Championships title this month.

capital.Their opponents in the final for the second consecutive stop were Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of the United

States, and they triumphed 21-10, 18-21, 15-13 for a fourth elite 16 win of the season.Ramos contributed

The United States battled back and gave the hosts a scare before Europe regained golf’s Ryder Cup with

The United States is scheduled to host the next edition of the men’s team event at Bethpage Black Course

Esperenza Barreras claimed two gold medals as champions were crowned at the International Surfing Association World Stand-Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championship, held at Les Sables d’Olonne in France.

this year’s paddleboard technical race champion in 2:02.25, and copper won by Donald Miralle of the United

States in 2:03.06.The stand-up paddle men’s sprint title went to Garioud in 1min 15.36sec, with silver

There are some, perhaps many, in the world of running who believe that the new era of "super shoes" has turned the sport into something more akin to Formula 1, where technology appears to be the trump card in terms of performance.

Geoff Burns, PhD in sports science and physiologist for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Defending champion Daiki Hashimoto has been chosen as one of Japan's two representatives to advance to the men's all-around final at the International Gymnastics Federation Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, even though he ranked third among his compatriots in qualifying.

followed by compatriot James Hill with 83.631.Japan lead the team standings with 258.228, followed by the United

States with 254.628 and Britain with 254.193.Olympic champion Max Whitlock topped the pommel horse standings

A FIFA delegation has concluded its first leg of operational visits to host venues for the 2026 men's World Cup.

matches at the expanded 48-team tournament, the first to be held in three countries across Canada, the United

States and Mexico.The first leg of visits covered eight host cities, seven in the US and Toronto in

biggest ever individual match win at golf’s Ryder Cup, as their team continued to dominate against United

States at Rome in Italy.