Italy’s Stefano Ghisolfi and Natalia Grossman of the United States are the top seeds for the men’s and

silver medals to his name already this season, scored 42+, the same as second placed Sean Bailey of the United

World Cup in Briancon ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s semi-finals the top seed is Natalia Grossman of the United

States, who has claimed six medals in the 2021 IFSC World Cup series so far.Grossman was one of five

Eliska Adamovska of the Czech Republic in third, Vita Lukan of Slovenia and Ashima Shiraishi of the United

Championship at Royal St George’s after seeing his overnight advantage halved by Collin Morikawa of the United

States.

Italy will face Serbia in the final of the International Volleyball Federation Women’s Under-20 World Championship after both sides won their last four encounters in Rotterdam.

games took place, to determine the final matches tomorrow to decide places three through to 16.The United

States defeated the Dominican Republic 25-22, 25-15, 25-18 and will face Poland for fifth place, after

Uzbekistan’s 15-year-old Javokhir Sindarov, seeded 121st, produced the shock of the second round today at the Vakhidov International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Cup in Sochi as he knocked out France’s eighth-seeded Alireza Firouzja.

137th-seeded Jakhongir Vakhidov defeated the world number 13 and ninth seed Leinier Dominguez of the United

FIDE_chess) July 16, 2021Meanwhile in the inaugural Women’s World Cup 17-year-old Carissa Yip of the United

States advanced to a third-round meeting with Georgia’s fifth seed, Nana Dzagnidze after winning both

Megaranto.Megaranto was defaulted from his match against Fabiano Caruana, the second seed from the United

States, who was sent into isolation as a precaution before his prospective third-round meeting with

United States Basketball players Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have reportedly filed appeals

The United States’ surfing team have started their pre-Olympic Games training camp with ocean and wave

We are off to a great start after a comfortable Nippon Airways and United Air Lines flight and smooth

Brazilian weightlifter Fernando Reis, who would have been a medal contender in the men’s 109 kilograms super-heavyweight category, is out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo after testing positive for human growth hormone.

testing positive for a "specified substance" stimulant at the National Collegiate Championships in the United

States, where he has studied and lived for many years.Because of that suspension he was removed from

Fifth men's seed Marwan ElShorbagy prevailed from a cracking five game contest with Egyptian team-mate Mohamed El Sherbini to reach the third round of the Professional Squash Association World Championships.

-8, 11-8 against France's Victor Crouin.Amanda Sobhy continued her progression on home soil for the United

States ©PSAIn the women's draw, Egypt's defending champion and top seed Nour El Sherbini made serene

Nada Abbas of Egypt 11-9, 11-5, 11-5.Olivia Clyne and Olivia Fiechter also made it through for the United

States on an encouraging day for the host nation.Third round matches will take place tomorrow.

gold for hosts Colombia on day one of the Pan American Sambo Championships, as Costa Rica, Mexico and United

States all claimed a hat-trick of titles each.

Ski mountaineering is gaining ground worldwide. Of course, the pandemic-related outdoor boom has contributed to its growth in recent times. However, the sport’s increasing popularity is mainly driven by the modern values that "skimo" is representing. Now, ski mountaineering is close to becoming an Olympic sport by the Milan Cortina 2026 Games.

where it has become a very popular winter sport, but there are also significant developments in the United

States (very popular as "backcountry skiing"), Canada and South America.

Louis Oosthuizen has extended his Open lead to two shots and set a tournament record for the best 36-hole score as he moved to 11 strokes under par after two rounds at Royal St George's.

64 and the Spaniard is now five under for the tournament.Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka of the United

States joins him there, having finished with three consecutive birdies.Driving into the weekend!

A three-year action plan to improve diversity, equity and inclusion within U.S. Ski & Snowboard has been announced and adopted.

strategy ©Getty ImagesFloyd's murder by policeman Derek Chauvin in Minnesota led to mass protests in the United

States and across the world.Arbery was killed by three white residents while running in the state of

Former United States vice-president Mike Pence has added further weight to calls for the 2022 Winter

towards China, Pence also claimed: "In many respects, communist China poses a greater threat to the United

States than the Soviet Union ever did throughout the Cold War."

between the US and China are poor, with American authorities joining the European Union, Canada and the United

attendance of any US Government employee at the Games.It would, however, make an exception for the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), national governing bodies, athletes, employees, contractors

Australian basketball player Liz Cambage has announced her withdrawal from the Olympics here over mental health concerns after revealing she was suffering from panic attacks, was not eating and was experiencing sleepless nights.

16, 2021Cambage, who plays for the Las Vegas Aces in Women's National Basketball Association in the United

States, expanded on her recent health issues."

United Nations secretary general António Guterres has welcomed the start of the Olympic Truce, one week

extended after COVID-19 caused the postponement of the Games to this year.It was originally passed by the United

message of peace.UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir last week made a solemn appeal to member states

understanding and goodwill among nations and peoples, goals that are also part of the founding values of the United