Sha'Carri Richardson, ruled out of the women’s 100 metres at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following her positive test for marijuana, will not be running in the sprint relay as her name is not on the roster released by USA Track and Field (USATF).

After her adverse finding in a sample taken at the United States Olympic trials, where she won the 100m

The United States athletics team includes 13 medallists from the Rio 2016 Olympics and six world champions.Allyson

Olympic champion.Seventeen-year-old 200 metres runner Erriyon Knighton is the youngest member of the United

States athletics team named for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ©Getty ImagesRyan Crouser will defend his Olympic

Defending champions United States maintained their 100 per cent record in the International Basketball

The kaleidoscope that is the current women’s 100 metres event took another turn at Székesfehérvár in Hungary today as Jamaica’s Rio 2016 100 and 200m gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah won in 10.71sec - the second fastest time run this year.

second on the all-time list behind the 10.49 run in 1988 by the late Florence Griffith Joyner of the United

States, established her as favourite for gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Thompson was not exactly out

States, who will miss the 100m individual event in Tokyo after accepting a one-month ban and the annulment

States, who clocked 19.99.The men’s triple jump provided a similar dynamic to the one witnessed in the

States for victory.* @AkaniSimbine has entered the chat*?

David Lappartient is set to be elected as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) for a second term after being announced as the only candidate for the role.

Americas - Cyril Hollis Mangal of St Lucia, Sonia Gregoria Ramos Acuña of Bolivia, Bob Stapleton of the United

States and José Luiz Vasconcellos of Brazil.Four candidates are standing for Asia in Khaled Hamad Al

Anders Mol and Christian Sorum of Norway, favourites for the men’s beach volleyball title at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, have had their first potential steps to gold clarified following the draw which was made in Moscow.

opponents Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of The Netherlands, Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser of the United

States and Julian Azaad and Nikolas Capogrosso of Argentina.In the women's competition, world champions

China is reportedly weighing up sending Vice Premier Sun Chunlan to the Opening Ceremony of the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo.

the Games in Tokyo.It was reported last month that First Lady Jill Biden is expected to represent the United

States at the Opening Ceremony.According to reports in the US and Japan, the White House and the Government

And so it begins: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is set to arrive in Japan on Thursday (July 8) as the countdown for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games enters its final phase.

My attention was also captured by United States President Harry Truman announcing "a harnessing of the

US Equestrian has announced its four-strong Paralympic dressage team to take part in the Games.

selected to compete in the team competition.De Lavalette, 22, has been competing in Grade I with the United

States Para dressage team since January 2020.After losing both  legs in the 2016 Brussels airport

Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay have all qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, completing the tournament line-up.

will take place on Thursday (July 8) in Zurich.A "neutral" host team, Belarus, Spain, Mozambique, the United

Arab Emirates, Oman, Portugal, El Salvador, Senegal, the United States, Tahiti, Ukraine and Japan complete

Leading United States golfer Rickie Fowler has voiced his concern over the strict COVID-19 protocol set

Four Rio 2016  Paralympic champions are to be involved in the ranking tournament and final qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Nové Město in the Czech Republic.

finals on Saturday (June 10).The men’s individual compound open event will include Andre Shelby of the United

States, the Rio 2016 gold medallist.Gholamreza Rahimi of Iran, who topped the podium in the men’s individual

 Andre Shelby of the United States, the Rio 2016 gold medallist in the men's individual compound

After the startling exploits seen recently in the 400 metres hurdles, it is the turn of the 400m flat event to become the main focus at Székesfehérvár in Hungary tomorrow when South Africa’s world record-holder Wayde van Niekerk has his first-ever race against the rising American talent Michael Norman.

convincing form this season, improving his season’s best with every race and winning at the recent United

States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon in 44.07.Gardiner, 25, has run 44.52 this season, and Van Niekerk

Cities around the world will be able to publicly bid for the 2027 and 2029 editions of the World University Games after the in-house approach to selecting host cities was brought to an end.

The FISU approach contrasts to that of the IOC ©Getty ImagesSouth Korea and North Carolina in the United

States have already expressed interest in bidding for the 2027 Summer World University Games.FISU already

As the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics loom closer (surely you hadn't forgotten?) there’s a new documentary film out - Running for the Revolution - that chronicles the life of Cuba's Olympic legend Alberto Juantorena.

its US neighbours 70 miles across the Florida Keys.Days before the World Cup had got underway, the United

States Congress extended its embargo by forbidding all subsidiaries of US companies worldwide from selling

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced five candidates are seeking to succeed René Fasel as President at the governing body’s Semi-Annual Congress in September.

Nicholson.Nicholson is standing for the regional vice-president position in the Americas, with Dave Ogrean of the United

States the second candidate.Kazakhstan’s Gleb Karatayev, Kyrgyzstan’s Aivaz Omorkanov and Hong Kong’