A media cooperation campaign between state-run news organisations and the Organising Committee of the next Winter Olympics and Paralympics has been launched in China.

, which campaigners now say amounts to a genocide, has led to boycott calls from politicians in the United

States, Britain, Canada and Australia, among other nations.Legislation which would confirm a diplomatic

Hosts Italy and beleaguered Argentina each earned significant wins at the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini today, seeing off France and Serbia respectively.

, complete the top four.In the day's over matches, Canada brushed aside Japan in three sets and the United

States came from behind to topple the Dutch in a five-setter.Women's VNL action resumes tomorrow.

Hungary, with only one win in the group stage, became the surprise semi-finalists tonight in the International Swimming Federation Women's Water Polo World League Super Final in Greece.

woD3QrMK69— FINA (@fina1908) June 17, 2021Canada, who topped Group A, now have four wins from four.The United

States, Group B winners and defending champions, also have a record of four wins from four having earned

The World Para Swimming World Series event in Berlin got off to an impressive start tonight with world records at the start and finish thanks to Israel’s Ami Omer Dadaon and Chantalle Zijderveld of The Netherlands.

this year’s World Series which has also included events in Sheffield in Britain, Lewisville in the United

States and Lignano Sabbiadoro in Italy.Competition continues until Sunday (June 20).

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) will hold its Annual General Meeting during the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, after legal concerns were raised to the governing body.

held.Confirmation later came that the World Championships in Houston would be held from November 23 to 29.The United

States Table Tennis Association (USATT) and ITTF Honorary President Adham Sharara both sought legal

Nikola Jokić, the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP), has ruled himself out of competing in the upcoming Olympic qualifier and could be a doubt should Serbia earn a place at Tokyo 2020.

silver medallists at Rio 2016 with their team, including Jokić and Bogdanović, losing 96-66 to the United

States in the final.

Egypt’s Ali Farag and Mohamed ElShorbagy - respectively the men’s world number one and two - have been drawn together in Group A of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Finals at Cairo’s Mall of Arabia between June 22 and 27.

Salma Hany.Group B will see defending champion and home player Hania El Hammamy, Amanda Sobhy of the United

States, England’s Sarah-Jane Perry and New Zealand’s Joelle King do battle in a bid to reach the semi-finals.To

Brazil powered on at the men’s Volleyball Nations League, chalking up their 10th victory in 11 matches with a 3-1 win over Iran in Rimini.

surprise defeat yesterday when they were beaten by The Netherlands, came back strongly.They defeated the United

States 3-1 to move up into third place in the table.Japan ??

The United States Senate has passed a Bill confirming a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter

of any US Government employee at the Games.An exception is included, which permits funding for the United

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

and consular services.The Act was passed by the US Senate by 68 votes to 32.The United States has moved

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

A total of 340 athletes from nearly 50 countries are set to compete in the World Para Swimming World Series event in Berlin, which is due to begin tomorrow.

event, the fourth leg in this year’s World Series which has also included events in Sheffield in the United

Kingdom, Lewisville in the United States and Lignano Sabbiadoro in Italy.They are due have seven swimmers

The United States claimed victory on day three of the International Swimming Federation Women's Water

Customer relationship management company Salesforce has signed a seven-year deal with the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics, providing a digital service for fans and athletes.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and NBCUniversal have also signed similar deals.NBCUniversal

Ex-New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has been included in Japan's squad for the baseball tournament at Tokyo 2020.

Premier12 tournament ©Getty ImagesSouth Korea won the gold medal, and will join hosts Japan, Mexico, the United

States, Israel and one other team in the tournament at Tokyo 2020.The Netherlands, Venezuela, and the

Argentina have been eliminated from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's AmeriCup after more positive COVID-19 tests saw them forfeit two group-stage matches.

confirmed additional tests were conducted on Argentine delegation ahead of yesterday’s match against the United

States, ultimately resulting in the team being excluded."

Ukraine maintained their lead at the top of the medals table following the third day of competition at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Lima in Peru.

country its fourth gold medal of the World Cup at Las Palmas Air Base Shooting Range.YanXiao Gong of the United

States won the bronze medal ahead of Indians Rahul Jakhar and Akash.India's Rubina Francis was the gold

 The United States won their first gold in Lima in the mixed team 25m pistol SH1, followed by India