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WBSC confirms schedule for coronavirus-hit Final Olympic Qualifier

  • Baseball and Softball

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has confirmed the match schedule for the three-team Final Olympic Qualifier in Mexico.

final participant in the upcoming Olympic baseball tournament, joining number one Japan, number two United

States, number three South Korea, number five Mexico and number 18 Israel.Tokyo 2020 will be the first


David Owen: The event where everyone wins: why national politicians love the Olympics

  • Inside the Blogs

As I parsed the document, I felt a sense of rising panic.

to joining with others to ensure we build back better, in particular at the G20 Summit, COP26 [the United

the final sentence of the Carbis Bay Summit Communiqué, produced by the Group of Seven (G7) - aka the United

Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Olympic and Paralympic hosts Japan - at the


Michael Houston: American athletics exceptionalism must stop excusing doping

  • Inside the Blogs

My first vivid memory of watching athletics on television was at 12 - oddly around two years after I first laced up a pair of spikes - but it was one that will stick in the mind for years to come.

in such a short space of time, the country would be shrouded in a scandal.This is not a knock on the United

States Anti-Doping Agency, but a knock on how the athletics community holds such an incredibly talented




FIVB President Graça enters Volleyball Nations League "bubble" in Rimini

  • Volleyball

International Volleyball Federation President Ary Graça joined the "bubble" today at the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini in Italy as the top teams entered the final two weeks of the competition.

pic.twitter.com/ILEGiuLOL4— Volleyball World (@volleyballworld) June 14, 2021Brazil remain five points behind the United

States, whose amazing record at this event shows no sign of ending.They recorded their 12th consecutive


Canada defeat Russia on opening day of Water Polo World League Super Final

  • Water Polo

Canada claimed a tight victory over defending bronze medallists Russia on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Women's Water Polo World League Super Final at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre in Greece.

shots - showing she could be the team's ace this tournament.In the late game, defending champions the United

States easily defeated hosts Greece 16-9.Madeline Musselman scored three from three attempts with her


Osaka qualifies for Tokyo 2020 as tennis rankings published

  • Tennis

Japan’s world number two Naomi Osaka has secured her place at this year’s delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following the release of the tennis rankings.

rankings.There is a limit of four players per country, meaning Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys of the United

States look set to miss out despite being placed in the top 30 as Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Jennifer

raising doubts over her participation at Wimbledon, which is due to start on June 28.Osaka grew up in the United

States but confirmed her Japanese citizenship in October 2019 in order to represent the host nation


Five nations interested in hosting 2024 World Table Tennis Championships

  • Table Tennis

Five nations have expressed an interest in hosting the 2024 World Table Tennis Championships Finals, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has revealed.

1926 in London.It was last held in 2019 in Budapest and is set to return this year in Houston in the United

States, followed by Chengdu in China in 2022.The 2021 World Table Tennis Championships Finals, the first

to be held in the United States, is set to feature a revamped format of 128 singles players and 64 pairs


Ukraine strike gold at World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Lima

  • Shooting News

Ukraine claimed two gold medals on the opening day of the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Lima in Peru.

ending the event four points in front of Kim Younmi of South Korea, who scored 31.Xiao Gong of the United

States won the bronze medal, with Russia's Sergey Malyshev placing fourth.Two more finals are set to


FIBA postpones Argentina match at FIBA Women's AmeriCup due to COVID-19

  • Basketball

Argentina's match against Venezuela at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's AmeriCup in Puerto Rico has been postponed due to "inconclusive" COVID-19 test results in the team's camp.

to further testing before the Group B clash can be rescheduled.On the court, defending champions the United

States beat hosts Puerto Rico 87-65 at Coliseo Roberto Clemente to record their second straight victory



Three sets of sisters among nine duets to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

  • Artistic Swimming

Austrian siblings Anna-Maria and Eirini Alexandri led the way as nine duets booked Tokyo 2020 spots at the International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT) in Barcelona.

bound for Tokyo.Nine places were on offer in total, and duos from Belarus, France, The Netherlands, the United

States, Israel, Britain, Liechtenstein and Colombia were also successful.It was a family affair in Barcelona