Poland and Brazil both recorded three-set wins to continue setting the pace at the men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini.

and hosts Italy all picked up three-set wins in the Rimini bubble today, in turn versus Canada, the United

States and Argentina.Men's matches continue tomorrow, with all 16 teams due to play.

The International Swimming Federation's (FINA) Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (ASOGQT), offering 13 Olympic berths across two disciplines, is due to begin in Barcelona tomorrow.

places at Tokyo 2020 are due to be decided at the ASOGQT.Hosts Spain, Hungary, South Korea, France, the United

States, Italy and Greece are the nations vying for the final three Olympic berths.Egypt, Canada, Australia

Rising Phoenix, the documentary about the Paralympic Games that was released on Netflix last August, has won two prestigious Sports Emmy Awards.

2016.The athletes involved included Italy’s two-time world champion wheelchair fencer Bebe Vio, the United

States' seven-time Paralympic wheelchair racing champion Tatyana McFadden and Britain’s double Paralympic

Zbigniew Baranowski earned a first gold medal for the hosts on day two of United World Wrestling’s final

12-3 in the under-92-kilogram final at the Ursynow Arena.Bronze medals went to Nathan Jackson of the United

States and another Pole, Krzysztof Sadowik.Poland picked up a silver too in the 65kg class, where Eduard

Grigorev lost 7-4 to John Michael Diakomihalis of the United States.Diakomihalis’s compatriot Joseph

pic.twitter.com/LvVEVO2LqB— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) June 9, 2021The evening concluded with

States, with the Iranian wrestler getting the decision via cautions.Yusup Batirmurzaev of Kazakhstan

It was always my intention to sit down and write a book about the stories behind the stories of my days in the newspaper business. I wanted to call it "the funny side of the street" - the street being Fleet Street, that is.

Wimbledon where an off-the-wall question posed once even provoked a bout of fisticuffs between the United

States and British media.John Jackson attended 22 Olympics and was as interested in off-the-field shenanigans

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has underlined its commitment to bringing more women into the sport by publishing a comprehensive survey into the current state of the women's game.

highlighted was the fact that there were 8.1 million fans on FIBA's women's events websites in 2019.The United

States tops the standings with 1.8 million licensed female players registered by its National Federation

SoFi Stadium, which is due host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, has launched an official tour programme, giving fans the opportunity to tour one of the most technologically advanced venues in the world.

SoFi Stadium is also due to stage archery and football.It is also expected to be a host venue when the United

States stages the 2026 FIFA World Cup along with Canada and Mexico.For more details click here.

Defending women's singles champion Iga Świątek has been knocked out of the French Open, following a quarter-final defeat to Greece's Maria Sakkari in Paris, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have set up a much-awaited semi-final.

each of last year's finalists in back-to-back rounds, having beaten fourth seed Sofia Kenin of the United

States in straight sets last time out.She is one of two Greek semi-finalists, joining Stefanos Tsitsipas

Weightlifters and their National Federations from all parts of the world are waiting on doping-related decisions that will affect their chances at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

when they are made, will have a profound effect on the chances of athletes from host nation Japan, the United

States, France, Canada and Ecuador, to name just a few.A spokesperson for the International Testing

The United States ended the third week of the women’s Volleyball Nations League undefeated after beating

Tamara Zidansek and Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova reached their first Grand Slam semi-finals after coming through marathon quarter-final matches on the tenth day of the French Open at Roland-Garros in Paris.

was pegged back to 3-3 by a battling Rybakina, who knocked out seventh seed Serena Williams of the United

States in the previous round.The crucial break came in the 16th game with a double fault from her opponent

The United States won two of the five freestyle finals that took place today in the United World Wrestling

Catch the finals live on https://t.co/ex3sNiFw8w pic.twitter.com/attDhsj2xL— United World Wrestling

(@wrestling) June 8, 2021The first United States gold of the night, in the 70kg final, was guaranteed

Max Siegel, chief executive of USA Track and Field (USATF), has stressed that the organisation "wholeheartedly supports" athletes demonstrating for social change.

We are very proud of the fact that we have taken a leadership role on diversity and inclusion in the States

Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Section 2.2 states: "No kind

In December last year the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said it would not

Hosts Mexico, the United States and Brazil each won four gold medals at the Pan American Taekwondo Championships

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) offered more than 500 free COVID-19 vaccinations to fans at the Americas Olympic baseball qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Florida.

insidethegames that no positive coronavirus tests were recorded at the tournament, which saw hosts United

States book the sole Olympic place available."

for the Olympics.One more team will earn their place at a last-chance global qualifier in Mexico.The United

States won the event on home turf to qualify for Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images"After 15 months away, it was