Husain Al-Musallam has been elected President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) at the governing body’s Congress in Doha.

elected from Africa.Paraguay’s Juan Carlos Orihuela, Barbados’ Errol Clarke, Canada’s Cheryl Gibson and United

States’ Dale Neuburger were the Americas representatives.China’s Zhou Jihong, Oman’s Taha Al Kishry

Former Australian national team coach Jacco Verhaeren has been appointed as performance director at the French Swimming Federation (FFN) ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Games, earning three gold, four silver and three bronze medals.Australia were also second, again to the United

States, on the medals table for swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju in 2019.Prior

Yuka Saso holds the halfway lead at the US Women's Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco following a four-under-par round of 67.

off the leader Saso.Olympic champion Park Inbee of South Korea - a seven-time major winner - and the United

States' Lexi Thompson, who has won one, are four shots back and within striking distance.Lee Jeong-eun

The United States are one win away from the Olympic baseball tournament after they beat Canada 10-1 to

Surfers from Japan and France enjoyed a strong day in the men’s main event round on the sixth day of action at the World Surfing Games.

Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco with 15.03 points.The other heats at this stage were won by surfers from the United

States, Portugal, El Salvador, Australia and Italy.In the seventh round of the men’s repechage there

place, with the winners of the heats Anat Lelior of Israel with 13.1 points, Alyssa Spencer of the United

States with 15.47 points, Vahine Fierro of France with 12.67 points and Stephanie Gilmore of Australia

France lost the last remaining unbeaten record at the men’s Volleyball Nations League after they were defeated in five sets by Serbia in Rimini, Italy today.

, 2021Slovenia beat Argentina 25-19, 25-22, 25-18 in the day’s opening contest, Poland overcame the United

States 25-17, 28-26, 25-17 while Brazil also triumphed in straight sets winning 25-20, 25-16, 25-20

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not hold a reception for foreign dignitaries on the day of the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony as part of efforts to reduce the risks around COVID-19.

handover scheduled to take place during the Closing Ceremony.Suga confirmed earlier this year that United

States President Joe Biden had been invited to attend the Games.It remains unclear whether Biden himself

Johan Eliasch has been elected International Ski Federation (FIS) President at the organisation’s virtual Congress today.

hospital, was named FIS Honorary President ©Getty ImagesBacking had also been given by John Kerry, the United

States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Eliasch vowed

elected to the FIS Council.The pair were joined by Erik Røste of Norway, Germany’s Franz Steinle, the United

States’ Dexter Paine, Slovenia’s Enzo Smrekar, Italy’s Flavio Roda, Australia’s Dean Gosper and Austria

Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot has been announced as a gold partner of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade.

partner of many global events such as basketball, with both the National Basketball Association in the United

States and International Basketball Federation, as well as cycling at the Tour de France and the International

Two-time Olympic speed skating champion Apolo Ohno believes the United States should focus on the "purity

The US joined the European Union, Canada and United Kingdom in imposing sanctions on China in March in

with the victims and not the victimizer - I urge the IOC and all interested parties, including the United

States, to find a new host city - or boycott," Smith said."

for a full-blown boycott of Beijing 2022, citing the alleged human rights abuses in China.However, United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland said last month that

American amateur Megha Ganne earned a share of the lead on the opening day of the US Women's Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

have a one-shot advantage over Americans Angel Yin and Megan Khang, plus Canada’s Brooke Henderson.The United

States’ Lexi Thompson is one of three players to lie two strokes off the lead, with the 2019 US Women

The United States' final group match at the Americas Olympic baseball qualifier was rained off with fewer

France are the only unbeaten side in the men’s Volleyball Nations League 2021, after beating Brazil on the opening day of the second week of matches.

them six teams have three wins to their name.In second place with ten points are Russia, who beat the United

States 25-22, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19 in the final game of the day.A bit of footie to spice up the rally

Germany advanced to the last four of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship on penalties after requiring a last minute goal in regular time to keep their tie with Switzerland alive.

helped Canada defeat the ROC and reach the last four at the IIHF World Championship ©Getty ImagesThe United

States, who topped their group and boasted the best record of any side in the first phase of the competition

on Saturday (June 5) and while one will be an all European affair the other will pit neighbours the United

States and Canada together.

World number one Ashleigh Barty limped out of this year’s French Open after retiring injured in her second round match against Magda Linette of Poland.

successive French Open crown with a 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson.Sofia Kenin of the United

States, who lost to Świątek in last year’s final, was forced to play on Court 14 but produced a professional