The line-up for the men’s and women’s quarter-finals at the first ever 3x3 basketball Olympic qualification tournament was completed today.

The United States and Lithuania both qualified from men’s Pool B with identical records of four wins

FIBA3x3) May 29, 2021The quarter-finals open proceedings tomorrow, and see Latvia face Lithuania, the United

States take on the Netherlands, Poland up against Slovenia and France taking on Brazil.In women’s Pool

A the United States finished top after going unbeaten throughout their pool campaign, with top seeds

States, Japan face Switzerland and Spain go up against Australia.The two semi-final winners and the

Damian Warner has a commanding overnight lead at the annual World Athletics Combined Events Challenge meeting in Gotzis after a day in which he set a Canadian long jump record and world decathlon best of 8.28 metres.

is 11th on 4126, with world silver medallist Maicel Uibo of Estonia 16th on 4070.Annie Kunz of the United

States is overnight leader in the heptathlon with 3897 points, from Anouk Vetter of The Netherlands,

Defending champlons Finland, Slovakia and the second-seeded Russian Olympic Committee team closed in on quarter-final places today with important victories at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship in the Latvian capital of Riga.

May 29, 2021Finland now lead Group B with 13 points from five games, one ahead of the sixth-seeded United

States, who earned a 2-1 win over Norway in the afternoon Group B game.Also looking odds-on for quarter-final

-3 win over Italy at the Arena Riga that has established them in third place behind Finland and the United

States on 10 points with two group matches remaining.

Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes strengthened their claim to one of the United States places at the Tokyo

and Michal Bryl, whom they beat 18-21, 21-19, 16-14.They then beat Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb of the United

States 21-19, 21-12.The quarter-final that attracted the most attention this afternoon was that between

out of the way in straight sets, prevailing 21-14, 21-18 over Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser of the United

States.

Athletes would be required to acknowledge the risk of death due to the potential exposure to COVID-19 or extreme heat, under waivers required for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

earlier this week, after officials were questioned during a two-day International Athletes' Forum.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Athletes' Advisory Council’s Mark Ladwig, a former figure

The United States celebrated victory in the final three Greco-Roman weight divisions at the Pan American

- 94 points— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) May 29, 2021Maya Nelson also triumphed in a round-robin

Matt Cullen marked the first International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix appearance of his career by topping the preliminary round of the men’s 10-metre platform at Canada’s virtual edition.

real time from across the globe.The event features 34 athletes from Britain, Canada, Slovakia and the United

States competing from six different locations.Equipment has been sent to the competing nations, with

Russia started their quest for a third straight men’s Volleyball Nations League title with a three sets to one victory over the Netherlands in Rimini, Italy.

four sets coming from a set down to win 22-25, 25-18, 36-34, 25-18 while the day’s other match saw the United

States defeat North American neighbours Canada 25-17, 26-24, 25-20.The 16-team tournament begins with

Moldova won its first ever junior world title and Russia was on top of the podium at this level for the first time in six years on day six of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

on 217kg, with Ryna Litoshyk of Belarus third a further two kilograms behind.Anna Mcelderry of the United

States, second in the snatch, finished fourth and there was a top-eight finish for Elnaz Bajalani of

Twenty-one-year-old Kenyan Beatrice Chebet produced an outstanding performance at the second Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha as she defeated a field of world class talents to win the women’s 3,000 metres in the fastest time of the year.

Okagbare was second in 10.90, also a season’s best, with third place going to Javianne Oliver of the United

States in 11.03.Rai Benjamin of the United States, in the stadium where he won 400m hurdles world silver

controversial "final round" format for selected Diamond League field events as Valarie Allman of the United

States produced the longest throw of the competition with a fourth-round effort of 65.57, but had to

States maintained his winning form in the men’s 200m with victory in a season’s best of 19.88 from Canada

The men’s eighthfinal match-ups were set up at the Sochi four-star stop on the Beach Volleyball World Tour after the second legs of the pool stage and the first elimination round took place today.

Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner of the Czech Republic beat Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser of the United

States 21-16, 25-23 and will now face fourth-seeded Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan in the eighthfinals.The

main stop on the tour, had a 21-19, 25-23 first-round victory over Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb of the United

and Oleg Stoyanovskiy earned a 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 victory over Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb of the United

hold the organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Houston, after concerns were raised by the United

States Table Tennis Association (USATT) and ITTF Honorary President Adham Sharara.

Poland will defend its European Athletics Team Championships Super League title in Silesia this weekend against a field reduced to seven by the withdrawal of Ukraine following positive COVID-19 tests.

Niklas Kaul and world silver medallist Maicel Uibo of Estonia.Erica Bougard and Kendell Williams of the United

States are among the leading names in the heptathlon field as they too return to multi-events action

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) has confirmed the appointment of Jason Brisbane as the organisation’s new chief executive.

) International in London.Brisbane previously competed in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers in the United

States, as well as playing for professional clubs in Spain, Switzerland, Finland and the United Kingdom.Prior

Hosts and reigning champions New Zealand are set to meet rivals Australia on the opening day of next year's rescheduled Rugby World Cup.

Australia.The following day's action will be hosted at Northlands Events Centre in Whangārei where the United

States will take on a European qualifier, Canada will face an Asia qualifier and Wales will go up against