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Five teams remain unbeaten following second day at World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

  • Curling

Five teams remain unbeaten with victories from their opening three matches following a busy day of action at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

Aberdeen in Scotland, with Canada, Czech Republic, hosts Scotland, defending champions Sweden and the United

States remaining unbeaten following the day’s play.In Group A Canada, Czech Republic and Scotland all

States both maintained their unbeaten records with two more victories today.The United States recorded

will remain in Group B following the first session of play in that group tomorrow, as Sweden and the United

States are scheduled to meet on Sheet D at 12.30pm BST.Elsewhere in today’s first session of Group B


Cheptegei has world 3,000m record in sights at World Athletics Continental Gold meeting in Ostrava

  • Athletics

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has not ruled out a world record in the 3,000 metres he will run at the conclusion of a talent-stacked World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Ostrava.

month by running a 1500m best of 3:37.36 at altitude in Kampala.His rivals in the race will include the United

States’ Olympic 5,000m silver medallist Paul Chelimo.The other world record holders who will be in action


Nelson Stokes: Fury and futility - the IOC's long walk to inevitability

  • Inside the Blogs

In a compelling scene from the 2014 film Fury, First Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier (acted by Brad Pitt) enters a room in a German village with the newly deployed soldier Norman Ellison (acted by Logan Lerman), who seems intent on decency and properness in the midst of the brutal conflict, and surveys the bodies of German aristocrats who had together committed suicide.

 Three were hung by the state, one remains a criminal in the United States of America, and one spent


Nespoli and Kroppen head recurve qualifying at Archery World Cup in Lausanne

  • Archery

Italy’s Mauro Nespoli and Germany’s Michelle Kroppen topped qualification in the men’s and women’s recurve events at the Archery World Cup in Lausanne.

standings in men’s recurve qualification, with the Italian archer achieving a score of 689 points.United States

score of 705 points saw Gibson earn top seed status, with Spain’s Andrea Marcos finishing second on 701.United

States’ Linda Ochoa-Anderson completed the top three on the same score as Marcos, ending with one less

top seeding in the men’s compound competition with a score of 716 points.Denmark’s Stephan Hansen and United

States’ Braden Gellenthien both scored 713 points to finish with the second and third seed status.Elimination



Toyota launches US Paralympic Fund to help athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020

  • Paralympics

Toyota has launched a US Paralympic Fund to support athletes training for this summer’s rescheduled Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the Paralympic Winter Games being held in Beijing next year.

In partnership with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), Toyota Motor North America


LeBron James card sells for record $5.2 million

  • Collecting and Heritage News

An “ultra-rare” signed rookie card for double Olympic gold medallist LeBron James has sold for $5.2 million (£3.6 million/€4.2 million) at auction, breaking the record for the most expensive basketball card ever sold.

NBA most valuable player honours four times and is 17-time All-Star.James was also a member of the United

States squad that won the Olympic gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, as well as winning a


Goalball schedule for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics unveiled

  • Goalball News

The schedule for the men's and women's goalball competition at the re-arranged Paralympic Games in Tokyo has been released, with world champions Brazil and reigning Paralympic champions Lithuania due to play against each other in the men's Group A during the opening session.

day one, Germany face Turkey in the men's Group B; while Israel play Australia and Brazil face the United

States in the women's Group C and D respectively.Brazil, Algeria, Japan, Lithuania and the United States


Champions Mexico start strong at CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship as Dominican Republic show COVID positives

  • Football

Mexico got their defence of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Beach Soccer Championship off to a flying start at Alajuela in Costa Rica.

2021Elsewhere in Group B Guatemala beat The Bahamas 3-1 in a penalty shootout after they had drawn 3-3.The United

States, winners in 2013 and runners-up to Mexico at the last Championships in 2019, also enjoyed a successful


Swedes and Scots make winning starts at World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

  • Curling

Sweden opened their defence of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with an 8-4 win against Finland in group-stage play.

A runner-up and third-place finisher for a place in the last four.Also in Group B this evening, the United

States beat China 11-3, Norway enjoyed a similarly one-sided win against New Zealand, triumphing 10-


ONDCP report calls for widespread reform of WADA and leaves door open for funding cut

  • Latest

The United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has submitted a report on World Anti-Doping

States is due to pay $2.9 million (£2.2 million/€2.5 million) to WADA in 2021 - more than any other

the hard work and considerable progress achieved by the Agency during the past year" recognised.The United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has also commented on the report, welcoming "ONDCP’s leadership and

WADA continues to offer its support to the US Government, the ONDCP and the United States Anti-Doping

USADA, in a joint statement with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athletes’ Advisory


Minogue hopeful Northern Mariana Islands can host successful Pacific Mini Games

  • Pacific Games News

Pacific Games Council (PGC) chief executive Andrew Minogue believes the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) can still host a successful Pacific Mini Games despite a challenging build-up.

amid the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yutu.Minogue said the CNMI, a self-governing commonwealth of the United

States, has benefited from the COVID-19 Recovery Act in the US."

There's money flowing through to the CNMI and I presume other parts of the United States to help rebuild


IIHF seals World Championship sponsorship deal with Crypto.com

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com ahead of the upcoming World Championship.

Britain forming Group A.Group B is set to consist of hosts Latvia, defending champions Finland, Canada, United

States, Germany, Norway, Italy and Kazakhstan.Latvia was confirmed as the sole host of the tournament


Clover Park to host vital final super-round matches at Americas Olympic baseball qualifier

  • Baseball and Softball

Clover Park will host the pivotal final two super-round matches at baseball's Americas Qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Florida.

features eight countries competing for just one place at Tokyo 2020 and is due to start on May 31.Hosts United

States will be joined by Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico in Group A with Canada, Colombia