Spain claimed two-man canoe and kayak golds on day two of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged in Hungary.

Sandor Totka and Manfredi Rizza in second and third and Oleh Kukharyk in fourth.Nevin Harrison of the United

States claimed gold in the women's C1 200m final in 47.59 ahead of Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys of Cuba

Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt and the United States' Taylor Knibb claimed victories in the men's and

associate coach for National Hockey League (NHL) side Ottawa Senators, has been named head coach of the United

States men's national team and will lead the side at the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation

Lidia Valentin has earned her place at a fourth straight Olympic Games without making a lift in her final qualifying competition, the Open de Colombia in Cali.

strong medal contender.Pan American lifters will dominate the field, as Salazar, Mattie Rogers of the United

States, Fernanda Valdes of Chile, Crismery Santana of the Dominican Republic and one of the two highly-placed

The top seeds at the Italian Open endured a difficult day in Rome, with Ashleigh Barty of Australia retiring hurt, and Novak Djokovic trailing when rain forced his match to be carried over to the following day.

who went on to win in Spain.The other men’s quarter-final that was completed saw Reilly Opelka of the United

States continue his record of not having dropped a set at the tournament as he defeated Argentine qualifier

minutes.The other completed quarter-final saw Petra Martić of Croatia defeat Jessica Pegula of the United

States 7-5, 6-4.The remaining last-eight match has been carried over to tomorrow due to the weather,

Britain’s Hannah Cockroft set a women’s 800 metres T34 world record at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland today in her first international race since 2019.

winner at Boston, London, Chicago and New York since 2017, in 1min 44.39sec from Susannah Scaroni of the United

States, who clocked 1:48.03, and Germany’s Merle Menje, third in 1:48.89.Scaroni’s illustrious compatriot

800m drew a similarly medal-laden field, with victory going to 22-year-old Daniel Romanchuk of the United

States in 1min 33.37sec.How many World Major Marathon titles can be at the same time on the same track

San Marino's Alessandra Perilli and Kuwait's Talal Alrashadi claimed the women's and men's trap gold medals today at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Lonato in Italy.

trap qualification after five rounds - four clear of her closest challenger with a total of 122.The United

States' Madelynn Ann Bernau finished second on 118 and Spain's Fatima Galvez secured third in a qualification

Reigning men's champion France's Vincent Luis will be the man to beat when the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series opens in Yokohama tomorrow.

Olympics with a good performance in Yokohama ©Getty ImagesIn the women's race, Katie Zaferes of the United

States will look to bounce back to book her place at the Games and will be aiming to defeat compatriots

Troy Ryan has been appointed head coach of the Canadian women’s ice hockey team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

hockey was first played at the Winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998, when Canada took silver behind the United

2016 to 2019 and a member of the Olympic team staff in 2018, when Canada lost the final 3-2 to the United

States in a shootout under head coach Laura Schuler.Ryan was also an assistant to Perry Pearn at the

Yankton, which is set to host the World Archery Championships later this year, has been announced as the location for the 2021 Archery World Cup Final.

to plan, it will end the outdoor season.It is the first time the annual event will be hosted in the United

States and the first time the two tournaments will run consecutively in the same location.The World

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland has said a boycott

organisation was troubled by China’s actions, which had led to some members of Congress calling for the United

States to boycott next year’s Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.The US last month joined the European

Union, Canada and United Kingdom in imposing sanctions on China last month in response to alleged abuses

States has designated a genocide."

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are a chance for the United States to showcase the values that make

Rhine-Ruhr is poised to be awarded the 2025 Summer World University Games tomorrow after the International University Sport Federation's (FISU) Acting President said he hoped the German bid would reach a "pleasing conclusion".

Universiade is scheduled to take place in December in Swiss city Lucerne, while Lake Placid in the United

States is the host of the 2023 edition.Turin is considered to be the birthplace of the World University

Key International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsor Alibaba has fallen into the red a month after being fined by Chinese regulators.

which was founded by Jack Ma, one of the world’s best-known entrepreneurs, since its listing in the United

States six years ago.In April, the group was fined a hefty CNY18.2 billion (£2 billion/$2.8 billion/

Britain enjoyed a double success over Germany as both the men’s and women’s teams secured victory as the sides met in their second International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League encounters in as many days in London.

54.17.Women’s Pro League action is scheduled to continue this weekend, with Belgium set to host the United

States in two matches on May 15 and 16 at the Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein-Antwerp.

Croatia's Giovanni Cernogoraz and San Marino's Alessandra Perilli sit top of the men's and women's trap qualification at the halfway stage at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Lonato in Italy.

three of five rounds, and has a total of 75 ahead of Russia's Gennadii Mamkin, Brian Burrows of the United

States and Peru's Alessandro De Souza Ferreira, who all follow on 74.Shooters in positions fourth to