The United States and reigning champions Sweden are set to meet in the quarter-finals of the International

On the advice of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes' Commission, the IOC Executive Board last week resolved to continue to censor athletes who participate in peaceful protest at the Olympic Games, especially in the most powerful spaces of the podium and the arena. Patronisingly, the censorship is now coupled with scripting, with the IOC endorsing the use of the words, "peace, respect, solidarity, inclusion and equality."

Human Rights Report was prepared by eminently qualified experts Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, a former United

Human Rights Report and long called for by the World Players Association, was recently endorsed by United

States athletes at the same time the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced that it

the strongest basis for the IOC to approach any regulation of athlete speech and demonstration.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has said it will not sanction athletes for demonstrating at

Alina Kovaleva of the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) skipped her team to two more wins on day two, including a victory over Canada, to take the outright lead at the World Women's Curling Championship in Calgary.

tournament with a 10-9 win over Kim Eun-jung's South Korea in the late draw.Tabitha Peterson of the United

States recovered from a winless day one to pick up two victories on day two.The US emphatically thumped

Athlete empowerment, punishments for multiple doping violations, and age and term limits for Executive Board members are some of the points of contention among nations who have sent feedback on a draft Constitution to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

Congress.While some nations are against giving a voice to athletes in all areas of governance, the United

States calls for radical changes in this regard.USA Weightlifting (USAW), through its president Paula

and their own Athletes' Commission.Horst Sayler, President of the Swaziland Weightlifting Federation, states

World number one Ashleigh Barty battled to a three-set victory in the second round of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Madrid Open.

after midnight local time.Bencic recovered from dropping the opening set to beat Bernarda Pera of the United

States 3-6 6-1 7-6 in a match that lasted two hours and 40 minutes.The draw for the men's tournament

Duisburg in Germany has been given the green light to stage the final men’s sitting volleyball qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games next month.

drawn in Group A alongside Kazakhstan and Canada.Group B comprises of Croatia, Latvia, Ukraine and the United

Tokyo 2020.World ParaVolley had originally planned to hold the qualifying event in Oklahoma in the United

States in March 2020.The tournament was then moved to Duisburg and rescheduled to February 15 to 19

Brazil's Gabriel Medina and Hawaii's Carissa Moore head into the next leg of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour at Margaret River in Western Australia with leads in the men's and women's rankings and will look to extend them in the third competition of the season.

overtaking compatriot Ítalo Ferreira, who controversially was eliminated in the last 16 against the United

States' Conner Coffin.Both Brazilians will start as favourites in the men's event.However, the waves

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has confirmed Mexico will make its first-ever Olympic appearance in canoe slalom at this year's Tokyo 2020 Games.

cancellation of qualification events because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Athletes from Argentina, Canada, the United

States and Cook Islands are set to join Mexico at Tokyo 2020 after being awarded Olympic canoe slalom

Hosts the Czech Republic will take on Paralympic bronze medallists South Korea in the opening match of this year's World Para Ice Hockey Championship in Ostrava.

Group A - the eagerly-anticipated clash between Paralympic gold medallists and reigning champions the United

States and Pyeongchang 2018 runners-up Canada.The United States and Canada will clash on the opening

Coronavirus countermeasures which will be implemented at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are being put to the test at international diving and volleyball events in the Japanese capital.

also secured Italy’s place at the Games, while the other three quotas were awarded to Germany, the United

States and Britain, who finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.In the men’s synchronised 10m

United States President Joe Biden has been invited to attend the World Baseball Softball Confederation

stage matches.Following a rest day, there will be a super round for the top two teams in each group.The United

States, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Nicaragua are due to compete in Group A, while Cuba,

I have unexpectedly become invested in the fortunes of Germany’s curling team this week, as the World Women's Curling Championships began in Calgary.

team responded to their opening game loss in fine fashion, winning their second match 8-7 against the United

States in the third session of the round robin stage.It will be interesting to see how Germany’s run

Eve Muirhead's Scotland started their World Women's Curling Championship campaign with two victories on the opening day of competition in Calgary in Canada.

at the event at the WinSport Arena.Her rink opened with a 10-6 victory over Tabitha Peterson's the United

States, putting the game to bed in the final end by scoring three with the hammer.In the late match,

Finland thrashed Germany 10-0 to move top of Group B at the International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 World Championship in Texas.

in the group - and the more favourable quarter-final opponent that comes with it - if they beat the United

States tomorrow."

 "We want to get a good game against the States and get the results we want."

New dates have been confirmed for the rescheduled International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship in Canada - but a venue has yet to be secured.

dates was not easy to complete due to varying availabilities of the teams and league commitments.The United

States will be hoping to defend their title when the Women's World Championship is held in August ©Getty

heath situation deteriorated.Ten teams are set to take part in the tournament - defending champions the United

States, Canada, Finland, Russia and Switzerland are in Group A, with Group B due to feature Japan, Germany