John Furlong, the President and chief executive of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Paralympics, has said that if the Games were to return in 2030 they would take place largely at existing venues and require only private funding.

were postponed until 2021.Pyrenees-Barcelona in Spain, Japanese city Sapporo and Salt Lake City in the United

States are the other cities in discussions with the IOC's Future Winter Host Commission, which identifies

India's Hockey Pro League matches away to Britain next month have been postponed after the host nation's Government banned entry to those from the country in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of new variants.

the world's highest number of new daily cases and is approaching the 297,000 peak experienced by the United

States earlier this year.Despite heightened concerns over COVID-19 in India, the country's hockey team

on May 22 and 23.Britain's men and women are set to host Germany in May, while Spain's men and the United

States women are also scheduled to play in London before the end of the month.The International Hockey

Defending Olympic men's football champions Brazil will open their Tokyo 2020 campaign against Germany in a repeat of the Rio 2016 final.

the women’s competition, Japan will meet Britain, Canada and Chile in Group E.Four-time winners the United

States will face Sweden, who lost to Germany in the Rio 2016 final, as well as Australia and New Zealand

Ana Vazquez marked the long-awaited return to action in the Archery World Cup by setting an Americas record score in women's recurve qualifying on the first day of the season's opening event in Guatemala City.

scored 680 to finish second in the men's qualification behind reigning champion Brady Ellison of the United

States, who scored 694, with third seeding going to Florian Unruh of Germany on 679.India also placed

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission has recommended maintaining the ban on podium protests at the Olympic Games, but called for a "restructuring" of Rule 50 and greater clarity on sanctions for breaches.

death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of white police officer Derek Chauvin in the United

States last May.The IOC Athletes' Commission report suggests changes could be made in time for this

the report states.The recommendations could come into force in time for Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesThe United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has said it will not punish athletes for demonstrations such

religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas", while 50.1 states

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal by Tonga National Rugby League (TRNL) against its expulsion from International Rugby League (IRL) over governance issues.

raising concerns about how TRNL was being run.The CAS panel involved - Professor Matthew Mitten of the United

States, Dr.

Shi Zhiyong of China broke one of his own world records on the way to an emphatic victory in the men’s 73 kilograms at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent in Uzbekistan.

, and was victorious at 49kg with lifts that would have won 55kg gold as well ©USA WeightliftingThe United

States had a 1-2 finish when Hayley Reichardt took second place on 82-107-189, with Manuela Berrio of

Croatia's Filip Jurišić took the lead on day two of the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Vilamoura International Championships in Portugal.

claimed victory in the third race of the red group and is seventh on 19 points, while Paige Railey of the United

States is up to 12th after winning the fourth race in the red group.

Brazil's Gabriel Medina and the United States' Caroline Marks were triumphant in the men's and women's

title, resumed in Yekaterinburg after an interlude of more than a year today and Fabiano Caruana of the United

States was the standout performer.

today.The winner of the FIDE Candidates Tournament will face Norway's Carlsen for the world title in the United

Guatemala City is ready to host the opening leg of the 2021 Archery World Cup, and will welcome three of the four reigning champions.

The United States' recurve archery champion Brady Ellison will be in the field this week, as will Dutch

Nick Springer, a two-time Paralympian and Beijing 2008 gold medallist in wheelchair rugby, has died at the age of 35.

In a post shared to social media, the United States Quad Rugby Association paid tribute to the two-time

League (WSL) Championship Tour event in Narrabeen in Australia after a controversial defeat to the United

States' Conner Coffin.

Three key reforms to the governance of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have been proposed by the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) and outlined at its virtual annual meeting.

Portuguese Anti-Doping Authority, and Lindsey Stafford, the testing and athlete services manager of the United

States Anti-Doping Agency.It was confirmed that iNADO had undergone a full transition from being a UK-based

Israel has named an expanded roster of 44 players for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which has been submitted to the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

infielders and eight outfielders.Israel is set to hold its first training camp in May in Arizona in the United

softball for the first time since Beijing 2008.Cuba has won three of the five Olympic titles, with the United

States and South Korea winning the other gold medals.Peter Kurz is the general manager of the men's