of the North American and Caribbean Women's Handball Championship has been awarded to Elgin in the United

States, with organisers pressing on towards a full event amid the coronavirus pandemic.

for our athletes and for the spotlight this will shine on the entire sport of team handball in the United

States," said USA Team Handball chief executive Ryan Johnson."

Championships, which start in the Dominican Republic tomorrow, highlights the improved performance of the United

States and Canada throughout Olympic qualifying.

International Rugby League (IRL) chairman Troy Grant has spoken of his desire to put rugby league nines on the Olympic stage as part of his bold ambitions for the sport.

naming France as the host of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.The tournament was initially awarded to the United

States and Canada but financial concerns led to their bid being scrapped.A replacement host was originally

The Candidates Tournament, which will decide who faces Magnus Carlsen for the chess world title, resumes tomorrow, more than a year after it was suspended over the coronavirus crisis.

Russian Ian Nepomniachtichi lead the event, with 4.5 points from seven matches.Fabiano Caruana of the United

States, the runner-up at the 2018 World Chess Championship, is third on 3.5 points.Dutchman Anish Giri

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

Maren Lundby, Norway’s Pyeongchang 2018 ski jumping gold medallist, has called the decision by the International Ski Federation (FIS) not to introduce women's ski flying to its programme next season as "unbelievable".

frustrating for numerous world-class women's ski jumpers including Lundby, Sarah Hendrickson of the United

States and Japan's Sara Takanashi, Olympic ski jumping bronze medallist in 2018, who have all expressed

The Americas baseball qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is to take place from May 31 to June 5, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has confirmed.

and Washington Nationals normally play at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches during spring training.The United

States will be one of eight teams attempting to qualify for the Olympics at the event, and are in Group

The United States will seek a sixth successive gold at next month’s International Ice Hockey Federation

The United States completed clean sweeps in the women's 200 metres individual medley and women's 100m

Italian swimmers put in some strong performances on home water on the opening day of the World Para Swimming World Series meeting in Lignano Sabbiadoro.

is the third of five scheduled on the circuit this year, with the second round in Lewisville in the United

States also taking place this weekend.

year - one that could see Baltimore rid its "underdog" status and become one of the top dogs within United

States football.

FIFA World Cup matches in 2026.There are three in Mexico, three in Canada and 17 in the US as part of United

We know that we are competing against well-known destinations in Mexico, Canada and the United States

€116 million) revamp.M&T Bank Stadium staged the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final between the United

States and Cuba ©Getty ImagesUnlike its US rivals, including Los Angeles, Washington DC and Kansas,

World Surf League Championship Tour leaders Carissa Moore and Italo Ferreira avoiding having to face the elimination round as competition began at the Narrabeen leg.

corona pic.twitter.com/m8Z0GE0KXd— World Surf League (@wsl) April 17, 2021Moore, from Hawaii in the United

States, scored 8.50 to progress to the last 16, second in her heat behind Australian Nikki Van Dijk.Japan's

Anna Shcherbakova won the women's singles event to seal victory for Russia at the International Skating Union World Team Trophy in Osaka.

Russia ended the competition on 125 points, 15 clear of the United States in second, while Japan took

Galliamov also impressed, comfortably beating nearest rivals Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the United

States in the pairs competition.Knierim and Frazier amassed 133.63, with Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Esports Open III has tipped off, with the NBA 2K21 tournament attracting a record 60 national teams.

FIBA's virtual studio in Latvia.Argentina, Australia, the Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United

States were all winners in their respective conferences during the Esports Open II, which took place

United States President Joe Biden declared his support for Japan staging the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic

Olympic medallist Gevvie Stone and Kristina Wagner have qualified to represent the United States in the