The world's top players are set to battle it out for the title at the first women's golf major of the year when California hosts the 50th edition of the ANA Inspiration this week.

£43,500/€51,000).Lee won last year's ANA Inspiration in a three-way playoff against Nelly Korda of the United

States and Canadian Brooke Henderson.World number one Ko Jin-young arrives for the tournament in good

USA Hockey has named its squad for this year's rearranged International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship after reaching a contract extension agreement with players.

According to The Athletic, the deal between United States women's team and USA Hockey had been due to

May by the IIHF and organisers to increase the chances of teams being able to travel to Canada.The United

States are the reigning world and Olympic champions ©Getty ImagesThe US team for the tournament features

A tour of Germany's women's football team to the United States has been postponed for the second year

Vladimir Lukin has resigned as President of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) because of the sanctions imposed on the country for its "cover-up of the cover-up" in the state-sponsored doping scandal.

down because of the WADA sanctions ©Getty ImagesThe 83-year-old, a former Russian ambassador to the United

States who also previously served as the country's Human Rights Commissioner, is the latest sporting

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has published guidance to athletes regarding

of historically marginalised and minoritised populations".At present, Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states

John Liljelund hopes the 2022 World Games in American city Birmingham will help boost the sport in the United

States.

Troy Grant has targeted naming France as the host of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup after being appointed as International Rugby League (IRL) chairman.

determining 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 initially

World number one Ashleigh Barty booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open with a three-set victory over Victoria Azarenka.

23rd seed Maria Sakkari for a place in the semi-finals after the Greek edged out Jessica Pegula of the United

States 6-4, 2-6, 7-6.Ukraine's fifth seed Elina Svitolina also needed three sets to reach the quarter-finals

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) technical commissioner Roberto Manolo Perez-Leon is to conduct a workshop for female softball umpires in Peru.

is where softball was played at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.The host nation will be joined by United

States, Japan, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, South Africa, Chinese Taipei, China, Netherlands, Italy,

Sadie Maubet Bjornsen has announced her retirement from professional cross-country skiing after the conclusion of the season.

World Cup podium finishes in team events, across sprint and relay disciplines.Bjornsen represented the United

States at six World Championships and two Winter Olympics, competing at both Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang

One of the loveliest experiences right now is watching our two dogs race around the garden. Our older dog - whose former playmate died in November 2019 - used to be the faster one. But, although he still motors, the newbie one-year-old floats away from him.

that first 1981 London Marathon finish that will recur, as the two leaders - Dick Beardsley of the United

States and Inge Simonsen of Norway - held hands to cross the line together.It remains one of the loveliest

Honduras and Mexico secured the final places in the men's Olympic football tournament at Tokyo 2020 after winning semi-finals at the Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) qualifier in Guadalajara.

Honduras were seeking a fourth consecutive appearance at the Games when they faced the United States,

range after Denil Maldonado headed Edwin Rodriguez's deep cross back across the six-yard box.United States

Team USA has launched a range of products featuring Hello Kitty, the popular fictional Japanese cartoon character, including plush toys and pin badges, in time for this year's rearranged Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

reached in February last year between Japanese company Sanrio, the rightsholders of Hello Kitty, and the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.The co-branded product line, developed by Sanrio and Team USA

Americans who bought tickets for the rearranged Olympic Games in Tokyo could be left 20 per cent out of pocket on the cost of their seats alone after authorised ticket reseller (ATR) CoSport said it will not return the handling fee it charged.

CoSport, which also trades as Jet Set Sports, is the ATR for the United States, giving it exclusive access

The United States' Gerek Meinhardt and Russia's Inna Deriglazova won the men's and women's foil gold