No overseas fans will be permitted to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, organisers have confirmed today at a five-party meeting.

ban.New Jersey-based Jet Set Sports (JSS), the ATR for eight countries, including Australia and the United

States, warned the decision could expose organisers and ATRs to potential claims and liability, as well

Authorised ticket resellers (ATRs), the official agents appointed to sell packages to overseas fans for the Olympics and Paralympics, have made a last-ditch plea to Tokyo 2020 not to ban international spectators from this year’s Games amid fears that it could put some of them out of business.

ImagesNew Jersey-based Jet Set Sports (JSS), the ATR for eight countries, including Australia and the United

States, is among the companies that have written to Hashimoto."

Jet Set Sports, which represents Australia and the United States, is among the companies to have written

Canada’s Brendan Mackay and New Zealand’s Nico Porteous led qualification to the men’s halfpipe final at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freeski and Snowboard World Cup in Aspen.

Halfpipe venue, which enabled him to qualify first from his heat without requiring a second run.United States

89.00.The top five was completed by Valeriya Demidova of Russia with 88.25 and Brita Sigourney of the United

slopestyle disciplines.In the men's event, the top qualifier in the first heat was Redmond Gerard of the United

Second place went to Rene Rinnekangas of Finland with 89.50, with third going to Dusty Henricksen of the United

Murase of Japan topped the standings with a score of 84.38.Second place went to Julia Marino of the United

South Korean Nam Tae-yun and Eszter Denes of Hungary were the top qualifiers as 10-metre air rifle competition opened the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in New Delhi.

Szutko - and their respective scores of 628.8 and 628.5 helped Poland top the women's team standings.The United

States were second and Denmark third.India led the men's team event, with the US second and South Korea

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has said the international community is against politicising sport amid human rights criticism ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Zhao responded to comments from United States President Joe Biden that China was acting more aggressively

As I've made it clear while answering a question on the US-Japan joint statement, it is the United States

The United States and hosts Mexico each began the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean

Women’s world number one Nour El Sherbini of Egypt said she was glad to finally win the CIB Professional Squash Association (PSA) Black Ball Squash Open following two previous runner-up finishes at the tournament.

showpiece match today.El Sherbini ran out a four game winner against world number six Amanda Sobhy of the United

States, with the victory for El Sherbini a reversal of their previous meeting in the quarter-finals

Olympic and world champion Chloe Kim topped the women’s halfpipe qualification standings at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup in Aspen.

heat two, the top qualifier was Teal Harle of Canada with 93.25.In second was Colby Stevenson of the United

States with 88.25, while third went to Evan McEachran of Canada with 87.50.

development of teqball "move faster" in Africa after tables were delivered to 29 of the country’s 36 states

NIQTEQ), which made the donation in collaboration with the International Federation of Teqball.Among the states

Territory (FCT) in Abuja.According to Nigerian newspaper Leadership, Gumel said the donation would help the states

We have 29 states and in the next two years I believe teqball will be acceptable in all states and there

We have 29 member states including FCT and we are working hard to have all the 36 states of the Federation

giving the last year’s best two NPFL (Nigeria Professional Football League) clubs Enyimba FC and Plateau United

A year later than scheduled, members of the Japan’s 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning team are next Thursday (March 25) set to carry the Olympic Flame in Fukushima at the "Grand Start" of the Torch Relay to Tokyo.

made this decision because the infectious disease problem has not yet been resolved and I live in the United

States," Kawasumi said this week on social media.Tokyo’s Flame has already burned longer than any before

Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie was the first Torchbearer in a journey across the United Kingdom.

World ParaVolley has confirmed the pools for the rearranged final men's sitting volleyball qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Duisburg, set to run from June 11 to 15.Group B comprises four teams - Croatia, Latvia, Ukraine and the United

Getty ImagesWorld ParaVolley had originally planned to hold the qualifying event in Oklahoma in the United

States in March 2020.

At the risk of stating the obvious, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in a tight spot over Beijing 2022.

few months before the Games.Meanwhile, if this week’s New York Times piece by Mitt Romney, the former United

States Presidential election candidate and head of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Organising

Eight teams are set to battle it out for the final two places in the men's football tournament at Tokyo 2020 at the delayed Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football Olympic qualifier in Mexico.

had been due to take place last year before being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Mexico, United

States, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic have been drawn in Group A, while Group B features Honduras

Former Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg is joining the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) as its chief innovation and partnerships officer, it was announced today.

accountability of all actors through collective action.The organisation, based in Geneva but which is a United

Kingdom-registered charity, is chaired by Mary Robinson, the former President of Ireland and former United

considerably stronger in our engagement with sports bodies and event organisers," Harvey, a member of the United

States women’s football team that won the Olympic gold medal at Atlanta 1996, said."

Heavyweight boxer David Nyika, twice Commonwealth Games champion, is set to make his Olympic debut for New Zealand at this summer’s scheduled event in Tokyo.

I’ve got an Olympic camp in the United States shortly and from there I’ll fly off to the UK to train