Florida’s chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis has written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to offer the state as a potential replacement host for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, amid the coronavirus crisis.

Patronis’ letter, with the organisation reiterating that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will open on July 23.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) also expressed its commitment to Tokyo 2020."

A backboard, rim and net used during the basketball tournament at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona - an event famous for the "Dream Team" - is up for auction.

The equipment was used in the final at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona where the United States team including

Los Angeles - the host city for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games - has the worst traffic in the United

States, a new study has found.

Tributes and appreciations have appeared across the world for basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who died a year ago today in a helicopter accident.

Championships, and was an 18-time All-Star and a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team.He was a member of the United

States teams that won Olympic gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma has been announced as the new host for the 2022 United States

France's Tessa Worley has won her first International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup race in over two years after claiming gold in the giant slalom in Kronplatz in Italy.

podium.Italy's Marta Bassino, the overall World Cup giant slalom leader, was third.Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States finished 0.35 behind Bassino in fourth.The veterans are back on the attack!

World Cup footballer Tim Cahill, who played a starring role for his country at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has been awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in today’s Australia Day honours list.

Cahill spent the majority of his club career abroad - in England, United States of America, China, and

appearances for the Socceroos between 1996 and 2000 and played professionally in Australia, Asia, and the United

Olympic gold medals awarded to long jumper jumper Iván Pedroso and shooter Leuris Pupo have both sold for more than $70,000 (£51,000/€58,000) at an online auction as both exceeded their estimates.

decided to sell them to help raise much needed funds.RR Auction revealed that the medals were bought by a United

States-based collector.Pupo’s victory at London 2012 came in his fourth consecutive Olympic appearance

Zhou Jinqiang, President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association (CWA), is running for International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President in the elections in March.

The deadline for nominations is tonight, and apart from Ursula Papandrea of the United States, other

  1983 Summer Universiade, Edmonton: basketball bronze.

Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and then Houston Rockets.He also won two Olympic gold medals for the United

States as part of the "Dream Team" at the 1992 Barcelona Games and at the home Games of Atlanta in 1996

of poor defence.A year before that he had also suffered a frustrating experience in representing the United

States at the Summer Universiade in Edmonton, Canada.The United States were seeking a fifth consecutive

States, despite Pinckney’s contribution of 19 points, were stunned by an 85-77 defeat.Barkley and co

A week is a long time in a pandemic.

borders.There are some notable differences to last March.Statements from Australia, Canada and the United

States were viewed as crucial last year, with some suggestion their intention to withdraw ultimately

Hungary beat The Netherlands 13-11 to win the women's water polo Olympic qualification tournament in Trieste, although both teams had already booked their places at Tokyo 2020.

fifth and Israel bettered Slovakia 13-10 to avoid coming last.Hosts Japan, defending champions the United

States, Spain, Canada, Australia, South Africa, China and Russia had already qualified for this year's

The Netherlands continued to dominate on home ice on the final day of the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup, winning four of the six gold-medal races in Heerenveen.

pic.twitter.com/aGjUw9DIFi— ISU Speed Skating (@ISU_Speed) January 24, 2021Away from the Dutch victories, the United

States' Brittany Bowe won her second gold medal of the weekend, this time in the women's 1,000m.Four

Germany’s Francesco Friedrich earned his 50th victory in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup as he maintained his unbeaten record this season in the four-man bobsleigh at the home venue of Königssee.

season, and is traveling this season with her husband and son.Kaillie Humphries and Lauren Gibbs of the United

States, who won here last season, finished sixth on 1:42.30.Humphries, who has won two golds and a bronze

Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger recorded her second consecutive Luge World Cup victory to move a step closer to sealing the overall title in Innsbruck.

1min 19.728sec to edge out Taubitz, who was 0.082sec behind in second place.Summer Brichter of the United

States finished in 1:20.014 to take third.Victory for Geisenberger, who won her first race of the season