Paralympic gold medallist Jennifer Poist has been appointed chairperson of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) women's division.

Poist, a member of the United States team that won gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

Darlene Hunter.Hunter has had to leave the role after being appointed as an athlete representative at the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.Courtney Ryan and Candice Law have joined the Executive Committee

The Australian Open has been pushed back three weeks with the men's qualification event moved to Doha in Qatar due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been confirmed.

of the men's calendar which is due to start on January 5 with ATP 250 events in Delray Beach in the United

States and Turkish city Antalya."

China's women's volleyball head coach Lang Ping has said she expects the team to resume training in the New Year with a view to the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Coach of the Year.Following a series of club roles, Lang had a three-year spell as head coach of the United

States' national team, where she guided them to silver at Beijing 2008.She returned for a second spell

International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee member Terry Smith has died at the age of 76.

, which had warned of the impact of electing Gafur Rakhimov as President owing to his status in the United

States as "one of Uzbekistan's leading criminals".In October 2013, an independent audit conducted on

Neven Ilic has been unanimously re-elected as Panam Sports President unopposed at the organisation’s General Assembly today.

Sisniega, right, will continue as Panam Sports secretary general ©Panam SportsCanada’s Tricia Smith, United

States’ Susanne Lyons and Nicaragua’s Juan Santiago Estrada were elected to the Panam Sports Executive

at the season finale CME Group Tour Championship this weekend at Tiburón Golf Club in Florida in the United

States, as some top newcomers are set to miss the event.

This season is too tough with coronavirus, so I want to say thanks to the United States Golf Association

It was something of a shock when it dawned on me that I should now be "celebrating" - if that is a word we are allowed to use in these dark days by our ramshackle leaders - my 65th year in journalism.

brutal left hook in the final of 15 rounds and won a points decision.I had covered a big fight in the United

States before, but this was my first visit to the Garden, boxing's Mecca, and I was in awe.

French footballer Antoine Griezmann has announced that he is ending a sponsorship deal with Chinese telecommunications company Huawei due to claims it has been involved in the surveillance of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Championship runner-up.China has faced increasing pressure recently over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims.The United

under increased scrutiny over its record on human rights.Politicians in Britain, Australia and the United

States have all called for a boycott of the Games, including Iain Duncan Smith, a co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary

Panam Sports has taken legal action against Rede Record de Televisão following the Brazilian television network’s decision to cancel its contract to serve as the broadcaster for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and an imbalance between the Brazilian real compared to the United

States dollar for cancelling the contract.Panam Sports had been due to receive $9.8 million (£7.3 million

Three new members have joined the Birmingham 2022 World Games Board of Directors - Pamela Cook, Mark Ingram and Tad Snider.

Cook is a director of multi-cultural marketing and community affairs for Coca-Cola Bottling Company United

Coca-Cola.Cook has also held Board positions with organisations such as the Alabama Beverage Association, the United

with the organisation.Snider has played a part in operating one of the most diverse complexes in the United

States which hosts conventions, entertainment and the performing arts, as well as featuring office and

A brilliant final round saw Kim A-lim come from five shots back to win the US Women's Open in Houston.

eclipsed by Kim and ended up in a tie for second place, despite a final-hole birdie.Kaitlyn Papp of the United

States was the best amateur and finished three over par ©Getty ImagesKo Jin-young also birdied the 72nd

Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad cruised into the second round of the men's Professional Squash Association (PSA) Black Ball Squash Open in Cairo.

Golán 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-2.Tournament second seed Tarek Momen of Egypt came from behind to beat the United

States’ Todd Harrity in the last match of the day.It took the world champion only 36 minutes to win

Neven Ilic will be re-elected unopposed as Panam Sports President at the organisation's two-day virtual General Assembly, with a new Executive Committee also set to be decided.

re-elected.Canada’s Tricia Smith, Costa Rica’s Silvia Gonzalez, Nicaragua’s Juan Santiago Estrada and United

States’ Susanne Lyons will stand in the Group 1 election.Group 2’s candidates include Barbados’ Erskine

The image of the black-gloved, raised fists protest by 200 metres medallists Tommie Smith, Peter Norman and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics has assumed iconic status.

on "political and religious marketing" of the World Athletics marketing and advertising rules, which states

Norman's wife also recalled how, after the Australian authorities had failed to do so, the United States

Marketing company Infront will be responsible for sourcing broadcasters for the World Athletics Indoor Tour gold-level meetings for the next three years, it has been confirmed.

on January 29 and conclude in Spanish capital Madrid on February 24.Boston and New York City in the United

States are also due to host competitions along with Liévin in France and Polish city Torun.The collaboration