England's Zena Wooldridge has been elected World Squash Federation President following the organisation's Annual General Meeting (AGM), defeating incumbent Jacques Fontaine.

the position in 2016.Malaysia's Huang Ying How has stepped down following a four-year term, while the United

States' Peter Lasusa stepped down from his role as vice-president in August due to ill health."

to the Rodchenkov Act to prevent repeats of the Russian scandal and protect sport across the world, United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief executive Travis Tygart has claimed.

Tygart believes versions of the Rodchenkov Act should be implemented in more countries ©Getty ImagesThe United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) welcomed the act - named after whistleblower Grigory

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie has set a world record for the men's half marathon after smashing the previous best by 29 seconds in Valencia.

distance behind was Kenya's Dorcas Tuitoek in fourth in a time of 1:07:18, marginally ahead of the United

States' Emily Sisson in 1:07:26.Dibaba is the world record holder over the 1,500 metres and five-time

National Basketball Association (NBA) League star Karl-Anthony Towns admits it is going to be "hard to play" the game after revealing the loss of seven members of his family to coronavirus - including his mother.

admits it will be "hard to play" basketball after a series of deaths in his family ©Getty ImagesThe United

States has recorded one million new infections in the past five days, increasing its total number of

Egyptian world number one and two Nour El Sherbini and Nouran Gohar will be seeking a title win on home soil as the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Black Ball Squash Open comes to their nation's capital, Cairo.

, providing no upsets come in the earlier rounds of the competition.England’s Sarah-Jane Perry, the United

States' Amanda Sobhy, New Zealand's Joelle King and Wales' Tesni Evans will all be looking to break

The World Air Sports Federation (FAI) has elected David Monks as its new President on a two-year term after the FAI General Conference was held online from December 2 to 5.

An electrical engineer from the United Kingdom, Monks has been flying helicopters since 1995 and has

positions in many air sports organisations.These include being the chairman of the Royal Aero Club of the United

were re-elected - Iceland's Agust Gudmundsson and Italy's Marina Vigorito.India's Pankul Mathur, the United

States' Eric Mozer, the United Kingdom's Patrick Naegeli and Australia's Graeme Windsor were also elected

France’s Perrine Laffont enjoyed a successful start to her International Ski Federation (FIS) Moguls World Cup title defence by clinching victory in Ruka.

women’s standings in Ruka, as she achieved a score of 79.18 in the final on the famous Battery Run.The United

States’ Jaelin Kauf proved her nearest challenger at the Finnish venue.Kauf finished as the runner-up

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe underlined his support for athletes taking a knee at next year's postponed Olympic Games by giving the annual President’s Award to the trio who famously protested on the podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics - Tommie Smith, Peter Norman and John Carlos.

with Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter coming under increasing scrutiny.The second clause of the rule states

hopes to finalise a Rule 50 recommendation in the first quarter of next year.Carlos, along with the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athletes' Advisory Council, has called for the abolition of

Sweden's 21-year-old pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, who set two world records this season, today became the youngest-ever Male World Athlete of the Year winner, with the Female World Athlete of the Year award going to Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas, who set a world indoor triple jump record.

year-old outdoor world record of 6.14m set by Ukraine’s Sergei Bubka when he cleared 6.15m in Rome.The United

States-based Swede - whose parents Greg and Helena also received the Coaching Achievement of the

First-time Grand Slam winners Sofia Kenin and Iga Świątek have each been nominated for Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Player of the Year honour.

from Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, France's Fiona Ferro, US Open semi-finalist Jennifer Brady of the United

States and Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, the first Arab woman to reach the quarter-finals of Grand Slam.Azarenka

The first of two scheduled women's super-G races at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup event in St Moritz in Switzerland has been cancelled due to heavy snowfall.

#fisalpine pic.twitter.com/Y83uFjI4vu— FIS Alpine (@fisalpine) December 5, 2020The United States' Mikaela

African Swimming Confederation (CANA) President and honorary International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Sam Ramsamy claims Husain Al-Musallam can take the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to "greater heights" if he is elected President.

United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) also issued a statement to congratulate Al-Musallam on his nomination

The World Players Association (WPA) has welcomed the recommendations made for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which looks to draw up a framework for human rights.

Created by the former United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein

advances in relation to human rights. https://t.co/7aBy29O3KX pic.twitter.com/clQsttv9s9— World Players United

not undermine the ability for athletes to form or join trade unions or collectively bargain.WPA also states

United States Olympic basketball coach Gregg Popovich has acknowledged that picking a roster for the

The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, which gives United States officials the power to prosecute individuals

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) also supported the bill.When it passed the US Senate, USADA

requires certain executive agencies, including the Department of Justice, to share information with the United

States Anti-Doping Agency 'with regard to any investigation related to a potential violation of section