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LeBron James planning to represent US at Tokyo 2020

  • Basketball

American basketball star LeBron James is reportedly planning to compete at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

season is ongoing,LeBron James is already a two-time Olympic gold medallist having been a member of the United

States team that won at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 ©Getty ImagesDespite the 2020-2021 season having


Breakthrough Olympic swimming champion Manuel reveals racism almost forced her out of the sport

  • Swimming

Simone Manuel, who became the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming at Rio 2016, has revealed that racism almost cause her to give up the sport as a youngster.

of the attitude of her fellow swimmers.Double Olympic swimming gold medallist Simone Manuel of the United

States, left, has become an outstanding spokesperson against racism ©Getty Images"When I was younger



Djokovic thrashes Berankis to cruise into third round at French Open

  • Tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the French Open after sweeping aside Lithuania's Ričardas Berankis at Roland Garros.

Spain's Paula Badosa.Badosa also sprang a surprise as she beat 2018 finalist Sloane Stephens of the United

States 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain, seeded 11th, capped off a poor day for the Plíšková


Hillbrandt-Mogensen appointed development officer for powerchair hockey

  • Paralympics

Danni Hillbrandt-Mogensen has been appointed as the new development officer for the IPCH Sport Executive Committee, the organisation which oversees powerchair hockey for the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation.

Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the United

States are among nations who play international powerchair hockey.The sport is developing in Austria

, Estonia, India, Japan, Morocco, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and the United Kingdom.Italy are the reigning


Transgender champion stars as Thailand attracts 500 athletes to "live" weightlifting

  • Weightlifting

A transgender weightlifter who wore make-up, earrings and a bra was a beaming winner of a men's title in Thailand, where "live" competition proved a huge success despite restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beijing 2008 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games because of doping.Another hugely impressive entry came in the United

States, where the American Open 3 competition was staged virtually.With 334 competitors aged from 12


UIPM extend partnership with Absolute Fencing Gear

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has extended its partnership with equipment company Absolute Fencing Gear.

of the sport.Now given another four years, the new agreement with the company from New Jersey in the United

States will cover the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics as well as the Paris Games.Due to the ongoing COVID


Women's top seed El Sherbini concludes group campaign unbeaten at PSA World Tour finals

  • Squash

Women's top seed Nour El Sherbini of Egypt won all three matches as her group campaign concluded at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Finals in Cairo.

putting herself in pole position to qualify from the group after beating seventh seed Amanda Sobhy of the United

States 12-10 11-8.The fifth seed from Egypt now has two wins from her first two matches in the group.The


International Skating Union announces postponement of Olympic test events

  • Skating

The International Skating Union (ISU) has announced the postponement of two Beijing 2022 test events, which were scheduled to take place in the Chinese capital in December.

ISU World Cup Speed Skating competitions.The events, which were due to take place in Poland, Norway, United

States and Canada throughout November and December, could potentially be replaced by a hub concept,


Nadal and Halep among winners as Williams withdraws on day four of French Open

  • Tennis

Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep, considered the favourites for the men's and women's singles competitions respectively, were among the winners on the fourth day of the French Open.

Kazakhstan, who was beaten 3-6 6-1 6-2 by Nadia Podoroska of Argentina and 25th seed Amanda Anisimova of the United

States, who thrashed compatriot Bernarda Pera 6-2 6-0 in a match moved to the main Phillippe Chatrier


Shahintab confirmed as Iran's men's basketball team coach for Tokyo 2020

  • Basketball

Mehran Shahintab has been confirmed as the head coach of Iran’s men’s basketball team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

ranked Asian team at the FIBA World Cup ©Getty ImagesWorld champions Spain, France, Argentina, Nigeria, United

States and Australia all secured their places due to their performances at last year’s World Cup.Four


USA Judo cancel National President’s Cup Championships

  • Judo

USA Judo cancelled the National President’s Cup Championships in November in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

credit given out for future USA Judo national events and membership fees within one year’s time.The United

States is the country worst impacted by the pandemic, reporting more than 7.4 million cases and 211,000