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Gawad eyes repeat success at PSA World Tour Finals in Cairo

  • Squash

Karim Abdel Gawad will aim to secure back-to-back Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Finals titles with competition set to begin in Cairo.

Joelle King in Group A.Last year’s runner-up Camille Serme of France features in Group B, alongside the United

States’ Amanda Sobhy.Egypt’s Nour El Tayeb and Hania El Hammamy complete the group.The event features


USA Curling reveals Beijing 2022 qualification process

  • Curling

USA Curling has announced its qualification procedure for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

November 12 and 21 next year, with the two winning rinks earning the Beijing nominations providing the United

States has secured its spot.The US are the current holders of the men's Olympic title after John Shuster

 "We have worked closely with the Athletes' Advisory Council, the United States Olympic and Paralympic


Sally Munday: Reflections on my first year at UK Sport

  • Inside the Blogs

It’s the end of my first year at UK Sport and what a year it’s been! At this point I expected that we would be celebrating the successes of our athletes at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. I certainly didn’t plan for, or predict, the year that we’ve had. 

under the spotlight by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the wake of George Floyd’s death in the United

States.

cent of the coaches in our teams in Rio 2016 were female.One of my ambitions is to see sport in the United


Russell to captain Britain and Ireland team at 2022 PGA Cup

  • Golf

DJ Russell is set to captain the Britain and Ireland team at the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Cup in 2022.

with winning back the Llandudno Trophy following last year’s narrow defeat in Texas, which saw the United

States produce a remarkable comeback on the final day to win a hard-fought contest 14-12 at Barton Creek



Weightlifting "ensures credibility" by giving independents majority on new Anti-Doping Commission

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has taken another significant step in its attempts to clean up a tarnished sport by giving the majority of seats on its new Anti-Doping Commission to independent members.

among the five independents.Rune Andersen is another and will chair the panel.The others are from the United

States, Italy and Switzerland.The IWF Board has also approved the creation of another body, the Independent



London Marathon's biosecure bubble race a "lighthouse in the COVID darkness"

  • The Big Read

On the day that his own "baby", the Brighton Marathon, became the latest mass event to be cancelled because of coronavirus concerns, Tim Hutchings – who co-founded the race in 2010 – reflected upon the small miracle that is the running of the 40th London Marathon next Sunday (October 4).

runners across the globe prepping to take on the Virtual #TCSNYCMarathon in this short clip presented by @united

States road running is looked upon much more as an activity than a sport.

 Although last year's London Marathon champion in the men's race, Daniel Romanchuk of the United

States, has had to withdraw, the 2019 women's winner, Manuela Schar, will defend her title.

States, making her first appearance in London after setting a personal best of 1:37.02 last year.The


Australians Smith and Wilson to compete in ISL after being named on US-based squads

  • Swimming

Madison Wilson and Brendon Smith are the only Australians to have been named on the four American franchises set to compete during the upcoming International Swimming League (ISL) season in Budapest.

NY Breakers in the condensed ISL season ©Getty ImagesDouble Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel of the United

States, a member of the Cali Condors, is among the top names set to compete in the ISL."


US announces sanctions against officials involved in Afkari execution

  • Wrestling

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced sanctions against officials involved in the

The United States joins with nations around the world in mourning Navid’s execution and condemning the

The United States calls upon all nations to promote accountability for this regime by imposing sanctions

representation groups to expel Iran from world sport.Both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and United


Obiri and Kipyegon set 2020 world bests at final Diamond League meeting in Doha and Duplantis wins again

  • Athletics

Kenya’s Hellen Obiri and Faith Kipyegon registered 2020 world-best times over the relatively unfamiliar distances of 3,000 and 800 metres respectively at tonight’s final Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha.

meeting record - that enabled him to win on countback from double world champion Sam Kendricks of the United

States and France’s former world record holder Renaud Lavillenie.Not quite!


LPGA Tour announces Eurofins as official testing partner

  • Golf

Eurofins has been named the official testing partner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour.

it was very important for us to find a global testing partner that would help fit our needs in the United

States and internationally," said LPGA chief tour operations officer Heather Daly-Donofrio.


UCI awards 11 World Championships and expresses confidence over financial stability

  • Cycling

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has expressed confidence about the governing body’s long-term financial stability despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, while 11 World Championships were awarded at its latest Management Committee meeting.

followed by the Australian city Melbourne welcoming riders in 2025.Snowshoe in West Virginia in the United

States has been awarded the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships, while Val di Sole in


China rejects calls for Beijing to be stripped of 2022 Winter Olympics

  • Beijing 2022

China's Foreign Ministry has dismissed calls for Beijing to be stripped of the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games over the country's human rights record.

country should not be allowed to host the Winter Games in 2022.Officials in countries including the United

States have also suggested a boycott of the Games in protest at China's alleged human rights abuses.A

 "At a recent UN (United Nations) Human Rights Council session, most countries voiced approval and