Georgetown University has paid tribute to its legendary head coach John Thompson Jr, who has died at the age of 78.

DPzDNDrKtN pic.twitter.com/WYvg0PUKji— Georgetown Hoops (@GeorgetownHoops) August 31, 2020Thompson led the United

States’ men’s team at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, where they secured a bronze medal after being beaten

Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis will seek his 12th consecutive victory of 2020 tomorrow when he competes against a stellar field at Lausanne in the fifth event on this season’s COVID-19-truncated Wanda Diamond League (WDL) programme.

to the men’s - is also of the highest qualify, involving world indoor champion Sandi Morris of the United

States, Greece’s Rio 2016 champion Ekaterini Stefanidi, Canada’s Commonwealth champion Alysha Newman

Football's world governing body FIFA invested nearly twice as much in last year’s Women’s World Cup in France as in the tournament’s previous edition in Canada in 2015.

annual report.Expenses associated with the 24-team competition, which was won for the fourth time by the United

States, were also far higher than for other FIFA events in 2019.Of these, the Under-17 World Cup in

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been questioned on a payment of CHF2 million (£1.6million/$2.2million/€1.8million) made to former UEFA head Michel Platini in 2011.

been banned from football for life, continues to fight extradition from Trinidad and Tobago to the United

States.

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg has urged officials at Commonwealth Games England (CGE) to tackle the controversy over Board member Delia Bushell following her resignation from the Jockey Club due to allegations of bullying and racist remarks.

unarmed black man killed by white police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, sparked protests in the United

States, which later spread to other nations and are still ongoing.

of witness-tampering by Bushell.The Board of the Jockey Club, which operates 15 racecourses in the United

Four International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup events and two Short Track World Cup competitions have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

in Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Poland, Stavanger in Norway, Calgary in Canada and Salt Lake City in the United

States have all been called off.They were scheduled between November 13 and December 13.In response

Top seed Novak Djokovic breezed past Damir Džumhur to reach the second round of the US Open, while former women's champion Naomi Osaka is also into round two.

in straight sets.A potential third-round opponent for Djokovic, Struff will play Michael Mmoh of the United

States next..

A piece of the floor signed by the late Kobe Bryant after his last match in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2016 is set to be auctioned next month, with an estimate it could fetch as much as $500,000 (£375,000/€420,000).

his farewell NBA appearance for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2016 ©Getty ImagesHe was a member of the United

States’ teams that won the Olympic gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.Bryant died on January

Women's top seed Karolína Plíšková recorded a straight-sets win on the first day of the US Open, as the second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year got underway in New York.

of big names on both the men's and women's sides, with several players opting not to travel to the United

States because of the health situation in the country.

Olga Korbut’s accreditation tag and a ponytail band from the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich has sold for $1,680 (£1,250/€1,400) at auction.

beam silver from Montreal 1976.At the time the Russian media claimed that Korbut, who has lived in the United

States since 1991, had been forced to sell her memorabilia "to fight off hunger."

Serbian team Liman will be looking for their second International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Tour title in a matter of days with Debrecen hosting again for the Hungary Masters.

finished in last place.Pool D has a rematch from the Debrecen Masters - NY Harlem and Sakiai of the United

States and Lithuania respectively.NY Harlem came out on top in a narrow contest, but struggled in the

The Lucerne 2021 Winter World University Games will not take place in January as initially planned because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers have announced.

FISU cited the fact that 40 per cent of registered participants - including those form China and the United

States - are currently not allowed to enter Switzerland as being a key factor behind the postponement.Gatherings

Wrestling Australia has asked United World Wrestling (UWW) for an update on the fate of the 2020 Oceania

#WeWillWrestleAgain pic.twitter.com/8i4hHsKHBd— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) August 27, 2020Wrestling

Championships.Although no National Championship are planned in 2020, the national body has left the door open for states

USA Taekwondo has announced the launch of its Online Referee Development Camp series.

The United States has qualified two taekwondo athletes for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which will

Swedish runner Folke Alnevik, who was the world's oldest living Olympic medallist, has passed away at the age of 100.

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 3, 2020The United States' John Russell, also 100, is now thought to be