Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has received the Sprint globe for his World Cup success during a curtailed International Ski Federation (FIS) cross-country season.

The awards were sent to Klaebo in Norway from Canada and the United States and the FIS acknowledged that

Karsten Warholm came agonisingly close to breaking the world 400 metres hurdles world record of 46.78 seconds at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, clocking 46.87 in a race where he had done everything right apart from knocking over the last hurdle.

year-old double world champion managed to negotiate that final barrier the mark set by Kevin Young of the United

States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics would surely have been beaten.As it was Warholm – who also went

rivals operating more efficiently – and in particular the double world champion Sam Kendricks of the United

400m hurdles went to Femke Bol of The Netherlands in 54.68.Twenty-year-old Wadeline Jonathas of the United

States, fourth in the women’s 400m at last year’s World Championships in Doha, won with relative ease

I found myself nodding in rare agreement with Conservative politician Sir Iain Duncan Smith earlier this week, when he acknowledged there was only a "very minimal" chance the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will move the 2022 Winter Olympics Games from Beijing.

the Uyghur Muslims violates every human rights law in the book".Sir Iain has joined colleagues in the United

States in calling for action related to Beijing 2022 on human rights grounds, with Florida Senator Rick

nerve agent was used on former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia while they were living in the United

Olympic bronze medallist Bradie Tennell has changed her coach prior to the start of the new figure skating season.

The 22-year-old American has announced she is joining Tom Zakrajsek in Colorado Springs.Tennell, United

States champion in 2018, had previously been coached by Denise Myers and Jeremy Allen in Illinois."

Sweden's Dani Holmqvist leads the Women's British Open by one shot at the halfway stage of the event on the Old Course at Royal Troon.

pierce her skin and squeeze out the venom, before completing her round.She lies a shot clear of the United

States’ Austin Ernst and Germany’s Sophia Popov, who are even for the tournament.New Zealand's Lydia

Norway's double Olympic silver medallist Ragnhild Mowinckel has returned to snow after two anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions.

won the Olympic silver medal in the women’s giant slalom at Pyeongchang 2018, finishing behind the United

States’ Mikaela Shiffrin.She earned a second silver medal in the South Korean resort by finishing as

The USA Curling College Championship and Tour are set to take place virtually after both events were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

maintained.Participants must be full-time students at the school they are representing, and also must be members of the United

States Curling Association (USCA).It is hoped that the virtual event will increase the exposure of curling

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has announced the cancellation of next month's Kia Classic in California.

Championship, which was followed by the Marathon Classic from August 6 to 9.Both events were in Ohio in the United

States and were won by American Danielle Kang.The Ladies Scottish Open then took place from August 13

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has called for the United Kingdom Government to take "strong position" on the 2022

call comes amid increasing tension between China and several Western nations, including the UK and the United

States, over human rights, trade and the coronavirus crisis.The UK Government last month announced Huawei

USA Gymnastics has voiced its support for a statement on sexual violence in sport from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM).

keep athletes safe ©USA GymnasticsAMSSM is working with a number of sport organisations across the United

States to create safe environments for all athletes in sports medicine and clinical settings."

The United States Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar

Press the department would do "whatever’s necessary" to pursue the death penalty.Andrew Lelling, the United

States Attorney in the District of Massachusetts, has confirmed the Justice Department has asked for

Many sports have taken up the challenge of re-inventing their events in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi of Greece beat Pan-American silver medallist Katie Nageotte of the United

States and Canada’s Commonwealth Games champion Alysha Newman in a competition held at their respective

from Formula One, legendary Italian motorcyclist Giacomo Agostini and even OJ Simpson, who won the United

States competition in 1975.More surprising perhaps was the presence of top-line footballers.

FIFA has suspended Yves Jean-Bart, the President of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF), for a further 90 days and launched disciplinary proceedings against two more figures as it investigates claims of sexual misconduct.

allegations were made public.The pressure group called on FIFA, as well as authorities in Haiti and the United

States, to do more to protect survivors earlier this month.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (GCF) has launched a new charity, the Commonwealth Sport Foundation, which it says will tackle some of the biggest issues facing Commonwealth nations, ranging from the climate crisis to racism.

A registered charity in the United Kingdom, it will play a central role in the CGF's Transformation 2022

of the five key areas the Commonwealth Sport Foundation will focus on, along with small and island states

Games in 1930, and our shared history, global and cultural diversity, I passionately believe we can be united

of global anti-racism protests following the police killing of unarmed black ban George Floyd in the United

States, it has also not shied away the less savory aspects of Britain's Empire, while chief executive

Amy Olson has a three-shot lead after a brilliant first round at the Women's British Open on the Old Course at Royal Troon.

not to take part because of the coronavirus pandemic.Germany’s Sophia Popov and Marina Alex of the United

States were the other two players to dip below level par, both shooting 70.The duo have recorded just