World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari has said the organisation is "honoured" to be the first sport to feature at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

bronze medal.Women's softball has not been part of the Games since Beijing 2008, when Japan beat the United

States to claim gold.

Viktor Chizhikov, the creator of the brown bear mascot Misha for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, has died at the age of 84.

Sochi.More than 60 countries did not compete in Moscow after a boycott was successfully started by the United

States in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.Four years later in retaliation, the Soviet

Olympic ice hockey silver medallist Donald Whiston of the United States has died at the age of 93.

This year's Curtis Cup at Conway Golf Club in Wales has been rescheduled in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The R&A and the United States Golf Association had previously postponed the 2020 edition of the biennial

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported a surprisingly large surplus of $73.9 million (£57.6 million/€63.6 million) for 2019, as surging financial income comfortably overturned the Lausanne body's operational deficit.

delivering another $548.2 million (£427.6 million/€471.5 million) of revenue.Revenue distributed to the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has increased ©Getty ImagesTOP has already yielded $1.65 billion

Olympic quadrennium.With TOP income surging, the IOC's contributions from this revenue stream to the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) have also been in particularly steep ascent.In 2019,

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief executive Sarah Hirshland has claimed the

you – American athletes who had dedicated themselves to excellence and the chance to represent the United

States," Hirshland wrote."

The Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee has laid out four priorities for the rest of the year in a presentation given to the 136th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session.

Tokyo 2020 will have an impact, particularly in terms of the Observer Programme being delayed and many United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee partnerships extended."

After two years of creative work and ideation, Los Angeles 2028 is preparing to launch its brand", states

A card featuring double Olympic basketball gold medallist LeBron James has sold for $1.8 million (£1.4 million/€1.6 million) at auction.

play-offs points, is third in all-time points, and eighth in all-time assists.He was also a member of the United

States teams that won Olympic gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, as well as the bronze medal

The Olympic Order controversially awarded to East Germany’s former leader Erich Honecker 35 years ago has raised €20,000 (£18,000/$22,000) at auction.

small state, nevertheless was always one of the most successful nations and, after the Soviet Union and United

States, it occupies mostly the third place."

It was disappointing yet not surprising to see International Olympic Committee (IOC) members line up to support Thomas Bach’s announcement that he would seek re-election as IOC President, yet not muster the same appetite to ask questions about Tokyo 2020.

Finals at the start of October.With athletes, staff and members of the media flying in from across the United

States, undergoing quarantine periods and testing, before completing the matches, you could make the

Prospective Olympians are among weightlifters from 15 countries who are competing this weekend, more than four months since the last competition on the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) calendar. 

competition, devised in Peru, features athletes from as far afield as Uzbekistan, France, Canada, the United

States and Bolivia, while officials are carrying out their jobs from New Zealand, Serbia, Nigeria, Japan

Forty years ago today, the most politically charged Olympics of modern times began when the distinctive chimes of the Kremlin were relayed to the Lenin Stadium by loudspeaker.

withdrew from Afghanistan, "the Games be moved to an alternate site, or postponed, or cancelled".The United

States did not attend the Moscow Olympics and discouraged others from doing so.

opportunity to compete again on an Olympic stage but, for some, the chance had gone.Earlier this year, United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief executive Sarah Hirshland paid tribute to all who had

Major League Baseball (MLB) games by the Canadian Government, meaning they will have to be based in the United

States this season.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission is to widen its consultation process on protests at the Olympic Games by launching a survey to gain feedback from a greater number of athletes.

sites during the Games, in light of worldwide demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in the United

talks on the issue with other similar athlete groups, including those representing Panam Sports, the United

States, Ireland and Canada.The London 2012 Olympic shooting bronze medallist said the survey gives the

Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states: "No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athletes' Advisory Council.IOC President Thomas Bach has refused

USA Gymnastics has announced its Olympic team trials for Tokyo 2020 will now take place from June 24 to 27 next year.

 At the event’s conclusion, the full United States Olympic gymnastics roster for Tokyo 2020, including

as well as the final Olympic selection event for rhythmic and trampoline.Simone Biles is one of the United

States' most successful gymnasts ©Getty ImagesThe US has enjoyed considerable success in artistic gymnastics