FIFA and US Soccer have stated that all 17 American cities vying to host matches for the 2026 World Cup will start on an equal basis ahead of its workshops with the shortlisted organisers.

87,523.There will also be games at the Estadio BBVA in the northern city of Monterrey, close to the United

States border and the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.Canada's biggest stadium will be Montreal's Olympic

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has distanced itself from supporting the United

States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) report on World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) by clarifying

The work initiated by WADA must continue with all members of the anti-doping community standing united

The ONDCP report has marked the latest tension between the United States and WADA.WADA President Witold

World Athletics has said it would be impossible to maintain a global sporting calendar if it changed competitions based on shifting political landscapes, after long jumper Tyrone Smith called for the governing body to refuse to host Diamond League events in China until the new security law in Hong Kong is repealed.

have the power to send some cases to be tried in mainland China.The law has drawn criticism from the United

States and the United Kingdom, as well as Australia and Canada.I am calling on @WorldAthletics to use

Outgoing All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) chief executive Richard Lewis has confirmed the organisation will not be able to insure Wimbledon against the possibility of a pandemic cancelling the event again next year.

 Holding the events is seen as key to the finances of the organisers.The United States Tennis Association

A virtual workshop is being held for all 17 cities in the United States that are bidding to host matches

North American countries, will be the first 48-team FIFA World Cup in history.Canada, Mexico and the United

States were chosen to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in 2018 ©Getty Images"We are looking forward to

 "We are incredibly honoured that the United States has 17 world-class cities and stadiums competing

and Toronto in Canada and Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey in Mexico.Canada, Mexico, and the United

States were chosen to host the FIFA World Cup 2026 on June 13 in 2018 during the 68th FIFA Congress

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) has elected five members to its inaugural Athlete Advisory Council (AAC) to bring an athlete's voice to the governing body's Board of Directors.

AAC vice chair, will also join the Board of Directors alongside previously elected Steve Serio, the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) AAC representative.

the NWBA Ranking Committee, having played for 13 years in the NWBA.He is also the President of the United

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka believes time has shown the watchdog made the correct decision to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in 2018, while he has again defended the organisation from American criticism.

Bańka, speaking to Polish website The First News, addressed recent tensions with the United States following

political or financial influence" on WADA.WADA has been heavily criticised in a recent ONDCP report in the United

States ©Getty Images"Concerns brought up by US ONDCP should be discussed in constructive dialogue not

AFLD President Dominique Laurent said the anti-doping community should be united in its efforts."

The work initiated by WADA must continue with all members of the anti-doping community standing united

Be careful what you wish for. Designed to protect clean sport, the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act will have the opposite effect. 

would combat international doping fraud conspiracies and facilitate the sharing of information with the United

States Anti-Doping Agency are excellent.

Lines are a big deal in sport. Ask any English or West German football fan who watched the 1966 World Cup final.

other semi-final published in Yale Alumni magazine and focusing on the eventual gold medal-winning United

States crew, talks of rowing "all-out on wild, rough water".According to Duvall Hecht, who sat in the

victory ceremonies.This trio of triumphs included the eights, the blue riband event claimed by the United

States at the previous eight Olympic regattas, stretching all the way back to Antwerp 1920.Unfortunately

Streaming service Netflix has been a key feature of lockdown. The vast array of films and television shows on offer have been an effective way of keeping away the boredom caused by endless hours indoors. 

of his athletes.Penny fired Nassar in 2015, but claimed that he had retired and did not inform the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) or Michigan State University - where he held his medical

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has backed calls for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to have more independent members and greater participation of athletes in the decision-making process.

iNADO issued a statement following the publication of the United States Office of National Drug Control

the anti-doping watchdog ©Getty ImagesThe ONDCP issued a series of recommendations in a report to the United

States Congress last month.The ONDCP criticised the structure of WADA and questioned whether the country's

investment into the organisation was value for money.The United States contributes $2.7 million (£2.17

bodies "should be proportionate to financial contributions," including better representation from the United

A United Nations Human Rights Council report has called on sporting bodies to "review, revise and revoke

law in sports, with due regard for the independence of sporting bodies and the pre-eminent duty of states

National Hockey League (NHL) players may be able to compete at the Winter Olympic Games again under a new collective bargaining agreement. 

 The United States have not won Olympic gold since the "miracle on ice" match against the Soviet

American hammer thrower Gwen Berry has claimed her omission from the USA Track and Field (USATF) Foundation grant list is punishment for staging a podium protest at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.

Berry and fencer Race Imboden were sanctioned with a year's probation by the United States Olympic and

"able to express my grievances" in a telephone conversation with Hirshland and USATF officials.The United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athletes' Advisory Council has since called on the International

Olympic Committee to scrap Rule 50, which states: "No kind of demonstration or political, religious

The Sport and Rights Alliance has urged the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Organising Committee to address the country's human rights issues in its sustainability plan.

Beijing 2022 released its sustainability plan in May, aligning the Games with the United Nations’ 2030

that the IOC has to remain "politically neutral".Scott then introduced a bipartisan resolution to the United

States senate in March calling on the IOC to "rebid the 2022 Winter Olympics to be hosted by a country