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American golfer Johnson reconsiders Tokyo 2020 stance after postponement

  • Golf

America's Dustin Johnson, the world's fifth-ranked golfer, has revealed he will now reconsider competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo having previously ruled out an appearance.

disappointment for his compatriots, namely Tiger Woods who sits with an outside chance of representing the United

States in Tokyo.


USA Weightlifting offer 10 full scholarships to black coaches

  • Weightlifting

USA Weightlifting is set to expand access to coaching education courses for the black community through 10 full scholarships.

man killed by white police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.Floyd’s death sparked protests in the United

States, which later spread to other nations.They follow two other previously announced initiatives -


Serena Williams to play at US Open but other senior players express doubts

  • Tennis

Serena Williams confirmed her attendance at the US Open but other senior tennis players such as Simona Halep have expressed doubts over travelling to the tournament.

quarantine, while women's world number one Ashleigh Barty has expressed doubts over travelling to the United

States.


Skateboarding Olympic qualifier in Long Beach moved to 2021

  • Skateboarding

The Dew Tour skateboarding competition in Long Beach has been re-arranged to May 2021, organisers have confirmed.

The Dew Tour in 2019 was the first competition in the United States to offer Olympic qualification points.Several


Four-time Olympic champion Johnson criticises Coleman following provisional suspension

  • Athletics

Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson has criticised world 100 metres champion Christian Coleman for missing a drugs test in December.

shopping when a doping control officer had gone to his house.He claimed his innocence and criticised the United

States Anti-Doping Agency, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Athletics Integrity Unit.


Coach Tutberidze joins Russian figure skaters at Novogorsk training camp

  • Figure Skating

Tutberidze, who was forced to go into a period of quarantine after arriving back in the country from the United

States, has joined her international athletes at a training camp in Novogorsk.

She [Tutberidze] has completed her two-week quarantine after her arrival from the United States and has


French Open pushed backed by a week as ATP and WTA Tours set return dates

  • Tennis

The French Open will start a week later than it was first rescheduled to following the announcement of return-to-play schedules for both the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tours.

events, the organisation said, but a provisional calendar has not yet been finalised.The ITF, ATP, WTA, United

States Tennis Association and French Tennis Federation have worked in collaboration to form the new


Exclusive: HUNADO distances itself from doping corruption in weightlifting and says "case closed"

  • Weightlifting

The Hungarian National Anti-Doping Agency (HUNADO) has distanced itself from the corruption scandal in weightlifting in a statement that highlights its "impeccable" work.

two Olympic Games and many other elite international events, and had successfully partnered with the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) at the IWF World Championships.HUNADO said McLaren had found it "performs


UKAD updates testing processes as sport continues to emerge from lockdown

  • Olympics

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has announced updated testing processes as sport continues to emerge from the lockdown period.

Organisations to announce it had reduced testing programmes due to the coronavirus crisis earlier this year.The United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) also reduced programmes, with a focus placed on athletes who were


Coleman could miss Tokyo 2020 after latest missed test

  • Athletics

World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman could be banned from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after he missed a drugs test in December, prompting a provisional suspension.

when he was cleared last time.In a statement on the latest revelation, he once again took aim at the United

States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the AIU."


Alan Hubbard: Racism rightfully under the spotlight time as English football returns to the abnormal

  • Inside the Blogs

Football’s coming home - again! At least, after a fashion. In England, the Premier League kicks off again tomorrow with stadiums crowd-free zones, but at least the action will be live - and you will be able to hear imaginary spectators on some broadcasts. It may be soulless but hopefully not goal-less.

peaceful actions of those wanting a genuine and legitimate protest against the racism generated in the United

States and sadly still proliferating in the United Kingdom.Ironically, such protests in the UK could


New York State gives green light to spectator-free US Open

  • Tennis

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has given the go-ahead for the US Open to take place on the dates first planned, albeit behind closed doors and with anti-coronavirus measures in place.

The United States Tennis Association had all but confirmed the event was to go ahead without a date change


Increasing Korean tensions see prospect of joint sporting endeavours fade

  • Brisbane 2032

The prospect of a joint Seoul and Pyongyang bid for the 2032 Olympic Games appears to have taken another blow after North Korea blew up a joint liaison office with the South.

call came after a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during the United

again.The peace process between the two Korean nations appeared to have been boosted last year when United

States’ President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Korean border.Hopes have floundered

recently as the North's relationship with the United States has become more strained again.As well as


Michael Jordan-owned shoe and baseball glove sold at auction for more than $62,000

  • Basketball

A single Nike Air Jordan I shoe and a black Wilson baseball glove, both previously owned by Michael Jordan, have sold at auction for more than $62,000 (£49,000/€55,000).

which won six National Basketball Association titles in the 1990s.He was also the star of the 1992 United

States Olympic basketball side, otherwise known as the 'Dream Team', and won his second gold medal at