The Baseball Federation of Asia has announced new dates for the 13th edition of the Under-18 Asian Championship, which is set to be held in Kaohsiung in Taiwan.

, who are ranked first, second and fourth in the world respectively, expected to take the slots.The United

States will host the WBSC 2021 Under-18 Baseball World Cup in Sarasota and Bradenton in Florida, with

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is set to press ahead with plans to host the US Open as first

American Hockey League (AHL) President and chief executive Dave Andrews has been given USA Hockey's Distinguished Achievement Award for 2020 for his service to ice hockey.

development of the league since 1994.The AHL was once a 16-team regional league but now has 31 teams in the United

States and Canada.This year is Andrews' 26th year at the helm of the AHL.Andrews said he was "really

the work that our league has done over the years, with the growth of our league into 27 cities in the United

States and now in non-traditional areas."

States."

Gaby Bayardo and Aida Roman will compete in the semi-finals of World Archery's Lockdown Knockout after winning the latest matches of the virtual tournament.

Netherlands' Bayardo was the first archer to secure their place in the semi-finals, after she overcame the United

States' Casey Kaufhold in a shoot-off.The archers finished level at 5-5 in the regulation set.Kaufhold

women's side of the draw, attention now turns to the men's ties.The Netherlands' Steve Wijler will face United

States' Brady Ellison today.Top seed Crispin Duenas of Canada will take on Brazil's Bernardo Oliveira

Toronto's chances of staging matches in the FIFA World Cup, which Canada is due to co-host with the United

States and Mexico.

Canadian cities bidding to be a host venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup that is also being co-hosted by the United

States and Mexico ©Getty ImagesEdmonton had announced last year that they would not bid for the 2026

I was drawn to a line early on in a piece by Joe Lockhart, the former NFL communications vice-president recently, where he reflected on how the organisation and teams were wrong in their response to Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest.

thrower Gwen Berry, whose protest at the Pan American Games last year led to her being sanctioned by the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, raised some excellent points in a letter published last week.Berry

Global Athlete has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to immediately abolish Rule 50, claiming it breaches athletes human rights.

neutrality of sport and the Olympic Movement, however it does not apply to the Paralympic Movement.It states

 "The IOC, as an observer to the United Nations, must be held to a higher standard.

 "The IOC and IPC must respect Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states

Paralympic Games has intensified in light of worldwide protests following the death of George Floyd in the United

New Zealand Football has announced it has extended the contract of women's head coach Tom Sermanni to include next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France ©Getty ImagesSermanni has previously coached Australia, the United

States and National Women's Soccer League team Orlando Pride.He is set to coach a team at the Olympic

France topped the inaugural International Rugby League (IRL) wheelchair rugby league world rankings.

 Norway and the United States are also set to make their World Cup debuts, which will see both teams

The fate of this year’s US Open is expected to be determined on Monday (June 15) as the United States

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has paid tribute Don Porter on the 15th edition of World Softball Day - a celebration he founded.

programme for the first time.Women's softball duly made its debut at the Atlanta 1996 Games, with the United

States winning the gold medal.It appeared at the next three editions, with the US winning two more gold

USA Cycling has announced an initial long list of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with 38 cyclists named across mountain bike, road and track disciplines.

all been named to the women’s track long team.The nine riders were automatic nominations, with the United

States having qualified a full women’s endurance squad for Tokyo 2020 following their team pursuit team

The Great Lakes Games, a competition for athletes in the United States with disabilities, is holding

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced Stacey Allaster as the tournament director of the

Stacey Allaster has been a chief executive at the United States Tennis Association since 2016 ©Getty

A fresh schedule for the coronavirus-hit MotoGP season has been announced, with organisers planning to stage 14 races in Europe before possibly holding  events outside of the continent.

(@MotoGP) June 11, 2020It is hoped that races can be held in the United States, Argentina, Thailand and