The head coach of the United States women's basketball team, Dawn Staley, has cast doubt over whether

Two-time Olympic champion Patrick Ewing has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus and is being isolated at a local hospital.

programme to have tested positive for coronavirus.During his playing career Ewing was a member of the United

States’ basketball team which earned gold at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.He also formed part

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a proposal to reopen training camps for national team athletes.

Russia.Russia has had a total of 335,882 coronavirus cases since the outbreak began, with only the United

States and Brazil having recorded more.A total of 3,388 deaths have been reported in Russia from coronavirus

International Olympic Committee (IOC) worldwide sponsor Alibaba Group appears to be weathering the COVID-19 crisis in a satisfactory manner.

next Winter Olympics in China in February 2022, will also be mindful of the deteriorating state of United

States-Chinese relations, partly linked to coronavirus, in what is a US Presidential election year.These

The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) has approved a plan for a 24-team playoff format to help conclude the current season.

The professional ice hockey league, which features teams from Canada and the United States, was suspended

USA Weightlifting (USAW) has offered athletes another chance to qualify for national competitions through the Lift Proud Virtual Cup.

international lifters to take advantage of the resources they usually have at an in-person camp.The United

States is the nation with the most confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths.

Australian softball star Stacey Porter claims the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has made her "hungrier" to compete at the Games.

Beijing 2008 ©Getty ImagesPorter finished second with Australia at Athens 2004 after losing 5-1 to the United

States in the gold-medal match."

When Michelle Ford stood on the starting block of lane three for the Olympic 800 metres freestyle final on July 26 1980, she had East Germans to her left and right, in lanes one, four and five. A quick look at the results from the first five days of competition - and at the past two Olympic Games - showed what the Australian teenager was up against.

earlier won a bronze in the 200m butterfly - had far more to contend with, thanks to the President of the United

States, her own Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and the Australian media.At 7am on the day of her 800m

Olympic boycott as a form of protest against the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.The United

States led a boycott of Moscow 1980 ©Getty ImagesThese were the first Olympic Games to be hosted in

In his 2011 book, Dropping the Torch, the American academic Nicholas Sarantakes states that the sports

United States-China relations appeared to nosedive further today, after China decided to impose a new

the next Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2022, have been in freefall in recent months.United States

and a large financial hit - over the recently postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Tensions between the United

States and China were already strained before today's development, with US President Donald Trump blaming

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) says 51 staff positions will be eliminated

USA Curling has announced it will have six mixed doubles teams on the high-performance programme next season.

 The teams earned their place on the programme after finishing in the top three at the 2020 United

States Mixed Doubles Curling National Championships, also qualifying for a spot at the Beijing 2022

International Esports Federation (IESF) President Vlad Marinescu has been named as the recipient of the United

States Sports Academy's Honorary Doctorate for 2020.

Marinescu is currently the President of both the IESF and the United States eSports Federation, and is

media and marketing officer for the International Judo Federation.Born in Romania and raised in the United

States, Marinescu has worked in leadership roles in international sport for more than 15 years, including

States Sports Academy's campus in Alabama ©USSAMarinescu, who was named as the new IESF President in

States Sports Academy is an independent sports university that aims to prepare men and women for careers

Flooding in the north of the United States has impacted an industrial site owned by Dow, the giant chemicals

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) plans to push back the dates of the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships by two weeks in anticipation of delays to national league seasons.

games.Reigning champions Finland will be joined by 2019 runners-up in Canada in Group B in Riga, along with the United

States, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Italy and Kazakhstan.The Riga Arena will host Group B matches and two

Portland is aiming to launch a bid for a future International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships, with the city eyeing either the 2025 or 2026 event.

I help outline the course, among other things," said Merckx, who serves as manager of the United States