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United States women's football team file appeal after unequal pay claim dismissed

  • Football

The United States women's football team have filed an appeal against the ruling of a federal judge after

they make close to the same amount as men while winning more than twice as often is not equal pay".The United

States women's teams' dispute with US Soccer was put firmly in the public spotlight during their SheBelieves


ISA President Aguerre discusses Tokyo 2020 postponement on virtual show

  • Surfing

International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre discussed the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on a virtual show entitled "State of Olympic Surfing".

including Italo Ferreira and Tatiana-Weston Webb of Brazil, Caroline Marks and Brett Simpson of the United

States, Sofia Mulanovich of Peru, Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco and Anat Lelior of Israel.



WBSC President "confident" NBP season will pause for rearranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics

  • Baseball and Softball

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari says he is "confident" an agreement will be reached with Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the top league in Japan to be suspended during the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

For the women's softball competition, all six teams have already qualified -  Japan, the United

States, Canada, Italy, Australia and Mexico."


Cameron Angus: Why less is more - sports events in a post COVID-19 world

  • Inside the Blogs

The impact of COVID-19 on the sports industry is difficult to predict, not least because such an impact depends almost wholly on when society returns to "normal" and what that "normal" will look like.

Teams in the United States’ National Football League - estimated to bring in annual revenues of $15billion


ATP teams up with learning platform to encourage tennis players to acquire new skills

  • Tennis

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has teamed up with online learning platform Coursera, allowing its players free access to the site to learn new skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

academics.A particular focus has been on the mental and physical wellness of players, with May being the United

States' Mental Health Awareness Month.The ATP has announced a partnership with @coursera to provide




IFSC cancels two World Cup events in Switzerland

  • Sport Climbing

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced the cancellation of World Cup events in Meiringen and Villars in Switzerland due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

in Seoul in South Korea which was supposed to start today.Munich in Germany, Salt Lake City in the United

States and Innsbruck in Austria have also had their legs of the World Cup circuit postponed, along with


USRowing cancels two major events due to coronavirus crisis

  • Rowing

All USRowing-owned regattas in 2020 have now been cancelled after the governing body called off two major events because of the coronavirus pandemic.

volunteers, regatta organisers, local Organising Committees and our communities at large," USRowing said.The United

States is the worst-affected country by the COVID-19 virus ©Getty ImagesThe national governing body

added it was considering virtual options to take the place of the two cancelled events.The United States


American Softball roster for Tokyo 2020 to remain unchanged

  • Baseball and Softball

The United States softball team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will remain unchanged despite the postponement

USA Softball announced that, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee,


Denmark awarded 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) has awarded Denmark the 2022 edition of the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship.

The top 12 teams in the world will contest the six-day event.The United States have medalled in all seven




Puma see request to trademark Puma Tokyo 2021 turned down

  • Tokyo 2020

giant Puma has seen an application to register "Puma Tokyo 2021" as a trademark turned down by the United

States Patent and Trademark Office, who said it may falsely suggest a connection to the Olympics and

the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

States Olympic Committee)," the United States Patent and Trademark Office examiner ruled."

and increase the likelihood that there would be a false connection with the Olympics, and thus the United

States Olympic Committee."

In addition, no connection with the United States Olympic Committee has been established in the present

States Patent and Trademark Office over the potential for "false connection" to events."