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Olympic bronze medallist Morgan set to retire

  • Snowboard

Olympic snowboarding bronze medallist Billy Morgan has said he will not compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics.He placed third in the men’s Big Air competition behind Canada’s Sébastien Toutant and United

States’ Kyle Mack.Pyeongchang 2018 marked Big Air's debut at the Winter Olympics.The 31-year-old told


US skier and family donate 3,000 masks during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Skiing

American skier Ainsley Proffit has donated, along with her family, 3,000 facemasks they made to the local community in St Louis in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

A member of the United States Alpine Ski Team development programme, Proffit posted an image of the masks


PGA Tour aiming for June 8 return without spectators

  • Golf

The PGA Tour has announced further amendments to its schedule, with June 8 now the date it is targeting for a return.

Majors - the US Open and Masters - as well as the Ryder Cup and 13 FedExCup events.However, with the United

States accounting for more than 700,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, it remains to be seen when it will


US Open fate set to be decided in June

  • Tennis

The fate of what is usually the final tennis Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, will be decided in June, but organisers have said it is "highly unlikely" to go ahead without spectators.

been pushed back to begin on September 20, just a week after the US Open is scheduled to finish.United States

is currently a makeshift hospital ©Getty ImagesMore than 40 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in the United

States have come in New York.The Laver Cup - set for Boston after the US Open - was cancelled yesterday


USA Track and Field chief to take pay cut as organisation lays off seven staff

  • Athletics

USA Track and Field (USATF) chief executive Max Siegel will take a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic, while seven people have reportedly been laid off by the organisation.

the World Athletics Championships being moved to 2022.The event is due to be held in Eugene, with the United

States staging the competition for the first time.Siegel is also set to take a 20 per cent pay cut due



Ionescu selected first in virtual WNBA Draft as Bryant is honoured

  • Basketball

Sabrina Ionescu was selected first in a virtual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft as the late double Olympic gold medallist Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were paid tribute to.

Bryant, who spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers and won five NBA championships, was part of the United

States team that won Olympic gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.Following his retirement in


Arizona Governor backs plan to begin MLB season with all games in the state

  • Baseball and Softball

The Governor of Arizona has come out in support of proposals to begin the Major League Baseball (MLB) season with all 30 teams playing in the state.

country with fewer than 400 confirmed coronavirus cases.There are more than 700,000 reported cases in the United

States, resulting in at least 37,000 deaths.In Arizona, a little more than 4,500 cases have been reported



ICC announces points are shared for women's internationals unable to take place

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the points will be shared for women's international matches that have not been completed because of either coronavirus or other unforeseen circumstances.

five regional qualifiers - Thailand {Asia}, Zimbabwe {Africa}, Papua New Guinea {East Asia Pacific}, United

States of America {Americas} and The Netherlands {Europe}.


College football will not resume until students return to campus, official claims

  • Universiade

College football matches will not resume until students return to campus in the United States, as the

University sport in the United States has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the the National

programmes, and we weren't going to have sports until we had something closer to normal college going on.”United

States has had the highest number of coronavirus cases, with over 686,000 reported and more than 35,000



US Soccer close Development Academy amid cost saving measures

  • Football

US Soccer have announced their Development Academy programme will close as part of cost saving measures within the organisation.

The Development Academy was initially established in 2007, as the United States aimed to provide regular

education and improve the approach to player identification.Establishment of the competition comes as the United

States prepares to host the 2026 FIFA MLS World Cup with Mexico and Canada.


No Laver Cup in 2020 due to pandemic

  • Tennis

The Laver Cup - the men's tennis event contested between a European team and one representing the rest of the world - will not take place this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

have been possible for the Laver Cup to go ahead given the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in the United

States.


RCS Sport to hold virtual Giro d'Italia and raise funds for Italian Red Cross

  • Cycling

RCS Sport has announced it will hold a virtual edition of the Giro d’Italia, with current and former riders participating across seven stages from April 18 to May 10.

third-highest number of cases worldwide - more than 168,000 - resulting in more than 22,000 deaths.Only the United

States has recorded more deaths.The pandemic has seen in excess of 2.1 million cases worldwide and more