Newly re-elected World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has been accused of being a Russophobe after he admitted there was little chance of them competing at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.

Olympics in Moscow when Britain defied calls from its Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to join the United

States-led boycott over the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan, and won a gold medal in the 1500m.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) have insisted that their ruling that transgender women will not be permitted to compete in international events is designed to protect players.

in sports, is spreading into other areas of competitive sport and is a very disturbing development," United

States LGBTQ task force communications director Kathy Lenner told Associated Press.It is a rest day

Australia's Jack Robinson and the United States' Caroline Marks clinched victory in the World Surf League

India claimed two recurve team bronze medals at the Archery World Cup in Paris, which is also serving as a test event for the 2024 Olympic Games, while South Korea and Chinese Taipei qualified outfits for gold medal matches.

Pablo Acha, Yun Sanchez, and Andres Temino 6-2.The Spaniards had got the better of fourth seeds the United

States en route to the final four but they were unable to repeat the feat against India in the French

Work has begun on filling the pool which is to be used for water polo at the Pan American Games in Santiago in October.

facility that is over 90 per cent complete and that will be delivered in September," the IND said.The United

States were gold medallists in both men's and women's water polo competitions at the 2019 Pan American

Bulgaria’s Nurgyul Salimova has reached the final of the International Chess Federation Women’s World Cup here in Baku.

Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 17, 2023Praggnanandhaa is now set to meet Fabiano Caruana of the United

States for a place in the final.Friday (August 18) is a rest day in the FIDE Open World Cup and play

Britain’s Beth Potter claimed a dramatic finish in the final sprint to win the first race of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Test Event for triathlon.

Germany in 1:51.59, who outsprinted France’s Emma Lombardi to the final podium spot.Taylor Knibb of the United

States finished fifth in 1:52.04, with Germany’s Nina Eim in sixth in 1:52.13.All of the top six in

Colombia's Olympic bronze medallist Ximena Restrepo topped the voting for the four vice-presidential positions at the World Athletics Congress here.

the remaining requirement from its 2016 reform plan of having two vice presidents of each gender.The United

States' former triple jump world record holder Willie Banks was re-elected to the World Athletics Council

The United States' Betsy Alison, Pole Piotr Cichocki, Heiko Kröger of Germany, and the French pair of

The world's best triathletes and Para triathletes are set to get their first taste of the Paris 2024 courses as they prepare for the sport's Olympic test event.

doubt face tough competition in the form of French Olympic bronze medallist Cassandre Beaugrand and the United

States' Taylor Spivey who currently occupies third place in the Series.Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth

Sebastian Coe will tomorrow be elected here unopposed for a third and final term as President of World Athletics, but Sergey Bubka, the man once his main rival and tipped as his successor, will leave the International Federation following more than 20 years after not putting his name forward for re-election.

s Nataliya Dobrynska, winner of the heptathlon at Beijing 2008.Other notable candidates include the United

States' former world record holder for the triple jump Willie Banks, Japan’s Olympic marathon silver

and one male - due be selected in October, making a total of 26 World Athletics Council Members.The United

States' former world record holder for the triple jump Willie Banks is among 27 candidates for the World

Kakhi Asanidze, whose father Giorgi is Georgia's national head coach, is the latest weightlifter to test positive for a banned substance that can help to grow muscle mass and bone.

doping positive, rather than the usual four ©Getty ImagesIn its advice to athletes in all sports, the United

States Anti-Doping Agency describes SARMS as "a class of therapeutic compounds that have similar properties

Anti-Doping Policy Article 12, which applies at all times rather than just during Olympic qualifying, states

Japan are still number one in men's baseball after the release of the latest rankings by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WSBC).

Cup in Taiwan and also include other men's baseball ranking tournaments dating back four years.The United

States defeated Chinese Taipei to retain their title last month but Japan accrued sufficient points

standings to  5,274 in the rankings which unusually incorporate different age range competitions.The United

States received 345 points for their Under-12 World Cup victory.Japan lead the WBSC world rankings but

the United States have narrowed the gap ©WBSCThey now stand second in the rankings with 4,654 points

Competitors have been fine tuning their preparations here on the final training day before medal events begin at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championships. 

local time for range shooting qualification.Tokyo 2020 men's gold medallist Vincent Hancock of the United

States is amongst the 127 shooters, but he is secure in the knowledge that he has already secured his

Few sports have a longer documented history than cricket. But at the International Cricket Council (ICC), while the past gives us our inspiration, it’s the promise of the future that motivates us every single day.

as India, England and Australia - but also emerging cricket nations, such as Nepal, Germany and the United

States - a balance we must continue to find.The International Cricket Council is the most followed International