Brazil and Germany had mixed fortunes on the opening day of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) Paralympic qualification tournament in Richmond.

semi-finals.The winners of the semi-final matches will advance to Tokyo 2020.Australia, Denmark, Britain, United

States, New Zealand and hosts Japan are already assured of places at Tokyo 2020.

American broadcaster NBC Sports has announced an Olympic record after selling more than $1.25 billion (£970 million/€1.1 billion) of national advertising space for Tokyo 2020.

NBC Sports holds the broadcasting rights to the Olympics in the United States until 2032.Swimming finals

Winter Youth Olympic Games champion Yuma Kagiyama leads the men's competition at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn.

nbsp;Andrei Mozalev of Russia finished just behind Kagiyama on 84.31, while Andrew Torgashev of the United

States ended up in third on 81.50.

Milan, host city for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been impacted by the coronavirus crisis, with a number of American airlines cancelling flights to the Italian city.

 American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have also suspended all flights from the United States to

Multiple Olympic gold medallists Aly Raisman and Simone Biles have criticised a settlement offer from USA Gymnastics to victims of sexual abuse by disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar.

claimed on Twitter that the settlement was part of a "cover-up" between USA Gymnastics (USAG) and the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).Speaking on the TODAY show this week, the three-time

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced the 3x3 Olympic Qualification Tournament at Bengaluru in India has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Bengaluru.Mongolia, Poland, Brazil, Turkey and the Czech Republic were drawn in Pool A of the men's event, with the United

States, Lithuania, Belgium, South Korea and New Zealand in Pool B.Slovenia, France, Qatar, the Philippines

Algeria secured a place at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic Qualifiers in Johannesburg.

6), with medal matches scheduled to be held the following day.The winner of the final will join the United

States, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Turkey, Australia, Iran, South Korea and hosts

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) President Tamás Aján has resigned as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after he was accused of corruption in a German TV programme.

into the claims made in the documentary.The Hungarian has been replaced by Ursula Papandrea of the United

States, who will head an Oversight and Integrity Commission "whose responsibilities will include identifying

Russia and the United States aim to dominate the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Figure

Sixteen teams have been confirmed for the Men's World Floorball Championship after the Asia-Oceania qualifiers were cancelled due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

Switzerland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Germany, Norway and hosts Finland.Canada and the United

States also join the line-up, with both teams given an automatic place due to the World Championship

The PGA Tour has no intention to change its calendar because of the global coronavirus outbreak.

with China, South Korea, Iran and Italy the countries hit hardest.There are 103 known cases in the United

States at present.Any disruption to the golfing calendar could impact who takes part at Tokyo 2020,

Former President Sarah Castle has resigned as a Board member of the United States' National Wheelchair

World number five Dustin Johnson has become the first golfer to confirm he is planning to miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

having also questioned the importance of the Olympic golf tournament compared to the sport’s majors.The United

States is almost certain to have the opportunity to send four men’s players to Tokyo.Up to four top-

Delta Air Lines has signed-up as the inaugural founding partner of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics.

agreed to an eight-year partnership which will begin in 2021, and has also become a supporter of the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).As part of the deal Delta will become the official airline

arrangement.It continues Delta's Olympic involvement after the company also sponsored the last two Games in the United

States – Atlanta 1996 and Salt Lake City 2002.A celebratory event to mark the tie-up was held at the

Algeria's women's team are one win away from securing their place at Tokyo 2020 after beating hosts South Africa for a second time at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic Qualifiers in Johannesburg.

6), with medal matches scheduled to be held the following day.The winner of the final will join the United

States, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Turkey, Australia, Iran, South Korea and hosts