The United States, aiming for a hat-trick of victories in their home leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series

the opening victory over Samoa, before Baker followed suit in their next game against Scotland.The United

States will meet South Africa in their last-eight match, while Australia meet Ireland.Fiji dominated

Canada made it a perfect six wins from six as they swept aside Ukraine in the final of the women's sitting volleyball Paralympic qualifier in Halifax.

 It was terribly close though as Slovenia edged the decisive tiebreak 16-14.The United States are

Exactly 107 years ago, as the Belle Epoque sashayed towards its cataclysmic conclusion, the International Lawn Tennis Association was founded in Paris.

Williams passed away when the Titanic sank ©Getty ImagesWilliams, tragically, was not there - nor was the United

States.

, this turned out to be the source of further friction, with Warren Kimball, author of the book The United

States Tennis Association: Raising the Game, pinpointing it as one of two reasons why the US body did

Chloe Dygert of the United States broke the world record twice in one day on her way to gold in the women's

Norway's Birk Ruud sealed the big air crystal globe with a second place finish in the final event of the season at the International Ski Federation Freeski World Cup in Destne.

, also of Norway, was third after his routine was rewarded with 188.50 points.Alexander Hall of the United

States was the only athlete who could catch Ruud at the summit of the overall standings.A sixth place

Japan’s Miho Takagi and Tatsuya Shinhama clinched gold at the World Sprint and World Allround Speed Skating Championships at Hamar.

sealed by Takagi when she triumphed in the 1,000m race in 1:13.93.The Netherlands' Jutta Leerdam and United

States' Brittany Bowe completed the top three in times of 0.54 and 0.63 seconds back.Takagi finished

World champion Lauren Parker triumphed at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Paratriathlon Series in the Australian city of Devonport.

women’s race, Yukako Hata of Japan claimed victory in 1:29:47, followed by Melissa Stockwell of the United

States in 1:33:00 and Rakel Mateo Uriate of Spain in 1:45:33.Paratriathlon on the world stage as 2020

The final Tokyo 2020 teams are set to be determined at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Afro Paralympic qualifier in Johannesburg.

place on Friday (March 6), with medal matches held the following day.The winner of the final will join United

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

to the Paralympic tournament, where they will join The Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Spain, Canada, United

States, Australia, China and Japan.Wheelchair basketball faces the threat of being removed from this

Nina Ortlieb of Austria earned her first International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup win in the Italian resort of La Thuile.

Brignone extended her lead in the overall World Cup standings to 153 points, with Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States, on 1225, still absent from competition.

Federation (ITF) President David Haggerty and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy have been appointed to the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board of Directors.

welcome Vivek and David to the USOPC Board, and I know that the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United

States will benefit enormously from their leadership, individual expertise and commitment to team USA

Japan maintained their unbeaten record at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Under-18 Men's Softball World Cup as the super round concluded.

with Mexico ending eighth after four victories and a solitary defeat.Singapore, South Africa and the United

States ended the placement round with two wins and three losses, with Denmark ending bottom with five

Baseball's hottest prospects and some Major League Baseball (MLB) veterans could play in an upcoming Olympic qualification tournament and in Tokyo thanks to a fresh agreement.

from March 22 to 26 and that is the first tournament where the new agreement could have an impact.The United

States, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua will be in Group A.

Hosts Canada and Ukraine are set to battle it out for a place in this summer's Paralympics after both won their semi-finals at the women's sitting volleyball qualifier in Halifax.

will secure a place in Tokyo.Germany and Slovenia are due to play for a bronze medal beforehand.The United

States are the reigning Paralympic champions and are among the seven teams already assured a place at

Yumi Kajihara of Japan won a dramatic women's omnium event on day three of the World Track Cycling Championships in Germany.

individual pursuit Filippo Gana of Italy took gold in a time of 4min 03.875sec beating Ashton Lambie of the United

States into silver (4:08.048).Gana's gold medal winning time was not as quick as his qualifying time

Emil Pavlov of North Macedonia will take on world champion Angelo Crescenzo in the men's under-60 kilogram final following a day of upsets at the Karate 1-Premier League in Salzburg.

Sanchez of Spain reached yet another kata final in the Karate 1-Premier League ©WKFSakura Kokumai of the United

States and Sandra Sanchez of Spain are set to meet for the female kata title once again, having done