Russian athlete Vadim Anokhin, who is competing as a neutral, has set up a tie with Ukrainian Olympic bronze medallist Ihor Reizlin in the main draw of the men's épée at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Fencing World Championships in Milan.

Venezuela's Liz Rivero 15-3 in a knockout tie to reach the round-of-64.Olympic champion Lee Kiefer of the United

States is set to face Aliya Dhuique-Hein of Germany in her first match on Wednesday (July 26), and reigning

Brian Harman of the United States mastered sodden conditions at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club as he won

both at six-under-par, finishing in a tie for sixth.India’s Shubhankar Sharma and Cameron Young of the United

States, who was in second place overnight and played in the final group alongside Harman, finished behind

Noah Lyles, who will seek a third consecutive world 200 metres title this summer, warmed up in ideal fashion by setting the world’s fastest time of the year, 19.47sec, in winning at the London Diamond League meeting.

States, whose 14:19.45 was a North American record.Another meeting record was provided by Marie-Josee

States added another meeting record with his best of 23.07m.The concluding women’s 800m appeared to

States, who won with 2.35m as the Qatari finished second on 2.33m.Harrison’s compatriot Quanesha Burks

won the women’s long jump with a personal best of 6.98m.Another expected United States victory came

States after both had cleared 4.80m.A throw of 67.03m secured victory in the men’s discus for Sweden

The LA84 Foundation has hosted activities in 2028 Olympics and Paralympics host city Los Angeles as part of Play Day, which seeks to break down barriers and address inequalities faced by young people in their access to sport.

Foundation started by the American tennis player.Play Day events were also held in other cities across the United

States, as LA84 Foundation President and chief executive Renata Simril explained."

Amanda Ilestedt netted a late winner as Sweden came from behind to defeat South Africa in their first match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The Netherlands, who finished runners-up to the United States at the 2019 World Cup, got their campaign

Ariarne Titmus broke the women’s 400 metres freestyle world record as Australia captured four gold medals on the opening day of swimming action at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.

-10 and will now face Italy.The other two playoff matches saw Montenegro edge Croatia 13-12 and the United

States defeat Canada 13-10.The US will next face Hungary, while Montenegro have been awarded with a

Weightlifting is heading towards a future that could feature not just different kinds of competition but "a different kind of weightlifter" - and hundreds of people are involved in the process.

, the Steering Committee welcome their views.Two of the more forward-thinking nations in the sport, United

States and China, are supporters of change.The US was the first country to welcome CrossFitters into

Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game is set to be staged in Phoenix before the United

States team heads to Paris for the Olympic Games.

Many athletes will aspire to compete in their chosen sport at the highest level. For some, this dream will become a reality.

this year’s World Championships in Switzerland after winning all four ladies weight categories at the United

across three editions in 1908, 1912 and 1920.Countries were able to enter multiple teams leading to the United

States winning gold, silver and bronze in 1904 and Britain repeating the feat of a clean sweep of the

Ghana, hosts of next year’s African Games, looks set to ratify a Bill criminalising the advocation of same-sex relationships and transgender rights after the country’s Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge.

 United States vice-president Kamala Harris is among those to condemn the bill after visiting Ghana

United States vice-president Kamala Harris slammed plans to criminalise same-sex relationships during

a visit to Accra earlier this year ©Getty ImagesThe United Nations has also urged the Ghanaian Government

There is growing anger in the United States after the majority of its team chose not to sing the national

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Eloissaint, left ©Getty ImagesSophia Smith scored twice for back-to-back Women's World Cup winners the United

States in their 3-0 win against Vietnam ©Getty ImagesLindsey Horan completed the scoring for the US

Puerto Rico and The Netherlands earned places in next year's World Baseball Softball Confederation Women's Softball World Cup Finals, with China missing out despite topping the Group B round-robin in Valencia.

helped The Netherlands to secure the win.Puerto Rico and The Netherlands join hosts Italy as well as the United

States and Australia from Group A in sealing places in the Finals.A further two places are available

Another day, and another men's football global superstar has been linked to Saudi Arabia. Kylian Mbappé could well be serving as France's poster boy this time next year for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Where he will be playing his club football then remains up in the air.

targeted Argentinian Lionel Messi, considered by many the greatest ever footballer, but he opted for the United

States and Inter Miami.Still, staving off competition from a host of top European clubs for Portugal's

Saudi victory with PIF Governor Yasir al-Rumayyan set to chair the new entity.LIV golfers including the United

States' Phil Mickelson faced tough questions over their ties to the Saudi-backed circuit ©Getty ImagesWhat

States as well as numerous European Governments.Yet it is not unreasonable to ask them whether their

Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has been blocked from entering Poland after being placed on an "undesirables" list by the Polish Government.

Zvonareva wore a pink visor featuring the words "no war", during a defeat to Danielle Collins of the United

States at the Miami Open.In a statement on Zvonareva being denied entry, the WTA said: "The WTA is aware