The United States will host an International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup for the first time, having been confirmed as the destination for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup alongside the West Indies.

The decision is widely viewed as having been made with an eye on cricket's bid to feature and the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, and will be hoped to act as a catalyst for cricket development in the US.Hosting

one country.India and Sri Lanka were awarded the 2026 T20 World Cup, Australia and New Zealand the 2028

Two-time Olympic gold medallist and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Pál Schmitt has criticised International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) President Klaus Schormann over the decision to remove riding from the modern pentathlon programme.

leader at the time.The UIPM has said the IOC, which is expected to ratify the Olympic programme for Los

Angeles 2028 next year, implied modern pentathlon will not be a part of the Los Angeles Games with riding

"The IOC never asked you and your federation to drop horse riding from the programme", adding that Los

Angeles signed the hosting contract with modern pentathlon and riding included.Schmitt's letter follows

with the International Cricket Council (ICC) keeping an eye on inclusion on the Olympic programme at Los

Angeles 2028.

inclusion of one or more additional events on the Olympic programme for that edition of the Olympic Games".Los

Angeles 2028 are expected to present their list of sports when the IOC Executive Board and full session

former South African skipper Faf du Plessis has suggested that an even shorter format could be used for Los

Angeles 2028."

Michelle Schwartz has been named chief external affairs officer for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and

Los Angeles 2028 say Schwartz will lead the organisation’s external engagement efforts with key stakeholders

Michelle is a terrific addition to the Los Angeles 2028 senior leadership team," said Kathy Carter, Los

Angeles 2028 chief executive."

Schwartz is the latest addition to the Los Angeles 2028 leadership team, which is now led by Carter following

2028 will present to the IOC Coordination Commission tomorrow ©Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles 2028 leadership

Discussions on karate's Olympic future and updates on major events in the sport are among the main topics on the agenda at the World Karate Federation (WKF) Congress here tomorrow.

in Dubai ©ITGThe WKF membership will look to form a strategy to ensure karate regains its place for Los

Angeles 2028.The WKF Executive Committee is scheduled to hold its latest meeting prior to the Congress.The

In terms of altering itself to fit the ever-changing needs of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Canoe Federation (ICF) has been in sprint mode in recent years - but it seems, under the new Presidency of Thomas Konietzko, that future progress may be more of a slalom.

If we talk about baseball-softball with a view to Los Angeles 2028, there would be the need for 100 quotas

In Los Angeles 2028 we may have to be adding more extreme canoeing or continuing to change the programme

Trinidad and Tobago Sambo and Combat Sambo Federation President Jason Fraser is seeking to attract a top-level coach to the Caribbean, insisting it is the "only way forward" for the sport to develop in the region.

President Vasily Shestakov outlined plans to push for sambo to secure a place on the Olympic programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Jeremy Rodulfo celebrates with Jason Fraser after winning bronze at the World Sambo Championships

The Olympics are our goal in 2028 so we have a few years now to prepare for that."

Several nations have hit out at the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) decision last week to drop riding from modern pentathlon, as conflict continues between the sport's community and the UIPM Executive Board.

remove riding from the programme stating the IOC would "only accept a proposal without riding" for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic programme, set to be decided in December.It comes after controversy in the sport

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has hosted a conference call with concerned athletes over the future of riding as a discipline of modern pentathlon, giving space for feedback on the controversial decision.

week that the International Olympic Committee would "only accept a proposal without riding" for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic programme, set to be decided in December.It comes after German coach Kim Raisner

sport at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a view to securing a permanent place on the programme for the Los

Angeles 2028 Games.

some part at Paris 2024.Shestakov then hopes to push the case for sambo to make its Olympic debut at Los

Angeles 2028.Leaders of the FIAS staged a media conference after yesterday's Congress in Tashkent ©FIAS"When

Angeles 2028."

Angeles in seven years’ time."

Of course we have many hopes to be in Los Angeles 2028," said Shestakov."

A series of modern pentathletes, including many medallists from the last four Olympics, have joined together to call on the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) to find a solution to the riding controversy.

under-fire worldwide governing body warned the IOC would "only accept a proposal without riding" for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic programme.The IOC expects to have a decision on riding's exclusion confirmed by

November 18.The Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028 is expected to be confirmed in early 2022.

An initiative aimed to bring sports to children in Los Angeles, launched by the Los Angeles 2028 Organising

Committee, Los Angeles City and LA Parks, has started.

Angeles."

It is funded by Los Angeles 2028 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with the Organising Committee

Angeles, and the best part is we don’t have to wait until 2028 to see the benefits," said Los Angeles

Los Angeles 2028 chief athlete officer and five-time Olympic medalist Janet Evans added: "Access to sports

The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics are set to get underway on July 21, closing on August 6.The 2028 Paralympics

The fact the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) governs a sport featuring the word "modern" is ironic to say the least.

, aside from the horse-punching scandal at Tokyo 2020, was the IOC "would not accept a proposal for Los

Angeles 2028" that included the discipline.The IOC has suggested that is not the case and it is merely

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) to rescind the decision to remove the riding discipline for Los

Angeles 2028, arguing the Executive Board’s move is flawed and unlawful.

insidethegames.The UIPM Executive Board announced last week that the riding discipline would be replaced for Los

Angeles 2028, with the governing body arguing the decision was "necessary to save modern pentathlon

As the proposed change to the disciplines is not to be implemented until the 2028 Olympic Games, it is

warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would "only accept a proposal without riding" for the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympic programme.The decision has provoked an outcry from athletes, with almost 700 calling

with GAC Pindar as it continues its campaign to regain its place on the Paralympic Games programme at Los

Angeles 2028.

National Authorities (MNAs), class associations, sailors and partners, will run through to December 31 in 2028

many others around the world in backing the bid for reinstatement of sailing at the Paralympics in Los

Angeles."