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CONMEBOL launches investigation into Copa América violence

  • FIFA

CONMEBOL, the organisers of the 2024 Copa America in the United States, have opened a disciplinary investigation into the "acts of violence" at the end of Wednesday's semi-final between Uruguay and Colombia in Charlotte.

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592 members for Team USA in Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has named the 592-member Team USA 2024 for the upcoming

leading sporting and economic power at the year's premier sporting event.With a total of 592 members, the USA

who embody the spirit of dedication, resilience and excellence, continuing the proud history of Team USA

🇺🇸Learn more: https://t.co/xHwxuIqHDFMaking Team USA presented by @Xfinity, with official partner Eli

🇺🇸Making Team USA presented by @Xfinity, with official partner Eli Lilly.

#MTUSA pic.twitter.com/wOVvwzcWph— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 10, 2024"These remarkable 592 Team USA athletes


Copa America: Uruguay-Colombia brawl spills into stands

  • FIFA

in fight with Colombian fans after tense 1-0 loss in the tournament’s semi-final held in Charlotte, USA

national team competition since its inauguration in 1916).LA GRAN FINAL DE LA CONMEBOL COPA AMÉRICA USA


75% of Team USA comes from the NCAA

  • University Sport

The three leading NCAA schools represented on Team USA are Stanford, UCLA and USC.

The NCAA will be the backbone of Team USA in Paris 2024.

75% of Team USA's Olympic athletes will have a collegiate background as part of their journey to Team USA

In total, 151 NCAA schools from 45 conferences will have one or more Team USA Olympic athletes competing

The top three NCAA schools represented on Team USA are Stanford (38 athletes), UCLA (17), and USC (16

In the USA, basketball has the strongest collegiate tradition, although collegiate sports provide the


Gregg Berhalter sacked as USMNT boss ahead of Olympics

  • Football

Gregg Berhalter was dismissed from his position as head coach of the US men’s national football team on Wednesday, just nine days after the team’s first-round elimination from the Copa America raised concerns about his suitability for the 2026 World Cup.

It’s been an honour working for US Soccer and I’m tremendously proud of the opportunity to lead the USA

at the Olympics," said Mitrovic.Marko Mitrovic will lead the USA Men's Under-23 team at Paris 2024.


Fiji's golden dream: Can Jerry Tuwai lead them to Paris glory?

  • Rugby Sevens

Fiji are pinning their hopes on the return of their influential star Jerry Tuwai to help secure a third consecutive Olympic rugby gold medal after experiencing a challenging period both on and off the field.

men’s tournament starts on 24 July at the Stade de France, with Fiji in Pool C alongside France, the USA


Curling qualification system for 2026 Olympic Winter Games

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Curling at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will consist of  three competitions, each involving ten National Olympic Committees - women's, men's and mixed doubles. All three events will take place at the Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina D'Ampezzo.

USA, 7; 8. Scotland/Great Britain, 6*; 9. Norway, 5; 10. Turkey, 4; 11. Japan, 3; 12.

USA, 8; 7. Switzerland, 7; 8. Netherlands, 6; 9. Czech Republic, 5; 10. Norway, 4; 11.


LeBron, Curry feel good in Team USA’s clamp-down over Canada

  • Basketball

It wasn’t quite the revenge game after the northern neighbours took the bronze in last year’s World Championships, but Steve Kerr’s squad made a statement in its Olympic gold-medal bid with the 86-72 friendly victory despite the departure of Kawhi Leonard.

will step into the spot that the LA Clippers two-way forward left vacant after dropping out of Team USA

🇺🇸 #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/P0NmDQWXZq— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 11, 2024It was an eight-point


American groups discredit WADA’s report on swimming scandal

  • Swimming

No rest for the World Anti-Doping Agency on the Chinese doping probe as Global Athlete and FairSport issue a joint statement following the independent prosecutor’s findings, which USADA says “leaves most critical questions unanswered”.

resources engaging a leading law firm to protect its members from potentially being subpoenaed in the USA


Versatile Tylor Knibb pulls out of Paris 2024 road cycling race

  • Cycling

Knibb has been replaced on the USA cycling team by Faulkner.

Her place in the USA team will be taken by Faulkner, who has already been selected for the pursuit in

She won the USA time trial championship earlier this year.

Four days after winning a triathlon event, she raced and won the USA Time Trial Cycling Championship.


VP Kamala Harris asks Team USA to "bring back the gold"

  • Basketball

With general elections coming up in November, the US vice president has embarked on a busy journey that included a visit to the national basketball squad's camp, encouraging players to win gold at Paris 2024.

Team USA, who has met with Harris on various occasions due to her fondness for the squad, revealed that

and that we’re going there to try to win a gold medal for our country.”Stephen Curry #4 of the 2024 USA

hometown, coached by Kerr and whose star is the renowned sharpshooter, Stephen Curry, also on Team USA


Kretzschmar leads Germany to retain beach handball world title

  • World Games

Lucie-Marie Kretzschmar captained Germany to a 2-0 win over Argentina in the gold medal match of the Beach Handball World Championship in Pingtan, China. Germany thus secured the direct qualification for the 2025 edition of The World Games (IWGA) in Chengdu, China.  The captain was named player of the month for June and best defender of the tournament.

"The last edition of The World Games in Birmingham (USA) was an incredible experience for all of us and


Over 400 athletes with disabilities heading to the Hartford Nationals

  • Home

In Hoover, Alabama, between 12 and 18 July, the Harford Nationals celebration returns once again to make the United States the epicentre of inclusive sport. It is the largest national championship for athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual disabilities.

the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris just around the corner and the return of the Paralympics to the USA

in 2028, many of the athletes competing here could well represent Team USA in one of those upcoming


Olympic artistic swimming gold up for grabs with new scoring system

  • Artistic Swimming

The artistic swimming competition at the Paris Olympic Games promises to be more thrilling than ever before:  with a new scoring system and the absence of Russia making waves before the first swimmer has even dove into the pool. For the first time in a long time, the Olympic gold is virtually anyone's for the taking.

the Doha 2024 World Championships, three acrobatic routine medallists (China, Ukraine and the USA

now on par with, let's call it gymnastics or figure skating in the water,” Adam Andrasko, the CEO of USA