Back-to-back world champions Serbia recovered from a difficult Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) opener with three wins in the second week, but still have significant work to do to reach the Finals having been left outside the top eight.

the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brazil's capital Brasilia kept their hopes of reaching the Finals in United

States city Arlington alive.They twice came from behind to win 16-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 15-10 against

Brasilia including their first ever at the WNL 25-23, 25-21, 25-14 against South Korea.Finals hosts the United

States are assured of a place in the next phase of the competition, with the next seven best ranked

Brazil's Filipe Toledo and American Caroline Marks prevailed at the seventh leg of the World Surf League season in El Salvador.

scored 17.33 points.He earned a superb score of 9.00 points and then added 8.33 to triumph after the United

States' Griffin Colapinto had led for most of the final.The American ended on 12.10 points."

Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox experienced mixed fortunes at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ljubljana as she clinched K1 gold after missing a gate in the C1.

winning the men's kayak cross at the Tacen Whitewater Course ©British CanoeingZachary Lokken of the United

States won silver as Benjamin Savsek claimed another Slovenian medal with bronze.The men's K1 title

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board are set to meet with a little more than a year to go until Paris is due to stage the Olympics.

found "some middle ground" after saying that he had been accused by Russia of being "agents of the United

States" and by Ukraine of siding with Moscow.The German official is set to deliver a report on the opening

American broadcaster ESPN has been chosen as the exclusive television partner for the upcoming World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in San Diego.

All 107 games are set to be aired across the broadcaster’s platforms in the United States as well as

Minneapolis has been named as the host of the United States Olympic Team Trials for Paris 2024 in gymnastics

Brazil and Uruguay captured the respective women’s and men’s crowns at the South American rugby sevens qualifier to seal their places at next year’s Olympics in Paris.

Brazil racked up 34 in total.Brazil will head to the Olympics along with New Zealand, Australia, the United

States and Ireland - who qualified via the World Rugby Sevens Series - as well as hosts France.Argentina

Hosts Italy won three lightweight gold medals in consecutive races to spark home jubilation at the World Rowing Cup in Varese.

women's double sculls for Shiyu Lu and Shuang Mei and the quadruple sculls.In the women's four, the United

States opened up a clear length before crossing first and Poland held off pressure from Britain and

George Yerolimpos has been fired as secretary general and chief executive of the International Boxing Association (IBA) with the governing body set to be expelled from the Olympic Movement this week, insidethegames can exclusively reveal.

but are hoping to be recognised as the governing body for Olympic boxing by the IOC.So far, only the United

States and Switzerland have committed to join it as full members.

 "By being united and pursuing the same goal, we can make even more for our beloved sport."

women's race at the World Triathlon Cup in Huatulco, with 2016 Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen of the United

States returning to the podium on the circuit for the first time in seven years.

The United States clinched back-to-back Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association

playoff against Panama at the same venue earlier in the day.Chris Roberts scored the opening goal as the United

States beat 2-0 to retain the CONCACF Nations Cup title ©Getty ImagesThe US had beaten Mexico 3-0 in

Mary Theisen Lappen came desperately close to overtaking her United States team-mate Sarah Robles, who

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has awarded the 2027 World Championships to Innsbruck, Austria, on the second day of its 71st Congress in Bucharest, Romania.

The Olympic track in Innsbruck-Igls defeated Lake Placid in the United States by 21 votes to 12.The result

Netherlands and the United States earned one win apiece in their semi-final match-ups at the International

Special Olympics International (SOI) chairman Timothy Shriver has described the non-participation of Russia and Belarus here as "heartbreaking" but "dwarfed by the magnitude of the war" in Ukraine.

Ukraine.American official Shriver, the son of Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver and nephew of former United

States President John F.