Octavian Morariu has stepped down as chair of the International Olympic Committee's Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games, and has been replaced by Austria's Karl Stoss.

system under consideration to safeguard the multi-sport event.Sapporo in Japan, Salt Lake City in the United

States and Vancouver in Canada were the known interested parties in the 2030 edition last year, but

National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) executive director Marty Walsh has stressed his determination to ensure participation at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

director of the NHLPA in February, succeeding Donald Fehr who had held the position since 2010.He was the United

States’ Secretary of Labor for two years until March 2023 and served as Mayor of Boston between 2014

Day one of the Open Championship ended with three players sharing the lead at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

day of threes at Hoylake as Antoine Rozner of France, Adrián Otaegui of Spain and Brian Harman of the United

States tied for fourth.Meanwhile, 2014 champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland did not have the best

Cameron Smith of Australia managed to stay in contention.World number one Scottie Scheffler of the United

States tied 19th with a one-under.

China and Cuba have both sealed playoff spots in Group B of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Cup in Valencia, despite the latter suffering their first defeat to Puerto Rico.

tomorrow, with the playoffs scheduled for Saturday.The teams are aiming to join hosts Italy and the United

States and Australia from Group A at next year's WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals.Two teams can

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has accused Australia and New Zealand of withholding millions of dollars in financial support before this year’s Pacific Games but insisted China has "really stepped up" to aid the country’s budget.

Taiwan to Beijing in 2019 and also signed a security agreement with China, much to the dislike of the United

This is nothing but interference of foreign states in the internal affairs of Solomon Islands," said

Australia and the United States should not fear China’s police support."

John Uelses, the first athlete to clear 16 feet in the pole vault, has died at the age of 85, it has been revealed.

feet 3/4 inches (4.89 metres).At the time of his record-breaking jumps, Uelses was a corporal in the United

States Marines stationed in Quantico in Virginia.A few weeks after Uelses’s moment of glory at Madison

The performances John Uelses captivated the United States and was front-page news in The New York Times

A week from now the International University Sport Federation (FISU) World University Summer Games are set to begin in Chinese city Chengdu.

Oxford and Cambridge Universities also began regular sports encounters with Harvard and Yale in the United

meeting," National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Brigadier Eddy Pierce cabled from the United

States."

All eyes will be on Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland as the 151st edition of the Open Championship begins tomorrow.

nine-year major draught.He will also be keen on making up after the one-stroke loss to Wyndham Clark of the United

States in the U.S.

, a total of 156 golfers are set to tee it up, including Tokyo 2020 winner Xander Schauffele of the United

States and home favourite and Rio 2016 gold medallist Justin Rose.Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka

Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to the volatile situation in her state of Manipur.

as the violence continues.Chanu, a world and Commonwealth champion, who is currently training in the United

States appealed to the Prime Minister to bring an end to the conflict.The 28-year-old Tokyo 2020 silver

Dennis Gonzalez Boneu of Spain admitted he had to make rapid changes to his routine before winning the first World Aquatics Championships free solo gold medal to be awarded to a male swimmer in Fukuoka.

gold.Gustavo Sanchez of Colombia claimed silver with 189.9625 and bronze went to Kenneth Gaudet of the United

States with 179.5562."

FIFA President Gianni Infantino poked fun at himself on the eve of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand which is set to open tomorrow.

latter are the lowest-ranked team at the tournament, while four-time winners and defending champions the United

States are the number one side in the world.The last time the US lost a Women's World Cup game was in

Tourism Australia has chosen rising stars from Queensland’s Indigenous women’s football team to appear in a worldwide advertising campaign to coincide with the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

 These include the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, Japan and South Korea.

Nigeria's 100 metres hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan announced today that she has been charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) with missing three doping tests.

world record from 12.20 to 12.12 in the semi-finals of last year's World Championships in Eugene in the United

States.

executive Geoff Allardice believes the launch of the Major League Cricket (MLC) T20 competition in the United

States will boost the sport's bid to be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

until the end of the month and is scheduled to feature 19 matches in 18 days.Cricket fever hits the States

exploretrinidad pic.twitter.com/QQF92BXnOZ— Los Angeles Knight Riders (@LA_KnightRiders) July 18, 2023The United

States is also to co-host the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with the West Indies."

Germany's Leonie Beck and Florian Wellbrock have both completed the long distance open water double at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.

swimming team technical event with a score of 281.6893.Silver went to Italy who scored 274.5155 while the United

States claimed bronze with 273.7396.