Australia's Stingers and USA's women's water polo teams will meet in a World Cup semifinal at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, 26 years after their historic gold medal match at the same venue. The Aussie Sharks also advanced, stunning Spain.
Sean McCann, younger brother of Madeleine McCann, has been selected to represent Scotland in swimming at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, aiming for a strong performance to aid his 2028 Olympic bid.
The IOC will allow Russian athletes to compete in team events and qualifying competitions, ahead of the LA 2028 Olympics. This follows a decision to lift restrictions for Belarus. Russian athletes can compete as neutrals but must not support the war and have no affiliation with military/security forces.
The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted the suspension on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as neutrals if they meet anti-doping rules. The IOC still condemns the Ukraine invasion but believes athletes shouldn't be penalized for government actions.
Former world champion Lizzie Deignan has been appointed as a sporting director for Great Britain's cycling team, focusing on supporting the road squad through to the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Deignan, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist and 2015 world champion, expressed excitement about working with the team and helping riders achieve maximum performance.
The International Olympic Committee will pay a $10,000 grant to all Olympic competitors, starting with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, breaking a 130-year tradition. This move, costing $140m, aims to support athletes regardless of their financial status.
ICC Chairman Jay Shah expressed support for the IOC's Olympic Day initiative, highlighting cricket's global reach and unifying power. The day celebrates the Olympic movement, with cricket set to return to the Olympics at LA28.
Olympic diving champion Matty Lee has spoken out about his financial and emotional struggles since retiring, criticizing comments by IOC president Kirsty Coventry about not paying athletes. Lee revealed he lacks assets, faces depression, and finds the transition from elite sport difficult.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan criticized plans for a northern England Olympic bid, calling it a "missed opportunity" to exclude the capital. Ministers are assessing a bid for the 2040s, with support from Northern MPs Lisa Nandy and Rachel Reeves.
Kenyan rugby sevens star Kevin Wekesa founded Play Green, an organization linking sport with climate action, focusing on single-use plastic reduction, climate education in schools, and community tree planting to combat climate change impacts in Kenya.
Snooker’s bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China, the sport’s top official said on Tuesday. Wu Yize beat Shaun Murphy 18-17 in a dramatic world championship final on Monday to follow in the footsteps of compatriot Zhao Xintong, who became Asia’s first world champion 12 months ago. Britain has long been snooker’s traditional stronghold but China, where there are around 300,000 recognised snooker clubs, is the growing force in the game,...
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Sunday he will sue The Atlantic magazine for defamation, plans to file lawsuit Monday. The article, citing more than two-dozen sources, claims Patel frequently drinks to excess, security detail struggled to wake him due to inebriation, and officials worry his behavior endangers the country amid US operations against Iran.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Sunday he will sue The Atlantic magazine for defamation over a Friday article citing more than two-dozen sources claiming he frequently drinks to excess, sometimes to the point of conspicuous intoxication. The article reported his security detail struggled to wake him due to apparent inebriation and that meetings were rescheduled due to his drinking. Patel called the claims an attack on his character and said he would file the lawsuit Monday. The Atlantic's editor said the magazine stands by its reporting.
World Aquatics will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete with their national flags and anthems for the first time since 2022, a move welcomed by Russia but condemned by Ukraine as "unacceptable and disgraceful."
