The American bid to host the men's Rugby World Cup in 2027 or 2031 and the women's edition in 2029 has been officially launched.

Boston Athletic Association's (BAA) chief executive Tom Grilk has revealed that 93 per cent of runners at last weekend's Boston Marathon were fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Texas is set to become the latest state to introduce laws which ban transgender girls and women from participating in female school sports.

Nate Smith and Jaimee Bull were crowned champions in the men's and women's open divisions at the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) World Waterski Championships in Florida in the United States.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) College Sports Sustainability Think Tank has released seven recommendations to address challenges facing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, after more than 100 programmes in the top level of intercollegiate sport were dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four American star gymnasts who experienced abuse at the hands of disgraced doctor Larry Nassar have called for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Board of Directors to be dissolved over its handling of the case.

Uruguay have qualified for a third consecutive Rugby World Cup after staging a second-leg turnaround in Montevideo in the playoff against the United States, earning the first Americas qualification spot.

The Russian Olympic Committee, United States and Finland are among 11 teams to submit National Hockey League (NHL) players to be included in the Beijing 2022 men's national teams.

An internal council has urged the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to increase the number of people from historically underrepresented or marginalised groups appointed to its staff by 20 per cent by 2025, as well as a 15 per cent rise for those in leadership positions.

A junior world record from Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar in the men's 50-metre rifle three positions helps India lead the medal table at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championships in the Peruvian capital Lima.

James Willstrop rolled back the years to cause a huge upset against world number five Marwan ElShorbagy in the third round of the US Open in Philadelphia.

Marina Stefanoni claimed the biggest upset of day one of the 2021 US Open squash by overcoming world number 19 Canadian Danielle Letourneau at the Arlen Specter Squash Center in Philadelphia.

American Cat Osterman has retired from softball for the second time after winning her third Olympic medal with a silver at this summer's Tokyo 2020 Games.

The United States Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Trials has been moved from Irvine in California to Eveleth in Minnesota due to COVID-19.