Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, six-time cyclocross world champion, is undergoing a change at the highest level. His latest ambition is to add the Olympic gold medal in road cycling to the rainbow jersey he already wears in the same discipline. It would be the first time that anyone has ever achieved the triple crown.

Australia will open the competition in Hermosillo, Mexico against Venezuela. Immediately after the opening ceremony at the Fernando Ortiz Stadium, the hosts will take on the Czech Republic. The 2024 edition will feature 18 teams divided into three groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage.

The federation, based in Styrsö, becomes a new provisional member of the IBA. It will be decided at the IBA Congress at the end of 2024 whether it can become a permanent member.

In 2008, an explosion destroyed her father's car in Baquba. She was just three years old. She lost the greater part of her right leg, the knee of her left leg and the forearm of her right arm. Against her family's wishes, she started playing table tennis at the age of 10 and now, at 19, after learning at Tokyo 2020, she will be competing for the top prize at Paris 2024.

Caster Semenya's decade-long legal battle enters its final phase today. The case is heard by the European Court of Human Rights. The final verdict is expected in two months' time. "I hope the court's decision will pave the way for others," Semenya said. The athlete was forced to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete and she refused.

On Saturday the 18th, the long-awaited fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will unify the heavyweight belts for the first time in 25 years. Tyson, in his presentation of the fight, points out that "it's all about the money." But the truth is that the winner of this fight will go down in boxing history. Usyk, cool and focused, is thinking about Saturday.

Boxer Cindy Ngamba and Ethiopian runner Farida Abaroge have secured their places at the Olympic Games as part of the African contingent making up the 36-member team that will attend the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.

On 14 May 2022, the organisation's President was re-elected for a second consecutive four-year term. During this period, the IBA has promoted new competition formats. One of these is the Champions' Night, a professional event. His priorities have been stability, financial security, expansion and athlete support.

The Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the composition of the Paris 2024 team on Tuesday and it includes reigning Olympic singles champion Ma Long. This will be the fourth Olympic Games for Long. Currently ranked third in the world, the 'Hexagonal Warrior', as he is known in his country, has a total of 5 Olympic medals. However, he will not be defending his singles title this time around.

The final leg of the double Olympic gold medallist's legal race will end in Strasbourg. The athlete refused to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. The Court of Arbitration for Sport turned its back on her in the first round, then the Strasbourg High Court. A final decision is expected in about two months.

It happened at a swim competition at Rades. The heads of Tunisia's swimming federation and national anti-doping organisation were arrested. They had covered the flag in response to a WADA sanction that banned it. "Tunisia is going to the IOC," said the Tunisian president. Nine people are currently the subject of criminal proceedings.

The world's top player delivered a masterclass in the singles final. He staged a comeback against Patrick Franziska to win 4-2 and added the singles title to his doubles and mixed doubles crowns. The tournament was the first professional table tennis event to be held in Saudi Arabia.

331 riders competed at the Cheile Grădiștei circuit in Romania this weekend. Avondetto won the elite men's race. Pieterse won the women's race in heavy rain. Switzerland topped the medals table for all disciplines with 11 medals. 3 of them were gold.

The Northern Irishman delivered a masterclass in the second half of the championship, going eight under par over eight holes. He finished with a double bogey. The world number two, who has not won a major in a decade, is already thinking about the PGA Championship at Valhalla, the second major of the season.