MIES (Switzerland)The rosters of the 24 participating teams are confirmed ahead of the start of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024.
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 Colorado Rapids midfielder Djordje Mihailovic has made a significant impact in his first season with the club and is riding a recent wave of tremendous play that has helped the Rapids (31 points, 9-7-4) rocket up to fourth place in the Western Conference table. Mihailovic has six goal contributions, including four goals and two assists, across Colorado’s last two victories and has tied his MLS career-best with nine goals through just 19 games this season.
 From 26 July 2024, France will be hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the world's largest sporting event, involving public institutions, NGOs and members of civil society, the Games offer a unique opportunity to unite participating nations around the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 ISTANBUL (Türkiye) - The rosters of the 16 participating teams are confirmed ahead of the start of the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024.
Click on the countries below to see the rosters: Group A: Spain, Lithuania, Philippines, Puerto Rico Group B: China, USA, France, Guinea Group C: Argentina, Türkiye, New Zealand, Italy Group D: Egypt, Germany, Canada, Australia The 16 teams are broken down into four groups of four with each country playing the others in a round-robin format. The Group Phase will begin on June 29 and conclude on July 2. All four teams in each group advance to the Round of 16, which will take place on July 3.  For the 12 Hours of Misano in early July, Buggyra ZM Racing will hand over the reins of the race management for the first time to its three junior engineers. Part of the Buggyra Academy program, the three youngsters – Czech brothers Jakub (22) and Matej (26) Hadascok together with Dubai-born Yasmeen Koloc (19) – will handle all aspects of the race including preparing the strategy and strategy management during the race.
Two women referees, Oriana Andreina Zambrano Medina from Venezuela and Anelize Meire Schulz of Brazil, have been named among the CONMEBOL contingent and form part of the 39-strong list of officials set to take charge of games at the first FIFA tournament held in Central Asia.  Heung-Min Son, one of Korea’s most famous footballers is backing the Seoul 2024 Homeless World Cup’s #passforhome challenge and adding his support to raise awareness ahead of the tournament taking place in Korea’s capital in September this year.
 Climate charity Ashden has called for funders, investors and policymakers to step up support for proven climate solutions. Speaking at the 2024 Ashden Awards ceremony, CEO Ashok Sinha said the winning organisations and their peers risked being “left in the wilderness” without more backing to scale up their work.
 London, United Kingdom - June 25, 2024 - A photograph of Japanese gymnast Daiki Hashimoto, which captures an incredible moment where athlete, spectacle and photographer come together in perfect harmony, has won this year’s World Sports Photography Awards. The image was taken by Belgian photographer Eric T’Kindt at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Antwerp, Belgium,
Shahid Afridi: Afghanistan can lift the trophy – and no-one should be surprised if they do6/26/2024  Exclusive Column
Afghanistan’s progress in this ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been fantastic to witness. They have truly earned their first-ever spot in the semi-finals. A team that beats New Zealand, Australia and Bangladesh in competitive cricket can’t be taken lightly. They have demonstrated great teamwork, ability to handle pressure and a positive mindset.  Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group 1 match against Bangladesh.
Anthem produced and written by Grammy winner Producer and Director Emilio Estefan Jr., and performed by team of global superstars including Christian Nodal, Taboo, Emily Estefan, Gusi, Abel Pintos, and Emilio Regueira “Los Rabanes” .
NEW YORK AND MEXICO CITY (JUNE 26, 2024) – Leagues Cup, the first in-season club tournament in North America across all men’s professional sports, announced today the release of its new anthem, "Nuestros Colores" . The World Cup-style tournament featuring all 47 clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS) and LIGA MX is set to begin on July 26, 2024 running through August 25, 2024.  Ulrich Chomche (Cameroon; NBA Academy Africa) There is a long history of African players thriving in the NBA, but the level of talent coming out of Africa has never been better. This season there were 50 players from Africa (or with one parent from Africa) – roughly 10% of the league. Many of these players have participated in the NBA’s basketball development programs on the continent, including Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa and NBA Academy Africa.
 The NBA Draft 2024, sponsored by State Farm®, will be broadcast in 214 countries and territories, in 33 languages, across various devices such as televisions, computers, mobile phones, and tablets.
 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed its sorrow at the death of Frank Duckworth, co-creator of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method that is used for regulating targets in weather-affected limited overs games
 Marking one month to go before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on 26 July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launches “Sport. And More than Sport” – a new Olympic brand platform. It will debut with an uplifting short film that encapsulates the unique spirit and feeling of the Olympic Games, which will air globally across the Olympic Media Rights-Holder (MRH) network and Olympic digital platforms and will run throughout Paris 2024 and beyond.
 Richard Illingworth and Nitin Menon will be on the on-field umpires when Afghanistan make history by playing in their first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final.
An eight-run win against Bangladesh, via DLS, secured safe passage from the Super 8s at Australia’s expense. They will play South Africa in Trinidad on Wednesday June 26, with a place in Saturday’s final on the line.  With just one month before the start of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 , the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dennis Francis, today made a solemn appeal to the UN Member States for the observance of the Olympic Truce. He called on all warring parties around the world to agree to “true mutual ceasefires” for the duration of the Truce.
WITH THE SLOGAN “THE AMERICAS, JUST ONE TEAM,” THE TEAM PANAM SPORTS FOR PARIS 2024 IS PRESENTED6/26/2024 Nine athletes, including World, Olympic, and Pan American champions, will compete for glory in the next Olympic Games. They will not only defend their country's colors but also represent all the Americas.
 Making their T20 World Cup debut, the USA team proved they are no pushovers when they recorded a stunning SuperOver win against a star-studded Pakistan after beating Canada by seven wickets in their campaign opener, to ensure their smooth passage to the SuperEight stage of the tournament.
 NEW YORK (Monday, June 24, 2024) – Midway through the 2024 season, Major League Soccer is setting numerous attendance records across the league. MLS has established new records for total attendance and average attendance. Attendance highlights as of June 22, 2024, include:
 Over 150 athletes have successfully secured their quota places for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 following the inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS). Olympic Day – 23 June – marked the end of qualifying in BMX freestyle, breaking, sport climbing and skateboarding, as the final round of the OQS came to a close after four days of best-in-class competition in Budapest, Hungary.
 CHENGDU (China) - Ub Huishan NE (SRB) rediscovered their top form to outlast a gritty Lausanne (SUI) 20-19 in an epic final and win the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Chengdu 2024 on June 23.
After falling short at the first three World Tours this season, No.1 seed Ub were extra motivated but they had to do it the hard way after a Day One loss to Beijing (CHN). 
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