World Athletics pledges funding support for Team Ukraine in advance of the world championships this summer. "The deliberate destruction of Ukrainian athletics facilities and equipment is also a serious attack on the accessibility of our sport."

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi and track spint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headlined the 2023 World Laureus Awards, as Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, respectively. Freestyle skier Eileen Gu and tennis' Carlos Alcaraz also placed amongst the honorees.

p.s. Think you know everything about sprinter Fraser-Pryce?

​Want to see perseverance? Check out Team Cambodia's 5,000-meter runner Bou Samnang at the Southeast Asian Games.

Congratulations: Sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke and discus thrower Mykolas Alekna are the European Athletics' 'Athletes of the Month' for April 2023.

More Adeleke: Is her 'setup' in Texas the best for her Paris 2024 ambitions?

Team Canada judoka siblings Christa and Kelly Deguchi often have a key support figure on hand at competitions: their father.

Jean-Alexandre LeGras was an 'unlikely' star at the recent Youth Nations Cup for equestrian jumping: "I wanted to show that I had earned my place in the team".

Canoe champion Jessica Fox reveals a commonly unknown fact of canoe competition: the kneel.

Team Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenghan has 100 vlogs on YouTube, a channel started to "inspire younger gymnasts to chase their dreams".

Vogue got some exclusive access to champion gymnast Simone Biles' wedding in Cabo...

A 'watershed moment' for South American rhythmic gymnastics came from Team Brazil's winning form in the group competition this past weekend.

Team Scotland's boxer Aqeel Ahmed forges ahead ahead apart from Team Scotland...or does he?

Triathlete: 'How much does it cost to make an Olympian'?

Olympian Tom Slingsby wins for a third straight season as Team Australia 'stamps authority' on SailGP.

Can taekwondo Olympian Sorn Seavmey 'inspire Cambodians at home Southeast Asian Games'?

Get to know Team Chile's Martin Vidaurre and his journey to elite mountain bike competition in a new Red Bull en Espanol video. (in Spanish)

"I dropped to my knees and cried for what felt like weeks." Sport shooter Amber Rutter opens up on the disappointment and mental toll of not reaching Tokyo 2020.

Is Team France due for a renaissance in archery at Paris 2024?

Team Indonesia's Wilda Siti Nurfadilah talks volleyball, club play fashion, trailblazing, and more with VolleyballWorld.

Speaking of Team France, CNN looks at potential basketball team star Joel Embiid's "improbable journey from newcomer to NBA MVP'.

Team Australia's sixth-place finish at the 2023 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship is the first step toward a Brisbane 2032 appearance in team handball.

Swimming champion Kristof Milak is the undisputed one to watch for Team Hungary in this year's world championships, where new names populate the squad.

Will we see Team Ukraine athletes at Paris 2024? Champion wrestler and Ukrainian official sees the road complicated more now after a government decree.

World Rowing checks in with former world champion Amber Halliday, who's still attached to the sport when she can, despite traumatic injuries that derailed her competitive career.

Haruka Nakamura and Dachi Dolidze cement their rising status in gymnastics with confirmation of a named element for each after the World Juniors.

Team USA Tokyo 2020 gymnast Jordan Chiles is College Gymnast News' 2023 'Sportswoman of the Year.

Olympic all-around champions Nastia Liukin and Kohei Uchimura headline a group of gymnasts representing the sport at the upcoming G7 Summit in Hiroshima this month.

Is eight times a charm for champion archer Mete Gazoz at the Antalya World Cup stop?

So...why didn't Eliud Kipchoge win the Boston Marathon last weekend?

Meanwhile, Olympics has 'what you need to know' on Evans Chebet, who did win that marathon...

​Team USA sprinter Aleia Hobbs' message to her younger self? "Keep going."

​Who are 'ten players to watch' at the men's World U18 Ice Hockey Championship?

Diane Scholer (Rowe) celebrates a landmark birthday as the 'oldest living (table tennis) world champion'.

Australian I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!​ contestant and Tokyo 2020 boxer Harry Garside shares backlash he's received for his sartorial choices.

'Keep an eye out for Mirra Andreeva', as the junior tennis player has Roland Garros in mind after a recent big win.

BMX freestyler Kriss Kyle goes 2,000 feet up in the air for a new experience on the bike.

Ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell contemplate, and practice, seismic change possibilities in fure skating pairing.

It only took a few minutes for weightlifter Andreea Cotruta to go from fainting to European gold.

Sydney 2000 medalist Kate Allenby has "real worry" that fellow modern pentathletes appear largely sour on the prospect of the sport surviving into Los Angeles 2028.

Young canoe sprint athletes Sohail Ahmed and Mahmoud Ahmed get a unique opportunity for enhanced training in Romania.

Get to know Thibaud Contesse, a rising mountain biker and all-around cyclist...and a bike mechanic.

Sport climber Christoph Schweiger's untimely death is mourned by the IFSC community.

Reuters: Count on diver Stanislav Oliferchuk as just one of the many Team Ukrainian Olympic aspirants looking to avoid Russian athletes in competition.

Ukrainian tennis players Marta Kostyuk and Lesia Tsurenko express anguish at the IOC's recent softening position on Russia,

Tennis legend and Barcelona 1992 Olympian Boris Becker reflects on his recent 'very scary' prison term.
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Will tennis' Juan Martin del Potro make 'one final Grand Slam hurrah' this summer at the U.S. Open?

Digital BFFs Iga Swiatek (tennis) and Mikaela Shiffrin (Alpine skiing) continue their friendship with the help on Instagram Live.

Modern pentathlon London 2012 champion David Svoboda tries to clarify his view on support for Ukraine.

Road cycling great Peter Sagan still hopes to make a return to the "dream world" Olympic mountain biking for Paris 2024, even though qualification is tricky.

Speed skater Jutta Leerdam makes the celebrity pages alongside social media personality and MMA fighter Jake Paul.

(I wonder if a 'day in the life' of Leerdam includes a cameo by Paul...?)

Rising basketball star Caitlin Clark's is a success in the 'name, image, and likeness' game, too....with one charitable standout inclusion.

GQ Sports: Is Tom Kim the 'new superstar' of golf?

Swimmer Ariarne Titmus sees the recent world record by teenager Summer McIntosh in the 400 meter freestyle as "motivation to reclaim it".

Meanwhile, swimmer Erika Fairweather eyes her own sub-four-minute milestone in that 400 free.

Will Team USA swimmer Michael Andrew commit to the 200IM at the upcoming worlds or Olympics?

Kudos for - and from - Team Papua New Guinea as Olympian Ryan Pini is selected as the chair of the new World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Council.

The Curling News has more background on a "painful" reunion in honor of Team Norway's Thomas Ulsrud by his former squad mates.

Weightlifter Mattie Rogers tries to remain 'philosophical' about a controversial finish to her Pan American Championships competition this past weekend.

"Heartbroken" after not making it to Tokyo 2020, veteran gymnast Elsa Garcia now eyes Paris 2024 as her first return to Olympic competition since London 2012.

Ski jumper Dawid Kubacki may have ended his season early for family matters, but his presence wasn't forgotten by his colleagues and rivals.

With 'patience tested', Olympian Audrey Cordon-Ragot leaves her road cycling team over non-payment.

Beach volleyball legend Alison Cerutti is back on the sand court, now with Oscar Guimaraes, and taking it "one step at a time" as he contemplates Paris 2024 qualification.

Field hockey international Ellen Curran thinks facing a Spanish side first in the upcoming Euro League finals gives a good chance for an Irish side to make a landmark progression.

The strong performances by Teams Great Britain and Fiji in the women's rugby sevens World Cup has them each bullish on potential Paris 21024 qualification.

Volleyballer Wallace de Souza crosses a commentary line and now faces a national team suspension.

Tiril Udnes Weng reflects on the years it took to 'realize her potential' as the new Crystal Globe winner in women's cross-country skiing.

"We're having the best years of our career now." Madison Chock and Evan Bates relish their first ice dancing gold at the recent world championships.

"Ready with all the hugs." Snowboarder Jenny Jones took to Instagram to confirm her pregnancy.

Biathlon World has one last 'five burning questions' for champion Julia Simon to wrap up the season.

Marie-Philip 'Captain Clutch' Poulin and Sarah Filler lead a Team Canada squad 'loaded' with experience in search of another ice hockey world championship.

Team Finland's Reeta Hurske looks to build on her remarkable indoor season in sprint hurdles as she prepares for big goals in the outdoor season.

"Why should I narrow my scope and choose between decathlon and high jump?" Tejaswin Shankar considers extending a multi-event 'wager'.

Sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce demolishes another field, at her son's school.

Hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk has thoughts on the "painful" IOC decision on Russian athlete participation.

Jailed London 2012 long sprinter and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has parole denied for his current sentence term.

​Former javelin champion Fatima Whitbread knows that athletics powered her life; now she wants the new generation to pick up sport, too.

Long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei knows that to be great, one has to "keep on with consistency".

Team Australia middle-distance runner Peter Bol, um, distances himself from racism charges swirling around his recent drug test drama.

What does race walker Kimberly Garcia think of her double gold performance at the worlds last year?

Julyana Al-Sadeq has made taekwondo history, positioning her to be an inspiration for Muslim and Arab women in sport.

Tennis player Marta Kostyuk's dedicates her first-ever WTA Tour title to "all the people who are fighting and dying" in her home Ukraine.

Youth fencer Andrii Cherkashyn resorts to a public online fundraiser to support his training as a refugee from the war in his native Ukraine.

Olympics.com: How is fencer Ysaora Thibus 'giving a voice to women in sports'?

ATP tennis player Dennis Shapovalov has something to say about the 'gender gap' in tennis prize money.

Who were '10 young players who impressed' during the European qualifiers to this year's FIBA Basketball World Cup?

Team Spain basketball legend Paul Gasol gets a special retirement honor from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Should Team Fiji be concerned with any signs from the recent rugby sevens loss in Vancouver?

FIH interviews Team Chile's field hockey captain Camila Caram to talk her start in the sport, and more.

Swimming great Petria Thomas gets a special role for the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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"I'm really happy with that swim". Summer McIntosh underscores her rivalry with Katie Ledecky.

Team New Zealand's Brianna Edwards offers a personal take on her soccer team's Pride participation.

Will Park Ji Won and Suzanne Schulting fulfill expectations as star attractions at this weekend's short track speed skating worlds?

Olympian Aleksandar Kukolj appears on the MMA Institute podcast to talk judo, a 'secret recipe', and more. (in Serbian)

Abdullah Mohd al Marri knows that now the 'real hard work begins' with Paris 2024 equestrian jumping qualification secured for Team United Aran Emirates.

Did Kunlavut Vitidsarn 'come of age' with a recent defeat of badminton's top-ranked player?

Get to know Team Finland's ice hockey star Nelli Laitinen in a wide-ranging IIHF interview.

Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for Team Sweden's rising star Tilda Johansson.

Is Sabrina Maneca-Voinea a new hope for Team Romania gymnastics after recent World Cup success?

A 'killer mindset' allows Team Great Britain's iQFOiL sailing specialist Sam Sills to handle the pressure of a 'sudden death world'.

What will wrestler Iakub Shikhdzhamalov name his now-signature move that 'broke the internet'?
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Chloe Abbot isn't just an up-and-coming 400-meter runner, she's also a singer with The Voice talent.

Tenishia Thornton is a 'pioneer in Maltese history' with her world youth weightlifting championship win.

Double Olympian Marcus D'Almeida reaches a milestone ranking in archery for himself and Team Brazil.

Former competitive rower Lisa Farthofer breaks ten (!) world records on an 'adventure' in the Antarctic.

BMX star Sarah Walker is set to make an appearance as a guest driver at a rally car race later this month.

Team Poland's Maja Wloszczowska (mountain biking) and Natalia Niedzwiedz (BMX) share a hope that the European Games this summer in Poland helps drive popularity for their events.

Image chats with canoeist Jenny Egan on 'her story so far': sports memories, women in sports, and more.

"Our moral feelings don't allow us to stand near ... these people." Count artistic swimmers Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiiva and diver Stansislav Oliferchyk as adamantly opposed to a Russian presence at Paris 2024.

Double Olympic basketball gold medalist Swin Cash has a letter to her younger self. (The Players Tribune)

Pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis 'resets' after a first panic attack in summer 2022. (Spikes)

An injury break allowed javelin throwe rJohannes Vetter to dabble in local politics for his adopted home. (in German)

Laura Muir's fifth European Indoor Athletics Championship is a "pinch me moment".

Team Australia's Mack Horton and Cody Simpson help break the Rottnest Channel Swim record.

Alexandria Loutitt's surprise ski jumping world title has her on "her own little planet right now".

How did Metallica help snowboarder Mia Brookes become a world champion?

The Globe and Mail: Team Canada's Erin Brook is pushing surfing to new heights. (paywall)

Count Team Ireland boxer Emmet Brennan as not a fan of wanna-be boxers Jake Paul and Tommy Fury.

Team Mexico hosted a slew of their Olympians for a 'Sports as an Inspiration' workshop designed to help launch opportunities to share their stories of sports success.

Meanwhile, from Team Canada...OLY Canada Legacy Grants helps athletes make a 'positive impact'.

So...how does one pronounce curling great Brad Gushue's name?

Team Great Britain takes a look at the 'whirlwind journey' of bobsledder Arran Gulliver.

Taekwondo athlete Leslie Soltero gets a feature interview in Lideres on her rise in the sport, taking control of her dream, and more. (in Spanish)

Katie Zaferes' return to triathlon from a maternity break was 'a mix of pride and acceptance'.

​Team Ireland's track cycling women's team pursuit is "growing in confidence' with another national record.

Chatuphum Chinnawong waits (im)patiently for a Rio 2016 weightlifting medal that could change his family's life if and when awarded.

IIHF takes a look at Team Belgium's 'historic campaign' in winning a global ice hockey championship.

Biathlon World: Julia Simon finds balance outside of sport through...wood.

Were gunmen trying to intimidate soccer superstar Lionel Messi back home in Argentina?

Were 'dog drugs' at fault for retired mountain bike Olympian Katerina Nash's positive drug test?

What will Alpine skier Travis Ganong do after retirement at the end of the season? More skiing...

And Alpine skiing community cheers another Team USA stalwart as Steven Nyman also retires.

Will Novak Djokovic finally win an 'elusive gold' at Paris 2024's tennis competition?

Ahead of this weekend's world championships, The New York Times featured 'America's next great speed skater', Jordan Stolz. (paywall)