SAN JUAN, April 21, 2025 —Special Olympics International (SOI) announced on April 10 that San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be the host site for the very first Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup, marking the first time in the 56-year history of the global sporting movement that a Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup will take place. Modeled after the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup™, this historic event, held from 5-7 December will bring together 20 men’s teams and 20 women’s...

MADRID, April 21, 2025 - Madrid became the capital city of sport tonight as the Laureus World Sports Awards celebrated its 25th anniversary by gathering the greatest athletes not only of the past 12 months, but of the 21st Century.Simone Biles and Rebecca Andrade – friends, rivals and Olympic champions from the world of gymnastics – were both winners here; both sides of Spanish football’s great duopoly were represented on the winners’ podium, as Real Madrid and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal were honoured; and...

MADRID, April 20, 2025 - Rebeca Andrade, the Olympic gymnastics champion, has spoken of her pride in being part of a ‘historic moment’ – the Games’ first gymnastics podium to feature three black athletes.The Brazilian gymnast is nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards after suffering three anterior cruciate ligament injuries during her career. Her comeback was captured in one of the images of the Games: Andrade on top of the podium, with Simone Biles...

CHISINAU, April 18, 2025 - The Sports Press Forum, organised by the Moldovan Sports Press Association (APSM), brought together journalists, sports partners, and international guests on Saturday, 12 April at Mi Piace Restaurant in Chisinau. Mi Piace, a long-standing supporter of APSM and traditional host of the APSM Gala, provided the familiar and welcoming setting for what proved to be a significant gathering for the future of Moldovan sports journalism.The forum was convened to open a much-needed dialogue...