France’s Marie Bochet reigned supreme yet again as the third and final day of racing at the Para Alpine Europa Cup in Salastrains, St Moritz saw slalom take over from giant slalom.
German ski jumpers Karl Geiger and Katharina Althaus won World Cup titles today in the respective resorts of Engelberg and Premanon.
Al Ain delighted their home fans once again today as they earned a place against Argentina's River Plate in Tuesday's (December 18) semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde picked up his third career victory in the downhill at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Cup in Val Gardena on a day marred by a serious fall by Switzerland's Marc Gisin.
Germany's Olympic champions Francesco Friedrich and Mariama Jamanka had to settle for silver on their home course of Winterberg today as both were beaten by compatriots at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's (IBSF) second World Cup of the season.
Unified pair Jang Woojin, of South Korea, and Cha Hyo Sim, from North Korea, fell short of adding a golden finish to their historic progress in the International Table Tennis Federation's World Tour Grand Finals in Incheon as they were beaten in the mixed doubles final.
China earned gold in both the men's events on the third day of action at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Kyoto.
Britain's Sochi 2014 gold medallist Kelly Gallagher and France's quadruple Pyeongchang 2018 champion Marie Bochet maintained their dominant form on the second day of the World Para Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in St Moritz.
Manchester, Singapore, Tokyo and Turin have been shortlisted to join London in the bid to host the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals from 2021 to 2025.
The second night of equestrian's inaugural Global Champions League (GCL) Prague playoffs saw 12 teams enter the O2 Arena for semi-finals of the Super Cup, chasing six places in the fnal on Sunday (December 16).
Canada's Lonnie Bissonnette dominated the first race on Park City's 2002 Olympic course in Utah as the Para Bobsleigh World Cup season got underway.
Hosts France beat The Netherlands 27-21 to earn a place in the final of the European Women’s Handball Championships on Sunday (December 16), where they will face Russia, who won their semi-final against Romania 28-22.
Germany’s Katharina Althaus won qualification today for the International Ski Federation’s Ski Jumping World Cup event set to take place over the weekend on the newly refurbished Les Tuffles HS 90 hill in Premanon in France.
Aksel Lund Svindal skied to his 36th World Cup win today in the super giant slalom at the International Ski Federation World Cup at Val Gardena in Italy - equalling the total achieved by his childhood idol, Benjamin Reich.
Russia’s Sochi 2014 skeleton gold medallist Alexander Tretiakov earned his first World Cup victory in nearly two years at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation event at Winterberg in Germany.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future well-being of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom.
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