Norway’s Jarl Magnus Riiber has dominated the Nordic skiing World Cup this season but his absence through injury on Saturday allowed Austria’s Johannes Lamparter to seal his maiden victory in the competition. The 20-year-old Lamparter won a stunning wo…
IOC chief Bach gives athletes Beijing Games guarantee
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has “definitely” ruled out the cancellation of the Beijing Winter Games next month despite problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “The coronavirus policy in China is a zero Covid policy,…
Loginov wins biathlon sprint in Oberhof, Jacquelin extends lead
Russia’s Alexander Loginov won the men’s sprint in Oberhof as the biathlon World Cup resumed Friday and France’s Emil Jacquelin took second to extend his lead in the overall standings. Loginov, the 2020 world champion in the discipline, needed 27 minut…
Beijing Games ceremony to include ‘unprecedented’ cauldron lighting
The opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Winter Games next month will include an opening ceremony “different” to the 2008 summer Games in the city and will light the cauldron in a way “unprecedented in the over 100-year history of the Olympic Games…
Loginov wins biathlon sprint in Oberhof, Jacquelin extends lead
Russia’s Alexander Loginov won the men’s sprint in Oberhof as the biathlon World Cup resumed Friday and France’s Emil Jacquelin took second to extend his lead in the overall standings. Loginov, the 2020 world champion in the discipline, needed 27 minut…
Two more coronavirus cases as biathlon World Cup resumes in Oberhof
One Swiss athlete and one Russian official have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the biathlon World Cup resuming in Oberhof, the ruling IBU said Friday. Sprint races for men and women, delayed from Thursday due to poor weather conditions at…
Germany and Italy bounce back at ATP Cup, Russia get second win
Germany and Italy bounced back from opening defeats with victories at the ATP Cup in Sydney on Tuesday while defending champions Russia made it two wins out of two ties. Alexander Zverev and Jan-Lennart Struff won their singles rubbers to help Germany …
Three Swiss skiers test positive for coronavirus
Swiss skiers Camille Rast, Aline Danioth und Melanie Meillard have tested positive for the coronavirus and are out of Tuesday’s World Cup slalom in Zegreb. The national federation Swiss Ski said PCR tests confirmed original findings from internal tests…
DOSB boss Weikert calls for government support for mass and top sport
German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) president Thomas Weikert expects more support from the nation’s new government when it comes to overcoming the coronavirus crisis. Weikert told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung paper on in interview published Sunday o…
French-Open-Finalist Pavlyuchenkova tests positive for coronavirus
French Open finalist Anastastia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia said on Thursday she is the latest tennis player to test positive for the coronavirus ahead of the Australian Open. “Unfortunately, I have some bad news. I arrived in Australia on Tuesday and tes…