Italy’s Sofia Goggia was again the queen of Lake Louise as she secured victory in a World Cup super-g on Sunday to go with her two downhill wins. The men’s second World Cup downhill at Beaver Creek in Colorado was cancelled due to excessive wind follow…
Riiber takes latest Nordic combined win, Norway and Russia CC relays
Norway’s Jarl Riiber delivered a dominant home win in the Nordic combined World Cup in Lillehammer on Sunday for his third triumph in four events this season. Riiber’s best 143-metre jump in the ski jumping portion gave him a 29-second lead over Austri…
Riiber takes latest Nordic combined win, Norway and Russia CC relays
Norway’s Jarl Riiber delivered a dominant home win in the Nordic combined World Cup in Lillehammer on Sunday for his third triumph in four events this season. Riiber’s best 143-metre jump in the ski jumping portion gave him a 29-second lead over Austri…
Riiber takes latest Nordic combined win, Norway and Russia CC relays
Norway’s Jarl Magnus Riiber delivered a dominant home win in the Nordic combined World Cup in Lillehammer on Sunday for his third triumph in four events this season. Riiber’s best 143-metre jump in the ski jumping portion gave him a 29-second lead over…
Former table tennis president Weikert new German Olympic Sports chief
Thomas Weikert, the former head of the table tennis global governing body, has been elected president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) at a meeting in Weimar on Saturday. The 60-year-old Weikert secured a clear mandate over the only ot…
Sweden’s Dahlqvist wins again, Klaebo reigns supreme on home snow
Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist secured another women’s cross country World Cup victory when she prevailed in the sprint Lillehammer, Norway, on Friday. In the men’s race, Norwegian Olympic champion Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won ahead of his compatriot Thomas H…
Disgraced former athletics chief Diack dies aged 88
Berlin (dpa) — Lamine Diack, the disgraced former president of world athletics, has died aged 88. Senegal President Macky Sall said on Twitter on Friday: “With the death of Lamine Diack, Senegal has lost one of its most illustrious sons. “A renowned sp…
Sweden’s Dahlqvist wins again, Klaebo reigns supreme on home snow
Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist secured another women’s cross country World Cup victory when she prevailed in the sprint Lillehammer, Norway, on Friday. In the men’s race, Norwegian Olympic champion Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won ahead of his compatriot Thomas H…
Japan’s costs for Olympics lower than expected
Japan’s costs for this year’s Olympic Games and Paralympics in Tokyo were lower than expected, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Friday, citing informed sources. At least 150 billion yen (1.4 billion dollars) less in costs were incurred than e…
Reports: Disgraced former athletics chief Diack dies aged 88
Berlin (dpa) — Lamine Diack, the disgraced former president of world athletics has died aged 88, his family told various media on Friday. Diack led the IAAF, later rebranded World Athletics, from 1999 to 2015 but was convicted in 2020 of taking Russian…