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Canada’s defence of IIHF world title continues with dramatic 4-3 overtime win over Sweden

  • Ice Hockey

Despite their fitful start to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Finland, Canada are now two wins away from making a successful defence of their title after beating Sweden 4-3 in a dramatic overtime quarter-final.

the wane.Not so, as they now move forward to the semi-final against Czech Republic, 4-1 winners over Germany



Walk-outs from major ski countries as Eliasch re-elected FIS President and Putin-supporter Vyalbe voted off Council

  • Skiing

A stormy International Ski Federation (FIS) Congress in Milan today saw several delegates walking out before President Johan Eliasch was elected unopposed for a further four years and Russian Cross-Country Ski Association President Elena Vyalbe was voted off the Council.

acted as spokesman during the Congress, leading a group of 15 National Associations, including Austria, Germany



Goda, 14, could challenge for women’s title in debut at ITTF Africa Cup

  • Table Tennis

Fourteen-year-old phenomenon Hana Goda is shaping up as one of the favourites to take the women’s singles title at the International Table Tennis Federation’s Africa Cup which starts in Lagos tomorrow, concluding on Saturday (May 28).

ITTFAfrica) May 14, 2022Egypt’s men are spearheaded by world number 19 Omar Assar, who recently moved to Germany


Four defending champions taking to water at Canoe Slalom European Championships

  • Canoeing

Four champions from last year's Canoe Slalom European Championships - Corinna Kuhnle, Miren Lazkano, Vít Prindiš and Denis Gargaud-Chanut - will defend their titles at the 2002 edition which starts tomorrow at Liptovsky Mikulaš in Slovakia and concludes on Sunday (May 29).

champion Kuhnle of Austria, Slovenian Eva Terčelj, last year's European silver medallist, Elena Lilik of Germany





Badosa avoids following Osaka and Krejčíková's early French Open exits

  • Tennis

French Open third seed Paula Badosa avoided the fate of defending champion Barbora Krejčíková and Japan’s four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka as she earned a confident first-round win today.

Halep progressed after a dramatic match, winning the opening set against unseeded Nastasja Schunk of Germany


Danish history-makers miss qualifying at IIHF World Championship after 7-1 loss to Slovakia

  • Ice Hockey

Slovakia delivered a crushing blow to Denmark’s ambitions on the final day of qualifying at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Finland with a 7-1 win that left the Danes, who had earned a historic win over defending champions Canada the previous day, out in the cold.

at the end of the opening period.Damien Riat scores for Switzerland in the penalty shootout against Germany

defeat on the reigning champions in their earlier qualifying match - earned a 4-3 win over fourth seeds Germany