Big air Olympic champion Birk Ruud of Norway scored 94.80 points to claim the men's slopestyle title at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freeski World Cup in Mammoth Mountain.

The 2019 slopestyle World Championships silver medallist won the title in the United States, with his

Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal and Egyptian outfit Al Ahly clinched semi-final places at the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco in dramatic fashion.

semi-final was between Seattle Sounders and Al Ahly.Seattle Sounders became the first team from the United

States to compete in the Club World Cup after winning last year's Confederation of North, Central America

Norwegian men asserted their dominance by claiming all three podium spots at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup in Toblach.

title.The two-time Olympic medallist crossed the line in 23:24.7 for the gold medal.Jessie Diggins of the United

States bagged silver 23:38 while two-time Olympic champion Ingvild Flugstad Østberg of Norway secured

A few days ago, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a challenge to Thomas Bach when he invited the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President to visit the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut where fierce fighting has been going on for several months now. 

the true nature of the Nazi regime soon also became clear, prompting boycott calls from groups in the United

States and Britain.Assurances that Jewish athletes would be given the same chance to participate were

stay away from the 1980 Olympics in Moscow in response to the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan.The United

States, West Germany, Japan and Canada were amongst prominent absentees.Moscow had been elected as hosts

Japanese skaters Rizu Akama and Ginwoo Onodera topped the scoring in the street semi-finals at the Street and Park World Championships in Sharjah.

with 86.42 on her first run and 84.27 and 82.96 with her two tricks at the Aljada Skate Park in the United

Pamela Rosa with 246.09 and 221.56 respectively.Olympic bronze medallist Funa Nakayama of Japan and the United

States' Paige Heyn were the other qualifiers for the final with 209.48 and 209.19.Yumeka Oda of Japan

South Africa is set to stage the International Hockey Federation Indoor Hockey World Cup with Austria and The Netherlands favourites to claim the respective men's and women's crowns.

— SA Hockey (@SA_Hockey) February 3, 2023They will go up against the Czech Republic, Australia, the United

States, Argentina and hosts South Africa.Germany are three-time winners of both the men's and women's

Switzerland's Ramon Zenhaeusern won his first International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup race since 2020 in Chamonix today.

ImagesIt was not only the first time that Ginnis, born in Athens but who was schooled as a teenager in the United

States, the land of his father, had reached the podium, but the first time he had finished in the top

Germany’s Kim Kalicki finally got to stand on top of the podium after winning the gold medal in the two-woman bobsleigh at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships in St Moritz, having finished second in the last two editions of the event.

The United States' defending champion Kaillie Humphries, chasing a third consecutive title after her

Leonie Fiebig celebrate their victory alongside countrywomen Lisa Buckwitz and Kira Lipperheide and the United

States' Kaillie Humphries and Kaysha Love ©IBSFMelanie Hasler and Nadja Pasternack, silver medallists

Russian Olympic gold medallist Anna Shcherbakova has not been invited to tomorrow's International Skating Union (ISU) Skating Awards in Zürich because of "security concerns".

a silver medallist at last year's European Championships behind Valieva, faces competition from the United

States' men's singles Olympic champion Nathan Chen and French ice dance Olympic gold medallists Gabriella

America's Birk Irving and Canada' Rachael Karker became Crystal Globe winners for the first time following their performances on an emotional day of halfpipe competition in the International Ski and Snowboard Freestyle Ski World Cup at Mammoth Mountain.

the overall standings, picked up his third silver medal of the season after scoring 93.00 points.The United

States' David Wise held the lead for much of the day following a superb first run only to slip to third

1970 Summer Universiade, Turin: men's 110m hurdles, gold.

hurdles.Hemery, born at Cirencester in Gloucestershire, was partly brought up in Britain but moved to the United

States when his father took up accounting jobs there and later attended Boston University, where he

The Netherlands were the quickest qualifiers in all three relay categories today at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Dresden.

relay team to set the fastest time ©Getty ImagesWorld Cup leaders Canada qualified from heat one with United

States, while China and France made it through too.Once again, the Dutch team recorded the fastest time

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo of Norway extended his overall lead by winning the men's sprint final at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup in Toblach.

in 2:49.76.Compatriot Maja Dahlqvist  was 0.65sec behind in second while Jessie Diggins of the United

States claimed the bronze medal in 2:50.57."

Jagger Eaton of the United States and Dutch skater Roos Zwetsloot led the men's and women's quarter-finals

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been omitted from the United States women’s basketball