Austrian Matej Svancer has topped qualification for tomorrow's men's slopestyle final, as the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski World Cup continues in Laax.

qualification winner, Andri Ragletti from Switzerland with a best of 79.66.Olympic champion Alex Hall of the United

States was fourth best with 78.50 in group two, followed by Canadians Evan McEachran and Max Moffatt.Olympic

fourth today ©Getty ImagesThe rest of the group one qualifiers were Mac Forehand and Colby Stevenson of United

States and the Swiss pair of Fabian Bösch and Valentin Morel.Cody Laplante of the US and Christian Nummedal

A $1 million (£809,000/€924,000) project has been launched in the Solomon Islands to continue to help clear unexploded bombs from World War Two in time for this year’s Pacific Games.

The Department of State in the United States has provided funding to The HALO Trust to run the initiative

Japan's Ryo Hirose completed his hat-trick of golds at the Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games with victory in the men's 10-kilometres pursuit cross-country race at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

finished after 22min 44.9sec while Kirkeng dropped off hugely, coming in nine seconds later, and the United

States' John Steel Hagenbuch secured bronze.The win marked Hirose's third gold after triumphs in the

Zach LaVine, a member of the United States basketball team that won the Olympic gold medals at Tokyo

A group of 13 countries have become founding members of the Association for the Development of Ice Hockey of Islamic Countries, which is to be headed up by Russian businessman Nail Maganov - an individual the Ukrainian Government has "identified for sanction".

Bahrain, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United

between its members, organising joint sports tournaments and exchanging experiences.It is aimed at states

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Danielle Collins of the United States waves to the crowd after surviving a late-night scare against Karolina

The Guam National Olympic Committee (GNOC) has begun its activities in 2023 with a community strength and conditioning course for coaches affiliated to its National Federations.

15 countries where OSEP courses have been delivered since 2004.The unincorporated territory of the United

States has had its NOC recognised by the International Olympic Committee since 1986.It has competed

Australia’s Adam Scott has admitted it would be "unfortunate" if The Open champion Cameron Smith missed next year's Olympic Games, but claimed he had no sympathy for him and other rebels who have joined the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour.

 Britain's Justin Rose and the United States' Xander Schauffele, the Olympic gold medallists at

Defending champion Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open after a straight sets defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in which he struggled with a hip injury.

behind to beat Canada's Bianca Andreescu 2-6, 7-6, 6-4.Last year's runner-up Danielle Collins of the United

States is set to play Kazakhstan's Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the third round after both players

Organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics have begun the hunt for a vice-president of sustainability for what they have described as the "the largest peacetime gathering in the history of the world."

City Contract, signed by LA28 with the International Olympic Committee and also work closely with the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.The Athletes Village used at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

Luann Ryon of United States, the 1976 Olympic women’s archery gold medallist, has died at the age of

The International Skating Union (ISU) Council has provisionally allocated three major figure skating events in 2025 and 2026 to Seoul, Tallinn and Salzburg.

second gold medallist at the Four Continents Championships in Tallinn last year.Colorado Springs in the United

States and Shanghai in China have already been awarded the 2023 and 2024 editions respectively.China's

Niklas Malacinski and Evan Nichols enjoyed home Nordic combined success as they secured the United States

Double Olympic basketball gold medallist Brittney Griner has made a surprise appearance at Martin Luther King (MLK) Day celebrations in Phoenix, Arizona.

Association League, was pictured with wife Cherelle during the parade, one of many staged throughout the United

States in memory of Dr Martin Luther King, who was one of the most prominent civil rights activists

in the United States before his assassination in 1968.Griner told Phoenix-based television station 12

Elma Smit and two-time Olympian Johnny Weir have been named as hosts of next month's International Skating Union (ISU) Skating Awards.

Weir represented the United States at the Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, and is was the