A group of seven members of the Pyeongchang 2018 gold medal winning men’s ice hockey team have been selected in the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) squad for Beijing 2022.

The Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) team triumphed at Pyeongchang 2018 after beating Germany 4-3 in

European rights holder Discovery has unveiled its coverage plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, with its Cube studio that featured prominently at Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 set to take centre stage once again.

launch of Discovery's coverage of the Games, as well as quadruple bobsleigh champion Kevin Kuske of Germany

Heidi Biebl, the first German skier to win Olympic gold medal in the downhill, has died at the age of 80, it has been announced.

ahead of the silver medallist, the United States’ Penny Pitou.Biebl was representing the United Team of Germany

, which included athletes from both the West and East side of the Berlin Wall.As East Germany had introduced

but because she already had one, Biebl instead accepted an offer of 350 marks for driving lesson.West Germany

Norway ended Spain’s 17-game unbeaten streak at the men’s European Handball Championships after triumphing 27-23 in their main round match in Bratislava, Slovakia.

named player of the match.Elsewhere in Group II, played at the Ondrej Nepela Arena, Sweden defeated a Germany

side depleted by coronavirus cases 25-21.Germany conceded 13 turnovers and after losing three successive

Diana Filipszki and Lauryn Siebert added another gold for medal table-topping Germany at the International

second quickest on their first run with a time of 51.22, but a 51.12 effort on the second run relegated Germany

Italian Dorothea Wierer claimed victory in the women's 12.5-kilometre mass start race, ending the latest leg of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Antholz-Anterselva.

by Russian Kristina Reztsova and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet.Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff, Vanessa Voigt of Germany

Iceland claimed a surprise win over Olympic champions France in the main round of the European Men’s Handball Championship.

next stage.Three more main-round games are scheduled tomorrow in Group II, with Poland facing Russia, Germany

Germany picked up three golds on the second day of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's

Both Germany and Russia had collected two gold medals apiece in the skeleton competitions on the first

South Africa's men's team extended their World Rugby Sevens Series winning streak to 27 matches en route to the semi-finals in Málaga.

tomorrow's semi-finals.Australia struggled through Pool B, finishing second ahead of invitational side Germany

The penultimate day of the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer proved successful for Canada, including triumphs in both snowboard cross team events.

them and another well-fancied team in France.In the Para Alpine skiing events, Anna-Lena Forster of Germany

of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup season today at Titisee-Neustadt in Germany

Ireland are set to begin their pursuit of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi tomorrow after narrowly missing out on the 2021 crown to The Netherlands.

leads to the World Final in Barcelona in September.The eight-strong field also includes Britain, Egypt, Germany

Holders Spain extended their unbeaten run of matches at men’s European Men's Handball Championship to 17 after coming from behind to edge Russia in Bratislava, Slovakia.

EHFEURO) January 21, 2022The other game in the group saw 2020 European bronze medallists Norway overcome Germany

the top scorers at this year’s event with 162 goals, with Erik Thorsteinsen Toft top scoring against Germany

with seven.Spain lead Group II with six points, followed by Norway and Sweden, both on four, and Germany

South Africa's men and Australia's women were among the nations who clinched their places in the Cup quarter-finals on the first day of the World Rugby Sevens Series event at the Estadio Ciudad de Málaga.

three points.Ireland are into the last eight from Pool B after 33-14 and 24-7 victories over Japan and Germany

have work to do tomorrow to make sure of their progress, after being held to a surprise 12-12 draw by Germany

Norwegians and one German ski jumper are absent from this weekend's World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt in Germany