France's Cécile Hernandez has won her first Paralympic gold medal, triumphing in the women's SB-LL2 snowboard cross at Beijing 2022.

Lisa DeJong was left with a clear run to bronze following a collision involving Brenna Huckaby of the United

States and The Netherlands' Lisa Bunschoten.A collision between the pair left the SB-LL2 world champion

Chinese President Xi Jinping has claimed that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic host nation delivered on its vow to stage a "simple, safe and splendid" Games, and thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its President Thomas Bach for their support.

simple, safe and splendid" Winter Olympics which earned recognition from the international community.The United

States led a diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 over human rights concerns which was joined by countries

including Australia, Britain and Canada, although world leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, United

Brian McKeever won an incredible 14th Paralympic gold medal after easing to victory in the men's long-distance vision impaired cross-country race at Beijing 2022, while there was also a third gold medal of the Games for Japan courtesy of Taiki Kawayoke.

race's 20 kilometres after 55min 36.7sec to win at a canter.He was followed across the line by the United

States' Jake Adicoff, who had to settle for another silver medal.The 26-year-old Californian finished

Venezuela’s Ruben Limardo Gascon and Italy’s Alberta Santuccio won the men’s and women’s competitions at the International Fencing Federation Budapest Grand Prix, held in the épée discipline.

Estonia.Santuccio triumphed in the final 15-7 after earlier wins against Choi, Katherine Holmes of the United

States and Polish fencers Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk and Magdalena Pawlowska.Meanwhile, Kun reached

The International Golf Federation (IGF) has banned golfers from Russia and Belarus from competing in tournaments under its jurisdiction, following the countries invasion of Ukraine.

which operates majors the British Open and British Women's Open and sets golf's rules along with the United

States Golf Association, has banned Russian and Belarusian players from all of its events as well.

Olympic champion Italo Ferreira and American star John John Florence advanced to the semi-finals after a bumper day of competition at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour in Peniche.

ties, with Florence starting the day with a victory over Australia’s Ryan Callinan.Florence overcame United

States’ Nat Young by 15.30 to 6.93 in the round of 16, which saw him set up a quarter-final contest

who finished with a score of 11.33.Ferreira will now face compatriot Filipe Toledo, who overcame the United

States’ Conner Coffin in the quarter-finals.The second semi-final will see Florence meet Griffin Colapinto

States’ Lakey Peterson.Gilmore earned a 12.50 to 11.76 win over France’s Johanne Defay in her quarter-final

Norway’s Jarl Magnus Riiber won his second competition in consecutive days at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in Oslo.

fastest skiing time of 22min 49.9sec.In a touching moment, skiers at the finish waited to welcome the United

States’ 31-year-old Taylor Fletcher over the line in 37th place.It was the American’s last race of a

Japan topped the Lake Placid 2022 International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Speed Skating Championship medal table as key duo Yuto Tanigaki and Yuka Takahashi claimed gold.

meant they finished second in the medal table with three golds, three silvers and a bronze.After the United

States had won just two medals at the previous five FISU Championship events, they managed to accumulate

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Marie Bochet won silver for France in the women’s super-G standing ©Getty ImagesThe United States advanced

snowboard cross ©Getty ImagesChina's Yang Hongqiong won gold over pre-event favourite Oksana Masters of the United

States in the women's long-distance cross-country sitting ©Getty ImagesZheng Peng was responsible for

The United States have progressed to the semi-finals of the Para ice Hockey at Beijing 2022.

Wang Haitao's China got off the mark in their third match of the wheelchair curling tournament at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, beating Estonia after two difficult opening ties at the National Aquatics Centre.

score finishing 9-4.Go had earlier lost 8-7 in an extra end to Laurent Kneubühl's Switzerland.Finally, United

States' rink - skipped by Matthew Thums - defeated Estonia 9-6.Only Canada and Sweden remain undefeated

Tessa Worley completed a French double at the International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup in Lenzerheide as she backed up Romane Miradoli’s shock super-G victory with giant slalom success.

Just 24 hours after Miradoli overcame overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States

Russian President Vladimir Putin and oligarch Arkady Rotenberg have been removed from all their positions at the International Judo Federation (IJF), it was announced today, as the fall-out from the invasion of Ukraine continues. 

according to Forbes, worth an estimated $2.5 billion (£1.9 billion/€2.3 billion).On Thursday (March 3), the United

States added him to its sanctions list "for being responsible for or complicit in, or having directly

activities that undermine the peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of the United

States, its allies, or its partners".Boris Rotenberg had been placed on the United Kingdom sanctions

Double Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner has been arrested in Moscow on drugs charges, USA Basketball has confirmed.

Russian Federal Customs Service announced in a statement that an inspection of hand luggage carried by a United

States citizen who arrived on a flight from New York City on an unspecified date in February confirmed

The World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) has formed a committee as it pushes towards breaking's inclusion at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

sports for the Games in six years.It has established a committee consisting of representatives from the United

States, France and Australia to raise the sport's value in media, demographic and commercial sectors

The United States is the birthplace of breaking and it would be a dream come true for so many to see

Breakdancing originated in the 1970s in New York City, growing in the 1980s across the United States