France’s Romane Miradoli gave herself an early birthday present by claiming a shock first International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup victory with success in the super-G in the Swiss resort of Lenzerheide.

time, cruised to victory in a time of 1min 19.87sec, beating World Cup leaders Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States by more than half a second.Shiffrin clocked 1:20.25 for second place in her first race since

Tomorrow’s Tokyo Marathon, postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in March and then October last year, will be worth waiting for given that Kenya’s male and female world record holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei will make their debuts in the event.

:29 in Nagoya in 2020, and Hitomi Niiya, who won the first Tokyo Marathon in 2007.Sarah Hall of the United

States, runner-up at the 2020 London Marathon will seek to better her personal best of 2:20:32 set in

A breakaway competition for Russian and Belarusian athletes is set to take place at Sochi 2014 venues after the two countries were expelled from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games over the invasion of Ukraine.

- the same day as the Closing Ceremony.The annexation caused to several Western nations, led by the United

States and Britain, to not send Government officials to the Opening Ceremony.A vast majority of United

Nations (UN) member states do not recognise Crimea as a Russian territory.The Fisht Olympic Stadium

Henrieta Farkašová of Slovakia won the first gold medal of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, triumphing by more than two seconds in the women's vision impaired downhill.

champion Jesper Pedersen of Norway.Japan's Taiki Morii pipped the reigning champion Andrew Kurka of the United

States to the final medal, clocking 1:18.29 to earn a third downhill Paralympic medal of his career.Para

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has signed a cooperation agreement with the

Olympic sport management trials.The agreement will aim to engage the gymnastics community too, with the United

States being one of the most successful nations in the sport, but one where a new relationship needs

North Carolina’s bid to host the 2027 Summer World University Games is already proving to be beneficial, it is claimed, as the American state has been announced as the host of this month's USA Badminton Collegiate National Championships.

and mixed doubles.The importance of the event stems deeper as it will be the selection event for the United

States Collegiate National Team heading to the 2022 World University Games in Chengdu, scheduled to

UEFA has banned Belarusian teams from playing matches at home and will need to find neutral venues to play behind closed doors fixtures following the country’s role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

its border.The Ukrainian authorities alleged that Belarusian troops had entered the country, but the United

States said there was "no indication" the claim was true.UEFA also left the door open to review their

The United Nations estimate that over a million people have fled the country, in addition to the hundreds

Novak Djokovic will be able to participate at the French Open after the country’s Government announced vaccine passports will not be required to access venues from March 14.

Wells Masters tournament, a Masters 1000 event on the men's Associated Tennis Professionals tour in the United

States, despite organisers saying that proof of vaccination would be required for entry into the venue

World number one Jin Young Ko and South Korean compatriot Amy Yang sit top of the leader board at the halfway stage of the Women's World Championship at the Sentosa Golf Club Tanjong Course in Singapore, with day scores of five-under par.

bogeys halted her from joining Ko and Yang.She is joint third with Brooke M Henderson from Canada and United

States' Megan Khang.Tavatanakit faltered down the table after finishing on two-over par for the day,

A record 138 female athletes are set to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee has announced.

Pyeongchang 2018.China are set to compete in all six sports for the first time at the Winter Paralympics.The United

States have the second latest delegation with 65 athletes competing, while 2026 Winter Paralympics hosts

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons made an angry and emotional plea for peace as the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games opened at Beijing's National Stadium.

had joint flag bearers to reflect gender equity.Skiers Tyler Carter and Danelle Umstead carried the United

States flag.Umstead, who is visually impaired, received the news from husband Rob who acts as her guide

original heritage flame had been kindled at Stoke Mandeville to honour the origins of the Paralympics and united

Canada's Laurent Dubreuil and The Netherlands' Jutta Leerdam lead their respective competitions after the first day of the World Speed Skating Championships in Hamar.

record the fastest time by clocking 1min 14.88sec, with Kok trailing by 0.8 seconds.Kimi Goetz of the United

States placed third in 1:15.89.The results saw Leerdam lead the standings on a score of 75.550, narrowly

The next generation of stars will seek to earn titles as the International Skating Union (ISU) World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships takes place in Gdansk.

Łyżwiarstwa Szybkiego (@pzls_pl) March 3, 2022Alev Sklutovsky and Kwon Seung Min will be among the United

States representatives, while Alexandre Migner will be among Canada's hopes.A total of 30 nations will

Norway’s Maiken Caspersen Falla edged Olympic gold medallist Jonna Sundling to win the women’s classic sprint event as the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross Country World Cup continued in Drammen.

due to Russian athletes being banned as a result of the war in Ukraine.Nepryaeva has 973 points with United

States’ Jessie Diggins second on 721.As a result of the invasion, the FIS has also cancelled the remaining

Numerous International Federations (IFs) have confirmed bans on athletes from Russia and Belarus following International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendations to prohibit participation in the wake of the war in Ukraine.

tournament in Australia, where they will join Belgium, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Korea and United

States in Group A.Russian teams will be unable to compete in FIBA basketball or 3x3 events ©Getty ImagesFIBA