Ruka is poised to host the opening event of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup season with three days of racing taking place in Finland.

winner of the Ruka Triple in 2020, with the Norwegian followed by Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov.The United

States Jessie Diggins earned the women's FIS Cross-Country World Cup overall title last season ©Getty

star at Beijing 2022, having won four gold medals at the World Championships earlier this year.United States

Finland has unveiled the jerseys its ice hockey team will be wearing during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

at Vancouver 2010 and Pyeongchang 2018.At Beijing 2022, Finland have been placed in Group A with the United

States, Canada, the Russian Olympic Committee and Switzerland.Beijing 2022 is due to open on February

Canada's Alysia Rissling continued her stunning form in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Women's Monobob World Series in Park City, as she recorded her fifth victory in five starts.

Olympic Games at Beijing 2022 came yesterday in the first of back-to-back races at Park City in the United

six events.Germany’s Stephanie Schneider won the opening two European races in Lillehammer, with the United

States’ Elana Meyers Taylor then topping the standings in Innsbruck.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a global growth strategy which includes an ambition for the sport to feature at the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympics and become a permanent core sport at the Games thereafter.

the governing body also aiming to expand all of its events to enable more nations to take part.The United

States, host of the 2028 Olympics, is pinpointed as one of the key markets to target, forming a major

Governance reforms will again be top of the agenda when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board holds its latest meeting here tomorrow.

vet candidates for key roles including the Presidency.But athlete groups and countries such as the United

States, which has withheld half of its funding in response to what it feels is a lack of meaningful

Monobob World Series season as she triumphed in the first of back-to-back races at Park City in the United

States.

The Unite Here Local 11 labour union has called on the Los Angeles City Council to delay a vote on the Games Agreement for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics, claiming it risks "massive cost overruns without meaningful public input".

earlier this month, outlining the responsibilities held by the city, the Organising Committee and the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.A City Council vote is expected later this year, with Los Angeles

Mohamed Ehab, one of the world’s most popular weightlifters, has been planning a spectacular return to competition at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships next month - but his name does not appear on the list of entries.

also features the phenomenal Bulgarian teenager Karlos Nasar, China’s Li Dayin, CJ Cummings of the United

States, Brayan Rodallegas of Colombia and several other top contenders.Egypt’s National Olympic Committee

American head coach Jason Harnett and four players visited Virginia Tech to help promote the university's young wheelchair tennis programme.

players of all ages as part of a drive to develop the sport.Participants at the event hailed from other states

sport, how good it can be and how awesome it was for the kids that we have in our group," he told the United

States Tennis Association website."

Petra Sörling has been elected International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) President at the body's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Houston.

World Championships in Houston.It had been in some doubt when Al-Mohannadi was denied entry to the United

States because of visa issues, but it was agreed to proceed after an "emergency meeting" of the Executive

Beijing 2022 accounting services supplier PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is to expand its operations in China, doubling its workforce in the country to 40,000.

March 4 to 13.There has been intensifying talk of Western nations staging a diplomatic boycott.With the United

States' relationship with China fraught, President Joe Biden has confirmed the country is considering

boycott as a protest against the host nation's human rights record.Politicians from Canada and the United

Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board prior to its meeting tomorrow after becoming director of the United

States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the US Government entity that has been highly

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony and plans for his visit are underway, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

under scrutiny, and with relations with many Western powers already strained it is anticipated that the United

States and some allies will implement a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.US

is considering a diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022, while Government officials from Canada and the United

Australia is poised to host the Rugby World Cup in 2027 after being named the preferred candidate by the World Rugby Council, while England has been given the same status for the women's competition in 2025.

The United States is additionally in pole position for the 2031 Rugby World Cup and will enter into exclusive

Zealand came in Chicago - and the city could well host matches as part of the 2031 Rugby World Cup as the United

States is entering into exclusive dialogue with World Rugby on the tournament ©Getty ImagesRugby Australia

 "The United States is an emerging rugby market primed with potential that we’re excited to unlock

Ethiopia's Olympic medallists Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lilesa have pledged that they are willing to join the front line in support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Government as a year-long conflict with rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces escalates.

month.Fears of a further worsening of the security situation have prompted several nations, including the United

States, France and Germany to advise their citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible.Tens of thousands

regions, with efforts to provide aid to millions of people hampered by fighting.Agencies, including the United