The International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup is scheduled to continue with skiathlon races in the Finnish city of Lahti this weekend.

the Norwegian national team may return to the World Cup in Lahti ©Getty ImagesJessie Diggins of the United

States became the first non-European to win the Tour de Ski after triumphing in the women's event.She

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery last month, his daughter has revealed.

was President of FIFA for 17 years until 2015 when he resigned amid a corruption scandal which led to United

States prosecutors indicting several officials.Blatter is currently serving a six-year ban from football.FIFA

Organisers of the rescheduled Ryder Cup are planning to host more than 40,000 people a day at the postponed event at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin in September if the COVID-19 pandemic situation improves.

Kohler, have revealed plans to allow spectators to attend the biennial match between Europe and the United

States."

Campaign groups fighting against the persecution of Uighur Muslims in China have joined forces to pressure sponsors to withdraw their support of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

given to Uighur Muslims in the detention camps.The aim of the campaign - set to be launched in the United

States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Japan and Australia -

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Athletes' Commission is set to hold its first-ever elections later this month.

Güler of Turkey, Sam Deroo of Belgium, Małgorzata Glinka-Mogentale of Poland, Jordan Larson of the United

States, Ognjenovic Maja of Serbia, Samuele Papi of Italy and Polina Rahimova of Azerbaijan.

As organisers of next month’s Australian Open strive to manage quarantine arrangements for many of the world’s leading tennis players, they have no more sympathetic observer in the world than Hockey Canada’s vice-president Dean McIntosh, who recently oversaw the successful staging in Edmonton of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship.

But once fully underway the event - which concluded with a 2-0 victory for the United States over the

The United States beat Canada to win the IIHF World Junior Championship ©Getty ImagesThe Rogers Place

USA Boxing is holding a training camp in preparation for this year's Olympics in Tokyo in an abandoned department store.

National team boxers have been unable to use the facilities at the United States Olympic and Paralympic

Italy’s Sofia Goggia will hope to retain her lead in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Cup downhill standings, as the halfway mark is reached in Crans-Montana.

quickest today.Switzerland’s Corinne Suter is second in the World Cup downhill standings, with the United

States’ Breezy Johnson third.Suter and Johnson recorded the second fastest times in the respective training

Olympic champion Chloe Kim returned to the International Ski Federation Snowboard World Cup circuit in style by topping the women’s halfpipe semi-final standings in Laax.

respectively.Japan’s Yuto Totsuka top scored in the second heat, with his second run receiving a score of 84.75.United

States’ Taylor Gold and Germany’s Andre Hoeflich completed the top three in the heat on 83.50 and 80.75

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen and Spain's Carolina Marin continued their pursuit of back-to-back titles on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) WorldTour circuit by reaching the quarter-finals of the Toyota Thailand Open.

Tunjung.Canada’s Michelle Li will be her quarter-final opponent, following her 21-17, 21-18 victory over the United

States’ Iris Wang.Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon and India’s PV Sindhu will meet in a high-profile

Antwerp has been named as the host of the seventh edition of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 World Cup in 2022.

champions after winning the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Amsterdam, overcoming Hungary in the final.The United

States are the current men’s champions, after beating Latvia in the 2019 final.Flemish Minister for

World number one Novak Djokovic has claimed a list of demands to improve the quarantine conditions of Australian Open players was "misconstrued" and came from "good intentions".

a hotel room for 14 days, but these calls have so far been rebuffed.Djokovic and Sofia Kenin of the United

States are set to defend the men's and women's titles, respectively.

Switzerland, Slovenia, France, Norway and hosts Egypt claimed wins as the main round of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship got underway.

points to their name from the first phase.Switzerland arrived at the event as a late replacement for the United

States following their withdrawal and after reaching the main round, started this phase with a two point

Annika Sörenstam has defended her decision to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from departing United

States President Donald Trump – a day after his supporters stormed the Capitol.

considers to have made "especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United

States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavours."

The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time candidate list has been reduced to ten after the first round of voting.

the 40th anniversary of the first edition of the World Games, which was held in Santa Clara in the United

States in 1981.The winner of the race is due to be announced on February 1.