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Marin and Axelsen hoping to continue strong singles form at Toyota Thailand Open

  • Badminton

Spain's Carolina Marin and Denmark's Viktor Axelsen head into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Toyota Thailand Open off the back of title wins in the singles at the Yonex Thailand Open, and will be looking for similar performances at the second bubble event in Bangkok.

Thailand Open winners Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Chinese Taipei have a first round tie against the United

States' Phillip and Ryan Chew.Finally, in the mixed doubles, Thai top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and


Final two places in Tokyo 2020 women's water polo event up for grabs at Olympic qualifier

  • Water Polo

Eight teams are set to battle it out for the last two places in the women's water polo competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the final qualifier in Italy this week.

begins tomorrow and concludes on Sunday (January 24), will book a place at Tokyo 2020.They will join United

States, Spain, Canada, Australia, Russia, South Africa, China and Japan in the women's water polo event


Russell prevents Vogt hat-trick with victory at Women's Monobob World Series

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Jamaica's Carrie Russell denied American Nicole Vogt a hat-trick of Women's Monobob World Series victories by winning the third event of the weekend in Park City.

team at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow, clocked 1min 49.08sec to edge out Vogt.The United

States racer had won the first two competitions in Park City but was forced to settle for second as


Unbeaten Burov helps Russia win mixed team gold at FIS Aerials World Cup in Yaroslavl

  • Freestyle

Maxim Burov clinched his fourth win on the spin and third in Yaroslavl as he guided Russia to mixed team success in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Aerials World Cup.

325.45 while Ashley Caldwell, Eric Loughran and Justin Schoenefeld combined to record 322.92 as the United

States earned bronze in the first mixed team event of the season.Burov has yet to be defeated in the

clinched victory with 89.88.Alla Tsuper of Belarus claimed silver with 89.82 while Kaila Kuhn of the United

States came third with 87.25.Belarusian Hanna Huskova finished just outside the podium places, while


Iran sitting volleyball coach warns Tokyo 2020 preparation will be key to defending title

  • Volleyball News

Iran sitting volleyball head coach Hadi Rezaei has warned preparation will be key if the team is to retain its Paralympic Games title at Tokyo 2020 later this year.

already qualified for the Paralympics, scheduled to take place from August 24 to September 5.Germany, the United

States, Canada, Ukraine, Croatia, Latvia and Kazakhstan are set to battle it out for the final place


Friedrich sets four-man bobsleigh track record at IBSF World Cup race in St Moritz

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Germany's Francesco Friedrich continued to make history on the final day of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup after his team broke the four-man bobsleigh track record in St Moritz in Switzerland.

slender lead after run one, followed by Switzerland's Melanie Hasler and Irina Strebel in second and the United

States' three-time Olympic medallist Elana Meyers Taylor and Sylvia Hoffman in fourth.Only three of


Bassino earns consecutive giant slalom victories in Kranjska Gora

  • Alpine Skiing

Marta Bassino triumphed for the second consecutive day in the women’s giant slalom at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup in Kranjska Gora.

a first run time of 1min 10.72sec at the Slovenian venue, which was enough for second place behind United

States’ star Mikaela Shiffrin.The Italian responded with the fastest time in the second run by clocking


World Men's Handball Championship match between Cape Verde and Germany called off

  • Handball

Cape Verde's match against Germany at the World Men's Handball Championship has been cancelled after positive COVID-19 tests from two members of the African team left them short of players.

opening match at the World Championship on Friday (January 15).Two teams - the Czech Republic and the United

States - withdrew from the event before it began because of COVID-19 cases.They were replaced by North



Déjà vu for Belarus as IIHF prepares for decision on country's co-hosting of World Championship

  • The Big Read

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has admitted that his visit to Minsk last week had been open to misinterpretation. 

The United States, Canada, Japan and West Germany all stayed away.In 2008, protests against Chinese government

stars, tennis player Billie- Jean King and skater Brian Boitano, were both included as part of the United

States delegation.



Peel and Burov prove too strong with Aerials World Cup win in Yaroslavl

  • Freestyle

Australian Laura Peel and Russian Maxim Burov reigned supreme once again in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Aerials World Cup as they came out on top in Yaroslavl.

came second with 96.23 and Russian Liubov Nikitina who finished third with 93.41.Winter Vinecki of the United

States and Belarussian Hanna Huskova also secured a place in the top five while Canadian Marion Thénault


Los Angeles 2028 sponsor Delta Air Lines posts huge $15.6 billion loss

  • Los Angeles 2028

Delta Air Lines has reported an eye-watering pre-tax loss of $15.6 billion (£11.2 billion/€12.6 billion), as the international travel industry shows the scars from a pandemic-blighted year.

is more than twice the $7.65 billion (£5.5 billion/€6.2 billion) sum for which NBCUniversal bought United

States broadcasting rights to the Olympic Games between 2021 and 2032, in one of the most important

Salt Lake City 2002, the last editions of the respective Summer and Winter Games to be staged in the United

States, published a set of forecasts for the first quarter of 2021.These projected revenue down by 60


IFSC eyes Los Angeles 2028 place with Paraclimbing classification changes

  • Sport Climbing

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is set to overhaul its classification rules as it steps up its bid to get Paraclimbing included at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.

the IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup competitions in Innsbruck in Austria from June 22 to 24 and in the United

States from October 9 to 10.By allowing nine out of the 10 impairment categories, the IFSC said it would


Neville expected to lose Team GB post for role at MLS side Inter Miami

  • Football

Phil Neville is poised to be named as the new manager of Inter Miami, which would leave the Football Association seeking a replacement manager for the British women's football team at Tokyo 2020.

expected to be confirmed as the manager of Inter Miami, which is part-owned by his former Manchester United

month.The new MLS season is scheduled to begin on February 29.If Neville does make the move to the United

States, the Football Association would be forced to search for a new manager for Britain’s Olympic team.Dame