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Vogt wins first Women's Monobob World Series race in Park City

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Nicole Vogt was a convincing winner of the first of three International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Women's Monobob World Series races in Park City.

- to win by a margin of 1.15.Brazilian Marina Silva Tuono placed second, with Riley Compton of the United

States third.Americans Lauren Brzozowski and Jenna Weidner were fourth and fifth, with Nigeria's Simidele


Yaroslavl to host first FIS Aerials World Cup competition in more than a month

  • Freestyle

The International Ski Federation Aerials (FIS) World Cup season is set to reignite with four competitions over the next four weekends.

then scheduled to battle it out in Belarusian capital Minsk before competing in Deer Valley in the United

States on February 5 to complete a busy four-week period.


FIS Alpine World Cup returns to Flachau after Kitzbühel and Wengen cancellations

  • Skiing

Flachau in Austria has stepped in to host back-to-back men’s slalom competitions in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup after racing was called off in Wengen and Kitzbühel due to outbreaks of coronavirus.

first giant slalom race since mid-December when Marta Bassino of Italy and Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States both recorded victories in Courchevel in France.Shiffrin was also in fine form in Flachau as


World Flying Disc Federation calls off all major events in 2021 due to COVID-19

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The World Flying Disc Federation has called off all major events planned for this year and released a "tentative" schedule for 2022 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc.

Championships and the World Overall Flying Disc Championships – which were both scheduled to be held in the United

States this year – as well as the 2021 World Team Disc Golf Championships in Croatia.After all flying

"tentative" calendar for 2022, starting with the World Beach Ultimate Championships in April in the United


Private investment group Sixth Street set for majority stake in LA 2028 sponsorship sales agency Legends

  • Los Angeles 2028

A deal has been agreed giving a private equity group called Sixth Street majority control of the sponsorship sales agency for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

the time that the company was set to work with the commercial joint venture between LA 2028 and the United

States Olympic Committee.Legends President and chief executive Shervin Mirhashemi then described the

live, play and experience has never been greater".LA 2028 is set to be the first Summer Games in the United

States, the world’s biggest national economy, since Atlanta 1996.


Harrison fined by ATP after refusing on-court interview over mask wearing

  • Tennis

American tennis player Christian Harrison has been fined after refusing to take part in an on-court interview in protest over mask rules at the Delray Beach Open.

American is the younger brother of Ryan Harrison, who has a career-high ranking of world number 40.The United

States has recorded more deaths from coronavirus than any other country in the world, with 23.4 million


Suga eyes talks with North Korea at Tokyo 2020 over abduction issue

  • Tokyo 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has spoken of his desire to hold talks with senior North Korean officials at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as he seeks a diplomatic settlement over the abduction of his country’s citizens.

hold talks with Kim.The Games has also been mooted as a potential opportunity for talks between the United

States, Japan and North Korea.Robert O'Brien, the national security advisor for the US, suggested the


Boycott of Beijing 2022 would be "counterproductive", Canadian Olympic official claims

  • Beijing 2022

Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) secretary general David Shoemaker has admitted there are concerns over the human rights situation in China, but played down suggestions the country may boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Uyghur Muslims, something the country denies ©Getty ImagesPoliticians from Britain, Australia and the United

States have called for a boycott due to the alleged human rights abuse in Hong Kong and of Uyghur Muslims

, accusations China has repeatedly denied.The British and United States Governments previously boycotted

week prior to the opening of the event.Teams from both countries were represented at the Games.The United


CONCACAF to stage postponed men's Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier in March

  • Tokyo 2020

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has confirmed its men's Olympic qualifying tournament will take place in Mexico in March.

pandemic.Guadalajara in Mexico will remain as the host city for the tournament, set to run from March 18 to 30.Mexico, United

States, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic have been drawn in Group A, while Group B features Honduras


Neutral Russian team draw first match of IHF World Men’s Handball Championship

  • Handball

The Russian Handball Federation team (RHF) claimed a draw in their first match of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship, as seven group games took place on day two of the tournament in Egypt.

Sports Complex in the 6th of October City.Switzerland came into the tournament yesterday in place of the United

States, who withdrew following a host of positive coronavirus tests within their camp.The day’s most


Lotholz tops Canadian one-two at IBSF Women’s Monobob World Series event in Innsbruck

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Canadian Melissa Lotholz became the third different winner in this season’s International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Women’s Monobob World Series with victory in Innsbruck.

points ahead of Switzerland’s Melanie Hasler on 188 and Romanian Andreea Grecu on 184.Park City in the United

States is due to stage women’s monobob competitions on January 15, 16 and 17 while St Moritz in Switzerland


Xiao and Moses to join US Congressional panel overseeing USOPC reform

  • PASO

Congressional Commission established by the Empowering Olympic and Amateur Athletes Act which will examine the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Movement.

Moses has also been included on the list of appointments.Moses is currently Chairman Emeritus of the United

States Anti-Doping Agency.Half of the appointments to the Congressional Commission have now been confirmed.Paralympian

Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.Senator Roger Wicker, chair of the United

States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has named London 2012 Olympic

for conducting a study on matters related to the state of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement in the United


IOC sponsor Intel appoints new boss

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsor Intel has appointed a new chief executive.

to reshape the future of technology.”Former Intel chief executive Andrew Grove, an immigrant to the United

States from Hungary, was Time magazine’s man of the year in 1997.His 1996 work, Only the Paranoid Survive



Senegal to stage first teqball National Challenge Series event of 2021

  • Teqball

Senegalese capital Dakar is set to stage the first International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) National Challenger Series event of 2021.

would continue to obtain financial and educational support to assist with the event organisation.The United

States is set to stage FITEQ Challenger Cup events, starting with Las Vegas on January 17.Challenger

believe the Challenger Cup doubles competitions demonstrate the continued growth of teqball across the United

States.