The upcoming National Hockey League (NHL) season is set to last just five months with 26 fewer games before the Stanley Cup gets underway.

pre-season games ahead of the upcoming season with training camps set to start on January 3.With the United

States-Canada border remaining closed due to the global health crisis, the NHL and NHLPA sought to minimise

Vlad Marinescu has been re-elected as International Esports Federation (IESF) President after opponent Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan stood down from the race.

with only four members voting against him.He ran in the election unopposed after Sheikh Sultan of the United

made it difficult for him to carry out his duties as President from South Africa.The American is also United

States Esports Federation President, as well as chief media and marketing officer of International Judo

 He also serves as an adviser to the President of the United Arab Emirates and is President of The

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has stated that a potential 2030 Salt Lake

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has criticised the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for halving the sanctions imposed against Russia after the country's ban from major events was cut from four to two years.

CAS decided to halve the suspension - a ruling that has led to criticism from UK Anti-Doping and the United

States Anti-Doping Agency and now iNADO has also expressed its disappointment.While Russia's flag and

The Canadian Olympic Committee, New Zealand Olympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

World number one Ko Jin-young stormed to victory at the season-ending Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour event in Florida, winning by five shots.

ending event in Florida after carding a five-under-par round of 67 on the final day ©Getty ImagesThe United

States Mina Harigae finished a further shot back at 12-under-par in outright fourth while behind there

Dutch duo Mathieu van der Poel and Lucinda Brand emerged victorious from the International Cycling Union (UCI) Cyclo-cross World Cup event in Belgian city Namur.

Cyclo-cross World Cup (@UCIcyclocrossWC) December 20, 2020Second place went to Clara Honsinger of the United

States as she finished 29 seconds behind Brand.Denise Betsema of The Netherlands was 38 seconds further

Nadine Fähndrich had a weekend to remember in Dresden as she followed up her individual success with a team sprint victory for Switzerland at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup event.

Lampič helped Slovenia secure bronze in 16:39.46 as Jessie Diggins and Sophie Caldwell Hamilton of United

States I missed out on a medal.Alexander Bolshunov, who leads the men’s overall standings, continued

Vlad Marinescu is bidding to extend his spell as President of the International Esports Federation (IESF) - but faces competition from Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan for the top job.

American Marinescu and Sheikh Sultan of the United Arab Emirates are set to battle it out in tomorrow

made it difficult for him to carry out his duties as President from South Africa.The American is also United

States Esports Federation President, as well as chief media and marketing officer of International Judo

Sheikh Sultan was named vice-president.Sheikh Sultan also serves as an adviser to the President of the United

France's Alexis Pinturault has returned to the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup circuit with a victory in the giant slalom on day one of two in Alta Badia in Italy.

Odermatt narrowly missed the podium in fourth, dropping down to third in the overall standings.The United

States' Tommy Ford was fifth, while Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was sixth and maintains his lead

Russia’s biggest hope for an Olympic medal in weightlifting has been suspended for a suspected doping offence.

head-to-head with China’s Li Wenwen, who will now be a very strong favourite for gold.Sarah Robles of the United

States could be a beneficiary of Kashirina's confirmed absence, as could New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has been forced to amend its schedule for the World Junior Championship in Canadian city Edmonton after Germany and Sweden were hit by more coronavirus cases.

held on Tuesday (December 22), Switzerland and Austria will go head-to-head before Finland and the United

States meet.A day later, hosts Canada are expected to face Russia while Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Japan's women's basketball team has suffered a blow to their medal hopes for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after star player Ramu Tokashiki tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

Gymnasium.Tokashiki has previously played for Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association in the United

States and is a seven-time Women’s Japan Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Tokyo has reached 10,000 coronavirus cases in a month for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, raising fresh question marks over the staging of next summer’s delayed Olympic and Paralympic Games.

nationwide lockdowns, with the situation there considerably worse than in Japan.Yesterday, Chris Whitty, the United

competition.The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus is currently being administered in the UK and the United

States, and approval is pending in Japan.Vaccines have also been developed by American company Moderna

Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club has been named the first Parasport Club of the Year, winning the British award after a public vote was held between 11 monthly winners.

Parasport states that the Club of the Year honour is designed to showcase "inclusive opportunity to get

active in the United Kingdom".Parasport's mission is to create a community of players, parents and coaches

Most Presidents can expect at least a short honeymoon period. Umar Kremlev, elected last Saturday (December 12) as President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), will have no such luxury.

million would clearly constitute a very large sum for AIBA to have to magic up, the auditor’s note states

I ask him whether he has been in contact with United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalović, or other

AIBA headquarters, he states will be "no exception" in this regard."