Kamil Stoch defeated home favourite and qualification leader Richard Freitag in a tense finale to the International Ski Federation World Cup leg today in Oberstdorf.

Switzerland's Laurien van der Graaff claimed a surprise win on home snow in the opening leg of the Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide as Sergey Ustiugov of Russia won the corresponding men's race.

Former world champion Hermas Muvunyi has been granted permission to return to competition by the Rwanda National Paralympic Committee after he was banned for criticising the organisation.

An inaugural World Rowing Indoor Championships is due to take place in Alexandria in Virginia on February 17 and 18, next year it has been announced.

Skiing sensation Marie Bochet has been named flagbearer for the French team at next year's Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. 

Three new equipment partnerships have been unveiled by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for next year's Team World Cup in London, it has been announced.

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi has been revealed as the badminton player to earn more in prize money than any other in 2017 as female players swept the top three positions.

United States Defense Secretary James Mattis claims there are currently no plans for the country to postpone military exercises scheduled to take place near the Korean Peninsula during next year's Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang.

International Ski Federation (FIS) secretary general Sarah Lewis and Commonwealth Games Wales chair Helen Phillips are among British sporting recipients named in the New Year's Honours list for 2018.

A Russian Fans House at Pyeongchang 2018 has received permission from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to use the country's national emblems, including its flag, as part of its decorations, its director has claimed. 

Costa Rican wheelchair racer Jose Jimenez has targeted success at the Para Central American Games due to begin in Nicaraguan capital Managua on January 21.

Dominik Paris and Mikaela Shiffrin each enjoyed victories at respective legs of the International Ski Federation Alpine World Cup today in Bormio and Lienz.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko claims to have filed a case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to exclude him from "all future Olympic Games" as punishment for the country's doping scandal.