St Petersburg winner Kontaveit climbs to 6th in WTA rankings
Estonia's Anett Kontaveit climbed to a career-high sixth in the WTA rankings released on Monday a day after her victory in St Petersburg.
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Djokovic stays top of ATP rankings with Medvedev lurking
Novak Djokovic holds on to the world number one spot ahead of Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday.
Winter Olympics 2022: ‘Completely unreal’ - Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron stunned after ice dance gold
French figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron were stunned after they completed their path from a wardrobe malfunction in Pyeongchang to become Winter Olympic ice dance champions in Beijing. The four-time world champions wowed judges to break their own world record from 2019 with a total score of 226.98 with a beautiful free dance routine to Elegie by Gabriel Faure. Papadakis and Cizeron scored 136.15 to conclude their competition to beat Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of the Russian Olympic Committee by more than six points.
Watch Canada's Jennifer Jones vs. Great Britain in Olympic women's curling
Click on the video player above to watch live action from the women's curling tournament at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter games.
Anett Kontaveit news: Consistency and hard work pay off as Estonian snaps up another title
It is 20 not out for Anett Kontaveit on indoor hard courts as the Estonian won a marathon clash against Maria Sakkari to lift the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy trophy.
Kamila Valieva: Wada ‘disappointed’ after Russian figure skater’s suspension overturned
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says it is “disappointed” by the decision to overturn the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s provisional suspension, after the 15-year-old was cleared to continue competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics despite testing positive for a banned substance.
Timeline: How Kamila Valieva's Beijing Olympics doping controversy erupted
Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva was on Monday cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.
Kamila Valieva: IOC confirms no medal ceremonies for events if Russian teenager on podium at Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed there will be no medal ceremonies for events involving a top three finish for teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Winter Olympics. The 15-year-old has been cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to compete in Tuesday's start of the singles, even though she failed a drugs test in December.