Alpine skiing-Shiffrin leads giant slalom after qualifications
American favourite Mikaela Shiffrin was quickest in the qualification run of the giant slalom at the Alpine ski world championships in Meribel, France on Thursday.
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Sailing-Ainslie lands Emirates as main sponsor for Britain SailGP
LONDON : Ben Ainslie has landed Emirates airline as title sponsor for his Great Britain SailGP Team, a partnership he hopes will set it on a course to triumph in sailing's answer to Formula One.
Iga Swiatek thrashes Danielle Collins to set up Qatar Open quarter-final with Belinda Bencic
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was on blistering form in her first match since the Australian Open as she thrashed Danielle Collins 6-0 6-1 at the Qatar Open. Collins, ranked No.42 in the world, was no match for her dominant opponent, and she could not hold Swiatek at bay for more than an hour, with the Pole winning the first three games in fewer than 10 minutes, and taking the first set in just 21.
World No 1 Iga Swiatek makes impressive return with opening victory at Qatar Open
World No 1 Iga Swiatek made an impressive return to action with an emphatic victory over Danielle Collins at the Qatar Open on Wednesday.
Sweden could be new favourite to host 2030 Olympics with support of lawmakers, voters
Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is as much a surprise in Stockholm as elsewhere.
Shock wins as Schmid and Tviberg steal inidividual parallel World gold
Alexander Schmid became Germany's first individual world alpine skiing champion since 1989 with victory in the men's parallel at Courchevel Meribel. The 28-year-old beat Austria's Dominik Raschner in the final by 0.91 seconds in a historic feat, while Norway's Timon Haugan beating Austria's Adrian Pertl for the bronze. Ad «It means a lot — I didn’t expect it, and I am so happy to be here with a gold medal, it is just amazing,» said Schmid.
Cross-country skiing World Cup reschedules first U.S. stop since 2001
In 2024, the cross-country skiing World Cup will visit the U.S. for the first time since 2001.
Tviberg and Schmid parallel world champions
Norwegian Maria Therese Tviberg and Germany's Alexander Schmid won thrilling parallel finals at the Alpine skiing world championships on Wednesday.