Rooth ruled out of World Championships after training accident
Olympic decathlon champion Markus Rooth will miss the upcoming World Championships due to an injury, he said on Monday.
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Ingebrigtsen misses Zurich test before World Championships
Olympic 5,000 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will miss this week's Diamond League meeting in Switzerland, his management confirmed on Monday.
Arop aims for his 1st Diamond League Trophy before world 800m title defence
Canadian record holder Marco Arop will try to run to his first Diamond League Trophy victory in five attempts this week in Zürich.
Surfing-South African Smith eyes Cinderella finish in Fiji finale
While Yago Dora and Molly Picklum head into the WSL finals in Fiji as top seeds and favourites for their first world titles, plenty of surf fans will be rooting for Jordy Smith as he bids for a fairytale championship after 18 years on tour.
Source: Matthew Tkachuk to miss start of Panthers' season - ESPN
Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk underwent surgery this month and is expected to miss the start of the regular season, an NHL source told ESPN, confirming a report.
Ski Jumping-Westvold Hansen swaps Nordic combined for ski jumping to reach Olympics
Norwegian world champion in Nordic combined, Gyda Westvold Hansen, has switched to ski jumping in pursuit of a place at the upcoming Olympics.
Norway ski jumpers accept 3-month ban for manipulated suits
Two Olympic gold medallists have accepted a three-month ban after a scandal over tampering with ski jump suits for Norway men's team at this year's world championships.
Ski jumping-Norway's Lindvik, Forfang accept suspensions over suit tampering
Norway's Olympic gold medallists Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang have accepted three-month suspensions for their role in the tampering of ski suits during a competition in March, the International Ski Federation (FIS) said on Saturday.