Eckhoff sprints to third successive victory at IBU World Cup in Oberhof

Tiril Eckhoff earned a third successive International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup win in Oberhof, with the Norwegian triumphing in the women’s 7.5-kilometre sprint.
Tiril Eckhoff earned a third successive International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup win in Oberhof, with the Norwegian triumphing in the women’s 7.5-kilometre sprint.
World junior champions in the men's doubles, Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia, have upset their fifth seed compatriots, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, on day two of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Thailand Open.
Canadian Melissa Lotholz became the third different winner in this season’s International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Women’s Monobob World Series with victory in Innsbruck.
Former winners Greg Harlow and David Gourlay were among the winners as the open singles matches continued at the World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters Leisure Resort in Great Yarmouth, England.
Japan’s Watabe brothers took the top two places during the first provisional competition round at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup in Val di Fiemme.
Former Chilean table tennis player Blanca Durán, who competed at two editions of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games, has been appointed sports director of the University of Chile.
Young skateboarder Hampus Winberg has been included in the Swedish Olympic Committee's (SOK) Top and Talent programme.
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has organised a webinar with some of the nation's top athletes to mark India's National Youth Day.
Germany's Francesco Friedrich will look to continue a strong run of form in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup with the two-man and four-man bobsleigh events set for St Moritz in Switzerland this weekend.
Junior world champion Thomas Aasen Markeng is poised to make his first International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup appearance in more than a year.
Co-captain Cody Everson believes New Zealand’s wheelchair rugby team will be the "dark horses" at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
French goalball player Audrey Pierron is hoping the sport grows in popularity in the lead-up to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Football Committee has launched the bid process to secure hosts for regional championships in 2022.
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has claimed a meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was held with "a serious tone" and was to "open and maintain a constructive dialogue" on this year's Men's World Championship.
A decision on whether spectators will be permitted to attend the Olympic Games will be made within the next two months, according to Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori.