The FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season is poised will start this weekend in Ruka, Finland, with the inaugural moguls and aerials competitions marking the first step of a thrilling season with Canadians as the main favourites.

Salt Lake City's bid, approved by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee in December 2018, emphasizes the legacy of the 2002 Olympic Games, years of event organizing experience, and substantial popular and institutional support. Consequently, the IOC invited Utah to the 'targeted dialogue' phase.

The football federations of Spain, Portugal and Morocco reached an important milestone today in their joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup by officially signing the FIFA Bidding Agreement, which commits them to the rules and framework of the bidding process. 

The 47-year-old American Tiger Woods is unanimously regarded as one of the greatest golfers in history, with a total of 15 victories in the so-called 'major' tournaments (Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, US Open, and The Open Championship), second only to the 18 of his legendary compatriot Jack Nicklaus.

Lauren Fleshman's book, 'Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World', has been named the winner of the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and will receive a £30,000 prize at an official in London. It is the first book about women in sport written by a woman to win the world's most prestigious sports writing prize. 

The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) Conference and General Assembly took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where around 150 delegates from 39 member countries gathered to set out plans and initiatives for the Paralympic Movement in the region over the next three years. 

HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud was elected President of the International Esports Federation (IESF) at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held today in Busan, South Korea. He secured the presidency with 71 votes in favour and will serve until 2025.

FIBA has officially announced the host cities for two of the three Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) for the FIBA 3x3 basketball event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, following its remarkable debut in Tokyo three years ago. 

Less than eight months before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (26 July), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not yet taken a decision on the participation of Russian (and Belarusian) athletes and apparently does not seem to know when it will do so.

A record 138,000 people have expressed an interest in volunteering for UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany with just weeks to go until the application deadline on 15 December.

On Location, the Official Hospitality Provider for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has announced the launch of its football packages across four venues in France. These options include premium shared, and private hospitality experiences for dedicated fans in Paris and other major French cities.

In a world where every sport is a separate entity when it comes to the treatment of Russian and Belarusian athletes, the WTA and ATP are among the few organisations that allow them to compete in virtually every tournament, albeit as neutrals, with no flag and no anthem in the event of victory.

The eighth 'Asia Winter Baseball League' (AWBL) got underway on 25 November. The three-week tournament features six teams from the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CPBL), Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA).

For almost two years now, the 17-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva has been undergoing an ordeal following her positive test at the end of December 2021, which came to light two months later during the Beijing Winter Olympics, where she played a crucial role in Russia's team gold medal win.