Triple Olympic medallist Perrine Pelen has been appointed general manger of the 2023 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships in Courchevel-Méribel, it has been announced.
Alpine sensation Mikaela Shiffrin has become the first skier – male or female – to top the CHF 1 million (£760,000/$989,000/€879,000) mark in prize money during a season.
A delegation from Crans-Montana, Swiss-Ski and the canton of Valais has officially submitted a bid for the 2025 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships.
America's Mikaela Shiffrin has become the first skier to win overall, slalom, giant slalom and super-G International Ski Federation World Cup titles in one season after today's victory in Andorra.
Mikaela Shiffrin, who will tomorrow attempt to become the first skier to win titles for the overall, slalom, super-G and giant slalom, warmed up ideally in Andorra with her 16th International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup win of the season in the slalom - an event in which she was already seasonal champion.
Switzerland, the Olympic and world champions in the Alpine skiing team event, proved unbeatable once again as they produced another flourish at the International Ski Federation World Cup Finals in Andorra.
Alpine skier Stefan Luitz has successfully overturned his disqualification from this season's World Cup giant slalom in Beaver Creek at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Mikaela Shiffrin, already the overall and slalom Alpine Skiing World Cup champion, claimed another title today as fourth place in the final super-G race of the season in Andorra proved enough for her to claim a third crystal globe.
Beat Feuz and Nicole Schmidhofer were confirmed as overall Alpine Skiing World Cup downhill champions as the last event of the season began in Andorra.
Mikaela Shiffrin could end the Alpine Skiing World Cup season with four crystal globes as the 2018-2019 circuit comes to an end in Soldeu in Andorra from tomorrow.
A consortium led by China's Anta Sports Products Ltd, China's largest sportswear company, has bought Finnish firm Amer Sports and acquired leading ski brands Salomon and Atomic as Beijing looks forward to hosting the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2022.
Switzerland's Ramon Zenhaeusern gained the first slalom Alpine Skiing World Cup win of his career with victory in Kranjska Gora as Austrian icon Marcel Hirscher sealed the overall crown for a record eighth year in a row.
American star Mikaela Shiffrin broke the record for most victories in a single season as she triumphed in today's slalom at the International Ski Federation Alpine Skiing World Cup in Špindlerův Mlýn to claim her 15th win of the campaign.
Mikaela Shiffrin's hopes of sealing a first Alpine World Cup overall win in the giant slalom category were frustrated today by world champion Petra Vlhova of Slovakia, who delighted many of the 8,500 watching local fans with a stylish victory at the Czech resort of Špindlerův Mlýn.
Mikaela Shiffrin has the chance to secure her first-ever crystal globe as overall winner of the overall Alpine Skiing World Cup giant slalom standings when she races tomorrow at the Czech resort of Špindlerův Mlýn - the last stop before the World Cup Finals in Andorra.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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