Norwegian Ski Federation said it does not want Russian athletes
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will begin the season at the Doha Diamond League.
Andy Murray saved five match points to defeat Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open on Friday and reach a first ATP Tour final since June last year.
Neeraj has won gold medals in Olympics (Tokyo in 2021), Asian Games (2018) and Commonwealth Games (2018), besides becoming the Diamond League champion last year.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
The United States were given an early World Cup wake-up call when they were beaten 4-2 at home by the Czech Republic in their opening warm-up game on Tuesday.
Australia reached a second successive Davis Cup final when Alex de Minaur overpowered Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 6-3 after Alexei Popyrin beat Otto Virtanen 7-6(5) 6-2 to earn the 28-time champions a 2-0 win over Finland on Friday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
Subedar Neeraj Chopra, who created history last year by winning India's first athletics gold medal in Olympics, was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal on Tuesday for his distinguished service.
Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won World Championship gold in the women's 400m on Wednesday.
Tommy Robredo and Feliciano Lopez upset Israeli doubles specialists Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 to put champions Spain through to their fifth Davis Cup final in 10 years.
The women's football competition at the Asian Games 2023, meanwhile, will kick off on September 21.
Jana Novotna was a true winner but it was the misfortune of the brilliant Czech, who died on Monday aged 49, to always be recalled for one of sport's most famous and heart-rending meltdowns despite her collection of 100 tennis titles.
Spain secured a place at Euro 2024 after Gavi's second-half goal was enough to beat Norway 1-0 away on Sunday and they will be joined by Group A rivals Scotland and Turkey from Group D following an eventful night in qualifying.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The 25-year-old Chopra rose to world number two on August 30 last year but was stuck behind Peters since then.
Neeraj Chopra said it was a dream come true to win the World Championships gold medal.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Home crowd magic takes Keys to US Open semis showdown with Sabalenka
India were handed a tough Davis Cup draw, being pitted against top seeds Czech Republic in the World Group Play-offs, to be held from September 18-20 either in New Delhi or Pune.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
This was Apurvi's second ISSF World Cup gold of the year followed by a world record score in New Delhi in February.
A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances.
Superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday said he will do everything under the sun to defend his Olympic title in Paris next year and his World Championships title in 2025.
World No 8 Muchova withdraws from Aus Open with wrist injury
Coco Gauff became the first American to win a US Open singles title since Sloane Stephens in 2017.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
World Cup winner Argentina topped the FIFA rankings on Thursday for the first time in six years.
Star India grappler Vinesh Phogat won her second consecutive gold in 53kg
Nasreen, who served as the director of the Indian Cultural Centre at the high commission of India in Male, Republic of Maldives, from 2019 to 2023, shared insights into the growing influence of China and Pakistan in countering India's soft power.
The 25-year-old also finds the World Championships tougher than the Olympics.
Austria beat the United States in extra time on Saturday to go into the semi-finals of the Under-20 World Cup where they will meet the Czech Republic, who beat Spain on penalties.
Following the horrific collision during a Twenty20 match left two Surrey fielders injured, Rediff.com looks at the bizarre world of sports that can sometimes present unique oddities.
The video sparked a debate on social media about the reporter's line of questioning.
A profligate Yuki Bhambri missed chances galore in a tame defeat against world number 40 Jiri Vesley as India lost the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against top seeds Czech Republic 1-3.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
As the curtain falls on the campaign for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday, April 24, a ringside view of the closing ceremonies.
Brady was sidelined by knee and foot injuries since the summer of 2021
Chopra had set a new national record of 89.94m, just 6cm shy of the 90m mark, the gold standard in the world of javelin throw, at the prestigious Diamond League in Stockholm last month en route to a silver medal.
