Great Britain's wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft (Paul Moseley, Leeds) comfortably scripted a fourth world record in three days while racing in her season-opening events.

Igor Son, a weightlifter from Kazakhstan as well as a bronze medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 has been handed eight years ban for doping charges.

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen has comfortably claimed slalom gold after an impressive second run at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Courchevel.

England's Lionesses have been officially nominated for the World Team of the Year award (Laureus Awards) for their excellent title winning performance and claiming the Euro 2022 title.

The 10th most successful jump jockey of all time, Tom Scudamore has officially announced his retirement from the saddle with immediate effect.

American Mikaela Shiffrin has comfortably claimed her seventh world title after conquering gold in the giant slalom at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Meribel.

Ukraine's sports minister on Friday renewed a threat to boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics games if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete and said Kyiv would lobby other nations to join.