Winter sports

Thursday's training run for the women's World Cup downhill in Sochi has been cancelled due to thick fog.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Strong winds have forced organisers of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal to postpone the scheduled competition until Thursday morning.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Italian Johanna Schnarf was fastest in training for the World Cup downhill in Sochi, Russia this weekend by a slight margin from standings leader Lindsey Vonn.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Hearts have announced they have now paid an outstanding tax bill in full. A winding-up petition was presented to the Court of Session by the Advocate General for Scotland on January 27 and published on February 7, with HMRC giving the Edinburgh club eight days to pay.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic has had successful surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee and could be back in action in time for next month's races in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Evgeniy Garanichev delivered when it mattered most at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Holmenkollen, claiming his win of the season in the 10km sprint.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk ensured it was all change at the top of the FIS Cross Country Skiing World Cup standings after taking sprint victory in Moscow.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Swiss Didier Cuche dominated the sole training run for the men's downhill runs in Chamonix, France after heavy fog cleared.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Daniel Bohm ensured his IBU Open European Biathlon Championships came to a golden ending after helping Germany to the 4x7.5km relay title for his third medal in Slovakia.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Marie Marchand-Arvier was fastest in training for the women's downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Frenchwoman descended in a minute 47.85 seconds, 0.21s faster than American star Lindsey Vonn.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Double Olympic champion Magdalena Neuner did not put a foot wrong as she claimed her sixth IBU Biathlon World Cup win of the season at a canter in Holmenkollen.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Tampa Bay 4-3 (OT) Washington; Minnesota 4-5 Nashville; Calgary 1-3 Detroit; Phoenix 1-4 Anaheim; Edmonton 3-2 Colorado; Vancouver 3-2 (OT) Chicago; San Jose 6-0 Columbus

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Boston 4-3 Ottawa; New Jersey 4-3 (SO) NY Rangers; Philadelphia 1-2 (SO) Winnipeg; Pittsburgh 5-4 (SO) Toronto; Carolina 2-5 NY Islanders; Montreal 1-3 Buffalo;

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Confusion surrounding the health of Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has intensified with the NHL denying the Canadian had sustained a neck fracture.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports

Russian Anastasia Zagoruiko admits she surprised even herself as she coped best with the extreme Slovakian weather to claim women's 15km individual gold at the IBU Biathlon Open European Championships.

Read more at Yahoo! Eurosport - Winter sports