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Start postponed by 30 mins due to fog Here are the men's 2023/24 quota. Due to Russia and Belarus ban some teams obviously profited with extra quotas. On the flip side is Slovakia who had didn't even make Top 20 for the first time in XXI century @hckošice

Women's sprint in Holmenkollen starts in 10 mins. Not many big names choosing Group 1 this time, Wierer #19 and Simon #28 are the only ones in the first 30 bibs. Vittozzi #54, Hanna Oeberg #67, Elvira Oeberg #78, Persson #81 and Herrmann #90 among others. Selina Grotian with #92 on the watch list

The first Fernando Santos call-ups for the and matches. Krychowiak is gone... Ben Lederman from Ekstraklasa leader Raków Częstochowa makes the squad.

Ski Flying for women in Vikersund (no World Cup points). Here's the Raw Air Top 15 (Julia Muehlbacher resigned and Yuki Ito who was DQ in Lillehammer replaced her).

Even a bigger shock - Lech beat Djurgardens 3-0 in the return leg and made the quarterfinals

Indian Wells 1000 SF (three of the four semi-finalists are reigning Grand Slams champions): Iga Świątek (1) vs Elena Rybakina (10) Maria Sakkari (7) vs Aryna Sabalenka (2)

I'm amazed they still keep this crap even for World Cup finals?

It's going down... Aaron Rodgers wants to play for New York Jets Now the usual trade compensation trickery...

Qualifying tournaments will be held in Japan, China and Brazil from 30 September - 8 October 2023. The group draw will be held on Friday, March 17th. Apparently FIVB might drop the long-standing serpentine rankings system but nobody still knows...

Qualifying tournaments will be held in Japan, China and Poland from 16-24 September 2023. The group draw will be held on Friday, March 17th. Apparently FIVB might drop the long-standing serpentine rankings system but nobody still knows...

India denied visa to Donjeta Sadiku (World Champs LW bronze medallist in 2022) because they don't recognize as an independent country

0.5 secs. covered the first ten skiers but then Ilka Stuhec takes the lead by 0.81.

Indian Wells 1000 QF are set: Iga Świątek (1) vs Sorana Cirstea Karolina Muchova vs Elena Rybakina (10) Maria Sakkari (7) vs Petra Kvitova (15) Cori Gauff (6) vs Aryna Sabalenka (2)

The pitcher signed a minor league deal with Detroit Tigers one hour after the game ended

The first World Cup they should be eligible will be in Poznań but don't count on them being granted entry visas by Poland https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1134597/fie-russia-decision-return

Totally missed the bonfire of vanity show. Heard Jamie Lee Curtis won and Brendan Fraser? Whoa! A long way from that devil comedy with Liz Hurley, George from The Jungle and The Mummy 20+ years ago In the streaming services era does anyone actually watch majority of the nominated movies anymore?

Mikaela Shiffrin turns 28 years old today, could be a long party at the World Cup finals again

Eva Pinkelnig has wrapped the overall World Cup crystal globe despite only 11th place today.

Maria Sakkari beats Anhelina Kalinina in three sets in R3. Kalinina had 3 double faults in the last game of the match @Makedonas No huge upsets in the women's draw so far other than maybe Belinda Bencic losing the derby to Jil Teichmann in R2.

Stefan Hula - a long-time second-tier jumper ended his career after Zakopane Continental Cup today. Probably best known for leading the 2018 Olympic NH competition after the 1st round (dropped to 5th due to wind compensation deduction in the 2nd round). His first World Cup start was Bischofshofen 2005, his last Bischofshofen 2023

You have to say Ostersund is probably the best venue for Wierer except Anterselva

Even the Polish biathlon media hype Grotian as the "next Neuner" and she will get a wild card to Holmenkollen this season?

For Poland in men's juniors it was medal number seven and the first one since Kontiolahti 1996 when Wojciech Kozub won two bronzes (sprint & individual). We have one men's junior gold medal in history (Jan Szpunar, individual Lake Placid 1973). Also three golds in relays (Altenberg 1967, Linthal 1972, Lake Placid 1973). Individual men's junior WJC medals: Gold: Jan Szpunar - Lake Placid 1973 Individual Silver: Andrzej Rapacz - Zakopane 1969 Individual Ludwik Zięba - Hameenlinna 1971 Individual Tomasz Sikora - Ruhpolding 1993 Sprint Jan Guńka - Schuchinsk 2023 Sprint Bronze: Wojciech Kozub - Kontiolahti 1996 (Sprint & Individual)

Campbell Wright wins the men's junior sprint ahead of Jan Guńka. Maxime Germain with bronze.

And that's win #87 for Shiffrin. 0.92 margin over Holdener