Oslo/Stockholm - Norwegian cross-country ski star Marit Bjoergen and her Swedish rival Charlotte Kalla were considering not competing in the 10-kilometre classic event on Thursday at the world championships in the Czech resort of Liberec.
Bjoergen, 28, told broadcaster NRK on Tuesday that she had recovered from a stomach infection that she came down with over the weekend and on Wednesday would decide definitely if she would compete in the event.
Rome - Struggling Serie A side Torino took home one point from Lazio Saturday, holding the Rome side to a 1-1 draw after taking a first-half lead.
Ignazio Abate, an international defender with Italy's youth team, livened up a dull first half at 36 minutes, drilling a smashing drive into the lower-left corner after seizing a short clearance from Ousmane Dabo.
The Rome hosts saw a first chance go begging at 44 minutes as defender Sebastiano Siviglia had his close-range shot blocked by goalkeeper Matteo Sereni with the tip of his boot.
Oberstdorf - Finland's Olli Harri on Saturday ended Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer's run of six World Cup wins in a row with a hill record jump of 225.5 metres.
The 24-year-old, who became the first non-Austrian to win a ski jump World Cup event this season, added a second jump of 216m on the large hill in Oberstdorf for a total of
435,8 points.
Second place went to Norway's Anders Jacobsen with 428,6 points from leaps of 218m and 212.5m, while his compatriot Johan Evensen took third place with jumps of
211.5m and 223.5m for a total of 426,5 points.
Stuttgart - German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg has called for a minimum weight for Grand Prix drivers.
In an report by Der Spiegel news magazine made available ahead of Monday's publication, the Williams driver said that if a pilot did not weigh enough, weights should be placed in the car.
Several drivers are said to have lost a considerable amount of weight since last season to compensate for the heavier weight of their cars which has been brought about by new regulations.