22.05.19 ... Sports journalist Are Eller appeared on ERR's Vikerraadio, reminiscing about his personal experience with Austrian triple Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda, who died on Monday. One anecdote saw Eller and his Estonian companions, involved in one of the lower formulae, hitching a ride with Lauda in a jet run by his own airline.

13.05.19 ... Ott Tänak won the inaugural WRC Rally Chile on Sunday, bringing him up to second place in the driver standings.

29.04.19 ... Rally driver Ott Tänak finished eighth in the WRC Rally Argentina on Sunday, after an up-and-down race which he had led in the early stages, only to drop out on Saturday with a flat battery.

28.04.19 ... Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit lost in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-6(2), bringing to an end a run which had seen the world no. 15 rapidly progress through the tournament as opponents dropped out of the preceding two matches.

27.04.19 ... If international tennis were a board game, then Estonian star Anett Kontaveit has landed on a ladder, rather than a snake, catapulting her into the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.

26.04.19 ... Rally driver Ott Tänak is currently leading the WRC Xion Rally Argentina, in the Córdoba Sierras – the name of the mountainous venue of the event, not a car – though his Toyota team mate is hot on his heels going into the weekend, ERR Sport reports.

25.04.19 ... Tennis star Anett Kontaveit has booked a place in the quarter finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, after defeating Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets, according to ERR's sports portal.

25.04.19 ... Anett Kontaveit is through to the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, after beating French player Caroline Garcia in straight sets on Wednesday afternoon.

24.04.19 ... Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit is in action on Wednesday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, where she will meet French player Caroline Garcia in the opening round.

19.04.19 ... The Blue Hepatica Run, a charity run organised in honour of veterans of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) and the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit), was held in Narva for the first time this year, and hundreds of adults and children turned out for the 3.2km event along the Narva River.

14.04.19 ... Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru ended her season with a gold medal at the FIS Freeski and Snowboard Junior World Championships in Klappen, Sweden on Saturday, where she won her career's first gold in Big Air jumps with a score of 175.40 points, the sports portal of daily Postimees reported.

09.04.19 ... Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru has won a Junior World Championship gold medal for the fifth time, in Kläppen, Sweden, on Tuesday.

01.04.19 ... Top Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit, 23, jumped five spots to 14th in the latest WTA rankings, marking a new career as well as overall Estonian best.

27.03.19 ... Anett Kontaveit has reached the semi-finals of the Miami Open, with a three set defeat over Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan, on Wednesday, her furthest progress in a top-level WTA event to date.

25.03.19 ... Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit is through to the last 16 of the Miami Open tennis tournament, where she will face Canadian Bianca Andreescu, on Monday.

22.03.19 ... Daily Õhtuleht wrote on Friday morning that Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) President Urmas Sõõrumaa might soon be facing attempts to replace him. Part of the committee's executive board decided on Thursday that a meeting with Mr Sõõrumaa is needed to discuss his future, the paper wrote.

18.03.19 ... According to the fresh rankings released by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on Monday, Estonia's top tennis player Anett Kontaveit, 23, has risen to 19th place, marking a new career high.

13.03.19 ... Anett Kontaveit lost her quarter finals game at the Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open in the US on Tuesday, to Karolína Plíšková.

13.03.19 ... The principles of ethics in sport are clearly set out in the Estonian Sports Charter, and therefore sportspeople involved in the recent doping scandal cannot plead ignorance of the rights and wrongs of sporting activity, says Joe Noormets, lecturer in sports sociology at Tallinn University (TLÜ).

12.03.19 ... Kazakh skier Alexei Poltoranin has been effectively cleared of blood doping by his country's government. Poltoranin was seized by Austrian police on 27 February at around the same time as two Estonian skiers were detained, all under suspicion of blood doping.

11.03.19 ... The Prosecutor's Office has opened criminal proceedings to investigate whether three Estonia skiers were swayed into the use of doping, and if so, if this was under the influence of trainer Mati Alaver.

10.03.19 ... Anett Kontaveit is through to the third round of the Indian Wells Masters in the US, having defeated Monica Puig of Puerto Rico in straight sets, 6:3, 7:6.

06.03.19 ... Since the doping scandal implicating a number of Estonian skiers and ski coach Mati Alaver broke last week, skier and Olympic medalist Andrus Veerpalu hasn't been seen in days. President of the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) Urmas Sõõrumaa is now calling on Mr Veerpalu to come out and speak, adding that he still has the chance to right his wrongs.

05.03.19 ... Estonian skier Algo Kärp confessed on Monday that he, too, had used blood doping after being given the contacts for German sports doctor Mark Schmidt by ski coach Mati Alaver.

03.03.19 ... ERR has received a statement from skier Andreas Veerpalu, issued by his mother, Angela, admitting his guilt in doping activities at the world championship in Seefeld, Austria, and apologising for the incident.

01.03.19 ... President of the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) Urmas Sõõrumaa has spoken of his shock and confusion after the ski doping scandal broke in the latter half of the week.

01.03.19 ... Ski trainer and head of Estonia's skiing union Mati Alaver has taken full responsibility for facilitating doping supplies for skiier Karel Tammjärv.

01.03.19 ... Following the announcement that two Estonian skiers, Andreas Veerapalu and Karel Tammjärv, effectively admitted their guilt in doping activities during the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic World Ski Championships at Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, on Thursday evening, ETV's Aktuaalne kaamera took a look at the links between the men, their trainers and related personnel, and three other skiers from Austria and Kazakhstan, who were detained at the same time.

01.03.19 ... Estonian Nordic skier Karel Tammjärv, arrested and again released in Seefeld, Austria earlier this week on doping suspicions, said in a press conference on Friday that he has been doping since 2016. He was offered his first introduction to a German doctor by former head coach of the Estonian national Nordic skiing team, Mati Alaver, Tammjärv said, adding that coach and Estonian skiing idol, Andrus Veerpalu, and teammate Andreas Veerpalu have been fully aware of what was going on. Father and son Veerpalu quietly left their hotel earlier today and haven't been seen since.

01.03.19 ... Skiers Karel Tammjärv and Andreas Veerpalu's confession to their coach that they have been doping, ahead of any official investigation or charges on the part of Estonian sports associations or authorities, has already triggered a reaction in proportion to Estonians' previous devotion to their skiers. Their sponsors are likely to follow suit.

01.03.19 ... Two Estonian skiers detained by Austrian police on Wednesday on suspicion of doping were released late on Thursday. Karel Tammjärv and Andreas Veerpalu had previously been arrested along with Kazakh Alexey Poltoranin and Austrians Dominik Baldauf and Max Hauke shortly before the start of the 15-km men's classical race of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at Seefeld in Tirol, Austria.

27.02.19 ... Two Estonian skiers are amongst several people being detained by Austrian police, on suspicion of doping.

24.02.19 ... My daily reality does not actually involve serving the President of Estonia and her thousand guests and dignitaries hors d'oeuvres, although this year marks the second time I've done just that on Independence Day. On a typical week, I'm actually kept busy juggling my studies at the Tallinn School of Service and my job working in my dad's kitchen at a hotel restaurant in Pärnu. My name is Roland Visnapuu, and I am a young chef.

20.02.19 ... Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru has been named sportsperson of the month in the women's category, by US Ski & Snowboard (USSA), the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding.

12.02.19 ... Tallinn city government is to award a total of €74,000 to Estonia freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru, who won her fourth world championship gold at the weekend.

10.02.19 ... Kelly Sildaru has won gold at the 2019 FIS Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in the US, clinching the title on her final run at her debut adults' event.

26.01.19 ... Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru will return from the 2019 Winter X Games with a gold, silver and bronze medal, a feat no other athlete achieved before her. This year's Winter X Games slopestyle gold is Ms Sildaru's third in this sport.

16.01.19 ... Anett Kontaveit lost her Australian Open second round clash in straight sets, against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6:3, 6:3 in Melbourne on Wednesday.

14.01.19 ... Estonian top tennis player Anett Kontaveit is through to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne after beating Spanish player Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets on Monday.

02.01.19 ... Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit has booked a place in the quarter finals of the Brisbane Tennis Tournament, overcoming world number seven Petra Kvitová (CZE) in straight sets.

28.12.18 ... Javelin thrower Magnus Kirt, speed skater Saskia Alusalu and rally duo Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja have clinched Estonian Athlete of the Year 2018 titles in their respective categories.

23.12.18 ... With ideal conditions given the snow cover across the whole of Estonia, national and international cross country skiathlon events have been going ahead on Sunday, at Estonia's winter sports capital of Otepää.

14.12.18 ... Freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru has won the US Dew Tour event US for the third time, dominating the women's ski slopestyle with 185, 67 points of a possible 200, 20 points ahead of second-placed skier Tess Ledeux (France).

23.11.18 ... Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru has won the opening event of the FIS Freeski World Cup season, at Stubai, Austria.

22.10.18 ... Estonia's top tennis player Anett Kontaveit has risen to a career-high ranking of 20th in the fresh WTA rankings published on Monday, daily Postimees reports.

02.10.18 ... Estonia's top tennis player Anett Kontaveit, who placed second in the Wuhan Open last week, achieved a new record ranking of 21st in the WTA on Monday and advanced to the third round of the China Open on Tuesday, daily Postimees reported.

17.09.18 ... Top Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit, 22, who just narrowly defeated France's Kristina Mladenovic (WTA 47) in the round of 32 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, maintained her position at 27th in the fresh Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.