(Corrects number of crystal globes won in 2nd para) By Patrick Lang KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia, March 9 (Reuters) - American Ted Ligety won the Kranjska Gora giant slalom for a fifth time on Saturday to secure the World Cup in the discipline. It was the triple world champion's fourth giant slalom crystal globe and the victory on the Podkoren slope, one of his favourites on the circuit, was his fifth of the season.

Men's World Cup alpine skiing giant slalom results here on Saturday:- 1. Ted Ligety (USA) 2:35.43 (1:22.16 + 1:13.27) 2. Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:35.88 (1:22.76 + 1:13.12) 3. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 2:36.20 (1:22.36 + 1:13.84) 4. Felix Neureuther (GER) 2:36.24 (1:22.38 + 1:13.86) 5. Thomas Fanara (FRA) 2:36.65 (1:23.82 + 1:12.83) 6. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 2:36.73 (1:23.15 + 1:13.58) 7. Benjamin Raich (AUT) 2:37.20 (1:23.49 + 1:13.71)

March 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Ofterschwang Women's Giant Slalom after run 2 on Saturday Run 1 Run 2 Overall 1. Anna Fenninger (Austria) 1:11.84 1:17.55 2:29.39 2. Tina Maze (Slovenia) 1:11.87 1:17.96 2:29.83 3. Viktoria Rebensburg (Germany) 1:12.38 1:17.97 2:30.35 4. Eva-Maria Brem (Austria) 1:13.99 1:17.46 2:31.45 5. Anemone Marmottan (France) 1:14.87 1:17.01 2:31.88 6. Anne-Sophie Barthet (France) 1:14.14 1:17.97 2:32.11 7.

* Munich mulls new Olympic bid * Final decision later this year (Updates with more quotes, details) BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Munich's chances of landing the 2022 winter Olympics should the Bavarian capital bid again have improved with the rejection of a Swiss bid, the German's Olympic Committee (DOSB) said on Monday. Munich was squarely beaten by South Korea's Pyeongchang for the 2018 winter Olympics and has yet to decide whether to run again.