Kasatkina upsets Muguruza to set up Dubai final with Svitolina
(Reuters) – Russia’s Daria Kasatkina stunned second seed Garbine Muguruza to reach the final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday, while defending champion Elina Svitolina cruised past former world number one Angelique Kerber.
Canada mourns after coming up short in hockey, curling
(Reuters) – Canada has long dominated both ice hockey and curling but a stunning string of Olympic defeats in the country’s beloved sports at the Pyeongchang Games has left the nation in an unfamiliar state of mourning.
Germany stun Canada to make first final
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Germany shocked defending men’s ice hockey champions Canada 4-3 on Friday, beating them on Olympic ice for the first time to reach their first gold medal game.
Curling: South Korea stay strong to reach final v Sweden
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Kim Eun-jung secured South Korea’s first Olympic curling medal with a pressure packed final shot to seal a nail-biting 8-7 extra-ends victory over Japan in the women’s semi-finals on Friday and set up a gold medal sho…
Ice Hockey: Germany stun Canada to make first final
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Germany shocked defending men’s ice hockey champions Canada 4-3 on Friday, beating the Canadian men on Olympic ice for the first time to reach their first gold medal game.
Biathlon: Swede Nelin matches golden partner Oeberg
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Sweden’s Jesper Nelin has seen plenty of medals at the Pyeongchang Games, but they were mostly around the neck of his girlfriend Hanna Oeberg until he won a relay gold in the final biathlon race of the Games on Frid…
Biathlon: Lindstroem leads Sweden to relay gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Fredrik Lindstroem emerged victorious from a frenetic battle on the final leg with Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen to take the gold medal for Sweden in the men’s Olympic 4×7.5km relay on Friday, the final biathlon even…
FIFA sure of World Cup security despite fresh Russian fan violence
BARCELONA (Reuters) – FIFA said on Friday it had every confidence in its security measures at the World Cup in Russia after hooliganism in the host nation came under fresh scrutiny following violent incidents involving Spartak Moscow supporters on Thur…
Kim’s cheer squad ‘charm offensive’
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – They cheer, dance and sing in perfect unison. But these are not your ordinary cheerleaders.
Olympics: Kim’s cheer squad ‘charm offensive’
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – They cheer, dance and sing in perfect unison. But these are not your ordinary cheerleaders.
