Halo raises hackles as Mercedes present their new ‘diva’
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Formula One champions Mercedes launched their 2018 car on Thursday with team boss Toto Wolff hoping it proved less temperamental than the last one and admitting he would like to attack it with a chainsaw.
Force India F1 team play down sale speculation
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Force India on Thursday played down talk of a potential sale of the British-based Formula One team owned by embattled tycoon Vijay Mallya.
Curling: U.S. add to Canadian misery with semi-final win
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The United States ended Canada’s bid for a fourth consecutive men’s Olympic curling gold medal with gritty 5-3 semi-final win over their northern neighbors on Thursday to set up a final showdown with Sweden.
Short track: Dutchwoman Schulting claims 1,000m gold
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands won gold in the Olympic women’s 1,000 meters short track speed skating ahead of Canada’s Kim Boutin on Thursday.
Ice Hockey: ‘Oops’ shot snaps Canadian hold, wins gold for U.S.
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – She’s practiced the ‘Oops, I did it again’ thousands of times in training, and on Thursday her signature trick was worth its weight in Olympic gold as American Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson’s shootout winner broke a Can…
Mercedes and Hamilton hope to start season with new deal done
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Four times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes hope to have a new long-term deal wrapped up before the season starts in Australia next month, both parties said on Thursday.
Short track: Hungary storm to first Winter Games gold
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Hungary claimed their first gold medal at a Winter Olympics by pulling off a stunning victory in the men’s 5,000 meters relay on Thursday after a fall cost South Korea a place on the podium.
Biathlon: Domracheva claims relay gold for Belarus
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Darya Domracheva overcame errant shooting by skiing a perfect final leg to claim the women’s Olympic 4x6km relay gold for Belarus in a see-saw race held in swirling snow on Thursday.
Short track: China’s Wu wins 500m in world record time
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Wu Dajing won China’s first Olympic gold medal in the men’s 500 meters on Thursday, setting a world record time of 39.584 seconds to beat South Korea’s Hwang Dae-heon.
‘Oops’ shot snaps Canadian hold, wins gold for U.S.
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – She’s practiced the ‘Oops, I did it again’ thousands of times in training, and on Thursday her signature trick was worth its weight in Olympic gold as American Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson’s shootout winner broke a Can…
