Boxing fever grips Thailand’s boys but doctors raise health concerns
BURIRAM, Thailand (Reuters) – Loud cheers erupt as two boys trade punches at a boxing ring in Thailand’s northeastern province of Buriram.
Snowboarding: Teenager Kim wins halfpipe gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – American teenager Chloe Kim blew away the rest of the field to win the women’s snowboard halfpipe gold at Pyeongchang’s Phoenix Snow Park on Tuesday.
Japan short track skater Saito fails doping test, sent home: CAS
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Japanese short track speed skater Kei Saito has failed an out-of-competition doping test and was expelled from the Pyeongchang Olympic Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday.
Motor racing: Patrick says Indy 500 deal is set-report
(Reuters) – Danica Patrick said her plans to run the Indianapolis 500 in what is scheduled to be the final race of her career are set, according to a report on IndyCar’s website on Monday.
USA’s Granato takes anonymous squad on Olympic mission
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. men’s hockey coach Tony Granato has come to the Pyeongchang Olympics with about the most anonymous group of players imaginable for a mission to win America’s first hockey gold medal since 1980.
Ice Hockey: Korea falls to Sweden amid more unity displays
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Korea’s unified women’s Olympic hockey team suffered their second lop-sided defeat on Monday, as seven different players scored to lift Sweden to an 8-0 win on another night of jubilant displays of goodwill between th…
Motor racing-Renault enters esports with an eye on virtual F1
LONDON (Reuters) – Renault announced its entry into the world of esports on Monday and said it was also targeting the virtual Formula One championship.
Federer highly motivated to reclaim top ranking in Rotterdam
(Reuters) – Roger Federer will be highly motivated to reclaim the world number one ranking for the first time in more than five years when he plays at this week’s ABN Amro World Tennis event in Rotterdam.
Sharapova knocked out of Qatar opener by Niculescu
(Reuters) – Maria Sharapova looked out of sorts after surrendering an early advantage as she was stunned 4-6 6-4 6-3 by Romanian qualifier Monica Niculescu in the Qatar Open first round on Monday.
‘Olympic Destroyer’ malware targeted Pyeongchang Games: firms
(Reuters) – Several U.S. cyber security firms said on Monday that they had uncovered a computer virus dubbed “Olympic Destroyer” that was likely used in an attack on Friday’s opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
