Pouille claims fifth ATP title in Montpellier
PARIS (Reuters) – Lucas Pouille won his fifth ATP title by beating Richard Gasquet 7-6(2) 6-4 in an all French final at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Sunday.
North Korea judged winner of diplomatic gold at Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea has emerged as the early favorite to grab one of the Winter Olympics’ most important medals: the diplomatic gold.
NBC apologizes to Koreans and Games for Japan comment
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – U.S. broadcaster NBC apologized to South Korea’s winter Games organizing committee on Sunday after a commentator offended locals during coverage of the opening ceremony by straying into the sensitive issue of Japan-South Korean …
Ice Hockey: U.S. women edge Finland in Olympic opener
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Kendall Coyne scored a powerplay goal as the U.S. women’s hockey team came from behind to beat Finland 3-1 in their Olympic tournament opener on Sunday, surviving a scare from a team that has never beaten them in Olym…
Snowboarding: Flying Tomato’s burger visit cheers up chef
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – When fast food chef Cha Gwen Sol added a one-million-won ($920) “Flying Tomato” burger to the menu of his Pyeongchang restaurant as an Olympic gimmick, he never expected the owner of the nickname, snowboarding star …
Freestyle skiing: Kenworthy doesn’t want Pence ‘distraction’
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Gus Kenworthy hopes the growing number of openly gay athletes at the Olympics will one day ensure the topic of sexuality barely merits a mention at the Games but the U.S. skier says there is still a long way to go.
Exclusive: U.S. IOC member suggests joint Korean team for Nobel Peace Prize
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – A senior American member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called on Sunday for North and South Korea’s joint women’s ice hockey team to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Thai Aphibarnrat wins Super 6 match play after last-minute entry
(Reuters) – Kiradech Aphibarnrat justified his late decision to play in Australia when he survived a marathon final day to claim the World Super 6 in Perth title on Sunday.
We must act on athletes’ abuse or risk losing them: IOC
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee must help boost safeguards for athletes against sexual abuse or risk losing them, the head of the IOC’s working group on abuse and harassment said on Sunday.
McMorris ‘stoked’ with slopestyle bronze after injury hell
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canada’s Mark McMorris left everything out on the course during Sunday’s slopestyle final, securing a second Olympic bronze medal and completing a heroic comeback from injury.
