Alpine skiing: Ligety looks to reignite rivalry with Hirscher
(Reuters) – One of the great rivalries in alpine skiing will be renewed at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, but American Ted Ligety is well aware that Austria’s Marcel Hirscher could be in a league of his own at the moment.
IAAF renews neutral status for 18 Russian athletes
(Reuters) – Eighteen Russians had their status as Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) renewed by the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) doping review board on Thursday.
Ruthless Cilic routs ailing Edmund to reach final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A business-like Marin Cilic doused the fire of Kyle Edmund before crushing the ailing Briton 6-2 7-6(4) 6-2 to become Croatia’s first Australian Open finalist on Thursday.
Force India and Sauber withdraw EU complaint
LONDON (Reuters) – Force India and Sauber have withdrawn a complaint to the European Commission about alleged anti-competitive practices in Formula One, the teams said in a joint statement on Thursday.
Halep outlasts Kerber in thriller to reach final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one Simona Halep quelled a tenacious Angelique Kerber fightback and saved two match points to reach her first Australian Open final with a riveting 6-3 4-6 9-7 victory on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
USA Gymnastics facing resignation pressure over abuse scandal
(Reuters) – The 18 listed directors of USA Gymnastics were facing calls to resign after disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for abusing young female gymnasts who were entrusted to his care.
Chung can end ‘Big Four’ era with semi-final win
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – It is fair bet that few would have picked South Korean Chung Hyeon to be the player to break the dominance Roger Federer and the other members of the “Big Four” have had at the Australian Open over the last 13 years.
Qatar says World Cup on track despite boycott as supply lines fixed
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Qatar is confident that it can host a successful World Cup in 2022 and preparations are fully on track after a boycott by its Gulf neighbors briefly disrupted supply lines last year, its foreign minister told Reuters.
Tennis: Wozniacki survives scare to reach maiden Melbourne final
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki came through a late bout of nerves to reach the Australian Open final for a first time with a 6-3 7-6(2) victory over Belgian Elise Mertens on Thursday, giving herself another shot at winning a maiden grand slam…
North Korea calls for unity with South as hockey players begin Olympics training
SEOUL (Reuters) – A delegation of North Korean officials and ice hockey players crossed the heavily guarded border into South Korea on Thursday for joint Olympics training, as Pyongyang called for all Koreans to seek unification of the two nations.
