Austrian luge race aims to speed up integration of African migrants
KLEINARL, Austria (Reuters) – The chilly conditions on an Austrian mountainside belied the warm reception given to people from 15 African countries who took part in an annual luge race aimed at helping migrants integrate into European society.
Dutch team player Blokhuijsen hopes for solo success
(Reuters) – Jan Blokhuijsen was part of the formidable Dutch speed skating squad that won gold in the team pursuit in Sochi and while he has come to be known as a real ‘team player’ he will be setting his sights on a first individual Olympic title in P…
Figure skating: Don’t write off Britain’s chances, says Cousins
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s 1980 Olympic figure skating champion Robin Cousins says he will be ‘freaking out’ in the commentary box when ice dancing duo Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland perform in Pyeongchang.
Chung stuns Djokovic in Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Six-times champion Novak Djokovic bowed out of the Australian Open in the fourth round as relentless South Korean Chung Hyeon ground him down to claim a stunning 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(3) victory on Monday.
Olympics: South Korea ice hockey put in tough situation, says coach
SEOUL (Reuters) – The head coach of the South Korean women’s ice hockey team says her squad was put in a difficult situation having to incorporate North Korean players just weeks before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Sports tribunal begins hearing appeals from 39 banned Russians
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) began to hear appeals on Monday from 39 Russian athletes who were given lifetime Olympic bans for doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Exclusive: Infantino and Coe face IOC snub – source
(Reuters) – The presidents of world soccer and world athletics are set to be snubbed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next month when the body is likely to again overlook them for membership, a source told Reuters on Monday.
McMorris just happy to be back after horrific injuries
(Reuters) – The list of injuries suffered by Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris in a freak accident at the end of last season would be enough to put some people off the sport for life.
Olympics: FIFA’s Infantino, IAAF’s Coe unlikely to get IOC nod – source
(Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his world athletics (IAAF) counterpart Sebastian Coe are unlikely to be put up for International Olympic Committee membership next month despite a three-year wait, a source said on Monday.
Don’t expect miracles from Woods in 2018, say experts
(Reuters) – As anticipation builds over Tiger Woods’s official comeback after nearly a year rehabilitating from a spinal fusion, two former professionals have offered a tempered view of what to expect from the 14-times major champion in 2018 and beyond…
