North Korea says IOC is considering South Korea’s proposal for united women’s hockey team: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s International Olympics Committee (IOC) official said it is considering South Korea’s proposal for a united female hockey team, Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.
Saudi women score right to watch men’s soccer in stadiums
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Women in black abayas and fluorescent orange vests stood at the gates at King Abdullah Stadium, welcoming people into the family section that, for the first time in Saudi Arabia, allowed women to attend a men’s soccer match.
Factbox: Mascots at Winter Olympics through the years
(Reuters) – A list of the mascots for the Winter Olympics from 1968-2018:
Navratilova backs Kvitova, Venus at Australian Open
(Reuters) – Former world number one Martina Navratilova believes Petra Kvitova’s attacking style of play makes her one of the top contenders for next week’s Australian Open, while Venus Williams’ experience gives her the edge over the rest of the women…
Golf: Faultless Saddier, Paisley hold SA Open second round lead
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Adrien Saddier of France carded seven birdies and an eagle in a faultless round of 63 for a share of the lead with England’s Chris Paisley at 13 under-par after the second round of the European Tour’s South African Open on Frid…
Alpine skiing: Muffat-Jeandet wins first World Cup race
WENGEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – Frenchman Victor Muffat-Jeandet claimed the first World Cup victory of his career at the age of 28 when he was a surprise winner of the combined at Wengen on Friday.
Bolivia’s Alpine skier overcomes mountains of a different kind
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – Bolivia’s lone Olympic Alpine skier had to overcome mountains of paperwork, as well as ones covered in snow and ice, on his torturous route to a place at next month’s Pyeongchang Games.
Curling: A stone’s throw, from Scottish island to Korean ice
MAUCHLINE, Scotland (Reuters) – John Brown has lovingly polished each and every one of the curling stones to be used at the Pyeongchang Olympics, buffing and burnishing the granite in a workshop whose machines look older than him.
Resilient Svindal back on form and gunning for gold
WENGEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – When Aksel Lund Svindal discovered that he would have to undergo knee surgery for the second time in a year, his reaction was simply: “Here we go again”.
Kenworthy proud to represent U.S., LGBT community in Pyeongchang
LONDON (Reuters) – Gus Kenworthy was terrified about the consequences of coming out as gay in 2015 but the American skier says that his decision prompted a huge outpouring of unexpected support and has allowed him to compete without the weight of the w…
