Pink to sing national anthem at Super Bowl LII
(Reuters) – Pink will get the Super Bowl party started by singing the national anthem before the championship game in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, the NFL said on Monday.
Bombs were for money, not to kill, Borussia Dortmund suspect says
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German-Russian man admitted on Monday that he had staged bomb attacks on the team bus of Borussia Dortmund football team last April but said he had done so only as part of a money-making scheme and not to harm or kill anyone, his l…
Olympics: IOC extends North Korea deadline for Pyeongchang Games
BERLIN (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has extended the deadline for registration of North Korean athletes for the Pyeongchang winter Olympics and is planning more talks with all sides, it said on Monday
Murray undergoes hip surgery, eyes Wimbledon return
LONDON (Reuters) – Three-times grand slam champion Andy Murray underwent hip surgery on Monday but is optimistic about his chances of returning in time for Wimbledon and believes he can still challenge for major titles.
Big air snowboarding looks to thrill on Olympics debut
LONDON (Reuters) – The newest Olympic sport should prove to be a crowd-pleaser straight away.
Kobayashi brothers primed to put Japan on ski jump podium
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – With the Pyeongchang Olympics taking place during prime time for Asian TV, Japanese ski jumping brothers Junshiro and Ryoyu Kobayashi have the chance of a lifetime to showcase their skills to their home audience and share a spot o…
Britain’s Ormerod ready to take off for snowboarding gold
LONDON (Reuters) – She stands little more than five feet tall in her boots but when Katie Ormerod takes off on a snowboard she looks every inch a candidate to win Britain’s first Olympic gold medal on snow.
Kalla carries Sweden’s golden cross-country hopes
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Few athletes will arrive in Pyeongchang bearing the same weight of expectation as Charlotte Kalla, with Sweden hoping that their two-time Olympic cross-country skiing champion can stem the flow of gold to neighbors Norway.
Formula 1’s bobsleigh input helps make an ice runner
LONDON (Reuters) – There are plenty of reasons why the sport of bobsleigh is sometimes referred to as Formula One on ice but few as obvious as Italy’s World Cup sleds.
Ferrer shows up-and-comer Wu the door in Auckland
AUCKLAND (Reuters) – Experience was more than a match for youthful exuberance at the Auckland Classic on Monday as four-times champion David Ferrer beat Chinese teenager Wu Yibing 7-6(7) 6-4 to advance to the second round.
