Ice Hockey: Canada take gold, Backstrom fails dope test
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Canada swept past Sweden 3-0 on Sunday in the Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey final, a game Swedish forward Nicklas Backstrom missed due to a failed a dope test.
Spain to return to scene of Euro 2012 triumph
NICE, France (Reuters) – World champions Spain will start their campaign for a third successive European Championship in a group with Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg, meaning an emotional trip back to Kiev for Vicente del Bosque’s …
Miami marks 50th anniversary of Ali’s boxing match that ‘shook the world’
MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Fifty years ago, an upstart American boxer who later became known as Muhammad Ali “shook the world” when he dethroned Sonny Liston to claim the heavyweight championship of the world in Miami Beach.
‘Excellent’ Sochi Games proved critics wrong, says IOC’s Bach
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The Sochi Winter Games set records in competitor numbers, medals awarded and quality of venues, keeping athletes happy and proving critics wrong, said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Sunday.
Victorious Zubkov drained after carrying nation’s hopes
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Former taxi driver Alexander Zubkov steered Russia to victory in the four-man bobsleigh on the last day of the Winter Olympics on Sunday but looked more exhausted than elated after carrying the weight of the nation’s hop…
Canadians satisfied despite missing out on top spot
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Canadians are satisfied with having cemented their place among the world’s top winter sports nations even though they fell short of the coveted top spot in the Olympics medals table.
Zubkov completes double with four-man gold
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Russian Alexander Zubkov secured a golden finale for the Sochi Games hosts on Sunday by adding the Olympic four-man bobsleigh crown to his two-man title.
Cross country: Unhappy Norwegian men end Games on a low note
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Norway’s male cross country skiers sounded both mystified and downhearted on Sunday after a Winter Games where they started as one of the favorites but underperformed badly.
IOC boss to break with tradition in Games closing ceremony
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – There will be no single snappy phrase to describe the Sochi Olympics at the closing ceremony on Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said, breaking with the organization’s tradition of decades.
Austrian cross: country skier Duerr tests positive for EPO
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr has apologized for the stupidity that saw him kicked out of the Sochi Winter Olympics after testing positive for performance-boosting EPO.
