U.S. men edge Russians in ice hockey thriller, but skaters fail again
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The United States edged out host nation Russia in a thrilling men’s ice hockey game at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, but a last-minute switch of high-tech suits failed to propel American speed skaters to their first medal o…
City find scoring touch to beat Chelsea in FA Cup
(Reuters) – Manchester City rediscovered their swagger to beat Chelsea 2-0 and move into the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday with Manuel Pellegrini winning the battle of tactical wits against Jose Mourinho.
Ice hockey: No Russian revenge as U.S. take amazing shootout
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – There was no Russian revenge in the “Miracle on ice” rematch on Saturday as the United States triumphed 3-2 following a remarkable sudden-death shootout after the teams finished level at 2-2 after overtime in a thrilling Winte…
Ethiopian Dibaba clocks world best indoor two-mile
(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba ran the fastest indoor two-mile ever as the world indoor champion continued her whirlwind season at the British Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday.
Lavillenie beats Bubka’s indoor world record
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie of France established a pole vault indoor world record by clearing 6.16 meters at a meeting in Donetsk on Saturday.
U.S. suit switch fails to land first medal
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The U.S. speed skating team were given permission to ditch their high-tech Under Armour outfits by the IOC on Saturday, but the switch failed to change their fortunes as they finished well outside the medals in the men’s 1,500…
Russian Tretiakov rockets to gold
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Alexander Tretiakov sealed Russia’s first Olympic gold in skeleton on Saturday when he comfortably held off main rival Martins Dukurs, leaving Latvia still waiting for a first Winter Games champion.
Daly’s medal dream hits the wall
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – American John Daly saw the chance of an Olympic medal slip from his grasp on Saturday when his sled missed the groove at the start of his skeleton run and he cannoned wildly from side to side of the track.
Speed skating: Fireman Brodka douses Dutch hot streak
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Poland’s Zbigniew Brodka denied the Dutch another Olympic speed skating gold medal by winning the men’s 1,500 meters by just three thousands of a second on Saturday, while a change of suit failed to reverse America’s slide on …
Speed skating: Downbeat Davis fears U.S. may leave empty-handed
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – A devastated Shani Davis fears the U.S. speed skating team may not win a medal at the Sochi Winter Games because of the psychological damage caused by a controversy over its racing suits.
