IOC welcomes India back, opens cash pipeline
SOCHI, Russia/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s return to the Olympic fold switches on a multi-million-dollar pipeline of funds and stokes the giant nation’s sporting ambitions.
Offenders urged to help as sport delves into doping past
GENEVA (Reuters) – An independent commission began delving into cycling’s murky past on Tuesday, offering reduced sanctions for doping offenders who come forward with information.
NHL expects ruling on 2018 within six months
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – A decision on whether to send National Hockey League players to the 2018 Olympics will be made in about six months, the NHL said on Tuesday.
Insider knowledge gives me an edge, says Ligety
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Triple world champion Ted Ligety was late joining the Sochi Olympic party but armed with a little local knowledge and some Russian goodwill he looks set to make up for lost time.
In hindsight, I should have had eye surgery, says Miller
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Bode Miller can see clearly, now that the pain has gone, where he went wrong in Sunday’s Olympic downhill: He could not see clearly enough.
Freestyle-Medalists ‘celebrate Sarah’ on slopestyle debut
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned athletes from wearing stickers in memory of freestyle skiing pioneer Sarah Burke but she was not far from their thoughts on Tuesday as slopestyle made its Winter Games…
Russia’s Big Red Machine ready to roll again
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The Russian men’s ice hockey team came together in a show of unity on Tuesday, ready to reclaim the country’s status as global superpower in the sport by winning the gold medal at the Sochi Olympics.
Howell nails gold with brilliant opening salvo
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Canadian teenager Dara Howell nailed her opening run as her rivals fell like ninepins on the Rosa Khutor snow to win the first Olympic gold medal in women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle at the Sochi Games on Tuesday.
Chelsea will finish top with more City-like shows: Hazard
PARIS (Reuters) – Chelsea will be Premier League champions if they can keep producing performances like last week’s 1-0 victory at Manchester City, according to in-form Belgium winger Eden Hazard.
South Africa to bid for 2024 Games: sports minister
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa is to bid for the 2024 Olympics and also wants to host the Commonwealth Games two years before that, the country’s sports minister Fikile Mbabula said.
