Slopestyle primed to seize golden chance
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Slopestyle skiers are planning to grab the chance to be part of the Sochi Olympics with both hands as their sport is included in the Games for the first time.
Svindal to carry Norway flag at opening ceremony
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Olympic Super-G champion Aksel Lund Svindal will carry the Norwegian flag at Friday’s Sochi Winter Games opening ceremony, he said on Wednesday.
Ronaldo handed three-match ban after red card
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a three-match ban and fined after his red card in Sunday’s 1-1 La Liga draw at Athletic Bilbao, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) said on Wednesday.
Fulham ‘hit rock bottom’ after FA Cup defeat
LONDON (Reuters) – Rene Meulensteen cut a forlorn figure on the Craven Cottage touchline on Tuesday as he watched his Fulham side “hit rock bottom” with an embarrassing 1-0 FA Cup fourth-round replay defeat by League One Sheffield United.
Hall of Famer, MVP and Vettel have Finns thinking gold
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – A Hall of Famer, an all-world netminder and Sebastian Vettel’s trainer have the Finnish women’s ice hockey team believing anything is possible at the Sochi Olympics.
Baseball, softball should be part of Tokyo Games – ANOC chief
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Baseball and softball should be part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite failing to make the cut last year, the head of the powerful Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) said on Wednesday.
Wiggins’s kids bullied after Armstrong drugs admission
(Reuters) – The children of British cyclist Bradley Wiggins were bullied and had to move schools following Lance Armstrong’s admission last year that he had taken drugs while winning the Tour de France seven times.
Protesters urge sponsors to condemn Russian gay law
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – With the Winter Olympics only two days away, campaigners have urged major corporate sponsors to speak out about the way Games host Russia treats gay people.
Champion Humphries feels stronger than ever
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Olympic bobsleigh champion Kaillie Humphries has some bad news for her rivals: she believes the last four years have only made her stronger.
IOC eyes Games revamp as Sochi opening nears
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – While Sochi scrambles to get ready in time for Friday’s opening ceremony, the International Olympic Committee cast its eyes past the most expensive Games ever staged and began to look for ways of revamping the global sporting …
