Chargers look to stun Broncos and extend Cinderella run
(Reuters) – The San Diego Chargers hope to extend their Cinderella run on Sunday when a rejuvenated Philip Rivers leads his team in an AFC divisional playoff against Peyton Manning and the Super Bowl favorite Denver Broncos.
Young quarterbacks hold key to Panthers and 49ers clash
(Reuters) – Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick, two of the hottest young quarterbacks in the National Football League, will go head-to-head on Sunday in a mouthwatering NFC divisional playoff.
Nordic combined-American Lodwick injures shoulder
PARIS (Reuters) – Nordic Combined skier Todd Lodwick was taken to hospital with a shoulder injury on Friday after falling in France a month before he is due to become the first American to take part in a sixth Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Olympic champion Morgenstern badly injured
(Reuters) – Three-times Austrian Olympic ski jump champion Thomas Morgenstern is in hospital with a serious head injury and a damaged lung after a fall in training, the International Ski Federation (FIS) said on Friday.
Vettel goes for five in more ways than one
LONDON (Reuters) – Quadruple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel went for five on Friday with the German choosing to have that numeral on his car when he is eventually deposed as number one.
Study predicts record medal haul for Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain are traditionally also-rans at the Winter Olympics but a statistical study has predicted the team will win a record-breaking six medals at the Sochi Games next month.
Belgian rider dies on Dakar Rally
(Reuters) – Belgian motorcycle rider Eric Palante has died during the Dakar Rally in Argentina, race organizers said in a statement on Friday.
World Cup fans may soon see relief from pricey Brazil airfare
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Soccer fans daunted by rising airfares in Brazil during this year’s World Cup would be smart to steel their nerves just a little longer. Relief may be around the corner.
Dutch Prime Minister, royals to attend Sochi Games
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he will attend next month’s Winter Olympics in Sochi with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, even though relations between the two countries are severely strained.
Sochi 2014 price tag is bad example but Games are safe
BERLIN (Reuters) – The $50-billion price tag for the Sochi Olympics is a “bad example” for future candidate cities but Russia’s first Winter Games will be secure despite mounting safety concerns, international skiing chief Gian-Franco Kasper said on Fr…
