ZHANGJIAKOU, China: The United States won gold in the inaugural snowboard cross mixed team event at the Beijing Games on Saturday, with Lindsey Jacobellis beating Italian Michela Moioli in a nail-biting final race. Canada, whose female rider had crashed in the final race, caught up to win bronze. The American […]
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MELBOURNE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today said Russia is amassing yet more troops on Ukraine’s border, and warned an invasion during the ongoing Winter Olympics was possible. “We’re in a window when an invasion could begin at any time, and to be clear that includes during the Olympics,” […]
BEIJING: The 15-year-old figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva, who led Russia to team gold at the Beijing Olympics this week, tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Games, Russian media have reported. The positive test could cost Russia the team gold and also threatens Valieva’s participation in the […]
HONG KONG: A veteran Hong Kong activist was arrested for “incitement to subversion” on Friday ahead of a planned protest against Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Olympics, hours before the opening ceremony was due to kick off. China has embarked on a crackdown in Hong Kong following massive and at […]
Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal will retire from all forms of international cricket following a tour of India in February-March, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Wednesday. Lakmal made his international debut in 2009 and went on to play 68 tests, 86 one-day internationals and 11 Twenty20 internationals, taking […]
MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal edged Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final on Sunday (Jan 30), roaring back from two sets down to claim a record 21st Grand Slam title only months after fearing his glorious career might be over due to injury. With Novak Djokovic forced out by deportation […]
BEIJING: Daily Covid-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics jumped to 19 yesterday from two a day earlier, as Games organisers warned of more cases in coming days. Including the athletes and officials, 36 Games-related personnel were found to be infected – 29 when they […]
BOGOTA : Neurosurgery on Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal has “ended successfully,” the hospital where he was treated said on Tuesday, just hours after the former Tour de France winner slammed into a vehicle and injured his spine, legs and chest. Bernal, who became the first South American to win the […]
MELBOURNE: Australian Open favourite Daniil Medvedev labelled the tennis tour’s bathroom break rule as “stupid” after rowing with the chair umpire about freshening up during his sweaty fourth round win over Maxime Cressy on Monday (Jan 24). Russian Medvedev barked at French chair umpire Renaud Lichtenstein over the recently updated […]
MELBOURNE : Simona Halep continued her rampaging start to the season with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Montenegrin trailblazer Danka Kovinic to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday. The 14th seeded Romanian fired up on a baking hot day at John Cain Arena to completely overpower […]