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Russian anti-doping agency investigating Valieva’s support team
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said on Friday it was investigating Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva's support team after she tested positive for a banned drug. RUSADA said...
Feb 11, 2022
Tennis-Del Potro pulls out of Rio Open amid retirement talk
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from next week's Rio Open, tournament organisers said on Friday, likely bringing down the curtain on a once-promising career t...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Short track-Schulting breaks women’s 1,000 metres world record
BEIJING (Reuters) - Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands set a short track speed skating 1,000 metres world record in the women's quarter-finals at the Beijing Olympics on Friday. Schulting won her ra...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Games venues slowly add spectators – and a bit of buzz
By Krystal Hu, Muyu Xu and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - A week into the COVID locked-down Beijing Olympics, crowds at events are growing, gradually. Organisers are not selling tickets to the genera...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Finn Niskanen flying high with new classic gold
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Iivo Niskanen may not be a fan of the altitude at China's National Cross Country Centre but he is still flying high in classic cross-country skiing, a...
Feb 11, 2022
Motor racing-Alpine sign water company BWT as F1 title sponsors
(Reuters) - Formula One team Alpine have signed Austrian water technology company BWT as their new title sponsor, the French squad said on Friday. The Renault-owned team will incorporate BWT's pink co...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Valieva’s future to be decided in closed-door boardroom, not ice rink
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's Winter Olympics will be decided not on the ice rink but by three women and three men at a boardroom table in a five-star ...
Feb 11, 2022
Motor racing-F1 to race in Bahrain until 2036
(Reuters) - The Bahrain Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until at least 2036, F1's chief executive said on Friday, in a deal that secures the event's long-term future. The Gulf islan...
Feb 11, 2022
Oracle’s Red Bull F1 title sponsorship deal worth $300 million – sources
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Software giant Oracle's title sponsorship agreement with the Red Bull Formula One team is worth about $300 million over five years, according to sources familiar with the deal. T...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Fans sympathetic to Valieva but say she must not compete at Games
By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - Figure skating fans on social media expressed sympathy for Kamila Valieva after confirmation that the 15-year-old failed a drug test prior to the Olympics but sai...
Feb 11, 2022
