Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Switzerland’s Gut-Behrami wins super-G gold
YANQING, China (Reuters) - Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami won the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics women's super-G on Friday. Austrian Mirjam Puchner won the silver medal while another Swiss skier, ...
Feb 10, 2022
Cycling-‘My first steps’ – Bernal walks again after horror crash
(Reuters) - Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal posted a video on social media on Thursday of what he said were his first steps less than three weeks after injuring his spine, legs and chest in a training a...
Feb 10, 2022
Factbox-Olympics-Figureskating-Six facts about Russia’s Kamila Valieva
BEIJING (Reuters) - Six facts about Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who has failed a test for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. The 15-year-old's future ...
Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Beijing Games organiser reports 11 new COVID-19 cases on Feb 10
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Friday that a total of 11 new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 10. Two of the cases ...
Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Russia’s Valieva fails drugs test, IOC to appeal lifting suspension
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has failed a test for a banned substance but her provisional suspension was lifted by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), a decision again...
Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Norway may pick golden Johaug for team sprint
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Therese Johaug's stunning gold medal performances in the skiathlon and 10 km classic races have prompted Norway to consider bringing her into their sp...
Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Japan’s Ayumu Hirano soars to halfpipe gold, White misses podium
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Ayumu Hirano of Japan won gold at the men's snowboard halfpipe final on Friday at the Beijing Games, while American three-time gold medallis...
Feb 10, 2022
Cycling-Cavendish finishes second in Oman after injury return
(Reuters) - British cyclist Mark Cavendish started his 2022 season with a second-place finish on the opening stage of the Tour of Oman as the 36-year-old returned to the road after suffering serious i...
Feb 10, 2022
Olympics-U.S. anti-doping act should be used at Beijing Games – USADA’s Tygart
By Iain Axon BEIJING (Reuters) - An anti-doping act that allows American authorities to prosecute foreign athletes or officials outside the United States should be applied at the Beijing Winter Olympi...
Feb 10, 2022
Soccer-Jota double inspires Liverpool to win over Leicester
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to nine points as Diogo Jota's doubled earned Juergen Klopp's side a 2-0 victory over Leicester City on...
Feb 10, 2022
