Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)

By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - With what seemed like the whole world watching, Yuzuru Hanyu stepped on to the ice at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, seeking the ultimate prize in figure-skatin...

By Simon Jennings YANQING, China (Reuters) - If the skis Austrian Matthias Mayer wore while winning his Olympic gold medal in the super-G on Tuesday end up in a museum it will not just be his fans mak...

By Winni Zhou and Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American snowboarder Chloe Kim, who won her second gold in the halfpipe final in Beijing on Thursday, said she was better prepared for the s...

By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian Ann-Renee Desbiens once could not imagine being at the Beijing Olympics, feeling demoralised and failing to see a viable career path in ice hockey, she quit...

By Shadia Nasralla YANQING, China (Reuters) - Freshly-crowned Alpine combined bronze medallist James Crawford is not sure if it was aerodynamics or "juju", but he believes shaving off his moustache mi...

By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Norway's Therese Johaug put on a staggering late burst to snatch the gold medal in the 10 km classic race at the Beijing Games on Thursday to win by f...

By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - American Samoan athlete Nathan Crumpton is used to plunging headfirst down icy skeleton tracks at speeds sometimes north of 120 km an hour (75 mph), but this...

By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - Andy Murray started working with former coach Daniel Vallverdu this month on a short-term basis as the multiple Grand Slam winner works towards rediscovering the ...

Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for his league-leading eighth shutout of the season as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 6-0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Andrew Ma...

By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - Sweden survived a gritty Latvia fightback, holding on to claim a 3-2 win in their Beijing Olympics men's ice hockey opener on Thursday that had both teams skating ...