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Luke Kennard converted a four-point play with 1.9 seconds to play as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 35-point deficit to post a 116-115 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday nigh...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Surprise Australian Open quarter-finalist Alize Cornet said she was still learning the game at the age of 32 and her sparkling run at the year's first Grand Slam had filled her w...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Climate change is threatening the Winter Olympics and the future of snow sports by making conditions much more dangerous for athletes and participants, experts warned in a report p...

By Sudipto Ganguly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - French Open winner Iga Swiatek rallied from a set and a break down in brutal heat to overpower Estonian Kaia Kanepi 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 on Wednesday and reach her f...

(Reuters) - Denmark international Christian Eriksen has started training with former team Ajax Amsterdam as he continues his search for a new club following a cardiac arrest on the pitch during last y...

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Focus on Nordic Combined at the Beijing Games. THE ABSOLUTE BASICS Nordic Combined is one sport made up of two elements - ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Ath...

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - It is a long time since Norway was the dominant force in Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics but Jarl Magnus Riiber, desperate to make up for two fourth-placed ...

(Reuters) - Focus on ski jumping at the Beijing Games. THE ABSOLUTE BASICS Athletes hurtle down a daunting looking hill, either "normal" (85-109 metres) or "large" (110-184 metres) depending on height...

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - The world of ski jumping is waiting to see if triple Olympic gold medallist Kamil Stoch will recover from an ankle injury in time for Beijing but even if fit the P...

(Reuters) - Focus on cross-country skiing at the Beijing Olympics. THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Twelve races with a variety of distances, formats and styles * Classic style is a forward-striding technique * ...