IOC boss Coventry hails Milano Cortina Games a success
MILAN, Feb 20 : The Milano Cortina Olympics exceeded expectations despite a shaky build-up, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said on Friday, hailing the first spread-out Winter Games a success.
Australia exit T20 World Cup with consolation win over Oman
Feb 20 : Australia demolished Oman by nine wickets in their final Twenty20 World Cup group match on Friday, delivering a dominant display that ultimately came too late to salvage a disappointing campaign with both sides already eliminated.
Norway set new gold medal record at Winter Games with 17 after biathlon win
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 : Norway set a new record for gold medals at a Winter Olympics on Saturday when Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the men’s 15km biathlon mass start at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Friday.
Biathlon-Fillon Maillet France's greatest Olympian after mass start bronze
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 : Needing one more medal to stand alone as France's most decorated Olympian of all time in the final men's biathlon race at the Milano Cortina Games, Quentin Fillon Maillet saw his chance and took it with his usual mix of panache and punishing athleticism to claim the bronze in Friday's mass start.
New boss Tudor '100%' certain Tottenham will avoid relegation from Premier League
Feb 20 : New Tottenham Hotspur coach Igor Tudor reassured the North London side's fans on Friday by declaring he was '100 per cent' confident they would remain in the Premier League next season ahead of his club debut against Arsenal.
Skeleton-Weston struggling to comprehend new golden status
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 : Double Olympic skeleton champion Matt Weston is one of the most articulate athletes you could ever meet but, even five days on from becoming the only Briton to win two medals at the same Winter Olympics, he says he is still lost for words.
Curling-Hasselborg's Sweden take on Switzerland in women's final
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 : Sweden advanced to the women's curling final at the Winter Olympics after beating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 and will take on Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday.
Top-ranked Canada, U.S. fall in women's Olympic curling semis - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Canada's controversial men's team will have the curling power's last chance at Olympic gold at the Milan Cortina Games.