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Itoje on bench for England against Wales

LONDON, Feb 2 : Maro Itoje will miss part of a Six Nations game for the first time in six years after being named on the bench by Steve Borthwick on Monday for England's championship opener against Wales on Saturday.

Norway's mixed doubles curlers welcome weight of golden expectations

MILAN, Feb 2 : Norwegian mixed doubles curlers Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten won bronze at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018 and followed that up with a silver medal at the Beijing Games four years later.

Ice hockey proving the top attraction as ticket sales approach 1.2 million

MILAN, Feb 2 : Almost 1.2 million tickets have been sold for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and the Paralympics, local organisers said on Monday, with ice hockey topping the list.

Canada's Kingsbury heads to fourth Games focused on fun, not pressure

MILAN, Feb 2 : Canada's Mikael Kingsbury has spent more than a decade as the standard‑bearer of moguls skiing, piling up records, medals, and milestones with almost mechanical consistency.

Curling-Britain's men look to end wait for gold

MILAN, Feb 2 : Bruce Mouat's British men's curling team will be attempting to end a century-long wait for Olympic gold when they take to the ice at the Milano Cortina Games this month.