It's a big year for Canada's 2026 Winter Olympic contenders
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Ukraine wins its 1st World Cup luge medal since 2009 after a mishap-filled relay
Germany won a World Cup luge team relay on Sunday, with Austria finishing second. That's not exactly breaking news. Those nations have the top two luge programs in the world right now.
Ljutic wins back-to-back World Cup women's slalom events, takes standings lead
Croatian skier Zrinka Ljutic made it back-to-back World Cup wins in women's slalom to take the lead in the standings on Sunday.
The Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer resigns after talks on forming a government collapsed
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government fail.
Monaco boss Huetter extends contract to 2027
Monaco coach Adi Huetter has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him in the principality until June 2027, the Ligue 1 club announced Saturday.
Sweden's Sara Hector wins giant slalom at Kranjska Gora
Olympic champion Sara Hector won her second women's World Cup giant slalom of the season on Saturday as Italian skier Federica Brignone fell in the first run at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Mikaela Shiffrin aiming to be back on snow 'in the next week or so' following November crash
Mikaela Shiffrin is back in the gym and aiming to be on snow "in the next week or so," the American skiing star said more than a month after suffering a deep puncture wound in her hip area.
Rain Break Helps Naomi Osaka Overcome Nerves To Reach Auckland Quarters
Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka used a rain break to her advantage to power to a straight-sets win in the second round of the Auckland Classic on Wednesday. The Japanese star shook off some early mistakes to beat unseeded Austrian Julia Grabher 7-5, 6-3 and book a place in Friday's quarter-finals at the Australian Open warm-up tournament. The first set went with serve to 5-5 before rain forced the players off court for just over an hour, allowing Osaka a chance to address a "nervous" start. She consulted coach Patrick Mouratoglou, the former mentor of Serena Williams. "I got some great advice from a great coach," Osaka, a former world number one, said.