Winter Olympics: Questions need to be raised over Britain's skeleton performance, says Matt Weston
British skeleton racer Matt Weston has acknowledged that «questions need to be raised» over the team's failure to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
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Medals update: Germany’s Christopher Grotheer wins historic men’s skeleton gold at Beijing 2022
Christopher Grotheer launched an all-out assault on the ice at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre to win his and Germany’s first Olympic men’s skeleton gold medal in Beijing 2022 on Friday (11 February).
Winter Olympics 2022 - German sliding dominance continues as Christopher Grotheer surges to skeleton gold
Christopher Grotheer proved he is a man for the big occasion after the double world champion convincingly won skeleton gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as British pair Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt finished outside of the top 10. Despite his successes on the big stage, the German was not widely fancied for the title, as he has barely troubled the World Cup circuit, winning just two events over the past five years.
Shaun White ends Olympic career with an emotional run at Beijing: 'I wanted more today'
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Winter Olympics another suffers blow after Russian Kamila Valieva’s positive dope test
Pékin, China - Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Beijing Olympics testers confirmed Friday, while American snowboarding legend Shaun White finished an agonising fourth in his final appearance.
Indian Open 2022 Golf Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
The DP World Tour, earlier known as European Tour, on Thursday confirmed the cancellation of the 2022 Indian Open and the postponement of this season's China Open due to ongoing restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. After being postponed from its original scheduled date of February 17 -20, it had been hoped to reschedule the Indian Open later this spring but it will now not take place in 2022. The Indian Golf Union remains fully committed to the tournament, and along with the DP World Tour, are planning for it to return to the Tour's schedule in 2023.
Cricket diplomacy: Jaishankar gifts his Australian counterpart bat signed by Virat Kohli
Jaishankar on Friday gifted his Australian counterpart Marise Payne a cricket bat signed by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli during a visit to the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. Jaishankar, who attended the crucial meeting of Quad foreign ministers, visited Australia's largest and most revered sports stadium along with Payne, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, in a “fitting end to a busy day”. Payne hosted the Quad foreign ministers' meeting. “Quad FMs visit the @MCG. Presented @MarisePayne with a bat signed by @imVkohli,” Jaishankar, who is in Australia on his first trip to the country as external affairs minister, said on Twitter along with a photo.
Nils van der Poel has ‘conviction’ to retire after admitting speed skating ‘sucks’ at Winter Olympics 2022
Nils van der Poel has revealed his “conviction” to retire in March after he secured the speed skating distance double at Beijing 2022. The Swede, 25, followed up his victory in the 5000m with a world record triumph over 10000m – just days after he accused the Dutch teams of manipulating the ice. Ad/> Van der Poel was unhappy to learn that Dutch sports scientist Sander van Ginkel was in Beijing looking to make the ice as hard as possible, branding it the “biggest scandal in our sport”.