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John Higgins through to winners group after unbeaten day in the Championship League
John Higgins has qualified for the Winners Group at the Championship League snooker after beating Ding Junhui 3-2 in the Group 7 final. Higgins enjoyed an incredible second day in Leicester, winning all of his games to set up the crucial clash with the Chinese player.
'There is no level playing field' - Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong unhappy as rule change denies him spot
Ghanaian skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong says a change in rules around quotas for the Winter Olympics does not “encourage diversity” after he missed out on a place in Beijing. The 35-year-old finished 30th on his Olympic debut in Pyeongchang after qualifying through the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation’s (IBSF) continental quota system.
With international roster, China enters men's Olympic hockey fray for 1st time in high spirits
Brandon Yip was growing up in Vancouver when his grandmother figured he also needed a Chinese name to honour the family's heritage.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Bagpipes inspire Team GB curling team to a winning start in Beijing
British curling pair Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat were on-song as they kicked off Team GB’s Winter Olympics campaign in fine style with a 9-5 win over Sweden in their opening round robin match in the mixed doubles. In a tense match in Beijing, Dodds and Mouat capitalised on errors from the World Championship bronze medallists to take a confidence-boosting victory. Ad/> The Scottish childhood friends were given a timely reminder of home with a Chinese bagpipe band helping to inspire the pair.
Beijing 2022: Belgian Skeleton star Kim Meylemans to isolate at Olympic Village as emotional plea prompts IOC action
The IOC has intervened to move skeleton racer Kim Meylemans to the Olympic Village after an emotional plea from the Belgian while in isolation. Following a positive Covid-19 PCR test on her arrival in China for the Beijing games, the 25-year-old was required to quarantine for three days.
How a trip to Australia turned a Chinese skater into a national hero and an Olympic icon
Among China's 1.4 billion people you'd be hard pressed to find a single one that doesn't adore Yang Yang.
To infinity and beyond: the new space age
Space science has taken a giant leap in the past year. Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX all flew their first tourist-focused missions. Meanwhile, NASA successfully landed its rover on Mars, and the James Webb Space Telescope - the world’s most powerful of its kind - blasted off into orbit days shy of the new year. More money than ever is being pumped into space technology, with Morgan Stanley forecasting the industry to top one trillion dollars by 2030.