Bruce Mouat’s magic hat sweeps Great Britain closer to mixed curling medal match
Bruce Mouat credited his magic hat for helping sweep Great Britain to the brink of a mixed curling medal match in Beijing on Saturday.
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Skier Arif Khan Leads Out Indian Contingent At Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Skier Arif Khan led a small four-strong Indian contingent during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing on Friday amid a diplomatic boycott of the event by the country. The 31-year-old Arif will be the lone Indian competitor at the Games, having qualified in Slalom and Giant Slalom events. India sent a six-member contingent to the Games including a coach, a technician and a team manager. Arif is the first Indian to secure qualification in two events of the same edition of the Games and his competitions are slated for February 13 and 16.
Beijing Winter Olympics: Norway's Therese Johaug Wins First Gold Of Beijing Winter Olympics
Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as sport moved centre stage after a troubled build-up dominated by coronavirus and rights concerns. Johaug was a comfortable winner of the women's 7.5-plus-7.5-kilometre skiathlon in what is expected to be the first of many cross-country skiing medals for Norway at these Games.
Speed skating-Schouten takes women's 3,000m gold
BEIJING : The Netherlands' Irene Schouten won gold in the women's 3,000m speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Gold medallist Frenzel's isolation room unacceptable - German team
BEIJING : German multiple Olympic champion Eric Frenzel's isolation room at the Beijing Winter Games is "unacceptable", Germany's team chief Dirk Schimmelpfennig said on Saturday, demanding immediate improvement.
FIFA Club World Cup stage set for colorful Al-Ahly and Monterrey clash
ABU DHABI: The second-round action of the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 will kick off with a meeting between the continental champions of CAF and CONMEBOL as Al-Ahly face Monterrey at the Al-Nahyan Stadium on Saturday.
Increased COVID-19 cases at Beijing Games no reason for concern: Organisers
BEIJING: COVID-19 cases inside Beijing's Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals began after 45 new cases were detected on Friday (Feb 4), but organisers say the situation is under control and cases confined to the "closed loop".