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Great Britain’s mixed curling duo add to strong start with 6-4 win over Canada

Great Britain extended their winning start in the mixed curling competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a 6-4 win over Canada on Thursday.

Snowboarding-"Stoked all around" for Games says Aussie Brockhoff

ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff said on Thursday she was excited to compete in Beijing and mark her return to the Olympics after a number of injuries.

Cocktails and hazmat suits mingle in the Beijing Olympics bubble

ZHANGJIAKOU, China : A bartender in the Chinese ski resort of Zhangjiakou wears a blue and white hazmat suit as he pours a cocktail, before passing the drink to a similarly attired waiter who shuffles across the room in blue plastic booties to deliver the drink.

IOC members fume over plans for biennial soccer World Cup

BEIJING : Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday vented their frustration over plans for a biennial soccer World Cup instead of the current four-year cycle, saying it would have a major negative impact on other sports.

Figure skating-Germany's Seegert out for teams event with COVID

BEIJING : Germany will compete without their figure skating pairs after Nolan Seegert tested positive for COVID-19 a second time and was isolating in a hotel, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) said on Thursday.