Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom
Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host the Winter Olympics in five days.
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Winter Olympics: Why is luge the 'fastest sport on ice'?
Athletes whizz at speeds above the motorway limit down sheer ice on small sleds in both sports — but what makes luge faster than skeleton?
Joergen Graabak comes home in front as Norway dominate Nordic Combined World Cup event in in Seefeld
Norway dominated the Nordic Combined World Cup event in Seefeld, Austria, with Joergen Graabak finishing first and Jarl Magnus Riiber in third. Three-time Winter Olympic medallist Graabak finished with 130.4 jump points and a time of 30:08.6 to add the World Cup event in Seefeld to his impressive list of accomplishments.
'Amazing achievement' - Novak Djokovic praises Rafael Nadal after securing 21st major with Australian Open win
Novak Djokovic has congratulated Rafael Nadal following the Spaniard’s Australian Open victory which broke the tie for the winning-most man in major history. Djokovic won three Grand Slams in 2021 to join Nadal and Roger Federer at the top of the tree on 20 majors. Ad/> The Serbian world No.
Jeremy Colliton to coach Canada men's hockey team in Olympics after Claude Julien fractures ribs
DAVOS, Switzerland — Jeremy Colliton has been elevated to head coach of Canada's men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics after Claude Julien was sidelined by an injury.
Martin Noerl and Michaela Moioli take the top podium spots in Snowboard Cross World Cup event in Cortina
Martin Noerl's lead at the top of the Snowboard Cross World Cup standings continues after a third consecutive win in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday night. It was the last event before the Winter Olympics, and Noerl is heading into Beijing in fine form.
Winter Olympics: Beijing seals off more residential areas after reports of 12 total COVID-19 cases
Two-time Olympic cross-country skier Noah Hoffman joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the upcoming games as athletes are warned against speaking out against China's human rights abuses.
Federica Brignone and Cornelia Huetter record a tie in Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup Super G
There was a remarkable tie in the final Alpine Skiing World Cup race before the Beijing Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen as Federica Brignone and Cornelia Huetter shared the top step in the Super G. The pair both stopped the clock at 1:18.19 in a thrilling event which saw them both record personal milestones. Ad/> For Huetter — after a three-year absence — it was her second podium finish of the weekend, while Brignone picked up her third World Cup win of the season.