The Winter Olympics don't really represent the world: Costs, climate and quotas keep the majority off the podium
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
Tokyo Sport News
Rafael Nadal To Play Reilly Opelka In Acapulco
World no.5 Rafael Nadal is all set to play his first tournament after winning the Australian Open 2022 title as he takes on Reilly Opelka of the USA in the opening round of the ATP 500 event Abierto Mexicano Telcel to be played at the Arena GNP Seguros. The 21-time grand slam champion will enter the tournament as the fourth seed. Nadal and Opelka are meeting each other for the second time. The last time they met each other was in the semi-finals of Rome Masters 2021, the Spaniard winning it 6-4, 6-4.
Undeterred Mikaela Shiffrin says, "I have won in my career and I'm going to win again."
The Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 were not what American alpine skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin expected – she’ll be the first to tell you that.
Harmanpreet Singh Reveals How Indian Hockey Team Overcame "Difficult Situations" At Tokyo Olympics
Spending time together during the coronavirus-forced lockdown developed a collective mindset which helped the Indian men's hockey team overcome difficult challenges at the Tokyo Olympics, said defender Harmanpreet Singh. Harmanpreet has been a central figure in the resurgence of the Indian team in recent years. His performance was not only vital to the side's bronze medal success at the Tokyo Olympics, but also saw the 26-year-old earn the title of FIH Men's Player of the Year 2021.
PR Sreejesh Becomes Second Indian To Win World Games Athlete Of The Year Award
Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh on Monday won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade. In 2020, Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her 2019 show. Sreejesh beat competition from sport climber Alberto Ginés LOpez of Spain and Italy's wushu player Michele Giordano for the award. "I'm very honoured to win this award. First of all, a big thank you to FIH for nominating me for this award, and secondly thanks to all the Indian hockey lovers around the world, who voted for me," Sreejesh said in a statement.
Irish trio defeated on opening day in Bulgaria
All three Irish boxers in action on the opening day at the 73rd International Strandja tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria were eliminated after their preliminary round fights.
USWNT must urgently get younger, and Vlatko Andonovski is right to look beyond veterans at SheBelieves Cup
The time for transition with a team is never easy to predict, but there is one near certainty for the U.S. women's national team: you typically do it after an Olympics because you have a big, three-year gap before the next World Cup on the calendar. Well, that is until a pandemic hits — I'm adding it to my «Another Thing COVID-19 Has Messed Up» list.