U.S. secures U18 women's hockey world championship gold, halting Canada's unbeaten run
Canada's unbeaten run at the Under-18 women's world hockey championship came to an end Sunday.
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Fast start propels defending champion Canadian women to U18 world hockey final
Canada scored three times in the first 5:12 of the game and then coasted to an 8-1 win over the Czech Republic in the under-18 women's world hockey championship semifinals on Saturday in Sydney, N.S.
Alpine skiing-Germany's Aicher wins super-G in Tarvisio ahead of Vonn
Jan 18 : Germany's Emma Aicher denied American great Lindsey Vonn to win the women's super-G in Tarvisio on Sunday as the women's Alpine skiing World Cup season builds up toward the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month.
Vondrousova withdraws from Australian Open with injury
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 : Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Australian Open on Sunday after the Czech player said she was dealing with a shoulder injury.
Figure skating-Georgia's Egadze soars to dominant victory in European championships
SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 17 : Georgia's Nika Egadze delivered the performance of his career on Saturday, landing four quadruple jumps to run away with the European men's figure skating title and leave a mistake‑ridden field far behind.
New Czech Republic manager describes Ireland’s football as ‘simple’ ahead of World Cup playoff
The new Czech Republic manager, Miroslav Koubek, has described the Republic of Ireland as a team that play “simple and straightforward football” ahead of the World Cup playoff.
Troy Parrott scores hat-trick as AZ Alkmaar beat Ajax 6-0
Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott scored a hat-trick for AZ Alkmaar as they hammered Ajax 6-0 in the Dutch Cup last-16 on Wednesday.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin wins Flachau slalom in US one-two with Moltzan
FLACHAU, Austria, Jan 13 : Mikaela Shiffrin got back to winning ways in slalom in the Austrian resort of Flachau on Tuesday, leading a U.S. one-two with Paula Moltzan for a record-extending 107th World Cup victory.