What to watch this weekend in Olympic sports
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Canadian ski jumper Loutitt captures World Cup silver in Switzerland
Canada's Alexandria Loutitt claimed World Cup silver in women's ski jumping on Friday in Engelberg, Switzerland.
Canadian skier Stefanie Fleckenstein injured in crash at World Cup downhill event
Jasmine Flury claimed only her second World Cup win as the Swiss skier triumphed on Saturday in Val d'Isere, France, in a downhill race that was delayed because of a horrific crash for Canada's Stefanie Fleckenstein.
Paris Saint-Germain will be better in Spring, says Luis Enrique
POISSY, France: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique predicted his new-look side will shift up a gear in February now that they have secured qualification for the knockout round of the Champions League. The French champions have moved on from the Latin American star duo of Neymar and Lionel Messi and Luis Enrique, who arrived in the summer, has established a youthful and disciplined line-up spearheaded by Kylian Mbappe. The Qatar-owned side are now nurturing a less star-based approach to recruitment. The former Barcelona and Spain coach predicted the Ligue 1 leaders would do even better after the winter break having “grown” in battling through their Champions League group. “I have no doubt that we will be better, all my teams have been better over time,” he said. “Big players will come back from injury by then and we are already among the best in the Champions League, whether in terms of chances created, shots on goal or possession,” he said, three days after a nail-biting draw at Dortmund sealed a place in Monday’s draw for the last 16. PSG were drawn alongside the Germans, Newcastle and AC Milan in what was the toughest group on paper. “The risk (of this difficult group) was to fail to qualify, but in terms of growth it was the best group we could have had.
Former Nice and PSG coach Christophe Galtier stands trial over alleged racism
NICE, France: Christophe Galtier stood trial on Friday for accusations of racism during his time as coach of his former club Nice and said some of the comments he made during that period had been taken out of context or distorted.
Roberto De Zerbi hails ‘historic moment’ for Brighton after topping group
Roberto De Zerbi hailed Brighton’s last-gasp 1-0 victory over Marseille to top Europa League Group B as a “historic moment” in the club’s history.
World champions Spain top FIFA women's rankings
Women's World Cup winners Spain have moved to the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time, displacing Sweden from the number one spot, world soccer's governing body said on Friday (Dec 15).
Canada's Kingsbury continues World Cup podium streak with dual moguls bronze
Canadian moguls superstar Mikaël Kingsbury is four for four this season