Cormac Izuchukwu and Robert Baloucoune start as Ireland make six changes for Italy clash
Ulster duo Cormac Izuchukwu and Robert Baloucoune have been named to start for Ireland against Italy as Andy Farrell makes six changes.
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Crosscountry-Karlsson leads another Swedish 1-2 finish in women's 10km freestyle race
TESERO, Italy, Feb 12 : Sweden dominated the women’s 10km cross-country freestyle ski race on Thursday, with Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson taking their second gold-silver finish of the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Freestyle skiing-Australian Woods edges Kingsbury on tiebreak to win moguls gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 12 : Australia's Cooper Woods won the moguls competition to secure the country's first gold medal at the Milano Cortina Games by edging Canada's Mikael Kingsbury on a tiebreak.
Curling-Sweden's Team Hasselborg bring 'circus' to Winter Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Anna Hasselborg and her Swedish women's curling team are back for their third Winter Games and are on the hunt for a third Olympic medal, but this time they are travelling with a much larger entourage.
Curling-Canadian men's team entering Games in 'sweet spot', says Kennedy
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Canada's men's team believe their chemistry is just right at the Winter Olympics, with the quartet having curled together long enough to build a solid bond but not so long as to have grown tired of each other's company.
Scotland make four changes to beleaguered pack ahead of England test
Feb 12 : Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made four change to his pack for the Six Nations clash at home to England on Saturday, after they struggled at the set-piece in their dismal opening round loss to Italy last weekend.
Italy's Federica Brignone completes comeback, claims Olympic gold in women's super-G
Italian skier Federica Brignone's long, painful climb back to the top is complete.
Curling-Canada, Swiss victorious as women's event gets underway
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : Canada's bid for a first women's Olympic gold since 2014 began with a commanding 10-4 win over Denmark in their opening round-robin match as the women's curling competition kicked off at the Winter Games.