Hosting major sporting events 'worthwhile' for Canada: van Koeverden
Adam van Koeverden knows just how big 2026 is for sport across Canada.
Italy Sport News
Napoli edge Fiorentina as injuries problems mount
NAPLES, Italy, Jan 31 : Napoli secured a 2-1 home win over struggling Fiorentina on Saturday as the Serie A champions suffered another injury problem when Giovanni Di Lorenzo was forced to leave the field.
Biathlon-Greenland siblings putting pride before protest at Winter Olympics
Jan 31 : After a whirlwind few weeks, the brother-and-sister biathlon team of Sondre and Ukaleq Slettemark have put politics aside to focus on making Greenland proud at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
Explainer-Are athletes at Milano-Cortina Games free to express themselves?
MILAN, Jan 31 : While Italians took to the streets of Milan on Saturday to demonstrate against the presence of U.S. ICE agents in their country, athletes will have to stick to a tight set of rules if they want to express personal views during the Winter Olympics.
Hundreds protest in Milan over US ICE role in Games security
MILAN, Jan 31 : Hundreds of Italians protested in Milan on Saturday over the involvement of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement staff in supporting the U.S. delegation at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics - ESPN
MILAN — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets.
Reece Howden takes bronze in final World Cup ski cross event before Olympics
Canadian Reece Howden will head into the Winter Olympics coming off of a podium result.
Exclusive-Olympics–Cortina cable car will not be ready in time for start of Winter Games, letter shows
MILAN, Jan 31 : A cable car intended to carry spectators to the women's Olympic Alpine skiing events in Cortina will not be ready in time, prompting Games organisers to request school closures to ease the pressure on the Dolomite resort's transport system, a letter seen by Reuters showed.