Nordic combined-Norway clinches gold in chaotic Nordic team sprint
TESERO, Italy, Feb 19 : Norway won the Nordic Combined team sprint at the Olympics on Thursday in a chaotic race that saw several of the athletes crash and collide in heavy snow.
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SkiMo-Cardona Coll makes history for Spain with gold in men's sprint
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 : Oriol Cardona Coll won Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal for 54 years as he claimed victory in the men's sprint in the inaugural ski mountaineering event on Thursday.
Scotland recall Lions pair for Six Nations clash in Wales
Feb 19 : Scotland fullback Blair Kinghorn and wing Duhan van der Merwe are back in the starting lineup among five changes made by coach Gregor Townsend for the Six Nations clash against ailing Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
Switzerland's Marianne Fatton wins inaugural Olympic ski mountaineering event
The sport of ski mountaineering made its long-awaited Olympics debut Thursday and crowned its first champion at the Milan Cortina Games in Marianne Fatton of Switzerland.
Curling-'Murphy's Law' hits Edin's Sweden as champions bow out with loss
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 : Everything that could go wrong for Sweden in their Olympic title defence did go wrong, said skip Niklas Edin after the champions ended their campaign at the Milano Cortina Games with a 10-4 loss to the Czech Republic on Thursday.
Curling-Italy's Mosaner ends 'rollercoaster' Games with mixed feelings
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 : Italy's Amos Mosaner won his second Olympic medal after picking up a mixed doubles bronze, but the 30-year-old will leave the Winter Games with a touch of regret after failing to qualify for the semi-finals with the men's team.
Crowley to start as Ireland head to Twickenham in search of form
DUBLIN, Feb 19 : Ireland's Jack Crowley will start his first game of this year's Six Nations against England at Twickenham on Saturday as coach Andy Farrell left flyhalf Sam Prendergast out of the matchday squad with his side searching for an upturn in form.
SkiMo-Switzerland's Fatton wins women's sprint gold
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 : Marianne Fatton of Switzerland won gold in the Olympic ski mountaineering women's sprint on Thursday.