Ireland demolish sloppy England in record 42-21 victory
LONDON, Feb 21 : Ireland blew England away in a record-breaking 42-21 victory at Twickenham on Saturday to keep alive their slim Six Nations title hopes and end those of their below-par hosts.
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SkiMo-US pair defy Europe-dominated rankings to come fourth in mixed relay
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 21 : Despite Europe dominating the ski mountaineering rankings, the two relative newcomers from the United States fought their way to fourth place in Saturday’s mixed relay race at the Milano Cortina Games.
Top-ranked Canada bests U.S. for Olympic bronze in women's curling - ESPN
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Top-ranked Canada beat the United States for the bronze medal in women's curling at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday after being upset by Sweden in the semifinals.
SkiMo-Spain's Alonso Rodriguez heads home with two bronzes four months after being hit by car
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 21 : Spain's Ana Alonso Rodriguez is going home with two bronze Olympic medals just four months after being hit by a car and tearing her ACL.
Owners recount panic after Nazgul gatecrashes race on doggy day out
TESERO, Italy, Feb 20 : When the Varesco family headed off to watch the biathlon at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday they left their two-year-old Czechoslovakian wolfdog Nazgul locked in his kennel at home in Tesero.
Curling-Canada women beat US to win bronze
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 21 : Canada beat the United States 10-7 to claim women's curling bronze at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, as skip Rachel Homan ended her long wait for a Games medal.
Biathlon-Oceane rides wave of energy to stunning Olympic gold for France
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 21 : Oceane Michelon found an unexpected reserve of energy to power to the Olympic gold medal in the women's mass start on Saturday, bringing the biathlon competitions at Milano Cortina to a stunning climax in a race that was decided on the last lap.
Canada's Rachel Homan beats U.S. to win bronze in Olympic women's curling
Canada's Rachel Homan won an Olympic bronze medal after defeating Tabitha Peterson of U.S. 10-7 on Saturday at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.