Former England defence coach Mitchell joins Japan coaching team
Former England defence coach John Mitchell has been appointed Japan's defence coach, the Brave Blossoms said on Friday, with the 57-year-old returning to the international fold again.
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Rugby World Cup: John Mitchell lands role with Japan which he will combine with Wasps duties
Wasps attack coach John Mitchell has landed a job with Japan as their new defence coach, which he will combine with his duties at the Premiership outfit.
Rugby-Former England defence coach Mitchell joins Japan coaching team
(Reuters) - Former England defence coach John Mitchell has been appointed Japan's defence coach, the Brave Blossoms said on Friday, with the 57-year-old returning to the international fold again.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Thomas Krol wins gold in men's 1000m, Cornelius Kersten impresses for Team GB
Thomas Krol won gold in the men's 1000m to add to the silver he won over 1500m. The Dutchman missed out on the 20-year-old Olympic record, but produced a brilliant final lap to take an unassailable lead with a time of 1:07.92.
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Naomi Osaka will compete at the BNP Paribas Open this year after being granted a wildcard for the prestigious tournament.
Novak Djokovic prepares to make belated start to season in Dubai
World number one Novak Djokovic said he has unfinished business at the Olympics and will be gunning for gold at Paris 2024, adding that he is keen to return to Australia despite his deportation this year. Djokovic's quest for an Olympic gold in Tokyo ended in a semi-final defeat to Germany's Alexander Zverev, marring an otherwise stellar 2021 in which he won the first three grand slam events and reached the final of the fourth. A day after his loss to Zverev, he went down to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the bronze medal match to return empty-handed from Japan.
Athletics-Olympic champion Kipchoge to participate in Tokyo Marathon
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva Fourth In Skating As Doping Scandal Takes Toll
Kamila Valieva, the teenager at the centre of a doping scandal that has shaken the Beijing Olympics, finished fourth in the women's figure skating final on Thursday after an error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold. Shcherbakova scored 255.95 overall to seal the title, while Valieva, who was allowed to compete despite failing a doping test before the Games, fell several times and slipped out of the medal positions in Beijing. It was a major upset for 15-year-old Valieva, who looked completely broken at the end of her programme.