Nico Porteous grabs gold for NZ
Freestyle skier Nico Porteous survived treacherous winds, bone-chilling temperatures and a nasty fall to win New Zealand's second gold medal in Winter Olympic history on Saturday in Beijing.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Irene Schouten wins third speed skating gold in Beijing with sprint finish in women's mass start
Irene Schouten won a third speed skating gold medal in Beijing with a brilliant sprint finish in the women's mass start. Schouten lived up to her title as 'Queen of the Ice' by adding the mass start gold to the 3000m and 5000m titles she already won for the Netherlands at the Games.
New Zealand vs South Africa: Tom Latham admits Matt Henry dilemma, praises squad's depth
Tom Latham conceded fast bowler Matt Henry's stellar performance in the opening Test against South Africa has created a selection dilemma ahead of the second match next week. Playing his first Test in eight months only because Trent Boult is away on paternity leave, Henry claimed 7-23 in the first innings to set up New Zealand's victory by an innings and 276 runs at the Hagley Oval.
India remain 5th in World Test Championship standings
World Test Championship standings released by the ICC on Saturday. India, the runners up of the inaugural edition of the WTC, are currently placed fifth in second cycle with a 49.07 percentage of points won (PCT), which is taken into account rather than the points earned. India have played nine Tests in the second cycle of WTC, winning four, losing three and drawing two. They have 53 points, the highest among all teams so far. They will have a chance to improve their standings next month when they host Sri Lanka for two Tests.
Today's rugby headlines as Beauden Barrett feared concussion had ended his career and Wales star free to play again after ban
Here's your round-up of all the latest rugby headlines for Saturday, February 19.
India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli Equals Rohit Sharma's T20I Record With Impressive Knock vs West Indies
India batter Virat Kohli was in sublime form against West Indies in the second T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. After failing to score runs in the three ODIs and the first T20I, Kohli laid the foundation of India's series-clinching win, scoring 52 off 41 balls. With his knock against the West Indies on Friday, Kohli equalled India captain Rohit Sharma's record of most 50+ scores in T20Is. Both Kohli and Rohit are now tied on 30, but the former has played just 97 matches as compared to the latter, who has played 121 games in the shortest format of the game.
Cricket-Latham admits Henry dilemma, praises squad's depth
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand stand-in skipper Tom Latham conceded fast bowler Matt Henry's stellar performance in the opening test against South Africa has created a selection dilemma ahead of the second match next week.
David Wise shares family pics on Beijing 2022 podium
Who says you can't have your family with you at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games?