Australia edges Canada in extra end of mixed doubles curling at Games
BEIJING — The students schooled the teacher on Sunday in mixed doubles curling at the Beijing Games.
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Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds ready to aim for curling final place on Monday
Great Britain’s mixed curling duo will fight for a place in the Olympic final in Beijing on Monday after confirming their place in the top four with one game of the round-robin phase to play.
Guro Reiten strikes to secure win for Chelsea over Manchester City in Women's Super League
Chelsea saw off Manchester City in a tight tussle in the Women's Super League thanks to a decisive goal from Guro Reiten. The Norwegian midfielder latched onto a good cross from Jess Carter on 14 minutes to plant a deft header past Ellie Roebuck and despite City edging possession in the second period, the hosts held on. Ad/> The main team news before the game concerned the return to the Blues lineup of Sam Kerr.
New Zealand win historic Winter Olympics gold but pandas run out
Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history on Sunday after winning New Zealand's first ever Winter Olympic gold but the men's downhill skiers were forced to wait 24 hours for their chance. Seven golds were up for grabs on the second full day of competition in the Chinese capital. Seven became six when the main event of the day, the men's downhill one of the most closely watched events at the Winter Olympics was postponed until Monday because of gusty winds.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Norway consign Team GB to third defeat with 6-2 win in mixed curling doubles
Norway beat Team GB 6-2 in the mixed curling doubles with a dominant performance. It was Team GB's third loss of the round robin stage and they now face a crucial match against the USA on Monday, where a win could still see them qualify for the semi-finals. Ad/> Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien kept Team GB off the scoreboard in the first two ends as they took a 2-0 lead.
PREVIEW-Alpine skiing-All eyes on Shiffrin in the giant slalom
YANQING, China : American Mikaela Shiffrin's rivals see her as the skier to beat when the women's Alpine programme at the Beijing Olympics gets underway with the giant slalom on Monday, but that does not mean they will give up without a fight.
Winter Olympics - 'Cut off her tongue' - Former Olympic champion Tikhonov in shocking attack on Valeria Vasnetsova
Former Olympic biathlon relay champion Alexander Tikhonov launched a stinging attack on Russian compatriot Valeria Vasnetsova and said he “would cut off Vasnetsova's tongue” for complaining about her quarantine conditions at Beijing 2022. The 24-year-old Vasnetsova is recovering from Covid-19 and made a number of scathing comments about the food she is receiving during isolation, with reports from Russia claiming that she could miss the biathlon competition altogether and return home.
Saba Kumaritashvili fulfils late cousin’s dream 12 years on, Brit’s Covid battle – Beijing diary
Saba keeps family dream alive Saba Kumaritashvili said his Olympic performance honoured his cousin Nodar, 12 years after his tragic death on the luge track at the Vancouver Games. Ad/> “I wasn’t afraid. I wanted to be in the Olympics to race,” he said.