Alpine skiing-Norway's injured Kilde to miss Games
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 3 : Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will miss the Milano-Cortina Olympics after failing to recover full fitness following a back injury, the 33-year-old said on Tuesday.
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Biathlon-Swede Samuelsson sweats it out in medal bid
MILAN, Feb 3 : Sebastian Samuelsson has been working up a sweat as he seeks to fill the void left by the retirement of Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Boe, raising his temperature to try to create an advantage he hopes will make him the best in the field at Milano Cortina.
Curling-Team US bring 'the calm and the fire' to mixed doubles competition
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 3 : American curlers Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse may be polar opposites on the ice, but they feel their contrasting personalities could create the perfect mix as they head into the mixed doubles competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Ski jumping-Slovenia and Japan favourites to shine in Predazzo
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy, Feb 3 : When the Winter Olympics start in northern Italy this week the spotlight in ski jumping will fall on Predazzo in the Val di Fiemme, a venue that has become one of the most technically demanding hills in the sport.
Strand Larsen joins Palace, Mateta stays there
LONDON, Feb 2 : Crystal Palace signed striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolverhampton Wanderers for 48 million pounds ($65.48 million) but the man he was due to replace - Jean-Philippe Mateta - is still at the club after his move to AC Milan fell through on medical grounds.
Norway's mixed doubles curlers welcome weight of golden expectations
MILAN, Feb 2 : Norwegian mixed doubles curlers Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten won bronze at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in 2018 and followed that up with a silver medal at the Beijing Games four years later.
Kerolin nets hat-trick as Man City hammer Chelsea 5-1 in WSL
MANCHESTER, England, Feb 1 : Brazilian forward Kerolin netted a superb hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed reigning champions Chelsea 5-1 on Sunday, all but wresting the Women's Super League title from the grasp of the Londoners as they dominated from start to finish.
Champions League Play-Off Draw: Mourinho Will Return To Bernabeu For Real Madrid Rematch
Real Madrid faces an immediate rematch with Benfica after the teams were drawn together in the Champions League playoffs on Friday.