Olympics-We like medals but look after our losers, says Australia chief
By Mitch Phillips
Russia Sport News
Bautista Agut, Nikoloz Basilashvili set up Qatar Open final repeat
Roberto Bautista Agut set up a second successive Qatar Open final against defending champion Nikoloz Basilashivili on Friday after two contrasting semi-finals. Second seed Bautista Agut, the champion in Doha in 2019, needed almost two and a half hours to see off Russia's Karen Khachanov, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. "I want to give a lot of credit to Karen, he was playing unbelievable," said 16th-ranked Bautista Agut who had dropped just three games in his opening wins over Andy Murray and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. "I had to fight really hard to turn the score around. It was a really tough match."
Stefanos Tsitsipas stunned in Marseille by 163rd-ranked Roman Safiullin
Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered an embarrassing straight sets defeat to 163rd-ranked Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin in the Marseille ATP quarter-finals on Friday. Safiullin, 24, clinched a memorable 6-4, 6-4 win over his Greek opponent who was runner-up at the French Open last year.
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas upset in Marseille quarters
Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin took down No. 1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 6-4, Friday in the quarterfinals of the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France.
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.
We like medals but look after our losers, says Australia chief
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Four medals, including a gold, represent Australia's best Winter Olympic haul in terms of numbers, but how they look after those that fail to reach the podium is the hallmark of success for team chief Geoff Lipshut.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Germany in first and second place after first two four-man bobsleigh heats, Brad Hall in sixth
Germany are in pole position to secure a medal in the four-man bobsleigh, with two teams in the top three places after the opening heats. Pilot Brad Hall led Great Britain to a sixth-place finish in the first heat.
Winter Olympics: Who is Kamila Valieva's coach Eteri Tutberidze?
What kind of training method is it when a coach confronts rather than comforts a sobbing 15-year-old at the Olympic Games?