Thirty bears move into derelict Soviet weather station
A derelict Soviet weather station on Kolyuchin island in Russia’s Chukchi Sea has become a safe haven to a celebration of polar bears.
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Lando Norris signs new four-year deal at McLaren, dreaming of championship glory
Lando Norris has signed a new contract to keep him with McLaren for four more years.
Olympics-Figure skating-Russian fans lament doping cloud over favourite Valieva
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
Figure skating-Russian fans lament doping cloud over favourite Valieva
BEIJING : Russian figure skating fans reacted with dismay at reports women's gold medal favourite Kamila Valieva failed a doping test, putting the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) title in the team event under a cloud.
ATP roundup: John Isner wins serving duel in Dallas
Third-seeded John Isner outlasted South Africa's Kevin Anderson in a matchup of veteran hard-servers on Wednesday, prevailing 7-6 (1), 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5) in the second round of the Dallas Open.
Figure skating-All eyes on Valieva as she appears at Olympic practice rink
BEIJING : Kamila Valieva is accustomed to the attention that comes with being an Olympic gold medal favourite, but she never faced quite as much scrutiny as she did on Thursday morning at a practice rink adjacent to Beijing's Capital Indoor Stadium.
Winter Olympics 2022 - IOC remains tight-lipped following team figure skating medal ceremony delay
The IOC said on Thursday it would not comment on the ongoing “legal issue” surrounding the continued delay of the medal ceremony for the team figure skating in Beijing. AP, Reuters and others named 15-year-old Russian superstar Kamila Valieva as central to the delay.
