Olympics-First gold of the Games lets athletes shine over politics
By Philip O'Connor, Karolos Grohmann and Mari Saito
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By Philip O'Connor, Karolos Grohmann and Mari Saito
BEIJING : Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday as the politics dominating the Beijing Olympics began to make room for the snowy feats of the world's best athletes.
Alongside Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo must be one of the biggest advocates of goal-line technology.
BEIJING :Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of Serbia, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan on Saturday as Beijing used the opening of the Winter Olympics to seize the diplomatic initiative amid simmering tensions with the United States.
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany needed just 50 minutes to complete a 6-1, 6-0 victory over France's Adrian Mannarino on Friday and reach the semifinals of the Open Sud de France at Montpellier.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl believes the positive feeling around the club’s progress can help retain key talent.
Arsenal's failure to strengthen their hand in the transfer window was baffling and could cost them a top-four finish this season.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has weighed-in on the controversy surrounding tennis star Novak Djokovic, hinting he may need to be vaccinated in order to play at Wimbledon.