Men's ice hockey Day 3 Round Up: Wins for ROC, Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland
ROC, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland recorded victories on the third day of action in the men's ice hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
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Northern Ireland political crisis 'very worrying': Irish Europe Minister
We also discuss military tensions in Europe amid the huge Russian military build-up on Ukraine's borders. Thomas Byrne tells FRANCE 24 that for Ireland, "it's very important that we keep talking about this and try to resolve this in a diplomatic way, while still being firm in the resolve and determination that Ukraine should be able to fulfil its own destiny as a nation and have its own right to its territorial integrity."
Why Tottenham Hotspur fans have an extra reason to be excited for Wolves game
Tottenham fans are looking forward to potentially seeing one of their new signings in the starting line-up against Wolves and have laid out who should start alongside him in the Spurs midfield going forward.
Men's curling at Beijing 2022 Olympics Day 3 round-up: Sweden on top after defeats for Canada and GB
Sweden are the only remaining undefeated team following an intriguing third day of the men’s curling tournament at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday (11 February).
Canada's women signal intent with 11-0 drubbing of Sweden to reach semis
It does not get any more emphatic than this.
Nils van der Poel hates speed skating, still wins anyway; Ester Ledecka nears GOAT status – Best of Beijing
BEST MOMENTS OF DAY 7 Van der Poel doubles up in sport that 'sucks' Ad/> Being an elite athlete is an immense privilege, right? Or at least we thought so until Nils van der Poel revealed just how much he hates speed skating. Beijing 2022White seeks Brady advice, Norway cross-country drama, curling rivals bond — Beijing diaryAN HOUR AGO «When you are a professional athlete in a sport that sucks as much as speed skating sucks, you've got to find a way to make it suck a little less,» van der Poel said. «And whatever you can get inspired by you need to find that.» After a disappointing outing at PyeongChang 2018, Van der Poel found his inspiration in an unusual sabbatical which saw him join the Swedish army, run ultra-marathon and bike across Sweden.
Antonio Conte could turn to Tottenham's January signings against Wolves
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has hinted that the clubs two January signings could start for the first time in Sunday's match against Wolves.
Vanessa Voigt: Team-mates make cardboard medal for German star after podium heartache
German athlete Vanessa Voigt was left heartbroken after missing out on a bronze medal by just 1.3 seconds in the individual biathlon. Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland — who now has three medals at the Games — edged ahead of her in the event, which was won by Voigt's compatriot Denise Herrmann. Ad/> However, after seeing their team-mate go so close to a place on the podium, fellow biathletes Benedikt Doll and Philipp Nawrath thought their friend deserved some recognition.