Sligo land New Zealand defender Nando Pijnaker on loan from Rio Ave
New Zealand defender Nando Pijnaker has joined Sligo Rovers on loan from Portuguese side Rio Ave for the 2022 SSE Airtricity League season.
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Winter Olympics 2022: ‘Real camaraderie’ – Eileen Gu consoles Tess Ledeux after snatching big air gold
Eileen Gu comforted a tearful Tess Ledeux after snatching the gold medal away from her in the women’s freestyle skiing big air final at Beijing 2022. The Chinese sensation, 18, trailed France’s Ledeux and Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud heading into the third and final jump but dropped a career-first double cork 1620 to catapult up the standings. Ad/> She reacted in disbelief after landing the trick, which she said she had never even attempted, as she secured China’s third gold medal of the Games.
New import wins ALW game for Victory
A goal from American signing Brooke Hendrix in her first start has given an otherwise wasteful Melbourne Victory a valuable 1-0 away win over Newcastle in A-League Women.
Eileen Gu wins debut of freeski big air at 2022 Winter Olympics
The debut of women’s freeski big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics featured perhaps the best showing of women’s freeskiing in history.
Winter Olympics 2022: Slopestyle next for Team GB’s Kirsty Muir after brilliant big air - then it’s back to school
Team GB freestyle skier Kirsty Muir is not focusing on a return to exam preparation yet — after making a “dream come true” by competing at the Winter Olympics and finishing fifth in her debut final — the big air competition. The 17-year-old was in bronze medal position after scoring 93.75 in her first run, thanks in part to landing her ‘dub 12’ trick, but was unable to break into the 80s over her next two runs, with China’s American-born star Eileen Gu taking gold ahead of Tess Ledeux of France and Mathilde Gremaud from Switzerland. Ad/> But Muir showed her immense promise, and she will now focus on slopestyle, before she crashes back down to reality.
Wilson has endured a big Ibrox howler over dud who's cost Rangers £1m per league goal - opinion
Rangers returned to winning ways on Sunday as Alfredo Morelos returned to put in a sensational performance in the Premiership for Gio van Bronckhorst.
Snowboarding-Austria's Karl wins men's PGS gold, Ledecka retains women's title
ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Austria's Benjamin Karl won gold in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday in a unexpected final where none of the last Games medallists took the podium, while Czech Ester Ledecka retained the women's title.
Alpine skiing-Magnificent Mayer earns respect from jealous rivals
YANQING, China : Austria's Matthias Mayer made history on Tuesday at the Beijing Games by winning an Alpine skiing gold medal at three straight Olympics, leaving his awe-struck rivals almost speechless.