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Athletics-Olympic, world 800m champion Mu to train with Kersee

(Reuters) - Olympic 800 metres gold medallist and world champion Athing Mu will be coached by track great Bob Kersee, the 20-year-old American said on social media on Wednesday.

Sedins, Smyl among coaches for CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

The Canadian Hockey League announced Wednesday that Vancouver Canucks legends Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Stan Smyl will be among the coaches at the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.

Gymnastics-Italy investigates pressures put on young women gymnasts

MILAN : Italy's sports authorities are studying reports of undue psychological pressure being placed on its young women gymnasts over their eating habits, after a complaint was lodged with a prosecutor.

Tennis tour CEO still wants Peng Shuai inquiry

The man in charge of women's professional tennis, Steve Simon, has been sitting close enough to the action at the season-ending WTA Finals this week — from a seat in front of the front row, as courtside as can be — that a player easily could wander over for a mid-match chat.

Former Whitecaps coach Birarda set to be sentenced

VANCOUVER — A provincial court judge in North Vancouver is expected to sentence Bob Birarda, a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Soccer Canada, for sex offences spanning two decades against female athletes.