'Anything's possible': How one of Canada's smallest provinces built speed skating success
New Brunswick's speed skating high-performance hub started with a dream and a little bit of funding.
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Canada eyes more medals after long-awaited gold breakthrough in Italy
MILAN, Feb 16 : For a nation deeply woven into the fabric of the Winter Olympics, the sight of Canada sitting 15th in the gold‑medal standings more than halfway through the Milano Cortina Games sparked concern back home that their campaign had yet to ignite.
Lucky losers step in as withdrawals shake Dubai draw, reignite calendar debate
Feb 16 : Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko withdrew from the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday, becoming the latest prominent player to be ruled out due to injury, illness or scheduling changes and leaving seven lucky losers to fill the depleted main draw.
With 2nd gold of Games, Italian Snow Tiger Federica Brignone shows age is just a number
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.
Alpine skiing-African and Caribbean skiers unite to call for more inclusion, support
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 15 : Six Olympic skiers joined by their parents, coaches and federation presidents came together on Sunday to advocate for more inclusion at the Winter Games.
Arsenal stroll to Wigan win as Leeds beat Birmingham, Wolves survive Grimsby mud bath
LONDON, Feb 15 : Arsenal scored all their goals in the opening 27 minutes of Sunday's 4-0 FA Cup fourth-round win over League One Wigan Athletic, while Leeds United needed penalties and Wolverhampton Wanderers endured a mud bath on a good day for top-flight sides.
Figure skating-Japan's Sakamoto battles America's 'Blade Angels' in wide open women's singles
MILAN, Feb 15 : Japan's Kaori Sakamoto faces a trio of rising Americans and a little-known but potentially dangerous Russian teenager when the women's Olympic singles figure skating event starts on Tuesday.
Longer careers open door for athletes to combine sport and motherhood, says Italy’s Lollobrigida
MILAN, Feb 15 : Longer competitive careers in winter sports are giving women more opportunities to become mothers without having to hang up their skates, Italian double Olympic champion Francesca Lollobrigida told Reuters on Sunday.