Ex-Olympic snowboarder on the run as he faces drug trafficking, murder allegations, officials say
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Russian minister calls for dialogue with IOC
Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, tipped to fill the vacant position of the country's Olympic chief, called on Thursday for improved ties and an end to polemics with the International Olympic Committee.
Figure skating returns with a new twist — backflips
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Canadian soccer player Desiree Scott to retire at end of NWSL season
Desiree Scott, a hard-nosed defensive midfielder who won 187 caps for Canada, has announced her retirement at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season.
Olympic snowboarder wanted for cocaine distribution, murder - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed several people, authorities said Thursday.
Denmark Open: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round; Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, Sumeeth-Sikki Exit
Indian shuttlers endured a tough day at the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament on Wednesday, with the country's challenge in both women's and mixed doubles ending in heartbreaking first-round defeats. The women's doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fought valiantly but ultimately fell to Malaysia's fifth-seeded duo, Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah, in a grueling three-game match. After taking the first game 21-19, the Indian pair couldn't maintain their momentum, losing 17-21 and 15-21 in a battle that stretched for over an hour.
PV Sindhu Edges Past Han Yue To Enter Denmark Open Quarter-Finals
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu overcame a sluggish start to defeat world number seven Han Yue of China in a thrilling contest, progressing to the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday. Sindhu, a former world champion and currently ranked 18th, won 18-21 21-12 21-16 in a second-round match that lasted 63 minutes. This marks her first win over a top-10 player since defeating Han in the Malaysia Masters final in May.
Skate America ushers in new Grand Prix season with backflips no longer barred
American figure skater Ilia Malinin has been doing gymnastics off the ice much of his life, one of the many reasons he can so effortlessly land the dazzling quadruple jumps that made him a world champion at just 19 years old last March.