What to watch this weekend in international sports
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Olympic champion Sha'Carri Richardson investing in team-based track and field league
Building off the success of its inaugural event in 2024, Athlos will debut a team-based track and field league in 2026, with Olympic gold medallists Sha'Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas and Tara Davis-Woodhall on board as founding adviser-owners.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin faced PTSD in recovery from Killington crash
NEW YORK :Twice Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder after a grisly crash during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, in November left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle damage.
Mikaela Shiffrin: 'I feel like myself again' after crash PTSD - ESPN
Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin finally feels «like myself again» after recovering from a ski racing crash last season and lingering post-traumatic stress disorder.
Canadian cricket already benefiting from boost of impending Olympic return
Amid the excitement of flag football coming to the Olympics, another sport will also join the Los Angeles 2028 program.
Swiatek stays cool to beat Cristian at French Open as temperature soars
PARIS :Defending champion Iga Swiatek continued her bid for a fifth French Open title when the Polish fifth seed overcame Romania's Jaqueline Cristian 6-2 7-5 to reach the Roland Garros fourth round on a steamy Friday.
Sabalenka, Zheng sizzle on sunny day at French Open
PARIS :World number one Aryna Sabalenka and Paris Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen charged into the fourth round of the French Open but Italian Lorenzo Musetti was made to work a little harder to progress in glorious sunshine on Friday.
Canadian teen Mboko falls to Olympic champion Zheng at French Open
Canadian teen Victoria Mboko's breakthrough Grand Slam run came to an end Friday at the French Open.