Weekend recap: Shiffrin crashes, Kingsbury soars
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Alpine skiing-Shiffrin says she is sidelined for 'a few weeks minimum' after crash
Mikaela Shiffrin will be sidelined for at least a few weeks after she suffered a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle trauma during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, the twice Olympic gold medallist said on Monday.
PV Sindhu Set To Get Married On December 22 - Everything You Need To Know
Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu will tie the knot on December 22 in Udaipur. The former world champion, who ended a long title drought with victory at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Sunday, will marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, who is an executive director at Posidex Technologies. "The two families knew each other but it was only a month ago that everything was finalised. This was the only possible window as her schedule will be hectic from January," Sindhu's father, PV Ramana, told PTI.
Cam Alexander, Jack Crawford lead deep Canadian men's downhill ski team into season
The Canadian men's downhill ski team opens an important racing season intent on making a multi-pronged push for the podium.
Spain scoop the lot in remarkable year
MADRID : From the Champions League to the Olympics, via a dominant Euro 2024, Spain were the truly dominant force in club and international football this year and put the individual cherry on the cake with Rodri winning the Ballon d’Or.
IOC prepares for new president on a high after spectacular Paris Games
BERLIN : The Summer Olympics returned to Europe for the first time in 12 years as Paris hosted a sumptuous visual event that hogged the global spotlight for weeks and reinvigorated the brand after the previous two Games had been hit by the pandemic.
Sinner and Swiatek doping rows take sheen off stellar campaign
BENGALURU : Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek enjoyed a trophy-laden 2024 but rather than ending the year basking in glory, they were instead fighting for their reputations after receiving only minor reprimands for failing dope tests.
Scheffler takes 2024 by storm, PGA Tour-Saudi talks drag on
TORONTO : While professional golf's future is as uncertain now as it was a year ago given the pace of negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi backers of LIV Golf, one thing was made crystal clear in 2024 - Scottie Scheffler is the man to beat.