What to watch this weekend in winter Olympic sports
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here.
Olympics Sport News
Many talented young badminton players in Singapore, but keeping them in sport an issue: Ronald Susilo
SINGAPORE: Having competed at the highest level of the sport, former Singapore badminton star Ronald Susilo knows talent when he sees it.
Kipchoge eyes record-extending fifth London Marathon title in April
Former marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge will race the London Marathon in April, organisers and the record four-time winning athlete said on Friday.
India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Semifinals; PV Sindhu Bows Out
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's valiant fight ended in disappointment, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lifted the spirits of the Indian camp with a dominant performance as they stormed into the semifinals of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Friday. Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 champions, pulverised the Korean pair of Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk with a barrage of attacking shots, winning 21-10, 21-17 in just 41 minutes.
The £4.2bn project on Manchester United's doorstep they're calling the biggest since the 2012 Olympics
Up to 48,000 jobs and at least 5,000 new homes could be created as part of an ambitious £4.2bn regeneration project around the new stadium being proposed for Manchester United, according to a new report.
"Competitions Are...": Manu Bhaker Breaks Silence On Return To Action After Khel Ratna Award
After being felicitated with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, India's two-time Olympic medalist shooter Manu Bhaker said that she has been training for the last two and a half months regularly and would be in action in competitions starting at month-end and the next month. Double Olympic medalist Manu, World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Para Athlete Praveen Kumar were awarded the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the President of India, Draupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday.
Gauff sweeps aside Fernandez to reach Australian Open last 16
MELBOURNE : Last year's semi-finalist Coco Gauff barely put a foot wrong as she continued her rollicking start to the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-2 win over Canadian 30th seed Leylah Fernandez to reach the fourth round on Friday.
Five Olympians return as Volleyball Canada announces 2025 beach roster
Volleyball Canada has announced its 2025 beach volleyball national team roster Wednesday, with five of the six 2024 Olympians returning to the squad.