Protest staged in Milan two years before it hosts Winter Games
MILAN :Around 300 people marched in Milan on Saturday to protest over the environmental impact of the Winter Olympics that will be held in northern Italy in 2026.
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Olympic and world champion Odermatt extends men's giant slalom win streak to 9
Swiss star Marco Odermatt dominated a men's World Cup giant slalom on Saturday to claim his ninth straight win in the discipline.
Peaty keeps the faith in leadup to Paris
DOHA : Turning the page on a strife-torn year, Adam Peaty will resume his role as the standard-bearer for British swimming on Sunday when the Olympic champion dives into the Doha pool at the World Championships for the 100 metres breaststroke heats.
"Challenging": India Hockey Coach Craig Fulton On Rape Allegations vs Varun Kumar
The rape allegation against defender Varun Kumar is a distraction for the men's hockey team and his absence from the FIH Pro League will be treated as an injury setback, India chief coach Craig Fulton said on Friday. Varun, an Arjuna award recipient, withdrew himself from the tournament after being accused of rape. He is exploring legal options to tackle the allegation, which he described as a "calculated attempt to extort money" from him. India are scheduled to take on Spain in the tournament-opener on Saturday.
COC exploring appeal, insists Canadian figure skating team should be awarded Beijing 2022 bronze
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it continues to believe Canada's figure skating team deserves the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and a statement from the International Skating Union to explain its reallocation of medals following a Russian skater's doping ban is insufficient.
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Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Wiens book Olympic men's diving spot at aquatics worlds
One job is done for Canada's Rylan Wiens.
Canadian women lose to Spain in Olympic basketball qualifier
Kayla Alexander had 17 points and 14 rebounds but Canada fell 60-55 to Spain on Friday in FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament action in Sopron, Hungary.