Vitor Pereira embraces pressure as Nottingham Forest’s fourth boss of season
New Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira is not afraid of getting the sack despite taking on the poisoned chalice of the City Ground job.
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Figure Skating-'Not here for medals', Nakai says after leading Japanese charge at Olympics
MILAN, Feb 17 : Ami Nakai entered her first Olympics insisting she was not here for medals — but after the short programme at the Milano Cortina Games, the 17‑year‑old figure skater found herself at the top, ahead of national icon Kaori Sakamoto and rising star Mone Chiba.
Speed skating-Canada's Weidemann, Maltais signal changing of the guard after team pursuit triumph
MILAN, Feb 17 : Isabelle Weidemann and Valerie Maltais said they are ready to pass the torch to the next wave of Canadian talent in the team pursuit speed skating event after successfully defending the women's Olympic title alongside Ivanie Blondin on Tuesday.
Vinicius earns Real 1-0 win at Benfica in match marred by racism row
MADRID, Feb 17 : Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr scored a superb second-half goal to secure a 1-0 victory at Benfica in their Champions League playoff first leg on Tuesday in a match overshadowed by an alleged racist incident that led to an 11-minute stoppage.
Norway's Tormod Frostad captures Olympic freeski big air gold - ESPN
LIVIGNO, Italy — Tormod Frostad of Norway won the gold medal in big air freeskiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, beating Mac Forehand of the United States on the last jump of a high-scoring final on Tuesday night.
Biathlon-Samuelsson puts struggles behind him to secure relay bronze for Sweden
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 17 : Sweden's Sebastian Samuelsson has struggled to find his best form in the biathlon competitions at the Milan Cortina Olympics, but on Wednesday he played it safe to secure a bronze medal in the men's relay, with France winning and Norway taking silver.
Biathlon-Jacquelin’s fire turns faltering French relay bid to gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 17 : After Eric Perrot set off on the final lap of France’s 4x7.5-km relay with only the narrowest of leads over Norway’s Vetle Staastad Kristiansen, Emilien Jacquelin lowered himself into the snow, back against a wall, his eyes fixed on the giant screen.
Biathlon-Perrot powers France to first gold medal in men's relay
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 17 : France's Eric Perrot overcame a wobble on the final shoot and a late surge from Norway's Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to win a sensational first men's relay gold medal for his country at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday.