Why every remaining team will, won't win UEFA Champions League - ESPN
With the UEFA Champions League's extended league phase over, it's time for the extended knockout rounds. That's both a pointed commentary and a celebration.
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Ukraine skeleton racer gets $200K gift after Olympic DQ - ESPN
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian skeleton racer who was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics was given a gift of more than $200,000 on Tuesday to help him keep competing and advocating for his country.
Canada's Sarault has earned $55K for her 3 medals so far. If she were Italian, it would be nearly 7 times that
Courtney Sarault sat at a picnic table in the sun at the Olympic Village, her latest medal — a silver in women's short track 1,000 metres, to join the silver and bronze she’d already won in Milan — gleaming beside her. She had put four years of hard work and hope into Monday morning’s race. Her prize, by the most basic of measures, was a surprisingly heavy chunk of metal on a ribbon.
Rousey to make MMA return after a decade to fight Carano
Feb 17 : Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey will return after a decade away from the cage for a showdown with fellow veteran Gina Carano on May 16 in a blockbuster fight that will be streamed on Netflix, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced on Tuesday.
Skeleton-Shakhtar boss pays Ukrainian racer $200,000 after Games disqualification
MILAN, Feb 17 : The owner of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has donated more than $200,000 to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after the athlete was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games before competing over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, the club said on Tuesday.
Juve executives banned after clash with referee in wake of Kalulu dismissal
MILAN, Feb 17 : Juventus chief executive Damien Comolli has been suspended until March 31 by Serie A's sport judge for his conduct towards the referee in Saturday's defeat at pacesetters Inter Milan, the league said on Tuesday, after a controversial sending-off.
Explainer-What is the curling double touching controversy about?
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 : A controversy over allegations of cheating in curling at the Winter Olympics has made headlines all over the world and plunged the sometimes obscure sport into the mainstream.
SkiMo-Ski mountaineering ready for Olympic debut in Italian Alps rich with sport's history
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 17 : Ski mountaineering is ready for its Olympic debut starting with the men's and women's sprint events on Thursday. It does so in a mountain region rich with the sport's history.