Impressive Cardiff City shake off early red card to smash Rotherham United
League One leaders Cardiff City shook off an early red card to ease their way to a fully deserved win over Rotherham United.
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Scott Parker and Burnley’s woes go on as West Ham secure important victory
West Ham moved to within three points of safety and pushed Burnley a step closer to relegation with a 2-0 win that saw sections of the Turf Moor crowd turn on Scott Parker.
Freestyle-Reigning gold medallist Hall advances to slopestyle final
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 7 : Olympic medallists Alex Hall of the United States and Jesper Tjader of Sweden made it through the freeskiing slopestyle qualifying round at the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Saturday to set up a showdown in next week's final in the Italian Alps.
Dortmund's late winner keeps up pressure on leaders Bayern
WOLFSBURG, Germany, Feb 7 : Striker Serhou Guirassy snatched the winner three minutes from time to earn second-placed Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 victory at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday that cut Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga lead to three points.
Alpine skiing-Swiss downhill champion von Allmen almost quit aged 17
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 7 : It took only one try for 24-year-old Franjo von Allmen to claim Olympic gold in the men's Alpine skiing downhill on Saturday as he eclipsed Swiss great and teammate Marco Odermatt.
Luge-Germany's Taubitz edges towards ending Olympic heartache
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 : Germany's women have utterly dominated the luge competition since it joined the Olympics in 1964 but one name – Julia Taubitz – is a glaring omission from the honours board and it is a situation she looks ready to rectify in Cortina.
Ice hockey-Germany beat Japan, Italy bow to Sweden, Canada to begin women's title defence
MILAN, Feb 7 : Germany secured their first win of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament, beating Japan 5-2 on Saturday, hosts Italy lost 6-1 to Sweden while defending champions Canada prepared for their delayed Milano Cortina opener against Switzerland.
Sports leaders reach consensus on new gender policy - IOC
MILAN, Feb 7 : Global sports leaders have reached consensus on a new set of eligibility criteria for transgender athletes, with the new policy expected to be announced within the first half of this year, the International Olympic Committee said on Saturday.