Japanese figure skating icon Yuzuru Hanyu retires from competition
By Jessie Yeung, Emiko Jozuka and Junko Ogura, CNN
Winter Olympics Sport News
Japan's 'Ice Prince' Hanyu fuels retirement rumours
Tokyo: Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has called a press conference later Tuesday (Jul 19), with speculation swirling that the "Ice Prince" will announce his retirement from competition after struggling with injury at this year's Winter Olympics.
Hovland to channel inner Attacking Viking in bid to win Claret Jug
ST ANDREWS, Scotland : Viktor Hovland will channel some of his inner Attacking Viking on Sunday when he bids to become the first Norwegian to win one of golf's four major championships.
US runner Randolph Ross suspended for tampering with anti-doping process
The first World Athletics Championships in America has been rocked after a rising US 400m star was kicked out for tampering with the anti-doping process, while a top Kenyan runner, who has won the Boston and Chicago marathons, was also suspended after testing positive.
Kenya's Cherono, American Ross provisionally suspended for anti-doping violations
Back-to-back NCAA champion Randolph Ross was booted from the world track and field championships on the eve of his 400 metre preliminary race, about a month after officials could not locate him to take an anti-doping test.
‘They play, we suffer’: Olympian who led Beijing protest calls for total Russian ban
Days before Vladyslav Heraskevych’s country was plunged into an enduring nightmare the skeleton athlete provided one of the defining images of the Winter Olympics. Facing the TV cameras he held up a simple sign – “No war in Ukraine” – even though he feared it would get him kicked out of Beijing. It was an act of defiance which made headlines around the globe. But then his world, like that of millions of other Ukrainians, was violently torn from him.
Russian ice hockey player detained over military service charge: RIA
A Russian ice hockey player under contract with a US-based National Hockey League (NHL) team has been detained in Russia over charges he evaded military service and has since been taken to a military hospital after falling ill, his lawyer told a Russian state news agency.
