Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to 'proudly introduce' Team USA ahead of Winter Olympics opening ceremony
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Two new teams and increased funding ensure the unstoppable growth of the IPL continues
Momentum is building over the 2022 and 15th Indian Premier League competition. Two new teams — Ahmedabad and Lucknow — have joined to expand the tournament to 10 teams, enlarging the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s coffers by a staggering $1.7 billion.
Winter Olympics 2022 - William Feneley misses top ten but has second chance on Saturday to qualify for moguls final
Team GB's William Feneley missed out on the top ten of the first qualifying for the men's moguls final, scoring 70.23 to finish 21st. Canadian Mikael Kingsbury's 81.15 topped qualification ahead of Sweden's Walter Wallberg.
Beijing Olympics 2022 spotlight - Nathan Chen 'unintentionally pushed’ by rival Yuzuru Hanyu ahead of skating showdown
Nathan Chen has nothing but respect for Yuzuru Hanyu — but at the Winter Olympics, he will be looking to deliver a blow to the Japanese figure skating legend and his passionate fan base. On paper, and for the uninitiated, the American should be the favourite for the title, having won the world title in the blue riband singles event on the past three occasions. But Hanyu is the reigning and double Olympic champion and for most, he is the GOAT — the greatest of all time — and many argue there has never been a talent like him.
Peng Shuai: IOC president Thomas Bach to meet tennis player
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will meet Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai to «convince us in person of her wellbeing and state of mind».
'Boycott banter' to be doused by opening, says Beijing Games organiser
Olympics will turn attention away from criticism over human rights, which China rejects, a spokesperson for the organising committee told Reuters on the eve of the opening ceremony. Several countries including the United States and Britain have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Games over China's rights record, including its treatment of mostly Muslim Uyghurs in its Xinjiang region, which the United States deems genocide. "The so-called China human rights issue is a lie made up by people with ulterior motives," Zhao Weidong, spokesperson for the Beijing Games, told Reuters in an interview on Thursday when asked if such criticism had undermined the Games.
Former champions, Australian Open high fliers set for Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
DUBAI: Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins and quarterfinalist Gael Monfils will be among the strong field set to take part in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships later this month.
