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San Siro demolition on table as Milan and Inter’s stadium dream put to public

MILAN, Italy: A crucial step toward the demolition of the iconic San Siro begins on Wednesday when Milan hosts the first of a series of meetings with the public necessary for the new stadium proposed by the city’s two footballing giants. AC Milan and Inter Milan both insist that they can no longer stay in the current, city-owned San Siro and have drawn up plans for a new 60,000-capacity ground flanked by sport and leisure facilities on the same site, which will be completely remodelled.

For South Korean golfers, Presidents Cup and Asian Games could be life-changing

CHARLOTTE — A record four South Korean men are competing at this week’s Presidents Cup, where the International team eyes its second title in 14 editions (and first since 1998). It will be a historic week if the plucky underdogs can unseat the Americans, but for half of the South Korean contingent, what happens around this time next year could be even more life-changing.

Oilers sign Virtanen, Demers to PTOs

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Jake Virtanen and defenceman Jason Demers to professional tryout agreements on Monday.

‘They must have found sufficient evidence’ – Russia’s anti-doping agency completes investigation into Kamila Valieva

The investigation into Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva has been finished by RUSADA, Russia’s anti-doping agency, with disciplinary hearings scheduled in the fall to reveal the findings. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the then 15-year-old Russian won gold in the figure skating team event.

Ilia Malinin creates figure skating history with first ever quad Axel, says 'it felt really good'

Ilia Malinin has created figure skating history by landing the first ever quadruple axel in competition at the US International Figure Skating Classic in Lake Placid. Skaters have done the iconic move in training, but 17-year-old Malinin is the first athlete to complete a fully rotated quad axel in history during his free skate to 'Euphoria' by Labrinth. Ad Since 1978, the technique has been frozen at a triple, which is a rotation of 1,260 degrees.

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow Over 2030 Bid

A bribery scandal engulfing last summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has thrown a dark cloud over Sapporo's 2030 bid and raised fresh questions in Japan about hosting the Olympics again. Former Tokyo 2020 executive Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested on suspicion of bribery in August and more allegations were levelled against him last week in a widening investigation into corruption at the heart of the Games.

Greg Rutherford has 'desire to just keep pushing myself' as he eyes bobsleigh glory at Milan Cortina Olympics 2026

Greg Rutherford says he is still determined to compete in the bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics and is eyeing Milan Cortina 2026 as his chance to finally take to the track. Having already famously secured gold in the long jump at the 2012 summer Games in London, the Brit set about becoming a first British Summer and Winter Olympic champion after joining the Team GB bobsleigh team in 2021, with his sights firmly set on Beijing 2022. Ad However, the 35-year-old ultimately missed out on his dream after his team failed to achieve the qualifying standard of three top-12 World Cup finishes that season, which meant Rutherford would not be competing in Beijing.

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow Over 2030 Bid

A bribery scandal engulfing last summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has thrown a dark cloud over Sapporo's 2030 bid and raised fresh questions in Japan about hosting the Olympics again. Former Tokyo 2020 executive Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested on suspicion of bribery in August and more allegations were levelled against him last week in a widening investigation into corruption at the heart of the Games.

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San Siro demolition on table as Milan and Inter’s stadium dream put to public

For South Korean golfers, Presidents Cup and Asian Games could be life-changing

Oilers sign Virtanen, Demers to PTOs

‘They must have found sufficient evidence’ – Russia’s anti-doping agency completes investigation into Kamila Valieva

Ilia Malinin creates figure skating history with first ever quad Axel, says 'it felt really good'

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow Over 2030 Bid

Greg Rutherford has 'desire to just keep pushing myself' as he eyes bobsleigh glory at Milan Cortina Olympics 2026

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow Over 2030 Bid