Rallying-Guthrie wins Dakar stage five, Lategan stays top
Jan 8 : Toyota's Henk Lategan retained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Thursday after American Mitch Guthrie Jr led a fifth stage one-two-three for Ford in the Saudi Arabian desert.
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Bergs upsets Mensik as Belgium beat Czech Republic to reach United Cup semis
SYDNEY, Jan 8 : Zizou Bergs stunned world number 18 Jakub Mensik and Elise Mertens outplayed Barbora Krejcikova as Belgium beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in the United Cup quarter-finals on Thursday to set up a last-four clash with Switzerland.
One last slalom for Eritrean trailblazer Abeda
CAPE TOWN, Jan 8 : Eritrean athlete Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda took up skiing reluctantly but will retire after his third Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina following a career forged against the odds.
Ex-Premier League soccer referee Coote gets suspended sentence for indecent image charge
LONDON, Jan 8 : Former Premier League soccer referee David Coote was on Thursday given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of making an indecent image of a child.
American Malinin redefines limits ahead of 2026 Olympics
MANCHESTER, England, Jan 8 : American Ilia Malinin is barely 21, but he has redefined the boundaries of men's figure skating, and when he steps onto the ice at the Milano Cortina Olympics, he will not be measuring himself against the field - because he is in a class of his own.
Romero aims dig at Tottenham hierarchy after defeat at Bournemouth
LONDON, Jan 8 : Tottenham Hotspur's captain Cristian Romero has taken a dig at the club's hierarchy after players were seen arguing with fans following a 3-2 Premier League defeat at Bournemouth.
Morocco coach fights off critics as tournament tension mounts
RABAT, Jan 8 : Morocco coach Walid Regragui defended his team's approach on Thursday as criticism mounts ahead of Friday's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final clash against Cameroon, with the host nation seeking to justify their pre-tournament favourites tag.
French Freestyle skier Ledeux out of Milano Cortina Games
PARIS, Jan 8 : Freestyle skier Tess Ledeux will miss the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in a major blow to French medal hopes less than a month before the Games.