Freestyle skiing-Australian Woods edges Kingsbury on tiebreak to win moguls gold

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 12 : Australia's Cooper Woods won the moguls competition to secure the country's first gold medal at the Milano Cortina Games by edging Canada's Mikael Kingsbury on a tiebreak.

Crosscountry-Karlsson leads another Swedish 1-2 finish in women's 10km freestyle race

TESERO, Italy, Feb 12 : Sweden dominated the women’s 10km cross-country freestyle ski race on Thursday, with Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson taking their second gold-silver finish of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

Ice hockey-Switzerland cruise by France in Milan opener

MILAN, Feb 12 : New Jersey Devils winger Timo Meier scored twice as Switzerland beat France 4-0 in their men's Olympic ice hockey opener on Thursday, kicking off the second day of action at Santagiulia arena.

Curling-Canadian men's team entering Games in 'sweet spot', says Kennedy

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Canada's men's team believe their chemistry is just right at the Winter Olympics, with the quartet having curled together long enough to build a solid bond but not so long as to have grown tired of each other's company.

Scotland make four changes to beleaguered pack ahead of England test

Feb 12 : Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made four change to his pack for the Six Nations clash at home to England on Saturday, after they struggled at the set-piece in their dismal opening round loss to Italy last weekend.

Curling-Sweden's Team Hasselborg bring 'circus' to Winter Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Anna Hasselborg and her Swedish women's curling team are back for their third Winter Games and are on the hunt for a third Olympic medal, but this time they are travelling with a much larger entourage.

Ceferin opposes staging domestic league matches abroad in UEFA Congress speech

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 : UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin opposed the idea of hosting domestic matches abroad in his speech at the European body's 50th Congress on Thursday, saying European leagues should not risk eroding the loyalty of their supporters at home for short-term goals.

Canada's Éliot Grondin wins silver medal in Olympic men's snowboard cross

Canadian snowboarder Éliot Grondin won an Olympic silver medal at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games on Thursday.