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Ukraine racer appeals Olympic helmet ban
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» MILAN - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he hoped “truth would prevail” as he appealed to sport’s highest court on Friday following his Olympic ban, as US figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin eyed a second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.
Vonn breaks leg as crashes out in brutal end to Olympic dream
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» MILAN (ITALY) - Lindsey Vonn broke her leg as she crashed out of the Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday to brutally end the American skiing great's improbable dream of a medal.
Fifa: ‘Ref cam’ will steer clear of controversy
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» MIAMI - Referees at this month’s Fifa Club World Cup will wear body cams with the footage used in broadcasts of the game — but only if the images are of non-controversial incidents, Fifa refereeing officials said on Wednesday.
Chaiwat, Rungroj and Visit add three silvers to Kingdom's haul
Sports, Published on 08/09/2024
» Paris: Wheelchair racer Chaiwat Rattana claimed a silver medal in the men's 800 metres T34 event on the penultimate day of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturday.
Canadian skier Brian McKeever makes history with 16th Paralympic gold
AFP, Published on 12/03/2022
» ZHANGJIAKOU (CHINA) - Canada's Brian McKeever raced into the history books and grabbed his 16th Paralympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Games Saturday.
Russian teenager Valieva set to go for second Beijing Olympic title
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» BEIJING: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games.
Fresh twist in Valieva doping scandal after three substances claim
AFP, Published on 16/02/2022
» BEIJING: The Beijing Olympics doping controversy engulfing Russian skater Kamila Valieva took a fresh twist Wednesday after a US media report said she had three substances used to treat heart conditions in the sample which triggered the scandal.
Thompson-Herah leads host of Olympic champions to Diamond League glory
AFP, Published on 10/09/2021
» ZURICH: Jamaican sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah led a host of Olympic champions to glory in an action-packed Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday, just a month after the end of the Tokyo Games.
Sports doctor accused of masterminding doping network goes on trial
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» BERLIN: The murky business of doping in sport goes under the microscope on Wednesday when the trial of a German doctor accused of masterminding an international blood-doping network dismantled last year opens in Munich.
Austria's Kurz faces tricky search for partners despite victory
AFP, Published on 30/09/2019
» VIENNA (AUSTRIA) - The 33-year-old leader of Austria's centre-right People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz faces the start of a tough search for possible coalition partners Monday, despite resounding success in parliamentary elections.