Motor racing: Patrick crashes out as her NASCAR career ends For Danica Patrick, it was a proud but sad ending to her NASCAR career. Stock car racing’s most successful female driver fell victim to a multi-car crash at the Daytona 500 on Sunday in what she had already announced would […]
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Athletics: Coleman world record highlights U.S. indoor champs Christian Coleman made sure the world record was his this time. After being denied ratification last month for the fastest ever 60 meters when he clocked 6.37 seconds in a race that did not use electronic starting blocks, the world outdoor silver […]
Czechs prevail in shootout against Canada The Czech Republic beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday in a back-and-forth preliminary game in the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament. Petr Koukal and Jan Kovar both scored in the shootout, topping Canada’s lone goal. Canada drew first blood on the powerplay […]
Back on top, Federer becomes oldest ATP world number one Roger Federer added yet another record to his vast collection when he guaranteed becoming the oldest ATP world number one by beating Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals in Rotterdam on Friday. Fresh from winning his […]
Charles Barkley sounds off: Cavaliers, LeBron’s future and problems in the NBA Charles Barkley was late. The TNT analyst was scheduled to sit down with a small group of writers inside the Nokia Theatre on Thursday afternoon, to chat about all things NBA for a bit here at All-Star weekend […]
Pengilly’s quick expulsion due to admission of guilt: IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday denied double standards in the expulsion of the most vocal critic in the Russian doping affair from the Pyeongchang Olympics, saying British IOC member Adam Pengilly had admitted his guilt. Pengilly was ordered home […]
Ice hockey: Canada earns bragging rights over U.S. in clash of rivals Canada laid down a marker in their bid for a fifth consecutive women’s ice hockey gold medal by edging the United States 2-1 in a fiery preliminary round clash on Thursday, as one of the great Olympic rivalries […]
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin overhauls rivals for first Pyeongchang gold American Mikaela Shiffrin put on a show of grace, power and consistency to win her first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics in the women’s giant slalom on Thursday. With all the top 30 having completed their second runs and a […]
Love at first whistle: Married NBA referees balance love and basketball Newlyweds Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling wanted to do what many couples do on their day off. Run errands, take their dog to the park, watch episodes of House Hunters on HGTV and Black Mirror on Netflix. But Holtkamp […]
Shaun White is America’s most clutch performer in Winter Games history The final trick safely landed, the gold medal almost assuredly around his neck, Shaun White came off the halfpipe at Phoenix Snow Park and raised his arms, screaming with the kind of emotion you’ve rarely seen during his lifetime […]
