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Kremlin 'optimistic' ahead of WADA doping ruling

Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 12:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Russia is "optimistic" ahead of a World Anti-Doping Agency ruling on whether the country's authorities met demands to turn over lab data, Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Tuesday. The WADA...

Skiing: Shiffrin shows she's ready to take over from Vonn

Monday, 21 January 2019, 18:18 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A passing of the torch moment. A generational transformation marked by a veteran's tears and the unbridled joy of youth. Call it what you want, it seemed like destiny played a role when Mikaela...

Skiing: Lindsey Vonn to decide future in coming days

Monday, 21 January 2019, 11:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Lindsey Vonn is going to take "the next couple/few days" to decide her future. Battling pain in both of her knees and after failing to finish better than ninth in three races this weekend, Vonn...

Shooting: Brian Galea wins the Vanguard Trap Trophy

Monday, 21 January 2019, 11:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Steve Aquilina

Brian Galea won the Vanguard Trap Trophy, an event that was organised on two qualification rounds of twenty five clay targets each followed by the Final Stages. This was the third Trap...

Futsal: Malta beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in second friendly

Monday, 21 January 2019, 09:09 Last update: about 9 years ago MFA Communications Office

Andy Mangion scored a brace as Malta bounced back from their 4-2 defeat in Friday’s opening warm-up to beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in their second friendly match at the Newry Leisure Centre on Saturday evening....

'Time to say goodbye': Vonn in too much pain to continue

Sunday, 20 January 2019, 18:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

What was evident all weekend for Lindsey Vonn became clear to everyone else on Sunday. The American skier's surgically repaired knees simply don't let her apply the power she requires to win...

Friedrich wins his 8th World Cup bobsled race of season

Sunday, 20 January 2019, 16:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Francesco Friedrich continued his dominant World Cup bobsled season with another four-man victory on Sunday. The German star and his team of Martin Grothkopp, Alexander Schueller and Thorsten...

Skiing: Shiffrin wins as Vonn ponders retirement

Sunday, 20 January 2019, 16:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

It's been several seasons now that Mikaela Shiffrin has been taking over from Lindsey Vonn as the top racer on the U.S. Ski Team — and the overall World Cup leader. The succession may have...

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