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World Rugby outlines World League proposal

Thursday, 7 March 2019, 11:19 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

World Rugby has released an outline of the contentious 12-team World League it plans to launch in 2022 in an effort to quell concerns that the tournament will overtax international players and shut...

Skiing: Olympic slalom champion Hansdotter to retire after season

Thursday, 7 March 2019, 09:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Olympic slalom champion Frida Hansdotter will retire from Alpine skiing's World Cup next week, ending a years-long rivalry with Mikaela Shiffrin. "It's time for me to say goodbye to the world cup...

Swiss skier Yule pledges prize money to fight climate change

Monday, 4 March 2019, 16:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Hitting back at the president of his sport's governing body, Swiss skier Daniel Yule will give his prize money this month to an athlete-backed charity campaigning against climate change. The...

Another Austrian cyclist admits blood doping as case widens

Monday, 4 March 2019, 16:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Austrian cyclist Georg Preidler has admitted to blood doping linked to a case in which five skiers were arrested, his professional team Groupama-FDJ said Monday. Preidler offered "his immediate...

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