Russia learns to love ski resorts, but not ski racing
Monday, 4 March 2019, 13:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
In the five years since the Sochi Olympics, Russians have been flocking south to enjoy their subtropical ski slopes. The mountains above the Black Sea resort city are full of weekend skiers, with...
Brian Galea wins the 3rd Trap Selection Shoot
Monday, 4 March 2019, 11:16
Last update: about 9 years ago
Edwin Vella
Brian Galea won the 3rd Trap Selection Shoot, an event that was organised on five qualification rounds of twenty five clay targets each with seventy five targets being shot at on Saturday and the last...
Skiing: Paris wins 2nd race in 2 days, goes top of super-G standings
Sunday, 3 March 2019, 15:36
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Dominik Paris positioned himself for his first World Cup discipline title on Sunday, winning a super-G for his second victory of the weekend. A day after winning the downhill on the same course,...
Skiing: Paris beats title rival Feuz in penultimate downhill
Sunday, 3 March 2019, 11:49
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The fight for the season-long men's World Cup downhill title is going to the wire again. Dominik Paris won the penultimate race Saturday, preventing Swiss rival Beat Feuz from locking up the...
Skiing: Shiffrin clinches 3rd straight World Cup overall title
Saturday, 2 March 2019, 11:37
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Mikaela Shiffrin clinched the World Cup overall title for the third straight year in "strange" circumstances after snowstorms prevented the women's super-G race in Sochi from going ahead on...
Rugby's top stars voice concerns about planned global league
Friday, 1 March 2019, 05:22
Last update: about 9 years ago
The top players in world rugby expressed their concern about a proposed new global competition, saying it is "out of touch" and could damage the "integrity" of the sport at the highest...