In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 photo, a man walks by the Olympic rings with a sign of 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. One year before the Olympics, the country is in political disarray, and winter sports are the last thing on many people’s minds.
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Political scandal overshadows South Korea 2018 Olympic prep
When Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Olympics six years ago, many South Koreans felt that the first Winter Games on home snow would herald their entry into the top tier of rich nations. One year before the Olympics, however, the country is in political disarray, and winter sports are the last thing on many people’s minds.
Gabriel Jesus has impressed since arriving at Manchester City last month
Fernandinho has warned it will take Gabriel Jesus time to settle at Manchester City, despite his outstanding start to life in English football. Fresh from helping Brazil to Olympic gold and Palmeiras to the championship, the 19-year-old is now looking to build on such success at the Etihad Stadium.
Pyeongchang will be the smallest city to host an Olympics
With one year to Winter Olympics, small city thinking big Pyeongchang will be smallest city to host Games since Lillehammer in 1994 Check out this story on mynorthwestnow.com: http://usat.ly/2k07jpj There is something about a secluded Olympic Games in a relatively small mountain town that sounds especially delightful in today’s bigger-must-be-better sports world. The Winter Olympics always sneak up on us, coming so soon after the previous Summer Games.
Olympic and world champion Drouin adding a new challenge: the decathlon
Derek Drouin may be one of the world’s greatest high jumpers, but he’s a multi-event athlete at heart. And so while he was soaring to world and Olympic high jump gold, the 26-year-old from Corunna, Ont., never strayed far from his other love.
Celebrating Spartans: Breaking the body image trap
But while she was crossing the finish line for the Spartans there was one thing she *couldn’t* run from. That put her on track to earn a scholarship to run at Michigan State where her impact as a Spartan was immediate.
Davis Cup: ‘Ashamed’ Shapovalov fined $7,000 for striking umpire
Denis Shapovalov said he was ‘ashamed’ by his behaviour during the match against Kyle Edmund, which resulted in his immediate disqualification and the tie being handed to Britain. Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was left mortified after joining tennis’s hall of infamy on Sunday, offering an apology and promising that he would learn from his momentary explosion of temper that left a Davis Cup umpire needing a visit to hospital.
Photo: Simone Biles confirms Shaq is uhh … tall
Olympic gold medalist/gymnastics superstar/American sweetheart Simone Biles helped “Inside Edition” showcase Houston – her hometown – for Super Bowl LI. While working as a correspondent, Biles stopped for a quick photo op with former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, who is uhh taller than Biles.
8 big problems facing the Rio Summer Olympics
With two months until the 2016 Summer Games, athletes have begun lining up to express reservations about attending the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro because of the prevalence of the Zika virus in Brazil. And some may skip the Games altogether.
Knicks could try to deal Carmelo, but should they?
New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek, left, talks to Carmelo Anthony during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in New York. New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek, left, talks to Carmelo Anthony during the second half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in New York.
Ghana: Disaster in Ghana Football
… Claude Leroy was on the bench for Congo, but Ghana’s supposed technical director was analyzing Chelsea match on Sky Sports,and in the end, Ghana lost to Congo and failed to make Olympic Games. That month, he was still paid $50,000 for his effort. At …
West Ham hit back to slay Saints and bounce back from Man City mauling
Southampton’s Manolo Gabbiadini scores his side’s first goal of the game during the Premier League match at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton. The Hammers marched to victory over the Saints at St Mary’s Stadium to climb up into ninth-spot in the Premier League as Slaven BiliA ‘s boys got back to winning ways.
Kentucky to Honor Legends, Host Vanderbilt Sunday at Memorial
… WatchESPN on computers, smartphones and tablets. Now in his 12th season, Neil Price will have the call on the UK Sports Network. Fans in Lexington can hear Price’s call of the game on WLAP 630 AM. Live stats and free audio will be available online …
David Beckham raged about being denied knighthood saying it was a…
David Beckham raged about being denied a knighthood saying it was a “f***ing joke”, explosive leaked documents claimed last night. After missing out on the coveted gong in 2013, the footballer – believed to be worth 280million – allegedly wrote a furious email to his long-time PR man Simon Oliveira, moaning about the snub.
Jonny Brownlee, left, won silver at Rio 2016 while brother Alistair, right, picked up gold
Jonny Brownlee is convinced it is time to step out of his older brother’s shadow and complete some of the “unfinished business” which has so far been denied by his all-conquering sibling. The younger Brownlee will get a rare chance to strike out on his own after double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair announced he will begin to adapt his training with a view to competing in ‘Ironman’ endurance events.
Rhian Wilkinson ends her playing career but always looking for a challenge
Canada’s Rhian Wilkinson, right, fights for the ball with Brazil’s Thais Guedes during a women’s soccer match at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Away from the soccer pitch, Wilkinson has walked part of the Camino de Santiago, run a marathon and crewed a yacht in the Mediterranean in recent years.
Anderson urges athletes to embrace challenges
… Church hall in Westgate, told youngsters. The Milo Western Relays will be held on February 11th at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, and $360,000 in prize money will be up for grabs to the teams taking part in several events. This year the organisers …
Russia’s women’s relay squad have been stripped of their medals
Russia’s women’s 4x400metres relay squad has been stripped of a London 2012 Olympic silver medal after Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive, the International Olympic Committee has announced. The IOC on Wednesday announced three further anti-doping rule violations following re-analysis of samples from Beijing 2008 and London 2012, taking the total to 101.
Russia loses 2012 Olympic silver in women’s 4×400 relay
” The IOC says it has stripped Russia of an Olympic silver medal from the women’s 4×400-meter relay at the 2012 London Games for doping. The IOC says Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive for the anabolic steroid turinabol in reanalysis of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
Paralympian’s visit inspires Kingswinford pupils
… fantastic day for all involved and certainly inspired many of the pupils to aim for gold.” The visit was organised by Sports for Schools, an organisation which for the past eight years has sent Olympic and Paralympic athletes into schools inspire …
Photos: Joshua, Klitschko Go Face To Face in New York City
The IBF world heavyweight champion will face Klitschko on April 29 in front of more than 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua is already a huge draw in Britain but wants to emulate compatriots such as Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton, Naseem Hamed and Joe Calzaghe by building a following on the other side on the Atlantic.
Organizers reveal 575 mile Tour of California route
This year’s Tour of California will cover 575 miles from Sacramento to Pasadena, while the women’s race that precedes it in May will be the only UCI WorldTour race in the U.S. this year. Organizers revealed the route Tuesday, along with announcing that Jens Voigt, Freddie Rodriguez and three-time Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong will serve as ambassadors.
Exclusive – Green Paris bid pledges to slash carbon emissions
The Paris 2024 Olympics bid committee is proposing a strong eco-friendly plan that will slash carbon emissions by more than half compared to the last two Games in London and Rio. Speaking to Reuters on Tuesday, three days before the third part of their bid book is submitted to the International Olympic Committee , bid co-president Tony Estanguet said Paris had placed sustainability at the top of its list of priorities.
Horrific lessons of Second World War in danger of being forgotten, says Charles
He recalled the “indescribable persecution” suffered by Holocaust survivor Ben Helfgott, who faced the horrors of the Buchenwald concentration camp but went on to captain Britain’s weightlifting team at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Charles was speaking at a central London fundraiser for the World Jewish Relief charity, which is working with people who are fleeing Syria and seeking new lives in Greece, Turkey and the UK.
MPs to quiz UKAD boss and two key figures in Team Sky mystery package affair
UK Anti-Doping’s boss and two key players in a mystery that has dogged British Cycling and Team Sky all winter have been called to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport select committee next month. The panel of MPs hope to ask UKAD chief executive Nicole Sapstead, ex-British Cycling coach Simon Cope and former Team Sky medic Dr Richard Freeman for “documentary evidence” no anti-doping rules were broken when Cope delivered a package to Freeman at the end of Criterium du Dauphine race in France in 2011.
Cyprus Olympic medallist, Pavlos Kontides has won the silver medal in the laser class of the Sailing World Cup held in Miami, Florida. Ethnikos Achnas moved up to seventh in the league table on Monday night after a 2-0 win over struggling Doxa Katokopia.
Queen made me a knight while Donald Trump made me an alien: Mo Farah
London: British athletics legend Mo Farah on Sunday said he was “relieved” to be exempt from an immigration clampdown by US President Donald Trump, while asserting he “fundamentally disagrees” with the policy. Double-double Olympic champion Farah was born in Somalia but has lived in Britain since the age of eight, and was knighted by the Queen this year for his services to British sport.
Premier League sides Hull, Watford upset in FA Cup
Hull City’s Abel Hernandez wins a second penalty after being brought down by Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli during the English FA Cup, Fourth Round match, Fulham vs Hull City at Craven Cottage, London, Sunday Jan. 29, 2017. Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon celebrates scoring his side’s third goal of the game with Sone Aluko, right, during the English FA Cup, Fourth Round match, Fulham vs Hull City at Craven Cottage, London, Sunday Jan. 29, 2017.
Funding cut could halt Winchester Badminton star’s dreams
Westgate School student and talented Badminton star Annie Lado future in the sport could be under threat after a funding cut to the sport she has played since the age of seven. The 14-year-old is in the top five in England for her age group and represents England at junior level.
Video: How snooker’s Stephen Hendry is being tipped as a poker star
… his opponent any encouragement. “At the top level, dedication is imperative in both,” he said. “They’re individual sports, both of them. You have to spend hours, in snooker, honing your technique so it’s repetitive, so it’s automatic, so when you …
a Unwelcome axis of influencea loomed over Olympic boxing competition in Rio, investigation finds
… ” Marissa Payne writes for The Early Lead, where she focuses on what she calls the “cultural anthropological” side of sports, a.k.a. “mostly the fun stuff.”
Luuka Jones propels canoe slalom into the mainstream
Luuka Jones competes in the women’s K1 on the first day of the Oceania canoe slalom championships at Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Auckland on Saturday. The ‘perfect storm’ of a new venue and a silver star could be about to break canoe slalom into New Zealand’s sporting mainstream.
2017 Australian Open: Men’s final preview, Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer
It’s amazing to think that Sunday night’s “dream final” will be contested between two players with such a one sided head-to-head record. One of the AFL’s greatest modern rivalry; West Coast vs Sydney, saw six games between 2005 and 2007 decided by a combined total of just 13 points.
2017 Australian Open: Men’s final preview, Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer
It’s amazing to think that Sunday night’s “dream final” will be contested between two players with such a one sided head-to-head record. One of the AFL’s greatest modern rivalry; West Coast vs Sydney, saw six games between 2005 and 2007 decided by a combined total of just 13 points.
Lee Selby set to make Las Vegas debut with eye on Carl Frampton
… laws and the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act in an attempt to monopolize boxing. “On behalf of our clients, Haymon Sports, LLC and its CEO, Alan Haymon, we are very pleased with the decision of the Court to grant summary judgment and dismiss all of …
David Weir believes the decision to retire from representing Great Britain was the
Earlier this month, the 37-year-old expressed his discontent with the national governing body on Twitter, declaring he would never wear a British vest again and claiming he had been “let down again”. Weir announced the London Marathon on April 23 would be his last race during his final ”terrible” Paralympics in Rio and that he would not compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships in the capital during July.
Freestyle ski club competes on Timber Tour
… pains – and the X-Games and Olympics are a long way off. The club, which operates underneath the Sun Peaks Snow Sports School umbrella, is still in its infancy yet it’s already providing a platform for skiers to reach the B.C. Winter Games (BCWG) …
Gordon Reid clinches doubles career Grand Slam with Australian Open triumph
Great Britain’s Gordon Reid completed a career Grand Slam of doubles titles after winning the Australian Open wheelchair event with Belgian Joachim Gerard. Reid’s defence of his singles title in Melbourne ended at the hands of Gerard on Wednesday but the pair united in the doubles to beat Briton Alfie Hewett and Argentinian Gus Fernandez 6-3 3-6 1-0 .
Red Carpet Report: Gwen Stefani, ‘Drumline Live,’ Benghazi heroes, The Killers, Tinashe
Tinashe and Britney Spears at Axis at Planet Hollywood on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Las Vegas. Singer-songwriter and NBC’s “The Voice” coach Gwen Stefani has confirmed that she’ll sing at “The Power of Love” Gala here April 27. The Keep Memory Alive fundraiser for our Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is honoring tennis champion and Las Vegas resident Andre Agassi and business mogul Ron Perlman this year.
Sindhu, Srikanth, Ashwini-Sikki advance; Prannoy, Manu-Sumeeth exit Syed Modi meet
Lucknow, Jan 26 – P.V. Sindhu, Kidambri Srikanth, B. Sai Praneeth entered the quarter-finals, while H.S. Prannoy and the men’s doubles pair of Mannu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy suffered upsets in the pre-quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships here on Thursday. Also advancing were women’s doubles pairs of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy and Aparna Balan and Prajakta Sawant, as Indian 15th seed Harsheel Dani starred with his shocking 21-18 21-18 win over Pronnoy in 35 minutes .