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Olympics-Snowboard-New-born Vittoria is only victory that matters, Italy's Bormolini says
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Despite missing the parallel giant slalom (PGS) podium at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, Italian snowboarder Maurizio Bormolini said he had already won, earlier this week and away from the slopes, with the birth of his daughter Vittoria -- 'victory' in Italian.
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Soccer-Palace snap nine-game winless run by beating Brighton
BRIGHTON, England, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace ended a nine-game winless run in the Premier League in the best manner possible as they beat rivals Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 away on Sunday.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Homecoming queen Wierer helps Italy to mixed relay silver
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Hometown hero Dorotea Wierer did her part in delivering a silver medal in Sunday's mixed relay that lifted the hearts of biathlon fans in northern Italy, heralding her second place as if she had won gold.
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Trump blasts Olympic skier over comments about representing US
Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump criticized American Olympic skier Hunter Hess on Sunday, days after the athlete expressed mixed feelings about representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in northern Italy.
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Olympics-Speed skating-Norway's Eitrem wins men's 5,000m gold at Milano Cortina
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian Sander Eitrem captured the men's 5,000 metres speed skating title in Olympic-record time at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, stopping the clock at six minutes 03.95 seconds.
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Olympic-Biathlon-Simon's mental strength delivers glorious French relay gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Favourites France delivered an expected gold medal in the first biathlon event of the Milano Cortina Games, leaning on the instincts of anchorwoman Julia Simon whose imperious final leg secured them a perfect start to the competition.
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Olympics-Crosscountry-Rivals wave off controversy as Desloges takes skiathlon silver
TESERO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Rivals of French silver medallist Mathis Desloges played down an early course infringement during the men's skiathlon at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday, saying the incident had little impact on the final outcome.
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Olympics-Snowboard-Austrian Riegler, 52, races against age at Milano Cortina Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Age is never on Claudia Riegler's mind, the 52-year-old athlete said on Sunday, as she bowed out of the women's parallel giant slalom race at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Moraes fires Selangor ahead in tight Negri battle
PETALING JAYA: A solitary strike from Chrigor Moraes sealed Selangor's 1-0 win over Negri Sembilan in the Malaysia Cup quarter-final first-leg match at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi on Sunday (Feb 8).
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Olympics-Curling-CAS dismisses Romei's appeal against exclusion from Italy team
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The highest court in global sport on Sunday dismissed an appeal by Italian curler Angela Romei bidding to overturn her exclusion from the women's team for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics over allegations of favouritism.
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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Vonn's crash and scream change face of the day in Cortina
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A roar ran through the crowd as Lindsey Vonn flashed on to the giant screen, head bowed, poles poised, every movement charged with intent at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.
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Meloni and IOC condemn clashes in Olympics host Milan after protest
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned anti-Olympics protesters as "enemies of Italy" after violence on the fringes of a demonstration in Milan on Saturday night and sabotage attacks on the national rail network.
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Olympics-Figure Skating turns to AI to tackle judging controversies
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - After decades of judging controversies, figure skating is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology to try to bring greater consistency and transparency to how performances are scored.
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Olympics-Figure skating-Glenn to limit social media use after threats over LGBTQ+ comments
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn said she will limit her use of social media after receiving what she described as "a scary amount" of hate and threats following remarks encouraging LGBTQ+ people to stay strong during what she called a difficult period for the community.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Simon shows nerves of steel as France sweep to mixed relay gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Julia Simon hit all 10 of her shots as she stormed through the final leg to secure gold for France in a thrilling biathlon mixed relay at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-Arsenal end Man City's winning run in WSL, Liverpool move off bottom
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Arsenal beat Manchester City 1-0 at home on Sunday as Olivia Smith's first-half goal snapped the Women's Super League leaders' 13-match winning run, while an emphatic home win for Liverpool lifted them off bottom of the standings.
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Olympics-Skeleton-Britain's Weston takes unlikely route to gold medal favourite
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A junior taekwondo champion with a broken back from a country that does not boast a single sliding track, Briton Matt Weston is an unlikely star of skeleton, yet he arrives at the Olympics in Cortina as double world champion and hot favourite for gold.
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Cricket–England survive Nepal scare in T20 World Cup thriller
MUMBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Two-times champions England survived a major scare before labouring to a four-run victory against a plucky Nepal in a Group C last-ball thriller at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.
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Olympics-Drones enhance viewer experience at Games, no disruption to competitors - IOC
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The use of whirring drones to capture the speed, skill and close-up action of Olympic competitions at the Milano Cortina Winter Games has enriched viewer experience without compromising performances, Games organisers said on Sunday, brushing off concerns over their noise level.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Visit to Thai paradise prepared Preuss for final Olympic fling
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Worn down physically and mentally in 2023, Germany's Franziska Preuss traded the cold and snow of biathlon for the beaches of Thailand where she got the energy she needed to get her to her final Winter Olympics in Italy.
