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Olympics-Curling-Struggling Czech Republic, South Korea clinch second victories
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Czech Republic and South Korea claimed their second wins of the mixed doubles curling competition at the Winter Olympics on Sunday to create a logjam at the bottom of the standings.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Fanatical Fans brave early start and bitter cold as Winter Games come to Anterselva
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italy's diehard biathlon fans were up before dawn in freezing temperatures on Sunday ahead of the first competition, but these hardships were shrugged off when the sun came out and the Olympics arrived in Anterselva in the far north of the country.
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Badminton
Cruel injury setback for June Wei in Azerbaijan final
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Cheam June Wei's bid to end his seven-year wait for a title in the Azerbaijan International was cruelly cut short by injury.
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Olympics-Alpine skiing-French meteorologist's lifelong cloud-watching shapes Games forecasts
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sitting on a primary school bench in western France, Thierry Robert-Luciani would gaze at the clouds — not to daydream, but to decode them.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Vonn crashes out of women's downhill
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the women's Alpine skiing Olympic downhill on Sunday with the race halted as she received medical attention.
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For many, this year's Super Bowl features a salad - and food companies are racing to react
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Pizza, pasta or Chinese take-out used to be the go-to Super Bowl spread for Marla Senzon's family - until the Florida retiree began taking a GLP‑1 appetite‑suppressing medication two years ago.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Figure skating-Canadian Schizas had good excuse for missing university assignment
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas found herself juggling Olympic pressure and student life this week after realising a university sociology assignment was due sooner she thought.
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Athletics
Hurdler Armin not done yet after smashing 20-year record in Tianjin
PETALING JAYA: Fresh off breaking the national indoor record in Tianjin, Mohd Armin Zahryl Abdul Latif says the mark is only the beginning as he builds towards an even faster outdoor season.
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Cricket
Cricket-Ex-India coach Rajput out to win respect for minnows UAE at T20 World Cup
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Nearly two decades after guiding a youthful India to the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup title, coach Lalchand Rajput finds himself back on the global stage, although the landscape and the stakes have shifted.
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Cricket
Cricket–Seifert and Phillips fire New Zealand past Afghanistan in T20 World Cup
CHENNAI, India, Feb 8 (Reuters) - New Zealand pulled off a steep chase against Afghanistan's spin-heavy attack to begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket victory in a group D match in Chennai on Sunday.
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Badminton
Talented Wooi Yik says better sparring fuels his All-England charge with Aaron
PETALING JAYA: Better quality sparring can go a long way. And men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are already feeling the benefits as they look ahead to the challenge in Birmingham, where they will bid to reclaim the All-England title once again.
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Badminton
World junior champ Hu Zhean sparks China comeback in semis
PETALING JAYA: Hosts and defending champions China have set up a final meeting against Japan in the Asia Team Championships after coming from behind to beat South Korea 3-2.
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Rugby
Rugby-Six Nations start gives Italy boost but they seek to temper expectations
ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italy's positive start to their Six Nations campaign offers them a chance to exceed expectations this year with coach Gonzalo Quesada hailing a new level of maturity.
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Badminton
World No. 1 Se-young anchors South Korea's first Asia team triumph
PETALING JAYA: Women's singles sensation An Se-young added another feather in her cap by leading South Korea to a maiden Asia Team Championships title.
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Football
Soccer-Liverpool new signing Jacquet suffers 'serious' injury
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Liverpool's new signing Jeremy Jacquet suffered a "serious" shoulder injury while playing for Rennes in their 3-1 Ligue 1 defeat at RC Lens on Saturday, casting doubt over the defender's availability ahead of his summer move to Anfield.
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Football
Soccer-Pressure builds on Al-Ittihad as Asian Champions League resumes
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad will look to push their domestic difficulties and the exodus of key players to one side to assert themselves in the Asian Champion League Elite when Sergio Conceicao's team take on Qatar's Al-Gharafa on Tuesday.
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Squash
Windy City Open ends for Eain Yow, Aira
PETALING JAYA: National squash player Ng Eain Yow's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Windy City Open ended after he lost to New Zealand's Paul Coll on Saturday (Feb 7).
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada glad to get on the ice and happy with high shot count
MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Canada's defence of their Olympic women's ice hockey title took longer than expected to get underway, and they also took a while to get the goals flowing before finishing off Switzerland on Saturday, but the team are happy to have put so many shots on target.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Spooner savours first score for Canada after injury recovery
MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's veteran forward Natalie Spooner hit a satisfying new milestone in her comeback story on Saturday, as she scored her team's opening goal of the Milano Cortina Games after a long road back from injury.
