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Olympics-Skeleton-Weston struggling to comprehend new golden status
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Double Olympic skeleton champion Matt Weston is one of the most articulate athletes you could ever meet but, even five days on from becoming the only Briton to win two medals at the same Winter Olympics, he says he is still lost for words.
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Olympics-Curling-Hasselborg's Sweden take on Switzerland in women's final
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sweden advanced to the women's curling final at the Winter Olympics after beating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 and will take on Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday.
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Cricket
Cricket-Australia exit T20 World Cup with consolation win over Oman
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Australia demolished Oman by nine wickets in their final Twenty20 World Cup group match on Friday, delivering a dominant display that ultimately came too late to salvage a disappointing campaign with both sides already eliminated.
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Olympics-IOC boss Coventry hails Milano Cortina Games a success
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Milano Cortina Olympics exceeded expectations despite a shaky build-up, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said on Friday, hailing the first spread-out Winter Games a success.
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Rugby
Rugby-Capuozzo back in Italian side to take on France
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Italy fullback Ange Capuozzo has returned from injury in the only change to the side for the Six Nations clash against France in Lille on Sunday.
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Olympics-U.S. skier Vonn says she is recovering after latest surgery went well
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn said her latest operation, lasting six hours, was a success and she is recovering despite the pain.
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Olympics-Freestyle-American Hess uses 'loser' label from Trump as motivation
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - American freestyle skier Hunter Hess nailed his first halfpipe run at the Winter Olympics on Friday and took a moment to embrace the "loser" label bestowed on him by President Donald Trump.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Too soon to say whether injured Crosby will play for gold medal, Canada coach says
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - It's too soon to say whether injured captain Sidney Crosby will play in Canada's Olympic gold-medal game, coach Jon Cooper said on Friday, after he sat out their semi-final game against Finland.
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Football
Soccer-Crystal Palace fined over provocative fan banner
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace were fined 50,000 pounds ($67,360) by the FA on Friday for a banner displayed by supporters depicting Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis holding what appeared to be a gun to the head of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.
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Football
Soccer-New boss Tudor '100%' certain Tottenham will avoid relegation from Premier League
Feb 20 (Reuters) - New Tottenham Hotspur coach Igor Tudor reassured the North London side's fans on Friday by declaring he was '100%' confident they would remain in the Premier League next season ahead of his club debut against Arsenal.
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Olympics-Curling-Canada's former champions seek second golds in much-changed sport
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Canada's Brad Jacobs last featured in an Olympic final 12 years ago. For teammates Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert, it has been 16 years. All three now have a chance to win a second curling gold medal but a lot has changed, not least the sport itself.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Russell concerned by Ferrari's fast starts and his slow ones
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ferrari's fast practice starts in Formula One's pre-season testing in Bahrain have caught the attention of rivals and alarmed Mercedes' likely title contender George Russell.
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Football
Soccer-Carrick sidesteps Ratcliffe immigration row, reinforces Man Utd's values
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Michael Carrick avoided wading into the controversy surrounding club owner Jim Ratcliffe's immigration comments, instead emphasising the club's proud tradition of equality and global reach on Friday.
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Olympics-Norway set new gold medal record at Winter Games with 17 after biathlon win
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Norway set a new record for gold medals at a Winter Olympics on Saturday when Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the men's 15km biathlon mass start at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Friday.
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Cricket
Cricket-South Africa select five uncapped players for T20 tour to New Zealand
Feb 20 (Reuters) - South Africa have named a much-changed squad that includes five uncapped players for their five-match Twenty20 tour of New Zealand next month, leaving behind most of the team that have qualified for the Super Eights at the ongoing World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
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Football
Soccer-City's Guardiola shrugs off tightening title race, saying 12 games is an eternity
Feb 20 (Reuters) - The title race is not on Pep Guardiola's mind, the Manchester City manager insisted before a crucial Premier League clash with Newcastle United, where a win will move City within two points of leaders Arsenal.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Dale-Skjevdal's perfect shooting gives Norway record gold tally
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway hit a perfect 20 for 20 on the shooting range for the first time in his career to storm to victory in the men's biathlon 15-km mass start on Friday and give Norway a record for most golds at a Winter Games.
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Olympics-Italian students get closing ceremony tickets for Tina and Milo mascot design
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A group of school students from southern Italy who came up with the original sketch that inspired the mascots for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics have been offered tickets for the closing ceremony as a reward.
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Football
Soccer-Bayern boss Kompany blasts Mourinho over Vinicius racism row response
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany delivered a scathing critique of Jose Mourinho's handling of racism allegations involving Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, calling the Benfica coach's comments a "huge mistake" in leadership.
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Olympics-Freestyle-Germany's Maier edges Switzerland's Smith for ski cross gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Daniela Maier of Germany claimed the gold medal in women's ski cross at the Winter Olympics on Friday, sprinting across the finish line just ahead of Switzerland's Fanny Smith in a rematch between skiers who shared bronze four years ago.
