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Olympics-Speed skating-Stolz hunts third gold as Nuis makes final Games bid in 1,500m
MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - American standout Jordan Stolz will chase a third gold in Thursday's men's 1,500 metres at the Winter Games, while three-times champion Kjeld Nuis aims to close out his illustrious career with one final medal in his Olympic farewell.
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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Born again Shiffrin finds clarity to return to gold standard
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin won her first Olympic gold medal in eight years on Sunday, but for the 30-year-old American it felt above all like the first since her father's death six years ago — the culmination of a long journey to reach a place where the moment was just about ski racing once again.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Michelon inspires French women to superb relay gold
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Young biathlon prodigy Oceane Michelon dominated the third leg to set France on course for a superb win in the women's relay at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, but it was not all plain sailing.
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Olympics-Curling-Switzerland's Schwaller following in father's footsteps at Winter Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Yannick Schwaller was just six years old when his father Christof and his uncle Andreas guided Switzerland to a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Simon anchors dominant France to gold in women's relay at Milano Cortina Games
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Julia Simon cruised around the final lap to ensure a dominant victory for France in the women's 4x6km relay at the Milano Cortina Games on Wednesday, picking up her third gold medal of the Games after a superb third leg from Oceane Michelon set them up to win.
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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Albania's teen Colturi may return to super‑G soon
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Albanian skier Lara Colturi said on Wednesday she is confident that she can ski much better after finishing 10th in the women's slalom at the Winter Games and she could soon also compete in super-G.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Slovakia muscle past Germany into semi-finals
MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Slovakia held off a late push from Germany for a 6-2 win to keep their charmed Olympic ice hockey campaign on track on Wednesday, reaching the men's semi-finals in Milan.
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Olympics-Biathlon-German Klopp brings soccer sparkle to Olympic biathlon venue
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - When Eric Perrot of France heard the bell for the last lap of the men's biathlon relay on Tuesday, it was the signal for one last victorious surge - little did he know that it was being rung by Premier League-winning soccer manager Juergen Klopp.
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Cricket
Cricket-Sri Lanka's injury woes deepen as Pathirana ruled out of T20 World Cup
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Twenty20 World Cup campaign was dealt another blow on Wednesday when Matheesha Pathirana was ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to a muscle strain in his left leg, with Dilshan Madushanka approved as a replacement.
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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Dominant Shiffrin strikes gold, ends medal drought
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin won women's slalom gold, and her first Olympic medal since 2018, with a dominant performance in the final Alpine ski race of the Milano Cortina Games on Wednesday and then spoke emotionally of what it really meant to her.
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Airbnb offers $750 to pull in first-time hosts in FIFA World Cup cities
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Travel rental platform Airbnb is rolling out a $750 incentive to attract new hosts in the 16 North American cities gearing up to welcome millions of visitors for the FIFA World Cup in mid-2026.
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Football
Soccer-Benfica back player accused of using racial slur at Real's Vinicius Jr
LISBON/MADRID, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Portuguese soccer club Benfica on Wednesday expressed their support for Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni who was accused of using a racial slur against Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr during Tuesday's Champions League playoff first-leg.
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Cricket
Cricket-English cricket gets 45 million pounds grassroots boost as Hundred investment pays dividends
Feb 18 (Reuters) - English cricket is set to receive a 45 million pounds ($61.05 million) injection into grassroots facilities as proceeds from The Hundred investment trickle down to community level, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
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Olympics-Bobsleigh-Germans hoping to finish on a high with rediscovered domination
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Germany's second successive medal sweep in the Olympic Two-Man bobsleigh has fuelled the belief that they are light years ahead of all opposition in the sport, and boosted morale after a sub-optimal start at the Sliding Centre.
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Olympics-Crosscountry-Who let the dog out? Husky gatecrashes team sprint
TESERO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A husky with lots of enthusiasm but no credentials gatecrashed a women's team sprint cross-country race on Wednesday, giving an impromptu performance that had spectators howling with delight.
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Olympics-Crosscountry-Norway win men's team sprint to hand Klaebo fifth Milano Cortina gold
TESERO, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Johannes Klaebo led Norway to victory in the men's cross-country team sprint on Wednesday to win his fifth gold of the Milano Cortina Games and 10th career Olympic title, while Sweden's women extended their domination of the sport with another gold.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Jubliant Jacquelin letting emotions run free at Milano Cortina Games
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Emilien Jacquelin of France is bucking the trend of trying to keep a cool head in biathlon and letting his emotions run wild as he competes, thrilling the crowd at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena and collecting medals along the way.
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Olympics-Ukraine officials will boycott Paralympics over Russia participation, sports minister says
MILAN, Italy, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine officials will boycott the Milano Cortina Paralympics next month over the participation of a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes cleared to compete under their flags, Ukraine's Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi said on Wednesday.
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Cricket
Cricket-South Africa sink UAE to cap unblemished group campaign
NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South Africa made four changes yet scarcely missed a beat as they trounced the United Arab Emirates by six wickets in a Group D dead rubber of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Vinicius earns Real 1-0 win at Benfica in match marred by racism row
LISBON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Vinicius Jr scored a sublime second-half winner as Real Madrid beat Benfica 1-0 in their Champions League playoff first leg on Tuesday, a night overshadowed by the Brazilian accusing Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of directing a racist slur at him.
