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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.

Football

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.

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.

Cricket

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. 

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Olympics-Snowboard-Maderova wins gold in women's parallel giant slalom

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb ‌8 (Reuters) - Czech snowboarder Zuzana Maderova claimed ‌gold in the women's parallel giant slalom and Benjamin Karl of Austria retained his title in ‍the men's event at ‍the Milano Cortina ‌Olympics on Sunday.

Hockey

Olympics-Ice hockey-Body checks a hit with players as women's tournament welcomes chippy play

MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌Pushes, shoves and hits have been abundant in the group stages of the Milano Cortina women's ice ‌hockey tournament, where players say they are pleasantly surprised by the physical play referees have allowed on ‌the ice.

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Olympics-Curling-South Korea seeing the 'Sunny' side after back-to-back wins

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb ‌8 (Reuters) - South Korea's mixed doubles curlers Jeong Yeong-seok and Kim Seon-yeong have finally found ‌some form at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, bouncing back from a dismal run ‌with back-to-back wins that have lifted spirits if not their medal hopes.

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Olympics-Crosscountry-Norway's Klaebo wins gold in men's skiathlon after explosive finish

TESERO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Norway's Johannes Klaebo tore away from the pack ‌in a powerful finish to win the men's skiathlon at the ‌Milano Cortina Games on Sunday and claim his sixth Olympic gold medal.

Hockey

Olympics-Ice hockey-IOC eager for long-term NHL players' presence at Games

MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌NHL players from several nations have started arriving at the Milano Cortina Winter ‌Olympics for their first Games participation in 12 years but the International ‌Olympic Committee is hoping they become a feature of future editions.

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Olympics-Figure skating-Malinin's dominance expected to make men's singles a race for silver

MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - American Ilia Malinin arrived ‌at the Milano Cortina Olympics as such an overwhelming favourite that the focus of the men's figure skating event has all but shifted ‌from the competition for gold to a calculation of the margin by which he will claim it. 

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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Johnson wins downhill after big crash for teammate Vonn

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 (Reuters) - World champion ‌Breezy Johnson won the women's downhill to secure the U.S. team's first medal of the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday, but ‌her pride was mingled with pain after teammate Lindsey Vonn crashed heavily and was flown to hospital.