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Olympics-Curling-Sweden's Hasselborg wakes up with winning feeling, then delivers
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sweden skip Anna Hasselborg said she woke up on Friday with an unshakeable belief her team would beat Canada in the semi-finals of the women's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, and so they did.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada fight back to beat Finland, reach men's gold-medal game
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nathan MacKinnon capped Canada's extraordinary fightback to beat defending champions Finland 3-2 in a men's Olympic ice hockey semi-final on Friday, firing in the kill shot with 35.2 seconds left on the clock in another nerve-searing game in Milan.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Trio battle it out for unique honour in Olympic race - not finishing last
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - There was a sprint finish with a difference in the men's 15km mass start at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday as the final three competitors lined up on the final straight before tearing off in a race not for Olympic medals, but to avoid finishing last.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada fight back to beat Finland, reach men's gold-medal game
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nathan MacKinnon capped Canada's extraordinary fightback to beat defending champions Finland 3-2 in a men's Olympic ice hockey semi-final on Friday, firing in the kill shot with 35.2 seconds left on the clock in another nerve-searing game in Milan.
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Olympics-Snowboard-Hard work and high standards behind Japan's record medal haul
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Big air champion Kokomo Murase said hard work and hundreds of hours of training were behind Japan's record-breaking medal haul in snowboarding at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
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Tennis
Tennis-Svitolina downs Gauff, Pegula fights back to beat Anisimova in Dubai semis
DUBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Elina Svitolina kept up her recent winning run against Coco Gauff as she edged the American 6-4 6-7(13) 6-4 on Friday to set up a final showdown with Jessica Pegula at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
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Olympics-Speed skating-Dutchwoman Rijpma-de Jong wins 1,500m gold
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Dutchwoman Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong won the women's 1,500 metres at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday, securing the first Olympic gold of her career and her nation's third speed skating title of these Games.
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Olympics-Biathlon-Norway's Laegreid signs off with fifth medal at Milano Cortina Games
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid has had an eventful time at the Milano Cortina Games, going viral for a tearful confession of infidelity and then picking up no fewer than five medals - three silver and two bronze - in a turbulent two weeks few would have predicted.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Leclerc fastest for Ferrari on final day of F1 testing
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Formula One wrapped up pre-season testing in Bahrain on Friday with Charles Leclerc fastest for Ferrari and Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad pounding out a single-day record of 165 laps.
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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.
