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Ice hockey-Finland, Sweden to drop players from Russian league teams
(Reuters) -Finnish and Swedish ice hockey players playing in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and other leagues in Russia will not be selected for their national teams, the two countries' ice hockey associations said on Monday.
Olympics-New Australia boss Chesterman to seek more public funding
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -New Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) boss Ian Chesterman will look to secure more government funding to continue the country's rise up the medal tables and retain talent in the lead-up to hosting the 2032 Games in Brisbane.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin at a loss to explain Beijing disappointment
(Reuters) - Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin has opened up about the mental health issues she suffered since the death of her father and says she is still unable to explain how she came away from this year's Beijing Winter Games without a medal.
Russia's Putin calls world swimming body's ban on medallist Rylov "absurd"
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the world swimming federation's nine-month suspension of Russian Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov for attending a rally was "absurd", adding that Russian and Belarusian athletes had faced discrimination based on their nationality.
Putin says Valieva's skating 'perfection' could not be achieved with doping
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva's performances could not have been achieved with the help of any banned substances.
Snowboarding-Olympic champion Kim to take break for mental health
(Reuters) - Double Olympic snowboarding champion Chloe Kim said she will sit out the 2022-23 season to focus on her mental health after a "draining" year.
Soccer-Investcorp in exclusive talks to buy AC Milan - sources
MANCHESTER (Reuters) -Bahrain-domiciled asset manager Investcorp has entered into exclusive talks to purchase Serie A club AC Milan, sources said on Friday, in what would be the first takeover of a top Italian team by Middle East investors.
Speed skating-Japan's Olympic champion Kodaira to retire
(Reuters) - Japan's former Olympic speed skating champion Nao Kodaira will retire from the sport in October following a final race in her hometown of Nagano, the long track speed skater said on Tuesday.
Short track-Canada's four-time Olympic champion Hamelin retires
(Reuters) - Four-times Olympic champion Charles Hamelin brought the curtain down on his career at the short track world championships in Montreal on Sunday and said there was no better way to finish than racing in front of his friends and family.
Figure skating-American skater Liu announces retirement at 16
(Reuters) - World bronze medallist figure skater Alysa Liu announced her retirement at the age of 16 on Saturday, saying she will be moving on with her life after having achieved all her goals in the sport.
