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Germany's women's ice hockey team reached the Olympic quarterfinals at the Winter Games, securing a place in the medal-round bracket while its next opponent remained undecided.
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid admitted during a post‑race TV interview, after winning Olympic bronze, that he had cheated on his girlfriend; she said forgiveness was "hard."
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych defied an IOC ban by wearing a "helmet of memory" during Winter Olympics training, the IOC warned he faced disqualification.
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Tottenham sacked head coach Thomas Frank after eight months following a 1-2 home defeat to Newcastle, leaving the club 16th and five points above the relegation zone.
American Ilia Malinin led the Winter Olympics men's short program with a risky routine that one outlet said included a decades‑banned jump.
U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov paid tribute at the Olympics to parents who died in a plane crash a year ago, holding a photo and breaking into tears.
Julia Taubitz won women's singles luge gold at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics in Cortina, overcoming the 2018 Beijing crash that had cost her an earlier title.
Ilia Malinin of the United States beat Japan’s Shun Sato with a riskier short program, secured the lead and propelled the U.S. toward gold in Olympic team figure skating.
Olympique de Marseille said it had parted ways with coach Roberto De Zerbi Wednesday by mutual agreement after heavy defeats, notably a 5-0 loss to PSG and Champions League exit.
Istat marked its 100th anniversary and will open an immersive digital exhibition at Rome's Palazzo delle Esposizioni in October, showing Italy's history through its data.
Australian snowboarder Cameron Bolton suffered two stable cervical vertebra fractures in a snowboard‑cross training crash in Livigno on Monday and was airlifted to a Milan hospital.
SC Freiburg beat Hertha BSC 5–4 on penalties at Berlin's Olympiastadion after extra time, eliminating the second-division club from the DFB-Pokal quarterfinal and ending hopes of a home final.
Slovenia won gold in the mixed normal-hill team ski jumping competition, with Norway second and Japan third, while Austria and Germany failed to claim medals.
Manchester United drew 1-1 with West Ham in London after Benjamin Sesko’s late equaliser, halting United’s winning run and leaving both sides frustrated.
