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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych defied an IOC ban at the 2026 Winter Olympics by saying he would wear a helmet bearing images of compatriots killed in Russia's invasion.
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Norwegian Olympic biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid admitted in a post-race interview that he had cheated after winning bronze, and his former girlfriend said forgiveness was "hard."
Roberto De Zerbi left Olympique de Marseille by mutual agreement late Tuesday after a 5-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and an earlier Champions League exit.
Italy's governing majority moved to accelerate an electoral law to award victory to the first-placed list and eliminate runoffs in major cities by summer, party officials said.
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid tearfully confessed to having been unfaithful after winning the bronze medal in the men's biathlon at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton broke his neck in a crash during snowboard cross training in Livigno, was airlifted to a Milan hospital and ended his Winter Games campaign.
Hertha BSC, the Berlin second-division club, lost to SC Freiburg on penalties in the DFB-Pokal quarterfinal in Berlin, ending hopes of a final at the Olympiastadion.
Slovenia won the mixed-team normal-hill ski jumping competition, with Norway second and Japan third, while Germany missed bronze by 60 centimeters and Austria went medalless.
Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the Premier League, leaving Tottenham in a relegation battle, while Chelsea drew 2-2 with Leeds after leading by two goals.
German luger Julia Taubitz won gold in women's luge singles at the 2026 Winter Olympics, overcoming a crash four years earlier to claim Olympic victory.
Benjamin Sesko scored a last-gasp equaliser as Manchester United drew 1-1 at West Ham in London, ending United’s winning run while leaving both sides frustrated.
