WINTER OLYMPICS NEWS

All Blacks and Flying Fijians will play rugby test in San Diego in July

New Zealand is playing a home test match abroad for the first time when it faces South Pacific rival Fiji at San Diego State University’s Snapdragon Stadium on July 19

JANUARY 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

IOC pushes back again on Italy's $90M plan to rebuild bobsled track for 2026 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee still isn't impressed with Italy’s determination to spend about $90 million rebuilding a historic bobsled track for the 2026 Winter Games

JANUARY 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ambassador responds to call by Evert and Navratilova to keep women's tennis out of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States says Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova relied on “outdated stereotypes and western-centric views of our culture” in...

JANUARY 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morocco 0-2 South Africa | AFCON highlights Highlights of the AFCON round of 16 match between Morocco and South Africa.

JANUARY 30 • SKY.COM

South Korea through to Asian Cup quarter-final South Korea have made it through to the Asian Cup quarter-final after defeating Saudi Arabia on penalties following a 1-1 draw. Abdullah Rad...

JANUARY 30 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Milan-Cortina board approves proposal to rebuild Cortina bobsled track but will keep open a 'Plan B'

The local organizing committee for the 2026 Winter Olympics has decided to move forward with rebuilding a century-old bobsled track in Cortina d’Ampezzo but will also keep open a “...

JANUARY 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morocco coach Regragui has suspension lifted and can return for Africa Cup game against South Africa

The Confederation of African Football has partially upheld the Moroccan federation's appeal against Walid Regragui's four-game ban with two games suspended

JANUARY 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nigeria vs Cameroon live updates Follow all the action as two of the continent's heavyweights face off in the AFCON round of 16 in Abidjan

JANUARY 27 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Aryna Sabalenka breezes to Australian Open title Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus successfully defended her Australian Open championship, trouncing 12th-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China...

JANUARY 27 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Cyprus government wants to prohibit fans from soccer matches that are deemed a security risk

The Cyprus government wants the legal power to prohibit fans from soccer matches deemed a security risk and to ban organized fan groups if they’re not under the supervision of socc...

JANUARY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Austrian skier Venier wins Cortina downhill after Shiffrin among racers who crashed

Stephanie Venier has held her nerve to win a World Cup downhill after Mikaela Shiffrin and other skiers crashed on the course marked for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in two ye...

JANUARY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast - The Boston Globe The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

JANUARY 26 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast

The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics

JANUARY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ivory Coast faces defending champ Senegal as Africa Cup round of 16 begins. Nigeria plays Cameroon

The Africa Cup of Nations has been unpredictable so far with thrills, spills and upsets

JANUARY 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Civil war turned Somalia's main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it's hosting games again

A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three decades, drawing thousands of people to a facility that had been abandoned for years a...

JANUARY 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goals, VAR and no Onana - Breaking down the chaos as Cameroon beat The Gambia at AFCON The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has been packed full of drama already but it reached new heights on Tuesday as Cameroon and The Gambia exchan...

JANUARY 23 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Cameroon reaches Africa Cup last 16 with 3-2 win over Gambia. Ghana, Gambia and Algeria eliminated

Christopher Wooh scored in stoppage time as Cameroon defeated Gambia 3-2 to save its Africa Cup of Nations campaign

JANUARY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

France's president seeks a top-5 medal ranking for his country at the Paris Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron has told top athletes he hopes that France will reach the top five of the Paris Olympics medal table, but he doesn't want to put "excessive pressur...

JANUARY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morocco coach denies making racist comments at Africa Cup; says he's received death threats

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has denied making any racist comments to Congo captain Chancel Mbemba after their team’s heated Africa Cup of Nations encounter

JANUARY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cyprus police vow tougher screening of soccer fans in a renewed effort to clamp down on violence

Police in Cyprus are making a renewed bid to clamp down on violence at soccer games

JANUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Senegal vs. Guinea prediction, odds, expert football betting tips and best bets for African Cup of Nations | Sporting News With both sides already owning a place in the knockout stage, Senegal and Guinea battle for control of Group C as they meet in the African C...

JANUARY 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Al-Haydos' spectacular volley sees Asian Cup host Qatar finish group stage in style. China must wait

Asian Cup host Qatar has finished its group stage in style with a spectacular volley from Hassan Al-Haydos for a 1-0 win over China, which is on the brink of elimination from the t...

JANUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russian billionaire Rybolovlev exploring possible sale of French soccer club Monaco

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is exploring the possibility of selling his stakes in French soccer club Monaco

JANUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guinea soccer team appeals to fans to 'celebrate carefully' following supporter deaths

The Guinea soccer team has appealed to fans to “celebrate carefully” after several supporters were killed in traffic accidents back home following the team’s win over Gambia at the...

JANUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cape Verde vs Egypt prediction, odds, expert football betting tips and best bets for AFCON 2024 match | Sporting News Considered one of the tournament favourites, Egypt suddenly face the prospect of a do-or-die African Cup of Nations group stage finale witho...

JANUARY 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM