(Reuters) – Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eased to victory on a damp evening at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Saturday while world champion Carmelita Jeter was stretchered off the track after finishing third. As low clouds settled around the stadium for the evening meet, the Jamaican sprinter pulled away from her American […]
By Patrick Lang SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The Alpine skiing world championships got off to a bad start when top racer Lindsey Vonn was injured in a season-ending crash in controversial conditions in the opening women’s super-G on Tuesday. Slovenia’s Tina Maze, the runaway World Cup leader, kept her momentum to snatch her […]
Daisuke Murakami (JPN) injured his shoulder in a fall, and despite his best efforts he couldn’t finish his short routine.
Alex Shibutani (USA) says he aggravated an old leg injury during the Free Dance, but still managed to finish in 4th place alongside his sister Maia, landing just 4.17 off the podium.
By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, June 10 (Reuters) – Jamaica’s 100 meters world record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt was involved in a car accident near his home on Sunday but escaped without injury, his publicist said. Reports said the 25-year-old triple Olympic gold medalist, who will be the focus of world attention when the […]
Dawn Harper wins the women’s 100m women’s hurdles at the Diamond League Golden Gala, while Lolo Jones pulls up lame after a strong start.
Dec. 3, 2011: American Laurenne Ross suffers a violent crash and is helicoptered off during her second downhill run at Lake Louise.
<small.Nordic combined skier Johnny Spillane of the United States poses with his silver medals for the cross-country individual NH/10 km, the cross-country individual LH/10 km and the cross-country 4 x 10 km relay in the NBC Today Show Studio at Grouse Mountain on February 26, 2010 in North Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) […]
Ander Bardal jumped 230 meters on his frist jump the biggest of the day, and although he couldn’t quite control the landing (hurting his points), he helped Norway take 2nd on the day and 2nd in the World Cup.
Germany’s Felix Neureuther reacts after winning the men’s alpine skiing slalom at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuele Lang LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, March 17 (Reuters) – Felix Neureuther finished the season in style when he won the campaign-ending slalom in Lenzerheide on Sunday and promised closer […]
Just as Florent Amodio (FRA) was wrapping up his short program, his skates caught something and down he goes, hard. Although his score took a beating, luckily nothing was hurt but his ego.
By Steve Keating March 11 (Reuters) – Precious medals, valuable momentum and coveted Olympic berths will all be on the line this week at the world figure skating championships with skaters looking to lay down their markers ahead next year’s Sochi Winter Games. London, a southern Ontario university town just north of Detroit, will provide […]
Anna Fenninger, of Austria, competes during the first run of an alpine ski women’s World Cup giant slalom, in Ofterschwang, Germany, Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) By Manuele Lang OFTERSCHWANG, Germany, March 9 (Reuters) – Anna Fenninger kept her end-of-season momentum going to win a women’s Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom race […]
By Gene Cherry March 5 (Reuters) – After perhaps the greatest year ever by a high hurdler, world record holder Aries Merritt has visions of conquering another barrier. The American Olympic champion, whose whirlwind 2012 brought him every major hurdles title and the outdoor world record, believes running under his top mark of 12.80 seconds […]
Nordic Combined athlete Tino Edelmann (GER) wipes out on his landing, hurting his score, but luckily not himself.
The 2013 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships continued in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday with the Ladies Short Program and Men’s Free Skating. Mao Asada (JPN) earns big lead in Ladies Short Program Mao Asada of Japan earned a big lead in the Ladies Short Program ahead of teammates Akiko Suzuki and Kanako Murakami. All […]
By Alex Goff of RUGBYMag.com Three days of rugby engulf Las Vegas starting Friday afternoon as the USA 7s kicks off. It’s actually four days, as the Las Vegas Invitational replete with over 230 7s and 15s teams playing in satellite tournaments starts on Thursday but the Sevens World Series event begins Friday at 4pm […]
Kjetil Jansrud of Norway falls during the men’s Super G race at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming, February 6, 2013. (REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler) SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Olympic giant slalom silver-medallist Kjetil Jansrud will be out of action for up to nine months after tearing his left knee ligaments during the men’s […]
Lindsey Vonn (USA), crowned world champion in the discipline in Val d’Isere four years ago, tumbled down the Streciher piste and seriously hurt her right knee in a Super-G race taking place nearly four hours behind schedule.
SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 5 (Reuters) – American Lindsey Vonn suffered a serious crash in the women’s super-G on the opening day of the alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday. A helicopter was called to take the four-times overall World Cup champion to hospital. The race had been delayed by fog and commentators queried whether it […]
Italy’s Christof Innerhofer speeds down the course on his way to win an Alpine Ski World Cup men’s downhill, in Wengen, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Shinichiro Tanaka) By Manuele Lang WENGEN, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Christof Innerhofer boosted his world championship hopes when he became the first Italian in 16 years to […]
All of St. Anton will be in a celebratory mood in January 2013, when the top women skiers in this season’s World Cup hurtle out of the Start House on the Karl-Schranz-Piste. (Full event replay)
Marie Marchand-Arvier (FRA) loses her footing and takes a painful crash, but luckily she escaped unhurt.
All of St. Anton will be in a celebratory mood in January 2013, when the top women skiers in this season’s World Cup hurtle out of the Start House on the Karl-Schranz-Piste. (Full event replay)
While they walked away the winners, this failed throw only hurt Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov’s (RUS) pride.
Matteo Marsaglia of Italy skis past a gate on his way to winning the men’s World Cup Super-G ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, December 1, 2012. (REUTERS/Mike Segar) By Manuele Lang BEAVER CREEK, Colorado, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Italy’s Matteo Marsaglia snatched his maiden World Cup victory in a men’s Super-G at Beaver Creek […]
Christof Innerhofer of Italy skis past a gate on his way to winning the men’s World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, November 30, 2012. (REUTERS/Mike Segar) By Patrick Lang BEAVER CREEK, Colorado, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Christof Innerhofer put his latest injury woes behind him by winning the Beaver Creek men’s downhill […]
Courtesy of http://www.isu.org Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) strike gold Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov of Russia struck gold and Canada’s Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford claimed the silver medal. Stefania Berton/Ondrej Hotarek of Italy captured the bronze medal. Kavaguti/Smirnov produced a triple twist, throw triple Salchow and loop as well as difficult lifts in their routine to “February,” but […]
Andre Myhrer of Sweden competes in the first run of the men’s slalom at FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Levi in Kittila, November 11, 2012. Myhrer came in first in the first run. (REUTERS/Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva) By Patrick Lang LEVI, Finland, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Slalom world number one Andre Myhrer started the new season the […]
A car pulls into the petrol station where British cyclist Bradley Wiggins and a van collided near his home, Chorley in northern England, November 8, 2012. Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion Wiggins spent the night in hospital with minor rib injuries after a collision with a van near his home in Lancashire, […]
Lindsey Vonn, of the US, warms up during a course inspection on the glacier of Soelden, in Austria, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The Alpine Ski World Cup goes underway Saturday, Oct. 27, in Austria with the women’s World Cup Giant Slalom. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuele Lang SOELDEN, Austria, Oct 26 (Reuters) – World Cup […]
Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) competes in the men’s short program in the 2012 Hilton HHonors Skate America competition at the ShoWare Center. (Mike Nelson-US PRESSWIRE) The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series is officially under way as the pairs and men each performed their short programs at 2012 Hilton HHonors Skate America at the ShoWare […]
Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain cycles during the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Gijon and Valgrande-Pajares Cuitunigru, September 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Joseba Etxaburu) By Alasdair Fotheringham COMILLAS, Spain, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Spain’s Alberto Contador said on Tuesday he would pull out all the stops in […]
Caja Rural rider Antonio Piedra of Spain (L) cycles during the 15th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between La Robla and Lagos de Covadonga, September 2, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Five blistering attacks by Spain’s Alberto Contador on the emblematic […]
U.S. cyclist Tejay van Garderen, right, is flanked by Taylor Phinney as he waves before the the Men’s Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) By Steve Keating July 28 (Reuters) – As the pack flashed past Buckingham Palace and turned onto the finishing stretch […]
Kazakhstan’s Alexandr Vinokourov celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Men’s Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. Rigoberto Uran of Colombia took silver, with Alexander Kristoff of Norway claiming bronze. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) By Julien Pretot LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) – Old school cycling […]
Sky Procycling rider Mark Cavendish of Britain holds up his arms as he wins the 18th stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Blagnac and Brive-La-Gaillarde, July 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier) By Gilles Le Roc’h BRIVE LA GAILLARDE, France, July 20 (Reuters) – Frustrated since his victory in the second stage more […]
Sky Procycling rider Bradley Wiggins of Britain, wearing the leader’s yellow jersey, cycles during the tenth stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Macon and Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, July 11, 2012. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe) By Gilles Le Roc’h BELLEGARDE SUR VALSERINE, France, July 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins masterfully fended off the challenges of […]
Riders receive medical assistance after a collision during the sixth stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Epernay and Metz, July 6, 2012. (REUTERS/Joel Saget) By Gilles le Roc’h METZ, France, July 6 (Reuters) – Peter Sagan sealed the first week of his maiden Tour de France with his third stage victory […]
Liquigas-Cannondale rider Peter Sagan of Slovakia (R) reacts as he wins the third stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Orchies and Boulogne sur mer, July 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe) By Gilles Le Roc’h BOULOGNE SUR MER, France, July 3 (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Peter Sagan accelerated away at the finish to win […]
U.S. gymnast Jacob Dalton competes on the rings at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, California, June 30, 2012. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder) By Mark Lamport-Stokes SAN JOSE, California, July 1 (Reuters) – Jonathan Horton, Jake Dalton and the injured Sam Mikulak shared joyous relief on Sunday when the trio were awarded the final places […]
U.S. gymnast Sam Mikulak (R) gets a hug from a teammate after it was announced he would only compete on one apparatus, the pommel horse, at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in San Jose, California June 30, 2012. (REUTERS/Mike Blake) By Mark Lamport-Stokes SAN JOSE, California, June 30 (Reuters) – Sam Mikulak faced an anxious […]
George Hincapie of the US, second left, uses his smart phone to take pictures during a training ride near Liege, Belgium, Friday June 29, 2012. The Tour de France cycling race starts on Saturday June 30 with the prologue, an individual time trial over 6,4 kilometers (4 miles) with start and finish in Liege, Belgium. […]
Sky’s Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain, reacts after winning the 64th Dauphine cycling race, at the finish line of the last stage Morzine-Chatel, in Chatel, French Alps, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) By Julien Pretot PARIS, June 27 (Reuters) – All the stars are aligned as Bradley Wiggins gears up to become the […]
Ryan Lochte starts his men’s 200m freestyle heat during the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, June 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Jeff Haynes) By Julian Linden OMAHA, Nebraska, June 26 (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte outswam Michael Phelps for the second day in a row to set the fastest qualifying time for the 200 meters freestyle at […]
Sprinter Tyson Gay of the U.S. crosses the finish in the men’s 100 meters race at the Diamond League New York Grand Prix athletics meet, June 9, 2012. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) – Former world champion Tyson Gay returned to the track for the first time in nearly a […]
Radioshack-Nissan Frank Schleck of Luxembourg arrives before the start of the 166-km 9th stage of the Giro d’Italia from San Giorgio del Sannio to Frosinone, May 14, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) PLAN DEI RESINELLI, Italy, May 20 (Reuters) – RadioShack Nissan manager Johan Bruyneel said he was “disappointed” by team leader Frank Schleck of Luxembourg’s decision […]
Team Liquigas-Cannondale rider Peter Sagan of Slovakia receives kisses and a custom surfboard after winning Stage 2 of the Tour of California cycling race in Aptos, California, May 14, 2012. (REUTERS/Robert Galbraith) APTOS, California, May 14 (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Peter Sagan recovered from an early crash to complete back-to-back stage wins in the Tour of […]
Taylor Phinney, of the United States, receives assistance after crashing during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Horsens, Denmark, Monday, May 7, 2012. Matthew Goss of Australia won the third stage of the Giro d’Italia on Monday, while world champion Mark Cavendish and overall leader Taylor Phinney were […]
Nik Zoricic from Canada, right, John Teller from the United States, second from right, Austria’s Andreas Matt, left, and his team mate Thomas Zangerl jump during the men’s skicross final at the World Cup ski event in St. Johann in Tyrol, Austria , Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Teller won the final, Zoricic placed second and […]
Janet Evans trains on Thursday in Huntington Beach, Calif. This weekend, 39-year-old Evans will swim in her first meet since the Atlanta Games, a Masters event that bears her name in her hometown of Fullerton, Calif. AP photo For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have been working to finalize distribution deals […]
2012, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Olympic Soccer Qualifying Trials, several players got hurt, one carried off and one got a red card, but in the end USA wins the first match 6-0.
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