If you’re a Washington Capitals fan, you’re probably still processing the news that longtime team star Alexander Ovechkin, the National Hockey League’s all-time leading goal scorer, will be calling it...

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his ...

* Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | Briefing * Follow us over on Bluesky | And get in touch: mail Tanya Per the Associated Press: International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry was waiting for Heraskevych at the top of the track when he arrived at around 8.15am Thursday, or roughly 75 minutes before the start of the men’s skeleton race. Continue reading...

Some Russians have dismissed the Games over the continued exclusion of their athletes. But the truth is international sport is still important to Moscow

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