Bruce Mouat's mum lifts lid on her Winter Olympic pride after silver medal-winning son named Team GB flag bearer at Closing Ceremony

Bruce Mouat's mum lifts lid on her Winter Olympic pride after silver medal-winning son named Team GB flag bearer at Closing Ceremony

Bruce Mouat’s mum has spoken of her pride as her son scored Team GB’s first Winter Olympic medal and was named flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony Mouat’s rink were edged out of gold by five-time world champion, Sweden’s Niklas Edin, in a tense and tactical final thriller. But hopes are already high the youngest … Read more

Norway wins gold, U.S. finishes fourth in Alpine skiing mixed team event

Norway wins gold, U.S. finishes fourth in Alpine skiing mixed team event

The United States finished fourth Sunday in Alpine skiing’s mixed team parallel at the Beijing Games, failing to clinch a medal but advancing further than they did four years ago. The American skiers were bested for bronze by Norway in a tiebreaker after both teams lost in the semifinals, which produced a Germany-Austria final. Austria … Read more

Women’s curling team wins Great Britain’s first gold on final day of Beijing Olympics

Women’s curling team wins Great Britain’s first gold on final day of Beijing Olympics

Four years ago, Japan and Great Britain’s women’s curling teams met up in the bronze medal game. This week, Great Britain came out ahead when they faced Japan for an even bigger medal. In 2018, Japan got the best of Great Britain in the 10th after skip Eve Muirhead made a mistake on the final … Read more

MH370 search team claim 'exact location' of missing mystery jet is close

A tribute to the missing jet at a beach in Malaysia

A fresh hunt has been launched for the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 jet after a new report has claimed to pinpoint a possible resting place of the missing plane A tribute to the missing jet at a beach in Malaysia ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) A fresh hunt for the missing MH370 airplane has … Read more

U.S. men’s hockey team eliminated in Olympics quarterfinals, falling to Slovakia in dramatic shootout

U.S. men’s hockey team eliminated in Olympics quarterfinals, falling to Slovakia in dramatic shootout

The US men’s hockey team was eliminated Wednesday after falling to Slovakia in a shootout in the quarterfinals at the Beijing Olympics. With a final score of 3-2, Slovakia moves on to the semifinals, where they will face the winner of the Canada vs. Sweden match. The US got off to a solid start against … Read more

Japan faces Canada for speedskating team gold

Japan faces Canada for speedskating team gold

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics† † Defending Olympic champion Japan has advanced to the final of women’s speedskating team pursuit. The trio of Ayana Sato and sisters Miho and Nana Takagi easily won their semifinal race against the Russian team. They advance to the gold medal race later Tuesday against … Read more

Team GB track and field star launches sportswear brand for unsigned athletes

Team GB track and field star launches sportswear brand for unsigned athletes

Team GB track and field star Lorraine Ugen says she has created her own sportswear brand in a bid to break the stigma around being an unsigned athlete and inspire others to “grow and succeed in their sport” without sponsorship. Unsigned is a self-funded brand Ugen plans to launch within the next month as the … Read more

Map shows which team each state is rooting for in this year’s Super Bowl

Map shows which team each state is rooting for in this year’s Super Bowl

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.Christian Petersen/Getty Images Super Bowl LVI has arrived, with the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals fighting for football’s top prize. the sportsbetting.ag team used Twitter trends to determine the most popular team by state. Joe Burrow and the Bengals have the country’s overwhelming support with 33 states in their … Read more

U.S. grabs gold in Olympic debut of mixed team snowboard cross

U.S. grabs gold in Olympic debut of mixed team snowboard cross

Two veteran US snowboarders brought home the first-ever gold in mixed team snowboard cross in the event’s Olympic debut Saturday in Beijing. The win gave Nick Baumgartner, 40, his first medal in four Olympic appearances and Lindsey Jacobellis, 36, her second gold in Beijing. Jacobellis swept the women’s snowboardcross event Wednesday, breaking Team USA’s gold … Read more

Spotlight turns to the team behind 15-year-old Russian skater following failed drug test

Spotlight turns to the team behind 15-year-old Russian skater following failed drug test

Attention has turned to the team behind 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva as she continues to await news of whether she will be banned from the Winter Olympics in Beijing after her failed drug test. Velieva tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine on Tuesday, one day after starring in Russia’s victory in the … Read more