Olympics
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Winter Asian Games kick off with opening ceremony in Sapporo
Feb 19, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - The Asian Winter Games officially got underway on Sunday with an opening ceremony that united winter athletes from the world's most populous contin...
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Winter Asian Games kick off with opening ceremony in Sapporo
Feb 19, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - The Asian Winter Games officially got underway Sunday with an opening ceremony that united winter athletes from the world's most populous continent...
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Host Japan off to winning start at Asian Winter Games
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Japan overpowered defending champion Kazakhstan 6-0 in women's ice hockey on Saturday, the first day of competition at the Asian Winter Games. More...
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IOC's Bach welcomes talk on 2024 and 2028 Olympic hosts pick
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach welcomes talk that two Summer Games hosts could be picked at the same time in Septem...
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Desert to ice: Qatar takes on curling at Asian Winter Games
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - For Qatar women's curling team, just about everything is a new experience. Curling, a sport that has links with medieval Scotland and is more suite...
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Mayor says Budapest may decide next week on Olympic bid
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The mayor of Budapest said Friday he will meet next week with Prime Minister Viktor Orban to decide about the possible withdrawal of the city's ...
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CAS says Nesta Carter has appealed against doping ban
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport says Nesta Carter has filed an appeal against his doping ban, a sanction that caused Usain Bolt to lose o...
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French language groups protest English-only Olympic slogan
Feb 17, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Groups defending the French language are lodging legal protests over the English-only slogan used for Paris' 2024 Olympic bid. Lawyer Emmanuel Ludot submitt...
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Asian Winter Games offer athletes ideal prep for Olympics
Feb 16, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - With the Winter Olympics just a year and a short distance away, the Asian Winter Games will be the ideal stage for the continent's leading winter a...
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Takanashi backs up WCup series win with another victory
Feb 16, 2017 6:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - A day after clinching her fourth World Cup overall title with a second-place finish, Sara Takanashi won a ski jumping event Thursday at t...