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Winter Asian Games kick off with opening ceremony in Sapporo

By JIM ARMSTRONG
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...
Winter Asian Games kick off with opening ceremony in Sapporo

By JIM ARMSTRONG
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...
Host Japan off to winning start at Asian Winter Games

The Associated Press
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...
IOC's Bach welcomes talk on 2024 and 2028 Olympic hosts pick

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
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...
Desert to ice: Qatar takes on curling at Asian Winter Games

By JIM ARMSTRONG
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...
Mayor says Budapest may decide next week on Olympic bid

By PABLO GORONDI
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 ...
CAS says Nesta Carter has appealed against doping ban

The Associated Press
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...
French language groups protest English-only Olympic slogan

The Associated Press
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...
Asian Winter Games offer athletes ideal prep for Olympics

By JIM ARMSTRONG
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...
Takanashi backs up WCup series win with another victory

The Associated Press
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...

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