Norway’s Johannes Hosflot Klaebo clinched the first of a potential six gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in the 10km+10km skiathlon. It takes the 29-year-old’s career Olympic gold tally to six, just two behind the all-time winter record. That is held by the Norwegian trio of biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen and cross country skiers…
Reports say Wiandre Pretorius, who last week said he survived an assassination attempt, shot himself. Source link
England fought from the brink to avoid a major shock and beat an inspired Nepal by four runs in their opening match of the T20 World Cup in Mumbai. A month on from the conclusion of their Ashes defeat, England needed Sam Curran to defend 10 from the last over to deny Nepal the biggest…
Thai voters are choosing between sweeping change or more of the same in an election called after several coalition governments collapsed. Source link
American skier Lindsey Vonn crashes in the women’s downhill competition at the Winter Olympics, nine days after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament. Source link
The suspects include the alleged gunman, Lyubomir Korba, whom Russia says fled to the UAE after the attack. Source link
Vonn was the 13th skier to go in the women’s downhill and the treatment she needed after the crash led to a significant delay to the competition. She had appeared relaxed in the training runs and in the morning before the race with her coach Aksel Lund Svindal saying on Friday that he felt confident…
When the job of eSafety Commissioner came up, she bashfully explains there was a small pool of candidates to choose from. The man who helped write the bill, Malcolm Turnbull, went on to become prime minister. He hired her and, she says, wanted a commissioner with a background in online safety, but also experience in…
Gulbadin Naib had earlier provided the backbone of Afghanistan’s 182-6 with a pugnacious 63 off 35 balls. The all-rounder struck three fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 180.00 as he shared stands with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sediqullah Atal. Lockie Ferguson claimed 2-40 while Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy and Rachin Ravindra chipped in…
At least six people have been detained a week after a different demonstration in Turin turned violent. Source link
