American skier Lindsey Vonn will undergo surgery next week in Colorado on her right knee that was injured in a crash at the world championships.
Austrian skier Sterz leads 1st downhill training
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Regina Sterz of Austria posted the fastest time in the first women’s downhill training at the skiing world championships on Wednesday.
Dublin test the perfect barometer of England's progress
LONDON (Reuters) – England have not won a Six Nations game away to Ireland for 10 years and travel to Dublin on Sunday for a match that will go a long way towards showing where they really stand in the game’s pecking order. Should they produce anything like that 2003 five-try 42-6 thrashing that earned them their last grand slam to date and set them up for their successful assault on the World Cup later that year then coach Stuart Lancaster will be a very contented man having overseen back-to-back wins over Scotland and New Zealand. …
The waiting is almost over for Bottas
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) – New Williams Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas can hardly wait for the waiting to be over. The Finn, advised by retired double world champion and compatriot Mika Hakkinen, spent last season learning the ropes as the team’s reserve and now he is six weeks away from his race debut in Australia. “It’s been a much better wait here,” smiled the 23-year-old in an interview at the Jerez test track on Wednesday as he looked forward to his first stint behind the wheel since November. …
Rugby-Dublin test the perfect barometer of England's progress
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – England have not won a Six Nations game away to Ireland for 10 years and travel to Dublin on Sunday for a match that will go a long way towards showing where they really stand in the game’s pecking order. Should they produce anything like that 2003 five-try 42-6 thrashing that earned them their last grand slam to date and set them up for their successful assault on the World Cup later that year then coach Stuart Lancaster will be a very contented man having overseen back-to-back wins over Scotland and New Zealand. …
INTERVIEW-Motor racing-The waiting is almost over for Bottas
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 6 (Reuters) – New Williams Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas can hardly wait for the waiting to be over. The Finn, advised by retired double world champion and compatriot Mika Hakkinen, spent last season learning the ropes as the team’s reserve and now he is six weeks away from his race debut in Australia. “It’s been a much better wait here,” smiled the 23-year-old in an interview at the Jerez test track on Wednesday as he looked forward to his first stint behind the wheel since November. …
American Ted Ligety wins super-G world title
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Ted Ligety showed off his improvement in the speed events on the biggest of stages.
American Ted Ligety wins super-G world title
SCHLADMING, Aus tria (AP) -- Ted Ligety showed off his improvement in the speed events on the biggest of stages. IOC's Rogge defends high costs for Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- With the Winter Olympics a year away, IOC President Jacques Rogge praised Sochi organizers on Wednesday and defended the $51 billion price tag. Kyle Larson to attempt full Nationwide schedule
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Promising young driver Kyle Larson will attempt to run the full Nationwide Series this year in a joint effort between Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Turner Scott Motorsports.
USA begins its World Cup quest in the most violent city in the world
The Americans should easily qualify for Brazil, but coach Jurgen Klinsmann is taking nothing for granted.
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