Olympic slalom champion Vlhova to miss rest of Beijing Games
Slovakia's newly crowned Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova will skip the downhill and alpine combined at the Beijing Games after picking up an ankle injury, it was confirmed Sunday.
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'Hard not to cry': Who's saying what at the Beijing Olympics
With the Beijing Olympics into their second week, there's already been plenty of drama, both on and off the ice and snow.
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Thai metal band rocks against royal insult law
Hundreds of headbanging metalheads rock out to the roaring guitars and thundering drums of Thai band Defying Decay, chanting along to their latest politically charged tune.
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Humphries in Olympic monobob driving seat after US switch
Canadian-born Kaillie Humphries is in pole position to win her first Olympic gold for her adopted USA as the three-time medallist opened a big overnight lead in Sunday's first two heats of the women's monobob.
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James passes Abdul-Jabbar on all-time 'combined' scoring list
NBA superstar LeBron James became the highest scoring player in combined regular season and playoff history, surpassing Los Angeles Lakers icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Saturday night.
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Valieva fate in balance as heavy snow disrupts Olympics
Sport's top court was to hold a hearing Sunday to decide the Beijing Olympics fate of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after she failed a drugs test, as snow disrupted the Games.
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Odermatt in pole position for Olympic giant slalom
Swiss favourite Marco Odermatt looked to be reversing his fortunes after a disappointing start to his Olympic campaign as he topped the timings in the first leg of the men's giant slalom on Sunday.
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Novel crisis: Iran's books shrink as US sanctions bite
For literature lovers in sanction-hit Iran, a new novel has long provided a brief respite from a grinding economic crisis triggered by international pressure imposed over Tehran's contested nuclear programme.
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Heavy snowfall holds up Gu gold medal charge at Olympics
Californian-born Chinese sensation Eileen Gu's bid for a second gold medal at the Beijing Games was held up Sunday when women's freeski slopestyle qualification was postponed because of heavy snow.
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Oil majors face backlash as era of big profits returns
Soaring energy prices have brought massive profits to oil majors -- along with fierce criticism from environmentalists and politicians at a time when consumers are left with rising bills.
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