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High winds forced the postponement of the last alpine skiing event at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday and made for treacherous conditions on a bone-chilling penultimate day of the Games.

Rescuers picked up the search for 12 missing people at the break of dawn Saturday after an Italian-flagged ferry caught fire on the Ionian Sea the previous day.

British freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy does not feel the IOC's "heart is in the right place", he said Saturday, as he bowed out of the Olympics for good by accusing the governing body of "greed".

Freestyle skier Nico Porteous survived treacherous winds, bone-chilling temperatures and a nasty fall to win New Zealand's second gold medal in Winter Olympic history on Saturday in Beijing.

Mikaela Shiffrin must wait for her final chance at a Beijing Olympics medal after high winds forced the last alpine skiing event off until Sunday, as Nico Porteous won just the second gold in New Zealand's history.

Nico Porteous claimed New Zealand's second gold medal in Winter Olympic history when he ended American David Wise's eight-year reign as freeski halfpipe champion on Saturday in Beijing.

New Zealand claimed a rare victory over South Africa on Saturday, wrapping up the first Test by a comprehensive innings and 276 runs in just seven sessions in Christchurch.

Police in Canada moved Friday to dislodge the final truckers and protesters from downtown Ottawa, in a mostly peaceful operation aimed at bringing an end to three weeks of demonstrations over Covid-19 health rules.

Joaquin Niemann had another highlight-reel day at Riviera Country Club on Friday setting a 36-hole tournament record to lead the Genesis Invitational by two shots.

American motor racing boss Michael Andretti has applied to launch a new Formula One team from 2024, Mario Andretti said Friday.

British top seed Cameron Norrie advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open on Friday by outlasting US fifth seed Sebastian Korda.

Canadian police moved Friday to clear a trucker-led demonstration against Covid rules, arresting 70 people and towing away dozens of vehicles that have been choking streets of the Canadian capital for three weeks.

Twelve people were missing and two remained trapped after an Italian-flagged ferry caught fire overnight on the Ionian Sea, Greek officials said, as emergency crews raced against the clock to put out the blaze and locate survivors before dark.

Joaquin Niemann had another highlight-reel day at Riviera Country Club on Friday to maintain his lead early in the second round of the US PGA Tour Genesis Invitational.

Major League Baseball, caught in fruitless talks on a new deal with its players union for nearly three months, called off the first scheduled week of pre-season games on Friday.

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo and NBA scoring leader Joel Embiid lead a record-tying four international starters in Sunday's 71st NBA All-Star Game.

Canadian police said Friday they were investigating a "violent confrontation" at a gas pipeline construction site in the western province of British Columbia.

An increasingly desperate search was under way Friday for people buried by a deluge of mud that swept through the Brazilian city of Petropolis leaving what resembled "scenes of war" according to President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brad Pitt is suing Angelina Jolie for selling her share of the French vineyard where they got married.

Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant hit attacking half-centuries to set up India's eight-run series-clinching victory over West Indies in the second Twenty20 international on Friday.

West Ham manager David Moyes says Kurt Zouma needs to focus on football as the France defender deals with the fall-out from his cat abuse shame.

Great Britain were Friday stripped of the silver medal they won in the men's 4x100 metres relay at last year's Tokyo Olympics after CJ Ujah was found to have committed a doping violation.

Lewis Hamilton says he "lost a little bit of faith" in Formula One after the traumatic end to his 2021 world championship campaign but vowed not to let the setback define his career.

Pep Guardiola fears Tottenham's recent slump could cause a problem for Manchester City as Antonio Conte's side bid to bounce back against the Premier League leaders.

Less than a month after a road accident nearly claimed his life while training, Colombian Egan Bernal -- Latin America's only Tour de France champion -- is on the road to recovery.

Great Britain were Friday stripped of their silver medal in the men's 4x100 metres relay at last year's Tokyo Olympics after CJ Ujah was found to have committed a doping violation.

Russia will face Finland for Beijing Olympic hockey gold after the two pre-tournament favourites on Friday scraped past semifinal opponents Sweden and Slovakia to set up a battle of northern neighbours.

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte insists his relationship with chairman Daniel Levy will not be damaged by people trying to "create problems" after his controversial comments about the club's transfer policy.

A lawyer for Prince Harry told a London court Friday that the UK "will always be his home", appealing a government refusal to provide the British royal with police protection even if he pays for it.

Jelena Ostapenko came back from a set down for a third consecutive match as she overcame former world number one Simona Halep 2-6, 7-6 (7/0), 6-0 to reach the final of the WTA event in Dubai on Friday.

Kanye West on Friday dropped the tracklist to his planned new album "Donda 2," just after saying it would not be available to stream but instead exclusively on his own "Stem Player" device.

Courtney Lawes has resumed full training with England after recovering from concussion and is in contention to face Wales in next week's Six Nations match at Twickenham.