Six Nations misery for Townsend as Italy beat sorry Scotland
Italy heaped the pressure on Scotland coach Gregor Townsend on Saturday, running out deserved 18-15 winners in their Six Nations opener played in atrocious wet conditions in Rome.
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Spain, Portugal face fresh storms, torrential rain
Spain and Portugal on Saturday faced fresh storms and torrential rain just days after floods caused by Storm Leonardo proved fatal in both countries and caused significant damage.
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Opinions of Zuckerberg hang over social media addiction trial jury selection
A jury has been confirmed in a landmark social media addiction trial in the US state of California, a process dominated by references to tech giant Meta's divisive founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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Norway's Ruud tops Olympic men's freeski slopestyle qualifying
World champion Birk Ruud topped qualifying in the Olympic men's freeski slopestyle competition on Saturday, edging out Norwegian compatriot Tormod Frostad in a strong field.
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Czech qualifier Bejlek claims first title in Abu Dhabi
Young Czech qualifier Sara Bejlek won the first WTA title of her career on Saturday as she beat Russian second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the final of the Abu Dhabi Open.
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French duo reach Shanghai, completing year-and-a-half walk
Two French adventurers reached the end of an epic walk from their hometown to Shanghai on Saturday, after nearly a year and a half crossing 16 countries almost entirely on foot.
Read more'Like a movie': Von Allmen wins men's downhill for first gold of Olympics
Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen scorched to victory in the men's Olympic downhill in Bormio on Saturday, winning the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
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Australian snowboarder James eyes elusive Olympic gold
Australian snowboard veteran Scotty James is hoping to go one better at his fifth Olympics as he targets an elusive gold at the Milan-Cortina Games.
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Sequins and snow: Eva Adamczykova makes Olympic return
Czech snowboarder Eva Adamczykova is chasing a second Olympic gold 12 years on from her Sochi triumph -- after swapping her board and goggles for sequins and stilettos.
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Vonn set for Olympic medal bid after successful downhill training
Lindsey Vonn's dream of Olympic medal glory is alive after the American ski star again defied a serious knee injury to successfully complete her second training run for the Milan-Cortina women's downhill on Saturday.
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