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Brignone claims second Olympic gold, Shiffrin misses podium

Brignone claims second Olympic gold, Shiffrin misses podium

Federica Brignone won her second Olympic gold of the Milan-Cortina Games on Sunday after storming to victory in the giant slalom, but Mikaela Shiffrin's medal misery continued.

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Evans wins Rally Sweden to top championship standings

Evans wins Rally Sweden to top championship standings

Welshman Elfyn Evans completed a superb weekend in his Toyota with his third victory at Rally Sweden on Sunday which lifts him to the top of the early championship table.

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No handshake between India, Pakistan captains before T20 World Cup clash

No handshake between India, Pakistan captains before T20 World Cup clash

India captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistan opposite number Salman Agha did not shake hands at the coin toss for their T20 World Cup showdown in Colombo on Sunday.

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Forest appoint Pereira as fourth boss this season

Forest appoint Pereira as fourth boss this season

Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest hired Vitor Pereira as their fourth manager this season on Sunday.

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Norwegian cross-country skier Klaebo wins a Winter Olympics record ninth gold

Norwegian cross-country skier Klaebo wins a Winter Olympics record ninth gold

Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo became the first Winter Olympian to win nine gold medals when he led home his country's 4x7.5 kilometre relay team on Sunday.

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'King of the Moguls' Kingsbury bows out on top with Olympic dual moguls gold

'King of the Moguls' Kingsbury bows out on top with Olympic dual moguls gold

Canada's "King of the Moguls" Mikael Kingsbury signed off his Olympic career in style on Sunday, winning the men's dual moguls to collect his fifth medal at a Winter Games.

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Hiam Abbass says 'cinema is a political act' after Berlin row

Hiam Abbass says 'cinema is a political act' after Berlin row

The start of this year's Berlin Film Festival was marked by a row over how far film should venture into politics but for prominent French-Palestinian actor Hiam Abbass, "everything we do is a political act".

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'Imposter' Nef shooting for double Olympic gold

'Imposter' Nef shooting for double Olympic gold

Team combined gold medallist Tanguy Nef will aim to put a dose of "imposter syndrome" behind him to lead Swiss hopes in the men's slalom on Monday, the final event of the alpine skiing programme in Bormio.

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Brignone leads giant slalom in double Olympic gold bid, Shiffrin in striking distance

Brignone leads giant slalom in double Olympic gold bid, Shiffrin in striking distance

Federica Brignone is in pole position for double Milan-Cortina gold after the veteran Italian topped the times in the first run of Sunday's giant slalom, while Mikaela Shiffrin sits in striking distance.

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West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights

West Indies first team into T20 World Cup Super Eights

The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory against Nepal by nine wickets on Sunday.

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