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Original 'Fight Club' ending restored in China after online backlash

Original 'Fight Club' ending restored in China after online backlash

The original, iconic ending of cult US film Fight Club has been restored to screens in China after a censored version that brought all criminals to book sparked outrage online.

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'It's insane': Cancer survivor Parrot soars to Olympic snowboard gold

'It's insane': Cancer survivor Parrot soars to Olympic snowboard gold

Three years ago Max Parrot was in hospital fighting cancer -- on Monday he won men's snowboard slopestyle gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Feuz wins 'dream' Olympic downhill gold as wise heads prevail

Feuz wins 'dream' Olympic downhill gold as wise heads prevail

Switzerland's Beat Feuz scorched to gold in the men's Olympic downhill on Monday in a dramatic race that pitted skiers against an unforgiving course that was untested before the Games.

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Russian figure skater, 15, first woman to land quad jump at Olympics

Russian figure skater, 15, first woman to land quad jump at Olympics

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva made figure skating history Monday, becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics -- and not content with one, she nailed two on the way to team gold.

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'Oh my god!' Relieved Eileen Gu makes Olympic final on debut

'Oh my god!' Relieved Eileen Gu makes Olympic final on debut

Californian-born Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu, one of the faces of the Beijing Winter Olympics, fluffed her second run but withstood the pressure to reach the final of the freeski Big Air on Monday.

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Switzerland's Beat Feuz takes men's Olympic downhill gold

Switzerland's Beat Feuz takes men's Olympic downhill gold

Switzerland's Beat Feuz scorched to gold in the men's Olympic downhill on Monday in a dramatic race that pitted skiers against an unforgiving course that was untested before the Games.

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Olympic hockey players wear Covid face masks during match

Olympic hockey players wear Covid face masks during match

Russian and Canadian women ice hockey players wore medical face masks Monday during their Beijing Winter Olympics match, which also started an hour late.

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Switzerland's Beat Feuz wins men's Olympic downhill

Switzerland's Beat Feuz wins men's Olympic downhill

Switzerland's Beat Feuz scorched to gold in the men's Olympic downhill on Monday in a dramatic race that pitted skiers against an unforgiving course that was untested before the Games.

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Teenage figure skater first woman to land quad jump at Olympics

Teenage figure skater first woman to land quad jump at Olympics

Russian teenage star Kamila Valieva made figure skating history Monday, becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics -- and not content with one, she landed two.

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Dakar explodes with joy as Senegal crowned African champions

Dakar explodes with joy as Senegal crowned African champions

Dakar exploded with joy at the final whistle as Sadio Mane's Senegal beat Mohamed Salah's Egypt for their first ever Africa Cup of Nations crown.

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