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Nordic combined great Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway to retire after season and miss 2026 Olympics
Nordic combined great Jarl Magnus Riiber is calling it a career. The 27-year-old Norwegian, a five-time overall World Cup champion who has won a record 76 World Cup events, announced on Wednesday he plans to retire in March. Riiber disclosed that he was diagnosed with...
Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those ties
LONDON (AP) — As Russia moved closer to invading Ukraine nearly three years ago, the United States and its allies took the extraordinary step of declassifying and sharing intelligence to expose Moscow’s plans. Information flew across the Atlantic from U.S. spy agencies to NATO...
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami gets 1st World Cup win of season. Lindsey Vonn finishes 13th
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has finally found a way back to winning ways, with next month's world championships looming. The defending overall World Cup champion overcame challenging course conditions Sunday to win the last super-G before...
US-born McGrath leads Norway sweep in World Cup slalom and celebrates with signature Cuche ski flip
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Atle Lie McGrath protected his first-run lead and completed a Norwegian sweep of the podium in a World Cup slalom on Sunday. McGrath celebrated victory just as he did posting the fastest time in the morning run — kicking up his right ski to flip it end...
Sofia Goggia earns her 4th downhill win in Cortina while Lindsey Vonn is 20th on the Olympic course
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning Saturday for the fourth time on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. Lindsey Vonn, meanwhile, still has some work to do before she reaches the...
Erling Haaland signs lucrative new contract with Man City until 2034
Erling Haaland has signed a new contract at Manchester City through 2034, committing his long-term future to the Premier League champions with one of the most lucrative deals in soccer amid uncertain times for the club on and off the field. City announced the deal — covering 10...
Sweden embarks on a sober search for more cemetery space in case of war
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Burial associations in Sweden are looking to acquire enough land for something they hope they'll never have to do: bury thousands of people in the event of war. The search follows recommendations from the Church of Sweden’s national...
