USA's Shiffrin wins slalom gold in emphatic style

American star Mikaela Shiffrin cemented her status as the greatest alpine skier of all time as she won Olympic slalom gold in emphatic fashion.

Benfica accuse Real Madrid and Vinicius Jr of ‘defamation campaign’ following racism allegation

Gianluca Prestianni was accused of racism by Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr, while Jose Mourinho’s post-match comments have been described as ‘gaslighting’

By Jamie Braidwood

Mikaela Shiffrin storms to second Winter Olympic slalom gold, 12 years after first

American wins third gold overall and first since 2018 Shiffrin over a second ahead of Rast in silver spot With one last chance to break an Olympic hoodoo stretching back a remarkable eight years, Mikaela Shiffrin delivered in style. The 30-year-old American surged to victory in the women’s slalom on a sun-splashed Wednesday in the Dolomites with a two-run time of 1min 39.10sec, becoming the first US skier to win three Olympic gold medals. Switzerland’s Camille Rast, the reigning world champion and only woman to have beaten Shiffrin in her signature discipline this season, came in a yawning 1.50sec behind for the silver – the largest winning margin in any Olympic alpine skiing event since 1998 – while Anna Swenn Larsson of Sweden took the bronze. After fourth-placed Wendy Holdener of Switzerland, the rest of the field trailed by at least two seconds, according to provisional results. Continue reading...

By Bryan Armen Graham in Milan

Vinicius extremely grateful to Real Madrid teammate for his support after racism incident vs Benfica

Following the incident that took place against Benfica, it is natural for someone like Vinicius Jr. to go into a state of depression and anxiety, having once again been subjected to racism, this time ...