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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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Australia to reopen borders to tourists on February 21

Australia to reopen borders to tourists on February 21

Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.

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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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Toshiba unveils new plan to split into two companies

Toshiba unveils new plan to split into two companies

Japan's Toshiba on Monday announced plans to split into two companies, revising proposals to divide into three following a tumultuous period for the storied industrial conglomerate.

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Indonesia bus crash kills 13, injures dozens

Indonesia bus crash kills 13, injures dozens

At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured after a tour bus carrying factory workers to a beach holiday crashed on Indonesia's Java island, according to police.

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

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

Californian-born Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu, one of the faces of the Beijing Winter Olympics, fluffed her second run but still qualified for the final of the Big Air competition on Monday.

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China locks down city of 3.5 million near Vietnam border

China locks down city of 3.5 million near Vietnam border

A Chinese city of 3.5 million near the border with Vietnam was on lockdown Monday after more than 70 coronavirus cases were discovered there over the past three days.

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