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World champs Great Britain to play Canada for men’s curling goldCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World champions Great Britain nabbed a steal of two in the final end to beat Switzerland 8-5 in a thrilling semifinal clash on Thursday in the men's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, setting up a final against Canada.,Switzerland appeared to have the upper hand ...

Perfect Swiss beat Britain, US tops Norway in men's curlingCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Yannick Schwaller's Switzerland team downed world champions Great Britain to remain unbeaten in the men's curling competition at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.,The British rink, led by Bruce Mouat, pushed the Swiss hard and forced an extra end, but their opponents had the...

No charges in '23 death of ex-NHL player Adam JohnsonBritish prosecutors announced Tuesday they will not pursue charges against the man arrested in the 2023 death of former NHL player Adam Johnson.,Johnson, 29, died shortly after his neck was slashed by a skate blade. Police in South Yorkshire, England, arrested a man two weeks later on suspicion of m...

Great Britain's Adam Peaty tests positive for COVID

Co-silver medalist Adam Peaty of Great Britain tested positive for COVID following the 100-meter breaststroke and his status for relay events later this week is undetermined, the team said Monday.,Peaty woke up feeling "unwell" before Sunday's race won by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi and finished in a...

Rome's Fall Left Britain A Violent, Cityless Hellscape 

In the year 350 AD, to paraphrase the historian Robin Fleming, Britain was as Roman a place as anywhere in the Empire. It had a dense network of roads and ports, luxurious villas with mosaic floors and private bathhouses, a profusion of small, prosperous towns that served as markets for regional tra...

Britain's Football Associations To Fund Study On Brain Damage 

Britain’s four major soccer associations said Friday they will fund a study to determine if soccer players are at a higher risk of developing dementia. The study will reportedly cost “six figures” and will be conducted by an independent university, the BBC reported....

Report: British Olympian Robbed At Gunpoint In Rio

According to a report from The Guardian, a member of Britain’s Olympic team was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning. The report doesn’t have many details from the incident, such as who it was or where the robbery took place, just that it happened while the victim was “enjoying a night on the to...

No, BBC, That Is Not A Cake

The Yankees held a storm-shortened ceremony last night before pushing A-Rod out the door, and as the heavens opened up they thrust a base into his arms that had been signed by Rodriguez’s teammates. A-Rod’s retirement being a major international sports story, it earned coverage from the likes of the...