Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius began testifying in his own defense at his murder trial on Monday. Pistorius, the double-amputee runner, shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Feb. 14, 2013 in the bathroom […]
Saitama, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Japan’s Mao Asada won the women’s free skate on Saturday to capture her third world figure skating title. Asada, sixth at the 2014 Olympics, finished with a total of 216.69 points. She also won the world […]
Saitama, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Italy’s Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte captured the ice dance title at the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. Cappellini and Lanotte, sixth at the 2014 Olympics, finished with a total of 175.43 points. After winning […]
Lausanne, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) – The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that three-time Olympic gold medalist and committee member Jean-Claude Killy is stepping down after two decades of service. The 70-year-old alpine ski legend joined the IOC in 1995. He was […]
Saitama, Japan (Sports Network) – Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu followed his Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating with a world title on Friday, beating countrymate Tatsuki Machida by a slim margin. Hanyu rallied after a third-place finish in the short […]
Saitama, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Italy’s Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte won the short dance at the World Figure Skating Championships on Friday. Cappellini and Lanotte, sixth at the 2014 Olympics, posted the top score of 69.70 points on Friday to […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – The murder trial for South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been adjourned until April 7 because of an illness to one of the judge’s aides. Pistorius, the double-amputee runner, shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva […]
Saitama, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Japan’s Mao Asada won the women’s short program at the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. Asada set a world record with a score of 78.66, surpassing the old mark of 78.50 by South Korea’s […]
Saitama, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany captured their fifth pairs title at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. Savchenko and Szolkowy were coming off a second Olympic bronze medal last month in Sochi and […]
Pretoria, South Africa (SportsNetwork.com) – The prosecution has rested its case in the murder trial for South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius, the double-amputee runner, shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Feb. 14, 2013 in the bathroom of […]