Austrian Strolz nets debut World Cup win in slalom upset

Adelboden, Switzerland, Jan 9 (AFP/APP): Austrian Johannes Strolz emerged the surprise winner of Sunday’s slalom in Abelboden for the 29-year-old’s breakthrough success on the World Cup circuit. Placed seventh, at only 0.17sec adrift, after the first run, Strolz came through the pack in snowy conditions […]

Austrian pair share slalom lead in Abelboden

Adelboden, Switzerland, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Austrian duo Fabio Gstrein and Manuel Feller shared the lead after Sunday’s ultra competitive first run of the World Cup slalom in Abelboden with less than a second splitting the top 24 skiers. Feller, second in the giant 24 hours earlier […]

Austraia v England 4th Test scoreboard

Sydney, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Scoreboard after the fifth and final day of the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday: Australia first innings 416-8 declared (U. Khawaja 137, S. Smith 67; S. Broad 5-101) England first innings 294 (J. […]

Newcastle stunned by Cambridge in FA Cup

London, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Newcastle’s miserable season on the field sunk to a new low on Saturday as the Magpies were dumped out of the FA Cup 1-0 by League One Cambridge, while non-League sides Kidderminster and Boreham Wood also booked their places in the fourth […]