The head of Rai Sport, Paolo Petrecca, has resigned following a string of on-air mistakes during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The ceremony, watched by 9.2 million viewers on state broadcaster Rai, was meant to be a moment of national pride. Instead, Petrecca’s commentary quickly went viral for a series of […]
Italian police arrested six people after clashes erupted between security forces and protesters in Milan during demonstrations against the Winter Olympic Games. Thousands gathered in the city on Saturday to oppose the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics and protest rising living costs. While most marched peacefully, some demonstrators threw stones and fireworks at police,
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has received a four-year ban for doping, following an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Valieva had initially been cleared by a Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation, which found no fault on her part for a failed test […]
Kamila Valieva, a teen Russian figure skater, failed a drugs test in December, according to the International Testing Agency (ITA). The 15-year-old assisted the Russian Olympic Committee in winning team figure skating gold on Monday, but the medals were not awarded due to a “legal issue.” The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) lifted her suspension, allowing



