World Cup

Austrian skier Hirscher edges key rivals to clinch prestige win

Adelboden - Muslimchronicle

Marcel Hirscher won a 51st career World Cup race on Saturday to lift him to third in career victories as he edged Henrik Kristoffersen and Alexis Pinturault in the Adelboden giant slalom. Austrian Hirscher has dominated the World Cup giant slalom for seven years now, but came fourth at the last two Olympic Games. His key rivals in the FebruaryRead more

Mohamed Salah wins African Player of the Year

Accra - Muslimchronicle

Mohamed Salah won African Player of the Year on Thursday, a reward for success on all fronts in 2017 for the Egypt forward after he inspired his country to a long-awaited World Cup place and had a phenomenal start to his career at Liverpool. Salah won ahead of Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane of Senegal and Borussia Dortmund and Gabon strikerRead more

Former coach criticizes Egypt’s Cuper

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Wadi Degla’s former goalkeeper coach Fekry Saleh revealed that former coach of Egyptian national team Mahmoud Al Johary predicted that Egyptian footballer Mohamed Ibrahim will succeed to prove his talent in football. He added that the former historic coach of Egypt described the player as talented. He said that he wants the Argentine to lead the Pharaohs to Russia 2018Read more

Brazil's road to redemption faces Euro resistance

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

A rejuvenated Brazil looking to heal the wounds of home soil humiliation four years ago will lead the South American charge for the World Cup in 2018, but a slew of European powerhouses stand in the way of redemption in Russia. Germany thrashed Brazil 7-1 en route to becoming world champions four years ago and will also be comfortable withRead more

Shiffrin doubles up with parallel slalom victory

Courchevel - Muslimchronicle

In-form American Mikaela Shiffrin overcame a blip in the quarter-finals to win the first parallel slalom event on the women's World Cup circuit on Wednesday. Racing on a floodlit Emile Allais course in front of a large crowd, the 22-year-old Shiffrin followed up on her giant slalom victory on Tuesday with another World Cup win, her 35th on the circuit. It wasRead more

Russia on alert for returning IS jihadists

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

Russia's security service on Tuesday said it was on alert for the possible return of jihadists from Syria ahead of the World Cup and the presidential election in 2018. The FSB's warning came after the Russian military last week declared Syria "liberated" from the Islamic State group, and after a visit on Monday by President Vladimir Putin to Russia's airbase in the war-ravaged country.Read more

France's Pinturault wins Val d'Isere WCup giant slalom

VAL D'ISERE - Muslimchronicle

A hand injury could not stop Frenchman Alexis Pinturault conquering the icy Face de Bellevarde course on Saturday as he won another World Cup giant slalom race to ramp up the pressure on rival Marcel Hirscher of Austria. The 25-year-old Pinturault earned his 17th career World Cup win and eighth win in GS, beating the French GS record set byRead more

Weirather wins Lake Louise alpine skiing super-G

Lake Louise - Muslimchronicle

Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather won the women's World Cup super-G at Lake Louise on Sunday as US speed queen Lindsey Vonn failed to finish. Weirather, winner of the World Cup super-G crown last season, bagged her eighth World Cup victory with a time of 1min 18.52sec. She finished 11 hundredths of a second in front of Switzerland's Lara Gut, with Austria'sRead more

Svindal takes downhill at Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek - Muslimchronicle

Norwegian veteran Aksel Lund Svindal drew a line under his recent injury woes with a first World Cup victory in nearly two years in the men's downhill here Saturday. The 35-year-old clinched the 33rd World Cup victory of his career after finishing on 1 min 40.46sec on the challenging course. It was Svindal's first victory since January 2016 and theRead more

Shiffrin bags first downhill win

Lake Louise - Muslimchronicle

Mikaela Shiffrin bagged the first downhill win of her career here Saturday -- but said she remains unlikely to chase a gold medal in the discipline at next year's Olympics. The 22-year-old American star -- the undisputed queen of slalom and reigning champion in the overall World Cup rankings -- won after clocking 1min 27.55sec. Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg was secondRead more