Mulder, 27, won with a combined time from his two races of 69.31 seconds, beating compatriot Jan Smeekens by just 0.01 second in a thrilling climax to the competition. Meanwhile, Ronald Mulder, the twin brother of Michel, took bronze in a time of 69.46 seconds. Smeekens led the eventual winner by 0.04 sec after the […]readmore
Many Olympic “firsts” in Sochi The first new events – snowboard slopestyle and the figure skating team competition – were already a huge success in Sochi. Biathlon mixed relay, luge team relay, ski halfpipe, ski slopestyle, snowboard parallel slalom and women’s ski jumping will get their turn in the spotlight in the coming days. The […]readmore
Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles first appearance on US television in a star-studded show that aired on Sunday. The Beatles, including the late John Lennon and George Harrison, changed music on Feb. 9, 1964 when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York […]readmore
Jennifer Lopez still loves Marc Anthony. Although the heart of the Bronx Diva has been occupied by the handsome dancer Casper Smart for the past three years, the pop star recognizes that she will never forget all the good experiences she had during her five-year marriage to the salsa-father of her children Max and Emme, […]readmore
The first medals of the Games were awarded in snowboard slopestyle – one of the new events on the programme – and inaugural gold medallist Sage Kostenburg, of the USA, is pleased with how the event was welcomed into the Games. «All the riders were stoked with how things were organised,” said the 20-year-old. “On […]readmore
“That went just how I had imagined,” enthused Franziska, who finished 41st. “I am glad I could stick to my game plan and deliver. I just don’t know how I am still standing to talk to you, it was very tiring!” Winning three gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games in 2012 in Innsbruck, the […]readmore
Super-charged Höfl-Riesch finds winning combination to claim third Alpine skiing
The 29-year-old, who also won the world title last year, overcame a deficit of more than a second after the downhill to produce a dazzling display in the slalom and post a total time of 2 minute 34.62 seconds. She described the win as “one of the most emotional” wins of her title-packed career to […]readmore
The 29-year-old skater clocked 2:14.985 to snatch the gold ahead of 17-year-old Han Tianyu of China, who took silver in 2:15.055. Victor Ahn, 28, gave hosts Russia their first ever Olympic short track medal with bronze in 2:15.062. Hamelin, who won gold in the 500m and the 5,000m relay at Vancouver 2010, as well as […]readmore
Providence, RI- On February 2, 2014 at approximately 2052 hours Providence Police were dispatched to 145 Colfax Street for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival police observed the victim lying on the floor bleeding from the abdomen. The victim was identified as George Holland II, age 17 of Providence. He was transported to RI […]readmore
On Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 12:30 pm Members of the Rhode Island State Police Detective Division arrested Andrew Silvestri, age 19, of 21 Harris Street, East Providence Rhode Island for the alleged crimes of Indecent Solicitation of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 members of the Rhode Island […]readmore