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Table Tennis World Championships: Unified Korean women's team lose to Japan in semi-final
•Despite the defeat, the combined Korean team were all smiles as they were applauded off-court by the spectators and the respective ambassadors of the two countries.
Kim Jong-un tries to soften authoritarian image by sharing stage with wife, sister
•North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be trying out a new tactic to boost the image of his authoritarian regime: he's putting the spotlight on the women in his life.
Futuristic superhero characters chosen as mascots for 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
•The Tokyo 2020 mascot will hope to replicate the success of Soohorang, the cuddly stuffed tiger from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang handed out to athletes on the podium.
Winter Olympics 2018: South, North Korea march apart as Pyeongchang Games end with vibrant closing ceremony
•At a colourful and cold closing ceremony, Ivanka Trump sat near a blacklisted North Korean general while the North and South Korean athletes entered separately, waving their national flags.
Winter Olympics 2018: Russia's Nadezhda Sergeyeva banned from Pyeongchang Games by CAS after failing doping test
•Russian bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeyeva has been banned from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after failing a doping test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Saturday.
Why Adam Rippon, Eric Radford's podium finish at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018 is a win for LGBT community
Fp Staff •Thanks to Eric Radford and Adam Rippon, there has been a much-needed conversation around sexuality and the sport of figure skating.
Winter Olympics 2018: Court of Arbitration for Sport cancels hearing into doping case of curler Alexander Krushelnitsky
•Krushelnitsky, bronze medallist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics mixed doubles curling, earlier told Russian media it was "stupid to deny" failing two drugs tests.
Winter Olympics 2018: Lindsey Vonn's battle with Mikaela Shiffrin and other things to watch out for on Day 13
•American alpine skiing teammates Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, among the biggest stars of the 2018 Olympics, are in the Pyeongchang spotlight in the combined.
Winter Olympics 2018: Czech Republic ride on Pavel Francouz's heroics to oust USA in men's ice hockey
•The Czechs ousted the United States 3-2 in a tension-packed shootout thriller and advanced to a semi-final showdown against the Russians, who easily dispatched Norway 6-1.
Winter Olympics 2018: Finland edge past Olympic Athletes from Russia to claim women's ice hockey bronze
•Finland matched their best Olympic women's hockey finish, having also taken bronze in 1998 and 2010. Russia have never taken a medal in the event.