tuesday's super—g, her penultimate race, won by compatriot mikkela shiffrin, certainly won't have helped as craig templeton explains. so the pitch to the skiing world championships in the final competition of lindsey vonn‘s career. the american is one of the greatest skiers of all time, but she announced her retirement on friday, saying her body is broken beyond repair. —— sweden is the picturesque setting. her pen ultimate race was on the super—g, but the start did not go to plan as she hit a bump in the course, veering into the safety netting. there was concern amongst fellow professionals but after medical attention, she was able to gingerly ski to the finish. it is what is, i can't change it. i've done my best my entire career, her work as as humanly possible. i have come back and way too many injuries and i'm not able to do it and that is just live, not everyone can be tom brady and keep winning the super bowl for a million times. i think 82 winds is something to be really proud of. lindsey vonn's teammate mikkela shiffrin has been a stand—up performer this season and this race prov

mikaela shiffrin knew she had all to do to add that the slalom gold to her title.er finishing a disappointing fourth in the first time to put herself in contention in the second. on a day when a of skiers crashed out, she managed to safely negotiate the course. a solid run gave the overall lead, but it would be all too brief. minutes later, it was petra vlhova's big moment. already a silver medallist in the alpine combined, she would in a near faultless performance. in the alpine combined, she would in a nearfaultless performance. her superb descent put in the gold medal decision with just viktoria rebensburg to go. the german, the fastest early in the day, got off to a blistering start and stayed ahead of petra vlhova on the split times. it looked for all the world like victory was going to be hers, but her advantage fell away in the final third. and it was petra vlhova by the smallest of margins. as you watch nervously, the moment of victory sunk in. the world title was hers, and with a piece of history for slovakia —— as you watch nervously. colm harrison, bbc n

did a similar thing at kung chang alum thinks so she could rest on said she doesn't understand why shiffrin would pull out and said she could have won everything the shiffrin then responded on instagram and twitter saying many believe i'm approaching my career in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else. there you have it all to the n.b.a. and anthony davis was booed in his first game back after asking for a trade from the new orleans pelicans but he still scored thirty two points in their win over the minnesota timberwolves and over on the east coast the philadelphia seventy six ers made several trades before friday's deadline for their new look team then went on to beat the denver nuggets j.j. redick scored thirty four points to lift them to a one seventeen one ten when. it's impressive well that's all your sport for now had to back over to thank you very much for that hour on al-jazeera from back to the whole team here in doha thank you very much for watching we are live next from our london you cente

nuremberg take on the league leaders dortmund at the alpine world championships in sweden skier mikaela shiffrin did the nearly unthinkable on saturday by winning her fourth consecutive slalom world title the american was suffering from a chest infection that left her gasping for breath she had to battle back in the second run after sitting in third persists position following the first leg the wind makes her the first skier in history to win four consecutive world championship golds in a single discipline or you're watching news live from berlin you get all the latest news at our website steve aoki dot com thanks for watching. today don't miss our highlights. program. d.w. dot com following. closely. carefully. to see.

the american mikaela shiffrin was beaten into third place. slovakia's petra vlhova won gold.nderson failed to complete two runs. now, he's the man credited largely with creating some of manchester united's greatest generation of youngster. eric harrison, the man who helped build more than a decade of dominance, producing the famous class of 92, died today at the age of 81, and the players whose careers he created were some of those to pay tribute, richard askam reports. a special presentation to eric harrison. eric harrison was much more than a coach, at the heart of manchester united dna for two and a half decades, he shaped the talent and more that the personalities of some of english football's l famous young players. including the famous class of 92. he was the one who taught us to play, taught us how to handle ourselves on and off the pitch. before moving onto manchester united, he spent several years it everton, the last three is assistant manager. but it was united where he made his mark, demanding the same standards of his young players as ferguson did of the first te

canada's rony ram by zero point three eight seconds the world cup's runaway overall leader mikaela shiffrin set out the event after her exertions at the recent world championships. coming up after the. break the bundesliga with pavel foley alias its match day twenty three find out of bruce dortmund could bring an end to their feeble february for they needed to beat resurgent labor in houston and to put daylight between themselves and byron eunuch at the top of the table stay tuned for that and much more on the bundesliga. today don't miss our highlights. programme. w dot com highlights. sleep.

just pulled out of several events at the world championships vonn said she doesn't understand why shiffrin would pull out and said she could have gone on to win everything schifrin then responded on instagram and twitter saying many people believe i'm approaching my career in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else. young chain winter olympics were hailed as a big success in paving the way for friendlier relations between south and north korea but as celebrations begin marking the first anniversary there is ongoing controversy over the use of the games venues south korea correspondent rob mcbride reports from. on this first anniversary it seen as a just cause for celebration. the so-called peace olympics are credited with the stablish in friendlier relations between north and south korea and history may show they lead to a long term reconciliation between north korea and the u.s. . the construction of infrastructure for the china lympics has helped to bring in more tourists. all more than anything the

and with mikaela shiffrin not competing, we'll assess the contenders for the women's combined at theday. all horse racing in great britain has been suspended due to an outbreak of equine flu. more than 100 training stables, including those of leading trainers paul nicholls and nicky henderson, have been placed in lockdown as the british horseracing authority seeks to contain the outbreak. there were supposed to be four meetings on thursday, but they were called off after three horses, which had all been vaccinated against the disease, tested positive. there are now concerns for next month's world famous cheltenham festival.

and with mikaela shiffrin not competing, we'll assess the contenders for the women's combined at theorld ski championships in sweden. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. all horse racing in great britain has been suspended due to an outbreak of equine flu. more than 100 training stables, including those of leading trainers paul nicholls and nicky henderson, have been placed in lockdown as the british horseracing authority seeks to contain the outbreak. there were supposed to be four meetings on thursday, but they were called off after three horses, which had all been vaccinated against the disease, tested positive. there are now concerns for next month's world famous cheltenham festival. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. it was supposed to be raced a hero doncaster but not a horse, not a punter in sight. all fixtures off after it emerged three runners yesterday at care and ludlow had tested positive for highly contagious equine flu. all of them from the yard of dominic kane had been vaccinated, leaving a worried sport searching for answers. in all previous for

the olympic champion mikaela shiffrin had to settle for bronze — as colm harrison reports.

just pulled out of several events at the world championships vonn said she doesn't understand why shiffrin would pull out and said she could have gone on to win everything schifrin then responded on instagram and twitter saying many people believe i'm approaching my career in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else. young chain winter olympics were hailed as a big success in paving the way for a friendlier relations between south and north korea but as celebrations begin marking the first anniversary there is ongoing controversy over the use of the games venues south korea correspondent rob mcbride reports from. on this first anniversary it seen as a just cause for celebration. the so-called peace olympics are credited with the stablish ing friendly relations between north and south korea and history may show they lead to a long term reconciliation between north korea and the u.s. . the construction of infrastructure for china lympics has helped to bring in more tourists. all more than anything the oly

crazy over spend all like they go crazy over vonn and it really remains to be seen if someone like shiffrin can step into those shoes and become someone that everyone in the world is excited about paul recently live from sweden thank you very much for that well before the crash the american said she wanted to create some lasting memories in her final races while the one fan are writing this a pretty brutal and for lindsey vonn as a woman who is build up by many to break that world record the american going out with a bang a but the worst kind on other disappointed fans saying it's just not fair not don't want this to end not this time not today come on all think it's not going to end yet others think vonn was pushing herself too hard in divonne literally cannot catch a break terrible if we lose her from the d.h. field as a result of this crash is the same power as a serene and we want it so much that the air is pretty pin well mightly one day see the world ski championships held in pakistan where the country's went to sports federation and military are combining forces to help boost skins p

would never happen again the golden girl of slalom skiing goes from strength to strength became the shiffrin has racked up thirteen victory of the season which is a personal best the american was so far ahead after her first run in slovenia that she could afford to take things a bit slower a second time around and comfortably finish top of the podium next up it's the world championships in sweden and it would be a brave person to bet against her taking gold and that's all the sport we have for you from no one coming up again later that's it for this new sound for me have them speak at bank street companies like hell rommany he's here with more news in a couple of. cats are ways to experience the world like never before cats are always going places together short films of hope. and inspiration. a series of short personal stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds . al-jazeera selects. on. u.s. and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing

understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else travis sure believes shiffrin knows exactly what he's doing and it is working. mcalister got quite a jump i mean at the same age she is significantly more wins than lindsay did at the same time but this is or that it's hard to know what the outcomes going to be and certainly mckayla stays on this track she's going to be even more so the world's greatest athlete and she has john that so far she has incredible track and ability to focus on the win herself so yes we're very lucky to have both those amazing athletes have come through our programs and are in the race for the united states and and only time will tell but we can't wait to see how far mchale is going to get she's outstanding you know she's very very strong as a mind of her own she's going to do exactly what she wants to do pick and choose where she's going to compete or she's going to compete and she's going to want a lot she has won a lot she's going to continue winning a lot so you really have to hand it to her she is one heck of an athlete liverpool ha

fellow american mikaela shiffrin went on to take gold.t before retiring. i feel like i've been hit by an 18—wheeler, but other than that, i'm great. my knees are the same as they were before the race, so that's good, and i'm just going to be sore. i think my neck‘s going to be sore, and i got the wind knocked out of me, so i don't know, my ribs are oddly sore, so... but i'll be fine, sunday will be great. there was a dramatic night of action in germany as bundesliga leaders borussia dortmund were sent tumbling out of the german cup at the round of 16, losing to weder bremen on penalties. let me paint the picture — 1—1 after normal time, then 2—2 in extra time. dortmund then looked to have booked their place in the next round when achraf hakimi scored with seven minutes left, but martin harnik made it 3—3 in the 119th minute. paco alcacer and then max philipp missed dortmund's first two penalty kicks, and in the end, max kruse sending bremen into the quarterfinals. how about this for a tasty tie? barcelona host real madrid later in the cop

was vase compatriots mikaela shiffrin. people across the world have been celebrating the first day of the lunar new year on many offered prayers in temples and sat down with family members for a special holiday meal it's the year of the pig this time around and people are hoping it's the beginning of a year of good luck. praying for good fortune in the new year a tradition for chinese communities around the world. here at beijing's by temple thousands flock to welcome. the year of the pig in chinese culture that zodiac sign is a symbol of luck and wealth hopes that were reflected in the new year's wishes. i wish for good health for my family and success in my career and of course i hope for perspective pretty conventional. so for this year i'll be taking my college entrance exam so i hope to get. another custom to bring good luck temple go is trying to strike a bell hanging under a bridge it's a lucrative time for the monastery stuff needed shovels to clear the coins and a motorbike helmet for protection. but for the chine

just pulled out of several events at the world championships vonn said she doesn't understand why shiffrin would pull out and said she could have gone on to win everything schifrin then responded on instagram and twitter saying many people believe i'm approaching my career in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else. young chain winter olympics were hailed as a big success in paving the way for a friendlier relations between south and north korea but as celebrations begin marking the first anniversary there is ongoing controversy over the use of the games venues south korea correspondent rob mcbride reports from. on this first anniversary seen as a just cause for celebration. the so-called peace olympics are credited with the stablish ing friendly relations between north and south korea and history may show they lead to a long term reconciliation between north korea and the us i am torn between the construction of infrastructure for the china lympics is helping to bring in more tourists. more more than

but the new super g champion mikaela shiffrin will be a notable absentee.lom and giant slalom. the favourite is the defending champion wendy holdener of switzerland. she'll be aiming to retain the title she won in st. moritz two years ago. the best in the west take on the bottom team in the nba later as golden state travel to phoenix. if wednesday night is anything to go by, you should keep an eye on the scoreline. the nba champions destroyed the san antonio spurs. it finished 141—102 in oakland. while san antonio rested some key players, the nba champions had a full—strength side including kevin durant and stephen curry. it was an explosive third quarter — kevin durant was ruthless — helping the warriors score a massive 49 points. we know mo salah is clinical in front of goal, unerring accuracy one of the many tools in his armoury. just take a look at this video he posted on instagram. here he is doing keepie uppies, butjust keep your eye on the can on top of the tyre. take number 545. just kidding. here we see it again, there one minute, gone the next. yo

would never happen again the golden goal of slalom skiing goes from strength to strength became the shiffrinas racked up thirteen victory of the season which is a personal best the american was so far ahead after her first run in slovenia that she could afford to take things a bit slow a second time around and comfortably finish top of the podium mixed up it's the world championships in sweden and it would be a brave person to bet against her taking gold and that's all the sport we have for you from know coming up again later and that is it for this ng use our be back in a couple of minutes with more of the day's news as always there's lots more on our website c.n.n. dot com get the latest on all the stories. to. the first. cut. to the first. february on al-jazeera we investigate the toxic legacy of south africa's mining industry and examine exactly what is hiding beneath the oldest toxic waste africa's largest democracy heads to the polls join us for live coverage as nigeria books al-jazeera world showcases the best of the network's documentaries with powerful untold stories from the middle

when she got to the bottom o the mountain, she got a huge hug from teammate mckayla shiffrin.ale ski racer ofti all me. >> she'll c soonss the finish line for the last time, ending the career fled with stunning victories and devastating setbacks. the 34-year-old h announcin retirement. my body is broken beyond repair and it isn't letting me have the final season i dreamed of. vonn posted on instagram, my body is screaming at me to stop and it's time for me to listen. vonn striking gold at the10 winter games in vancouver, becoming first american woman to win an olympic downhill. then an uphill battle for the skiing superstar. >> vonn over thep! >> this crash resulting in a debilitati knee injury, sidelined from olympic competition for eight years before taking the broe last year in pyeongchang, a bittersweet win as she acknowledged the uncertainty of her future. >> i wish i could keep going, you know. i have so muchfun. i love what i do. my body just can't -- probably can't take another four years. >> reporter: vonn wil retire as the greatester female s of all time withor82 w c