From diplomatic deadlock to face-offs, 2025 is blurring the lines between politics and play, as Donald Trump's US sanctions ...

Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to ...

He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the ...

In an echo of the Cold War, ice hockey has become central to international diplomacy, after it was mentioned by Vladimir ...

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