Miscellany

Mark Tout set a track record as he drove a British team to victory in the four-man bobsled race of the World Cup competition at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy.

Stout, teaming with Cris Simmonds, Courtney Rumboldt and Lenny Paul, had a winning time of 1 minute 46.41 seconds and set a record time of 53.03 seconds in the first run down the 1,288.98-meter Olympic course.