It is just as well Martin O’Neill wanted no celebration of his 1,000th game in professional management. ÂStuttgart’s visit became men versus Bhoys and a deflating scene for anybody of Celtic persuasion. This messiest of Celtic seasons, featuring umpteen managers and a similar number of low points has now featured...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Tottenham’s Tudor age begins with a north London derby, Guardiola ponders Haaland’s role and Wirtz has a chance to flummox Forest Aston Villa, third in the Premier League, chasing Champions League qualification and the Europa League title, will be expected to beat Leeds on home soil. But Unai Emery’s side...
Alysa Liu wins Winter Olympics gold to end US women’s 24-year figure skating drought
20-year-old delivers near-flawless free skate Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai win silver and bronze Alysa Liu completed a stunning comeback to competitive figure skating by winning the first Olympic women’s figure skating gold medal for the United States in 24 years on Thursday night. The 20-year-old from Clovis, California, who...
Domenicali pleads for calm over fears new rules will wreck Formula One
F1 chief executive ‘is listening to drivers’ complaints’ He admits the rules could change if racing isn’t exciting Stefano Domenicali, the chief executive of Formula One, has issued an urgent plea for calm after the damning driver criticism of the sport’s new regulations that has emerged during pre-season testing. But...
‘That was fun’: Keely Hodgkinson smashes world record set on day she was born
Olympic champion breaks indoor 800m mark in France Former record set 24 years ago on Hodgkinson’s birthday Britain’s Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson obliterated the world indoor 800m record, which has stood since 2002, by nearly a second in a stunning performance in Liévin. Hodgkinson had made no secret that she...
Itoje warns against ‘corrosive’ social media after racist abuse of Edogbo
‘We will see huge amount of damage from social media’ England captain’s 100th cap in crunch clash with Ireland The England captain, Maro Itoje, has warned of the corrosive effect of social media on professional athletes and wider society before the crucial Six Nations encounter with Ireland on Saturday. Itoje...
Nottingham Forest dominate Fenerbahce to give VÃtor Pereira perfect start
For Nottingham Forest, and particularly VÃtor Pereira and the 1,200 supporters who signed up to this trip, an evening in Istanbul they will not forget in a hurry. After just three training sessions, Pereira’s first match in charge could scarcely have been more impressive than the statement victory Forest recorded...
Hull KR on top of the world after resisting thrilling Brisbane fightback
Hull KR 30-24 Brisbane Broncos Rovers add World Club Challenge to last year’s treble Rugby league is never short on incredible stories but even by the sport’s lofty standards, Hull KR’s rise to the greatest club side in the game feels too far-fetched for even the greatest of Hollywood script-writers....
Britain’s curlers guarantee a medal as Mouat holds his nerve against Swiss
Team GB men’s team edge tense semi-final battle 8-5 They go for gold in Saturday’s final against Canada Call it the Cortina Comeback. At nine o’clock on Thursday morning, Great Britain’s men’s curling team didn’t even know whether they would be in the Olympic semi-finals. By nine o’clock on Thursday...
Mikaela Shiffrin overcame grief, crashes and her own self-doubt to win slalom gold again
The greatest American skier of all time won her first Olympic medal in 2014. The 12 years in between have been marked by brutal ups and downs A lot can happen in 12 years. If you’re Mikaela Shiffrin, as a teenager you can become the youngest ever person to win...