The gruesome finish to the US star’s comeback, at age 41 and with a ruptured ACL, is a reminder of skiing’s unforgiving nature There was always a version of this story that ended in a single, violent instant. Lindsey Vonn was 13th to push out of the start gate on...
Suryakumar’s brilliant blitz denies USA seismic shock in India’s T20 World Cup opener
India, 161-9, bt USA, 132-8, by 29 runs Suryakumar’s 84 from 49 balls proves the difference There was, in the end, no shock – but there was not a lot of awe either. India’s form over the last two years has made them the most feared side in world cricket...
Controversial YouTuber Jack Doherty barred from PGA Tour events after Phoenix Open disruption
Doherty removed over incident at tournament 22-year-old has subscriber count of nearly 30 million Source confirms streamer’s ban from future events A controversial livestreamer has been barred from attending PGA Tour events indefinitely after being removed from the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a person familiar with the matter told the...
Winter Olympics briefing: Italy’s golden moment and Sweden stick it to Norway
Francesca Lollobrigida brought the house down at the Milano Ice Park and then searched out her son to share her joy Even before the final pairing of the women’s 3,000m speed skating had finished, two-year-old Tommaso was being hurried towards the middle of the track, where his mother had just...
‘We lived a miraculous thing’: Castel di Sangro, 30 years on from their epic rise
Small town club’s Serie B adventure captivated football and inspired a famous book. That spirit remains and is being passed to their successors The WhatsApp group flickers into life at about 6am every day. It is the manager who goes first because, when you are 79, old habits die hard....
Frank backs Romero as Spurs captain despite red card at Manchester United
Head coach says defender apologised to him and his team ‘There is not any regret in making him captain’ Thomas Frank will not consider stripping Cristian Romero of the Tottenham captaincy despite the defender invoking a four-game ban after he was sent off in the 2–0 defeat by Manchester United...
Gyökeres’ gifts of bundling and poaching suggest Arsenal have found the real thing | Barney Ronay
After a slow start, the Sweden striker is now appearing regularly on the scoresheet with six goals in eight games At times during that difficult start to his first season at Arsenal Viktor Gyökeres looked more likely to fall over than score a Premier League goal. But why compromise? Why...
Wales’ woes are not just for their team and fans, but a crisis for the Six Nations | Michael Aylwin
England did not play all that well in thrashing Wales and it is hard to see how the visitors pull themselves out of the rut England really didn’t play that well. Certainly, if the number of points left out there is any guide. There were times in the first half,...
Sloppy Scotland stunned as Italy make winning start to Six Nations amid deluge
Italy 18-15 Scotland Azzurri resist fightback in appalling conditions They say the Six Nations is all about momentum and Scotland, again, find themselves sliding rapidly downhill. Passion and effort are guaranteed from any Italy team, but they were clinical and defended magnificently in Rome. Gonzalo Quesada’s side ruthlessly capitalised on...
Team GB lose Cas appeal over new skeleton helmets at Winter Olympics
Cas ruling deems helmets illegal due to protruding rear Setback for Team GB’s Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt Great Britain’s skeleton team have been banned from wearing its new aerodynamic helmets at the Winter Olympics after the court of arbitration for sport ruled they were illegal because its “rear significantly...