Country wins most golds (18) in Winter Games history USA, GB and Australia also set team records Norwegians put emphasis on participation Norway has once again topped the Winter Olympics medal table, surpassing countries with far larger populations. The Scandinavian country won more gold medals (18) and more total medals...
Beating Tottenham can be a ‘turning point’ for Arsenal, says proud Arteta
Manager delighted with reaction to midweek draw Arsenal go five points clear of Manchester City at top Mikel Arteta said that he could not be “prouder or happier” after his Arsenal side restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 win against Tottenham...
England to conduct ‘uncomfortable’ review of Six Nations defeat by Ireland
George Ford: ‘We want to get to root of the problems’ Second straight loss destroyed championship hopes George Ford has vowed that England will conduct a “properly honest” and “uncomfortable” review of their Six Nations humiliation against Ireland on Saturday. The hosts collapsed spectacularly in the face of an Irish...
China’s Eileen Gu soars to ski halfpipe gold but controversy surrounds Zoe Atkin’s bronze
Gu and Li Fanghui take Winter Olympic gold and silver Atkin’s bronze matches that of sister Izzy in 2018 Say what you like about Eileen Gu. Plenty have since she switched allegiances from the US to China in 2019. But the most compelling athlete at these Winter Olympic Games sure...
‘The Brits are coming again’: Team GB hail their greatest ever Winter Olympics
‘Historic’ Games leaves Britain 15th in medal table ‘We can all get excited for 2030 and for Los Angeles’ Team GB have hailed a “historic” Winter Olympics after Britain’s greatest performance in the 102 years of the Games left them 15th in the medal table – and warned their rivals...
Norway’s Klæbo seals historic sweep with record sixth gold of Winter Games
Victory in 50km mass start breaks record from 1980 Teammates Nyenget and Iversen lock out podium At the end of one of the great races in the history of the Winter Olympics, there was the greatest athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics. After a little over two hours...
Russell inspires Scotland to thrilling Six Nations comeback win against Wales
Wales 23-26 Scotland Finn Russell scores 11 points in second-half turnaround Scotland pulled off a dramatic comeback win against Wales to back up their impressive Calcutta Cup success the previous week. Hosts Wales had the lead until the 74th minute thanks to a spark lit by the wing Josh Adams,...
All change at Spurs again and Igor Tudor has a relegation battle on his hands | Jonathan Wilson
Tottenham have rolled the dice and an injury-ravaged side’s anxiety may only get worse as West Ham close the gap When did the reality dawn? Perhaps it was towards the end of the first half of West Ham’s game at Chelsea at the end of January with the away side...
NFL receiver Rondale Moore dies at age of 25: ‘Way too soon. Way too special’
Former coach says player was ‘complete joy’ Teammates pay tribute after Moore’s death NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday at the age of 25, his former college coach, Jeff Brohm, has confirmed. “Rondale Moore was a complete joy to coach,” Brohm, who worked with Moore at Purdue, said...
Brook says overlooking Pakistan players for the Hundred would be ‘a shame’
Brook urges four Indian-owned sides to think again England captain will play for Sunrisers Leeds Harry Brook has called on teams in this year’s Hundred to embrace Pakistan players after it was reported that they would not be considered by the tournament’s four Indian-owned sides. Brook, England’s white-ball captain, is...