Defeat by West Indies leaves England needing a win ‘It’s about playing with personality,’ says opening batter It turns out England’s self-confidence might be a bit more resolute than their batting. It will take more than a couple of teetering performances to set this team’s morale atremble. So despite being...
Charlotte Bankes rues cruel nature of snowboard cross as dreams dashed again
Briton finishes ninth after quarter-final defeat ‘Sorry, I was hoping to put on a better show’ Few sports at the Winter Olympics are more thrilling or turbulent than snowboard cross. The idea is simple. Four competitors, a steep mountain, ramps, and whoever gets down quickest to the bottom wins. But...
History hangs heavy over Calcutta Cup but England’s young side can turn tartan tide
Scotland have lost only two of the last eight clashes with England but Borthwick’s squad are unscarred by failure In one of sport’s weirder coincidences, England are about to play must-win games against Scotland in both rugby and cricket on the same day. The forecast 3C temperatures for the Calcutta...
Matt Weston slides to skeleton gold as Team GB finally win medal at Winter Olympics
Briton triumphs by nearly a second in Milano Cortina First British man to win individual winter gold since 1980 And on the seventh day, Great Britain finally won their first medal of these Olympics. At nine o’clock on Friday night Matt Weston, the man his teammates call “Captain 110%”, became...
Ilia Malinin falls twice as Kazakhstan’s Shaidorov stuns field for Olympic gold
Heavy US favorite falls twice in the free skate Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claims shock title For nearly two years, Ilia Malinin has made men’s figure skating feel predictable in the most spectacular of ways. On Friday night on the southern outskirts of Milan, the Olympic Games reminded the sport, and...
Team GB’s Matt Weston leads golden charge as skeleton rivals unite behind banned Ukrainian
British racer poised for podium after opening rounds Sledder turned in back-to-back Cortina track records This was the race that will always be remembered for the one man who didn’t make the start. Exactly 21 minutes before the men’s skeleton was scheduled to begin the International Olympic Committee put out...
Terland and Malard set Manchester United on course for last eight in win over Atlético
Manchester United took a big step towards the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League by sealing a comfortable lead in the first leg of their playoff against Atlético Madrid after goals from Elisabeth Terland, Melvine Malard and Julia Zigiotti Olme. “I think it was [a professional win],” a delighted Marc...
York shock champions Hull KR to seal first Super League win on opening night
York Knights 19-18 Hull KR Hingano drop goal earns debutants comeback victory The most incredible result in Super League’s 30-year history? There are certainly plenty of contenders but as North Yorkshire erupted in joy on the night rugby league’s big show rolled into town for the first time, it was hard...
Scotland’s Finn Russell is not a player you can plan for, England’s Wigglesworth admits
Wigglesworth worked with Russell on the Lions’ tour ‘He’s one of those guys whose talent speaks for itself’ The England defence coach, Richard Wigglesworth, has admitted it is pointless trying to come up with a plan to stop Finn Russell after getting a closeup view of Scotland’s star fly-half during...
Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal could not handle Brentford’s set-piece ‘chaos’
Lewis-Potter equalises from long throw by Kayode Arsenal miss chance to restore six-point lead at top Mikel Arteta admitted that Arsenal weren’t ruthless enough to beat a physical Brentford team as they missed the chance to restore their six-point lead over Manchester City. Noni Madueke’s header broke the deadlock in...