Category: Sports

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...

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,...

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...

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...

The well-dressed alpine town, all art deco and Prada, is watching Mouat and Dodds dominate before the focus turns to Vonn’s daredevil act The sun rises late in Cortina d’Ampezzo, like everything else in this little alpine town. It’s gone eight o’clock in the morning by the time the daylight...

31-year-old arrested in Harrison County, Tennessee Former linebacker due in court on 11 February Former New York Jets linebacker Darron Lee has been charged with murder on Thursday after the death of his girlfriend. Lee was arrested and taken into custody in Hamilton County, Tennessee, after deputies were called to...

Drawing on opera, music, art, fashion, dance and more, the events at San Siro and beyond were spectacular The curtain rose on a moment of myth and magic: Cupid’s kiss awakening Psyche, a tender beginning that blossomed into a dazzling tribute to Italy itself. From opera and art to fashion,...

Briton beats Oleksandra Oliynykova in three tough sets British No 4 Katie Boulter also makes final in Ostrava Emma Raducanu has reached her first final since the 2021 US Open. The ­British No 1 beat Oleksandra ­Oliynykova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in a tough semi-final to take her place in Saturday’s...

Trainer Nicky Henderson reveals news that Yogi Breisner has been enlisted but says the focus is on the troubled horse’s first run on the Flat Nicky Henderson, the trainer of Constitution Hill, said on Friday that he is focusing “on Southwell at the moment and only on Southwell” before the...

After the euphoria of the FA Cup triumph the south London club are suffering turmoil and recrimination in 2026 Crystal Palace supporters are not used to this attention. After an unforgettable 2025 that broke new ground for the south London club as they won their first major trophy, the first...