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Lindsey Vonn set for fifth Games after comeback US Ski & Snowboard to send 97 athletes to Italy Nearly half of US roster are first-time Olympians Lindsey Vonn will compete in her fifth Winter Olympics next month after being named to a 97-athlete US Ski & Snowboard roster for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, a team led by some of the most decorated figures in American winter sports history but also …

Romanian player accuses opponent after defeat Osaka: ‘I don’t react well to being casually disrespected’ The courtside photographer pit was already full 10 minutes before call time on Thursday night inside Margaret Court Arena. As all cameras pointed directly at the players’ entrance, it was not difficult to understand why they were there. A day earlier, Osaka had produced one of the enduring ima…

Club continues January push for experienced players Kelly Gago wants to leave Everton, says Brian Sørensen Leicester have signed the Switzerland forward Alisha Lehmann from FC Como. The WSL club have been targeting experienced players this month, having often had the youngest average age in the division in their starting XI this season. Lehmann, who has played in England’s top flight for West Ham…

‘It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from. Put yourself in a car and go out there’, says rookie driver Sammy-Jo Johnson It’s Wednesday evening and as the sun slips below factory roofs in Eastern Creek, a rumble is growing at the Sydney Dragway and the scent of ethanol fills the air. The weekly street meet is about to begin, a mecca for drivers from all walks of life who arrive to test the…

Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Liew, Lars Sivertsen and Paul Watson to discuss Premier League teams’ success in the Champions League so far this season On the podcast today: three victories for the Premier League sides in the Champions League, leaving five of them in the top eight, with only Manchester City outside on goal difference. What does this dominance mean for Europe’s elite competitio…

No apparent ill-feeling between Ryder Cup pair ‘I asked if he had any good wine over Christmas’ The talk was of wines, not fines. Any notion of an awkward 18 holes between Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton was firmly dismissed by the Englishman in the immediate aftermath. McIlroy used pre-tournament media duties at the Dubai Desert Classic to assert that Hatton and Jon Rahm should settle their seve…

The former Aberdeen midfielder, now with Swindon, opens up about the debilitating effect of suffering an ACL injury during her time in Scotland “People need to know what happened,” Laura Holden says as she reflects on her difficult two years at Aberdeen when injury changed the course of her life. “It’s not all sunshine and roses. There are demons that just get brushed under the carpet without hav…

Unprecedented times call for previously unthinkable conversations when it comes to the US-shaped problem Could European countries really decide to boycott the World Cup this summer? It is an astonishing question to be asking in 2026 and an indictment of the bind in which, as Donald Trump sows confusion around a potential annexation of Greenland, the world’s most popular sport finds itself. But th…

‘Salah was fit to play 90 after one day’s training’ Liverpool manager highlights Joe Gomez’s contribution Arne Slot saluted Mohamed Salah’s professionalism and singled out Joe Gomez for praise after Liverpool climbed to fourth in the Champions League table with a commanding win in Marseille. Liverpool, who host Qarabag at Anfield next week in their final group game, delivered a fine performance a…

The South Asian nation is among the world’s most populous and is mad for football, but qualifying for the World Cup is a big ask There’s a simple change of scenery, and then there’s John Herdman’s latest coaching move. The 50-year-old has taken quite a jump from Canada, a huge country where soccer is not the biggest sport, to Indonesia, a huge country where it definitely is. If he can repeat his …

Brazilian endured hard times in the Swedish fifth tier after his father’s death but has found a home in the Championship Seven years ago Léo Scienza’s life broke into a thousand small pieces. On his 20th birthday his father died and the young footballer locked himself in his room for two months, having lost the will to live. “You know when everything is bad and nothing makes sense any more?” the …

One of the Broncos, Rams, Seahawks and Patriots will claim the championship in a few weeks. Here are the factors that will help decide the result A month ago, the Rams looked like a near-complete team. Special teams aside, they had answers everywhere. Coaching. Quarterback. Playmakers. A defense that could steal a game if necessary. They’re still a formidable opponent, but cracks have started to …

Today’s rumours are squeezing a lot into a short time Kostas Tsimikas may be enjoying the Roman sunshine on loan, but Nottingham Forest are still peering longingly across the Mediterranean at Liverpool’s spare left-back. The arrival of Milos Kerkez has left Tsimikas firmly behind Andy Robertson in the Anfield pecking order but Forest’s interest has never gone away. Roma would be willing to end hi…

News from the series opener in Colombo, 9am GMT start Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Follow us on Bluesky Are you over it yet? Nah, me either, but at least we have to some fresh cricket to distract us. A fortnight after the end of the most disappointing Ashes series in living memory, England begin their preparation for the T20 World Cup with a three-match ODI series. A lot has changed since En…

Ambitious owners and financial growth have allowed WSL and WSL2 clubs to assert dominance in the transfer market “If anyone didn’t take our ambition seriously, I hope they really do after this window, because it shows what we’re pushing for.” Amy Merricks was answering a question about Birmingham City breaking the second-tier transfer record to sign Wilma Leidhammar from Norrköping, but the head …