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American fractured tibia in downhill last week Vonn was initially treated in Italy for injuries Lindsey Vonn is back home in the US to continue treatment after she broke her leg during the Winter Olympic downhill. “Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week… been in a hospital bed immobile since my race. And although I’m not yet able to stand, being back on home soil feels amazing,” Vonn posted on X…

The American won her first Winter Games title at 41. She did so while advocating for Black athletes, mothers and the deaf and Down’s syndrome communities Elana Meyers Taylor had already cemented her place in Olympic history long before Monday night. She had competed with and against men on the World Cup tour and at the world championships to help force women’s monobob into the Winter Olympic prog…

Wise remembers long throws with Vinnie Jones, training in a park with Gus Poyet and scoring in Europe for Millwall By The Coaches’ Voice As a young player I had been told a few times that I wasn’t quite good enough. Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett was the one who looked at me in a different way. He was the man who gave me that all-important opportunity. In terms of structuring a team, he was on th…

James, Hampton and Greenwood also return for England Head coach’s deal due to run out after 2027 World Cup Sarina Wiegman insisted that entering the final 17 months of her contract as England’s head coach was not a distraction, as she named her first squad of 2026 and recalled the fit-again captain, Leah Williamson, for March’s meetings with Ukraine and Iceland. Williamson’s fellow Euro 2025 winn…

A man accused of having placed secret cameras in Altach’s changing room is appearing in court next week A man who has been accused of having videos from secret cameras in the changing room and showers of the Altach women’s team is appearing in court next week in a case that has shaken football in Austria. About 30 women have been identified on the recordings, according to the Public Prosecutor’s …

South American and Caribbean partnership runs to 2031 Substantial rise contrasts with stagnant domestic rights The Premier League has secured a 25% increase on the value of its broadcast contact in South America and the Caribbean by agreeing a new deal with the American network ESPN. The Guardian has learned that ESPN has agreed to extend its long-standing partnership with the Premier League unti…

No further sanction for wing after red against Scotland Steve Borthwick set to name team on Tuesday afternoon The England wing Henry Arundell has escaped a ban for his red card against Scotland at the weekend after the disciplinary panel determined that his sending off was sufficient punishment. Arundell is now available for selection against Ireland on Saturday but it remains to be seen if Borth…

Former champions eliminated before final group match Zimbabwe go through to Super 8 phase Australia have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe’s match against Ireland was washed out. The African nation’s share of the points means Australia cannot catch them or Sri Lanka at the top of the group table and are eliminated from the competition. Continue reading...

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Ashleigh Nelson is in the mix for a bobsleigh medal at the Winter Olympics – but that doesn’t mean she enjoys it Ashleigh Nelson was never meant to be in the Winter Olympics. If you’d asked her 18 months ago where she expected to be competing this week, she would have told you she would be at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham running the 60m at the UK Indoor Championships, not standing at the top o…

Antoine Dupont and Matthieu Jalibert have thrilled during Les Bleus ’ storming start to the Six Nations The greatest double acts roll off the tongue. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Morecambe and Wise, Lennon and McCartney. It’s the same in sport: Lillee and Thomson, Torvill and Dean, Redgrave and Pinsent. After a while their individual talents complement each other so perfectly it becomes ha…

The Californian once had ambitions of winning gold at the Winter Olympics. But now he is more interested in what skiing can do for the soul Growing up in the Hayward Hills, just south of Oakland, California, Mallory Duncan lived a hybrid lifestyle throughout his childhood. Weekdays were spent at school, avoiding homework, disrupting class and getting in trouble. Weekends at Alpine Meadows, a ski …

England are into the second phase despite struggling for form but Jamie Overton insists ‘there’s plenty more cricket in us’ If there was one thing the players of England and Italy agreed on at the end of a hugely entertaining and, from an English perspective, frequently concerning match at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens , it was that the situation favoured their opponents. England felt the Italians, unbu…

Anastasia Kucherova has been living in Milan for 14 years ‘It’s important to show not all people think the same way’ The woman who carried the Ukrainian team placard at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was a Russian living in Milan, who chose to perform a small act of resistance to show her support for Ukraine. Anastasia Kucherova, an architect who has been living in Milan for 14 years, was u…