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Milano Cortina Games: updates from day one’s action Schedule | Results | Medal table | Briefing | Email Barry Curling mixed doubles: Team GB are currently in action against Canada and having won their opening five matches before today, Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds are not so much knocking on the door to a place in the semi-finals as battering it down. They lead 5-2 against Canada at the break, with …

England T20 captain eager to move on from furore ‘It’s not been a very nice time of my life,’ he says Harry Brook wants to draw a line under a “pretty horrendous” past few weeks when revelations about his conduct in Wellington cast doubt on his leadership as he prepares to lead England at the T20 World Cup. More than three months on from Brook being punched by a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand, …

Lightning-fast attacker lines up at full-back against England insisting that his gridiron tilt will only help his rugby The late, great Tom Petty wrote the song that, ultimately, defined Louis Rees-Zammit’s American football adventure. “Runnin’ down a dream, that never would come to me … ” Twelve months ago Rees-Zammit was in New Orleans watching the Superbowl and still hoping to carve out a mult…

News, buildup and discussion before the day’s action Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email us Today’s Premier League fixtures (3pm GMT kick-off unless stated otherwise): Man Utd v Tottenham (12:30pm GMT) Arsenal v Sunderland Bournemouth v Aston Villa Burnley v West Ham Fulham v Everton Wolves v Chelsea Newcastle v Brentford (5:30pm GMT) Continue reading...

Coach should not ‘stick to football’ when football strays into politics and death but his role as fluffer for his club’s autocratic owners cannot be ignored You may find yourself living in a glass and steel yak-fur-lined penthouse. You may find yourself with six Premier League titles and a sport refashioned in your image. You may find yourself in front of a large advert board covered in words suc…

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 few weeks of 2026 have thrust Palace into the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Dumped out of the FA Cu…

The off-field politics are toxic, Wales are on a terrible run and England are flying, but everyone needs Saturday’s game to be competitive at Twickenham Are you a Wales fan reading this on the train to London? If so, let’s huddle in tight and try to stay positive. In round one of the Six Nations everyone starts equal. There is rain around and England have a couple of significant injuries. Steve T…

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, music and dance, the Milano Cortina opening ceremony unfolded as a vibrant celebration of culture. An explos…

Manager caught in the first sticky patch of her career, but has agreed a new contract despite falling out of WSL title race Dejected body language, talk of a crisis, and a 12-point gap ruling them out of the title before the second week of February. For a Chelsea team so used to winning the Women’s Super League, this is uncharted territory after their 5-1 loss to Manchester City . For Sonia Bompa…

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 a medical emergency where first responders were giving a woman CPR. The medics wer…

Vice-president given hostile reception by some in Milan US broadcast cuts out crowd’s show of dissent The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception. As speedskater Erin Jackson led Team USA into the San Si…

A stunning curtain-raiser was a fitting celebration of the host country and the Games – with wider messages never far from the surface This was an opening ceremony for the ages: effortlessly chic, bewitching and divine. Milan simultaneously delivered a three-hour love letter to Italy, and a plea for hope and harmony in a fractious world. But not everyone in the 60,000 crowd at San Siro was listen…

Gus Kenworthy says ‘enough is enough’ over ICE in US ICE agents are in Milan with US vice-president JD Vance Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by urinating the words “Fuck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics. In a post on Instagram the 34-year-old, who will compete for Team GB in the free-ski h…

Intensive negotiations going on behind scenes Game could be worth up to £367m in media rights The Pakistan v India T20 World Cup fixture remains in doubt on the eve of the tournament with International Cricket Council sources telling the Guardian they expect the dispute to go down to the wire before their scheduled meeting in Colombo next weekend. Intensive negotiations are continuing behind the …

Briton beats Oleksandra Oliynykova in three tough sets Chance to revive memories of Flushing Meadows success Emma Raducanu has reached her first final since the 2021 US Open. The British No1 beat Oleksandra Oliynykova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in a tough semi-final to take her place in Saturday’s Transylvania Open final in Cluj. She now has a shot at winning her first tournament since her incredible success …