Mikaela Shiffrin claimed a historic 100th Alpine skiing World Cup win on Sunday with victory in the slalom in the Italian resort of Sestriere. The American, who returned to action in January after two months out with injury, finished 0.61 seconds ahead of second-placed Croatian Zrinka Ljutic. The win means the 29-year-old is the first skier, male or female, to …
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Formula 1: Carlos Sainz becomes a director of Grand Prix Drivers’ Association
The GPDA was formed back in the early 1960s and has predominantly focused on safety matters. For example, the GPDA and Wurz were instrumental in the adoption of the ‘halo’ head protection device in F1 for the 2018 season. It has since saved a number of lives in serious accidents. But in recent years the drivers have found themselves increasingly …
Read More »NBA results: Doncic stars as LA Lakers end Denver Nuggets’ winning run
Luka Doncic grabbed 32 points as the Los Angeles Lakers ended the Denver Nuggets’ nine-game winning run on Saturday with a 123-100 victory in Colorado. Doncic made just his fourth appearance for the Lakers since his move from Dallas on 2 February and he was in fine form as they produced a statement win over their Western Conference rivals. Doncic …
Read More »Beterbiev vs Bivol 2: Dmitry Bivol majority decision points win over Artur Beterbiev
It took just 137 days for the two best light-heavyweights of their generation to once again square off. While the first fight was a captivating classic, the rematch was even better. With no drawn out ring walks, the fighters raced to the ring. There was no bad blood in the build-up. This was strictly business – two warriors, generational greats, …
Read More »MOTD analysis: Alan Shearer on ‘mind-boggling’ Everton penalty overturn against Manchester United
Ex-England captain Alan Shearer reflects on the controversial penalty decision during Everton’s Premier League match against Manchester United.
Read More »Six Nations 2025: ‘Opportunities missed will haunt Scotland on rough day’
When the going was good for Scotland, they were clever and relentless in getting to the edges and ripping England to shreds, the only team with any interest in playing rugby. England kicked and tackled. Their fans sighed and groaned. Scotland could and should have been a dozen points clear, a buffer that might have seen them through. The rapier …
Read More »Six Nations: England 16-15 Scotland highlights
Watch highlights as England beat Scotland 16-15 in the Six Nations after Finn Russell’s late missed conversion. WATCH MORE: Russell misses conversion to hand England victory in dramatic final minutes Watch highlights on Six Nations Rugby Special on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.
Read More »ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jofra Archer drops catch to gift Alex Carey half-century
Jofra Archer drops a simple catch on the boundary at deep mid-wicket to gift Australia’s Alex Carey his half-century as Australia reach 250-4 in their run chase of England’s 351-8 in their ICC Champions Trophy match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. FOLLOW LIVE: Australia v England Available to UK users only..
Read More »GAA Congress: All-Ireland Football Championship revamp backed with big majority
The first of Saturday’s motions in Donegal Town saw a move to clarify the hurling handpass heavily defeated. The Tipperary motion called for a new rule where players would no longer be able to handpass using the same hand in which they are holding the sliotar. This was because of the widespread view that players are getting away with widespread …
Read More »Matheus Cunha: Wolves forward says he never considered leaving Premier League club in January
Wolves forward Matheus Cunha said he never considered leaving the club during the winter transfer window. The 25-year-old had been linked with a move away from Molineux in January, with Arsenal, Spurs and Manchester United reported to have been interested. However, he silenced transfer rumours by signing a new four-and-a-half-year contract earlier this month. Cunha said Wolves had “opened the …
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