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Mikaela Shiffrin claims historic 100th skiing World Cup win

Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates her win

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

Carlos Sainz

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 …

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NBA results: Doncic stars as LA Lakers end Denver Nuggets’ winning run

Luka Doncic in action for LA Lakers

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 …

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Six Nations 2025: ‘Opportunities missed will haunt Scotland on rough day’

The Chief

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 …

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Six Nations: England 16-15 Scotland highlights

Fin Smith kicks for England

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.

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GAA Congress: All-Ireland Football Championship revamp backed with big majority

Armagh's Oisin Conaty and Galway's Dylan McHugh battle in last year's All-Ireland Football Final

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 …

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Matheus Cunha: Wolves forward says he never considered leaving Premier League club in January

Wolves forward Matheus Cunha

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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