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Izzy Atkin secures her first podium of the season with halfpipe silver at the Freestyle World Cup in Colorado. The 21-year-old scored 89.75 on her final run to finish less than a point behind China’s Eileen Gu, who secured the top spot on her first run with a score of 90.50. WATCH / READ MORE: Atkin wins halfpipe silver at …

Three-time Olympic skiing medallist Lindsey Vonn marked her World Cup return after more than five years away from the sport with an impressive 14th place in the Super G at St Moritz. The American, 40, retired in February 2019 but announced her competitive comeback in November having had successful knee surgery. Vonn, who is aiming to make the 2026 Winter …

George Eastham, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died aged 88. The Blackpool-born forward made 19 international appearances and, while he was part of manager Sir Alf Ramsey’s squad at the World Cup 58 years ago, he did not play as England won it for the only time in their history. He was also an unused squad …

In the afternoon session, Stephen Bunting came from behind to beat Kai Gotthardt 3-1 and book his place in the third round. Englishman Bunting, ranked eighth in the world, dropped the first set and almost went 2-0 down in the match before staging an impressive recovery. Tournament debutant Gotthardt missed three darts at double eight to win the second set, …

Updated: 20/12/2024 – 16:16 GMT+1 A UK choir called the Prime Timers, with members aged 87 to 99, set a new Guinness World Record for the “world’s oldest choir”. … More A UK choir called the Prime Timers, with members aged 87 to 99, set a new Guinness World Record for the “world’s oldest choir”.

England’s Callan Rydz averaged 107.06 to book his place in the second round, before Gabriel Clemens was knocked out by Wales’ Robert Owen on Thursday afternoon. Rydz beat Croatian Romeo Grbavac 3-0, recording the tournament’s highest average first-round match average in its current 96-player format. It was the competition’s 26th highest match average overall and comfortably the best so far …

Christian Kist hit a nine-darter but lost his PDC World Championship first-round match to Madars Razma. The Dutchman became the first player to seal a perfect leg in the tournament since Michael Smith did so on the way to beating Michael van Gerwen in the 2023 final. Kist, the 2012 BDO world champion at Lakeside, collects £60,000 for the feat, …

Nigeria’s sweetheart and favourite introverted celebrity, Tems, has humorously spoken about why she’s not the biggest fan of phones. The Afrobeats singer recently graced the cover of Germany’s Glamour Magazine, where she revealed that she actually looks for any reason to leave her phone behind because she’d rather live in the moment. She said, “I don’t like my smartphone anyway. I …

According to Karoli Hindriks by 2035 passports will be obsolete. Why? Are there any alternatives to them? Hindkiks joins My Wildest Prediction to share her views on mobility, the job market and digitalisation. ADVERTISEMENT My Wildest Prediction is a podcast series from Euronews Businesswhere we dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries. In this episode, Tom Goodwin talks …

In another stellar season Hodgkinson went unbeaten over two laps and battled through illness to retain her European title, which in 2022 represented her first major outdoor title. Her improved British record at the London Diamond League in July was not only confirmation that she was ready to make the next step on the podium in Paris, but it has …