Winter Olympics 2026: Von Allmen’s hat-trick, GB eye first medal, ice hockey, and more – live

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The riders are having to squint into the sun to see their scores come up. There’s lots of USA support on the slopes, first for 19-year old Bea Kim, who looks happy to settle into fifth, then for the queen of half pipe, Chloe Kim, who is aiming for her third consecutive gold medal in this discipline. Oh and she’s also just finished a degree at Stamford. It’s a cracking start – a big backside 720, frontside 900, and something floaty and turny which the commentators describe as “the penny black” of halfpipe. She immediately settles into first.

Women’s halfpipe qualifying: Thinking about my attempts to stand on a skateboard as young women in baggy snow trousers zig-zag and float across the halfpipe.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:53 pm

Manchester City v Fulham, Aston Villa v Brighton and more – Premier League clockwatch

• Updates from Wednesday night’s action

• Latest scores | Any comments? Email Tim

Oliver Glasner gives home debuts to two forwards – Jorgen Strand Larsen, bought from Wolves for a hefty sum, and Evan Guessand, borrowed from Villa.

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1) Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Lerma; Munoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell; Guessand, Sarr; Larsen.
Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Riad, Sosa, Uche, Hughes, Pino, Johnson, Devenny.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:52 pm

The five most noteworthy MLS kits of 2026: Tie-dye, Tina Turner and more

The Grateful Dead and some other interesting influences define the best and worst of this year’s crop of tops

Major League Soccer’s 31st season is nearly upon us, and fans across the league are busy offering takes. Takes on roster building, on relevance, on playoff potential. And, of course, on kits.

It at times feels like there is nothing soccer fans across the globe like more than discussing kits and kit culture. Supporters, even those entirely bereft of any fashion sense to speak of, start offering up terms normally reserved for the catwalk come release day.

Published: February 11, 2026, 4:45 pm

‘Casey should resign’: Abby Wambach leaves Wasserman after Epstein files

• Wambach is first major sports figure to depart agency

• Agency founder had emailed with Ghislaine Maxwell

• LA Olympics chief has faced calls to step down

Former US soccer star Abby Wambach has announced she is leaving the Wasserman talent agency and called for its founder and LA 2028 Olympics CEO, Casey Wasserman, to resign after emails between him and Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in the Jeffery Epstein files.

The two-time gold medalist and World Cup winner shared a statement on Wednesday saying she was leaving Wasserman, an agency that represents an extensive roster of athletes and celebrities across the sports and entertainment industries.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:44 pm

Hamilton warns F1 over ‘ridiculously complex’ new rules after spin in testing

• Power management regulations will be hard to explain

• Hamilton: ‘You need a degree to fully understand it all’

Lewis Hamilton has issued a striking warning that fans may struggle to understand Formula One’s new regulations for the 2026 season, calling them “ridiculously complex” after having spun while testing his new Ferrari in Bahrain.

Hamilton was speaking at the second pre-season test where the teams are coming to terms with cars and engines that have been subject to what amounts to the biggest single shake-up in the sport’s history, and specifically to how drivers are expected to manage the power of their engines which are now defined by a near 50-50 split between combustion and electrical power.

Published: February 11, 2026, 4:29 pm

‘I’m happy to defend my country’: meet Greenland’s Olympian defying Donald Trump

Ukaleq Slettemark is a beacon of hope at a time when even the Greenlandic sports minister worries ‘Trump is crazy’

They don’t fly the flag of Greenland at the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee only recognises independent sovereign states, and, as all the world, even the most distant corners of the US, now knows, Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. But the flag, which is known as the Erfalasorput, was there in the grandstands at the Anterselva Biathlon Arena all the same, even if it wasn’t flying from rooftops above it. It was being waved by all the Danish fans who wanted to show their support for the only two Greenlandic athletes competing here at Milano Cortina.

Their names are Ukaleq Slettemark and Sondre Slettemark, brother and sister, and both biathletes. They were born in Nuuk, and raised between Greenland and Norway where their parents, who are also biathletes, took them to learn the sport when they were children. For the last four weeks, the Slettemark siblings have been caught in the middle of a whirlwind of media attention. There aren’t many famous people from Greenland, Ukaleq explains, in what is perhaps the 20th interview she has had to do after she finished 52nd in the women’s 15km event.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:22 pm

Winter Olympics: Lemley and Kauf grab shock US gold and silver in women’s moguls

• 20-year-old claims gold after strong final run

• Defending champion Jakara Anthony misses podium

Twenty-year-old freestyle skier Elizabeth Lemley won a gold medal for Team USA in moguls on Wednesday with two fine runs to surprise the crowds in Livigno at the Winter Games.

Her victory put an end to a bid by Australia’s defending champion, Jakara Anthony, to retain the title she won in Beijing in 2022 after a disastrous final run. Anthony had been a huge favorite to win gold after dominating her sport for a number of years, but finished last of the eight finalists.

Published: February 11, 2026, 3:54 pm

‘We’re all aging. Father Time hasn’t beaten me yet’: Nick Baumgartner on snowboarding in the Olympics at 44

The Upper Peninsula snowboarder races his fifth Olympic Games on Thursday, drawing on a career shaped by construction sites, small-town winters and the belief he could still reach the 2034 Games on home soil

At an age when most Olympic snowboarders have already drifted into coaching, broadcasting or nostalgia, Nick Baumgartner is still doing the hardest thing in his sport: showing up to the start gate believing he can win.

On Thursday at Livigno Snow Park, the 44-year-old American will race the men’s snowboard cross at his fifth Olympic Games – less a farewell tour than another extension of a career that has stubbornly ignored conventional timelines.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:00 pm

Russia plays prideful, but there’s no doubt the Olympics ban is hurting | Bruce Berglund

Some Russians have dismissed the Games over the continued exclusion of their athletes. But the truth is international sport is still important to Moscow

Duma member Vitaly Milonov didn’t mince words when asked four years ago about the international ban against Russian athletes.

“There’s no point in humiliating ourselves and begging to be let in,” said the St Petersburg deputy, a member of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. “We have our pride.” International events had been corrupted by the United States, he claimed in a 2022 interview, just weeks after the International Olympic Committee and other governing bodies imposed the ban. “Only Russia can say no. Other countries will accept whatever nonsense the Americans force on them – teams of vegans, queers and lesbians.”

Published: February 11, 2026, 10:00 am

French biathlete guilty of fraud wins Olympic gold while scammed teammate comes 80th

• Julia Simon holds finger to lips as she crosses line

• Simon found to have spent €2,000 on rival’s credit card

An athlete convicted of committing credit card fraud against one of her national teammates has won an Olympic gold medal for France in the women’s 15km biathlon, beating her victim to do it.

Julia Simon, 29, was handed a €15,000 fine and a three-month suspended sentence last October after she was found to have spent more than €2,000 using card details belonging to Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, also 29, who finished in 80th place in the same race. A third member of the French team, Lou Jeanmonnot, won the silver.

Published: February 11, 2026, 4:46 pm

Super Bowl and Bad Bunny miss US TV audience record but new mark set for social media

• Broadcast averages 124.9 million viewers in US

• Half-time show draws 128.2 million viewers

• Bad Bunny social media views top 4bn

Sunday night’s Super Bowl and Bad Bunny fell short of setting records for the most watched US broadcast and half-time show.

Seattle’s 29-13 victory over New England averaged 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen. That fell short of the 127.7 million US viewers who tuned in for Philadelphia’s victory over Kansas City last year on Fox.

However, this year’s Super Bowl became the most-watched program in NBC history as the network celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Published: February 11, 2026, 1:44 pm

Pitch Points: Tottenham’s relegation chances; Could Ronaldo leave Saudi Arabia?

The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. In today’s column, we endeavor to answer three of them

Last season’s 17th place finish was meant to be rock bottom for Tottenham Hotspur; a nadir for the club in the Premier League era that was awkwardly offset by glory in the Europa League. There is, however, no glory in what Spurs are going through this season and no guarantee that rock bottom isn’t still around the corner.

Published: February 11, 2026, 10:00 am

European Super League project officially over after Real Madrid and Uefa deal

• Madrid were sole surviving proponents of breakaway

• Uefa statement suggests club’s legal case will be closed

The Super League project has finally died out after Uefa announced it had reached “an agreement of principles for the wellbeing of European club football” with Real Madrid and the European Football Clubs group.

In a surprise statement released the day before Uefa stages its annual congress in Brussels, the governing body said all parties had agreed a way forward “respecting the principle of sporting merit with emphasis on long-term club sustainability and the enhancement of fan experience through the use of technology”.

Published: February 11, 2026, 2:53 pm

ICE director refuses to commit to pausing operations for 2026 World Cup

• Acting director Todd Lyons called ICE ‘key’ to security

• 2026 World Cup takes place this summer in 11 US cities

The acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told a congressional committee on Tuesday that his agency is a “key part of the overall security apparatus for the World Cup” and refused to commit to pausing operations near games at this summer’s tournament.

The 2026 World Cup will be hosted this summer by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, with 78 of the 104 games taking place in the US. Various entities have estimated that up to 10 million people could visit the 11 US host cities for the quadrennial tournament. However, ICE’s role in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown – including an extended and widespread operation in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area in which two people were killed by federal agents – has raised serious concerns among fans.

Published: February 10, 2026, 9:33 pm

Leuven v Arsenal: Women’s Champions League – live

• Minute-by-minute updates on the last-16 first leg

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Published: February 11, 2026, 6:53 pm

Eni Aluko damages her legacy with her latest attack on Ian Wright

The former England international is a pioneer in football and the media. But her broadside on TV punditry is another own goal, empowering the most chauvinistic commentators

Is this what Eni Aluko envisioned? Did she think reigniting the somewhat one-sided row between herself and fellow pundit Ian Wright would resurrect her broadcasting career or make Wright reflect differently on the incident that she triggered 10 months ago? If so, the exercise has failed and we sit staring at an overwhelmingly sad and depressing episode that is showing no sign of quieting down.

No one credible would dispute Aluko’s record as a player. Her 105 caps and 33 goals for England, involvement in five major international tournaments, four FA Cup wins, three WSL titles and Serie A and Coppa Italia medals speak for themselves.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:00 pm

Shevchenko plans to tell Infantino face-to-face that Russia’s football ban must stand

• Ukrainian FA president seeks meeting on Thursday

• Fifa president due at Uefa congress in Brussels

Andriy Shevchenko will seek a meeting with Gianni Infantino on Thursday to discuss the Fifa president’s recent comments that favoured Russia’s return to international football competitions.

Infantino sparked condemnation in Ukraine when, speaking in an interview last week, he said the ban on Russia’s participation should be reassessed. Shevchenko, the Ukrainian Association of Football president, is looking to restate Ukraine’s position in private when the pair attend Uefa’s congress in Brussels.

Published: February 11, 2026, 5:00 pm

Tottenham’s soaring dreams for Thomas Frank quickly hit the buffers of grim reality | David Hytner

Supposedly a pragmatic upgrade on Postecoglou, the Dane’s relationship with fans unravelled after early cup exits and league defeats in which they showed negligible attacking threat

When Tottenham have made managerial changes in the 21st century, they have seemingly been guided by a specific principle. The new man must represent a fresh start and so it would surely help if he were radically different to his predecessor; often the complete counterpoint.

It began when Glenn Hoddle came in for George Graham in 2001 and over the ensuing years the club have bounced, for example, from Juande Ramos to Harry Redknapp to André Villas-Boas. From Mauricio Pochettino to José Mourinho. From Antonio Conte to Ange Postecoglou.

Published: February 11, 2026, 12:18 pm

UK being ‘colonised by immigrants’, says Man United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Britain’s seventh-richest man, who vocally backed Brexit then moved to Monaco, also hits out at people on benefits

The billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who moved to tax-free Monaco in 2020, has claimed that the UK is being “colonised” by immigrants.

Speaking in an interview with Sky News, Britain’s seventh-richest man and the part-owner of Manchester United FC took aim at people receiving state support and immigrants.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:10 pm

England to play New Zealand and Costa Rica in final pre-World Cup friendlies

• Matches to take place in Florida in early June

• England based in Kansas City during tournament

England will play pre-World Cup warm-up matches against New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida and base themselves in Kansas City for the duration of the tournament.

Thomas Tuchel and his squad will fly to Florida at the start of June and take on New Zealand on 6 June and Costa Rica four days later. They will then transfer to the Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, having identified the city as their preferred location in January 2025.

Published: February 11, 2026, 6:00 pm

Doubts over hosts’ readiness set to force postponement of 2027 Africa Cup of Nations

• Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda unlikely to be ready in time

• Women’s edition fear of hosts’ Morocco withdrawal

Next year’s Africa Cup of Nations could be postponed until 2028 owing to doubts over the readiness of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to host the tournament, in a move that would lead the Confederation of African Football to scrap one edition of its showpiece competition.

The Guardian understands that Caf’s executive committee will discuss the proposal when it meets in Dar es Salaam on Friday, with Morocco’s expected withdrawal as hosts for next month’s Women’s Afcon also high on the agenda.

Published: February 11, 2026, 3:59 pm

England lose to West Indies by 30 runs at T20 World Cup – as it happened

A fine all-round performance saw West Indies move closer to the Super 8s with a 30-run win over England

England, of course, sneaked by Nepal on Sunday; West Indies whacked Scotland on Saturday.

If there’s heavy dew, batting first is a big advantage because it makes the ball hard to grip. Both sides have serious batting firepower, but unreliable attacks, so we can expect runs.

Published: February 11, 2026, 5:38 pm

England left with no margin for error after defeat to West Indies at T20 World Cup

• Group C: West Indies 196-6 bt England 166 by 30 runs

• Rutherford smashes 76 and England splutter in chase

West Indies are making Group C look plain sailing, England are all at sea. Like, by and large, the ball – unless it was arrowing towards a fielder – England’s pursuit of a target of 197 never got off the ground, and at the end of a largely pedestrian performance that eventually veered towards a billious combination of slapstick and horror they had been dismissed for 166 and, with seven balls remaining, been beaten by 30 runs.

Had the knife-edge result against Nepal on Sunday fallen the other way this would already be another crisis in a winter full of them. As it is they will head to Kolkata on Thursday, where they complete their group fixtures against Scotland and Italy, confident given the nature of their opponents of securing the wins they require to progress to the Super Eights but knowing they can afford no further slips.

Published: February 11, 2026, 5:36 pm

‘I’m bummed’: Slip costs Australia’s Jakara Anthony dear as she loses moguls title

• The freestyle skier had been hot favourite to win gold

• Loss of control in second run proves fatal for Victorian

Australia’s wait for a Winter Olympian to successfully defend their title continues with moguls superstar Jakara Anthony sensationally bombing in the final at the Milan-Cortina Games.

Beijing gold medallist Anthony was the raging favourite to go back-to-back and win Australia’s first medal in Italy on Wednesday (Thursday morning AEDT).

Published: February 11, 2026, 3:58 pm

Qatar’s beIN Sports wins LA 2028 media rights in buildup to 2036 Olympics bid

• Qatar still has infrastructure from 2022 World Cup

• Ahmedabad, India likely to be other host candidate

Qatar’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games has received a boost with the state-owned broadcaster beIN Sports concluding a media rights deal for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

It is understood that beIN has won the rights to broadcast LA 2028 in the Middle East and north Africa (Mena) region, with the contract signed by the International Olympic Committee president, Kirsty Coventry, and the beIN chair, Nasser al-Khelaifi, over the last few days at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina.

Published: February 11, 2026, 8:00 am

Jordan Stolz: the American speed skater who could define the Olympics

The 21-year-old has dominated speed skating for three years running. In the next 11 days, he could become not just an Olympic champion but the face of the Winter Games

Each Winter Olympics produces one or two figures who come to define it. The stars whose performances transcend result sheets and medal tables and settle into memory as shorthand for the event itself. For decades, America has waited for their next one: someone capable of cutting through the noise of the crowded sports landscape and centering themselves in the national conversation.

Jordan Stolz may be him.

Published: February 11, 2026, 7:00 am

USA dominate short-handed Canada to close out women’s hockey group play

• Hannah Bilka scores twice in 5-0 shutout win

• Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin out with injury

• US will face Italy in quarter-final on Friday

Hannah Bilka scored twice, and the United States’ youth and speed overwhelmed a Canadian women’s hockey team missing their captain in a 5-0 win at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday.

The lopsided victory in Milan clinched first place for the US in Group A entering the quarter-finals, and continued confirming why the Americans entered the tournament as favorites. Team USA swept all four preliminary-round games by a combined score of 20-1 and brought back memories of how a Canadian team in their prime rolled to winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Games.

Published: February 10, 2026, 10:32 pm

Winter Olympics 2026 day four: Slovenia win ski jumping gold as Sweden’s Wranå siblings star – as it happened

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Ooooh, Ariane Raedler of Austria, eighth in the individual event, nails 1:35.65, a time that would’ve been good enough for bronze; she takes the lead, giving Katharina Huber, her partner, a chance in the second portion.

Miradoli of France lays down a quicker time than she did coming 16th in the individual downhill, 1:37.37; I guess she’s used to the course now. Our big names, though, don’t come out for a while: Goggia, who took bronze in the individual event is ninth, Aicher who claimed silver, is doing the slalom portion, and Johnson is 14th with Srobova, Vlhova’s partner, going 28th and last.

Published: February 10, 2026, 8:44 pm