Winter Olympics 2026

England’s Ashes hopes are all but over in fewer than six days of cricket after an eight-wicket defeat by Australia in the second Test at the Gabba. England finally showed some application with the bat on the fourth day of the pink-ball match in Brisbane, yet still succumbed to their second crushing defeat of the…

Liverpool are set to spend £43m on defender Joel Ordonez, Roma want Mohamed Salah back, while Manchester United eye Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jeremy Jacquet. Liverpool are set to sign Club Brugge’s Ecuador defender Joel Ordonez, 21, in January for a fee of up to £43m. (Mirror), external Roma are keen to re-sign Liverpool‘s 33-year-old Egypt…

Calandagan has been named horse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards in London. The four-year-old, trained in France by Francis-Henri Graffard, won three top-level Group One races including both the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Champion Stakes at Ascot. He is the only horse other than Brigadier Gerard (1972)…

Sabalenka is aiming to become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to successfully defend the singles title in New York. She has reached at least the last four in each of the three Grand Slams so far this season, losing the finals of both the French and Australian Open. But the three-time Grand…

Vonn was the Olympic downhill champion in 2010 and had been hoping for a fairytale ending to her illustrious career. She retired from the sport in 2019 as the most decorated female skier at the time, having suffered several serious leg injuries. After having a partial right knee replacement, she announced her shock return to…

Jakob Ingebrigtsen described his performance as “terrible” after he suffered a shock exit in the men’s 1500m heats at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The world outdoor title is the only international 1500m gold medal missing from the Norwegian star’s collection after he was beaten by Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman at…