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Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh as they sit seventh at the halfway point in a race where three teams crashed. Pilot Brad Hall had showcased why the British team are medal contenders in Cortina with a brilliant first run of 54.39 seconds, which placed them…

Grospiron said about 15% of sports and venues for 2030 have not yet been decided, but that details will be confirmed by June this year. He said figure skating – which does not currently have a confirmed location – will take place in Nice, as will curling and ice hockey. Grospiron also said they will…

Sixty-three male and four female players from Pakistan have signed up for The Hundred auction. In messages seen by the BBC, a senior official from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) indicated to an agent that interest in his Pakistan players would be limited to sides not linked to the Indian Premier League (IPL)….

Since 2019, Hodgkinson has trained with coaches Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows in Manchester. Meadows, a former international runner, was in France to watch her protege take almost a second off the 800m indoor record, set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak almost 24 years ago. “She actually said to me the day before: ‘obviously I know…

Constitution Hill – one of National Hunt racing’s biggest names – returned to winning ways with a commanding switch to the Flat at the Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes. Having triumphed in his first 10 races, the once-seemingly unbeatable horse had fallen three times in four outings. In an attempt to get back on track,…

Earlier on Friday, Manchester United interim boss Michael Carrick said he was “proud of what the club stands for” at a pre-match news conference. “I’m proud of what the club stands for and has done for so long,” said Carrick. “I’m really aware of that. “Sir Jim made his statement and the club made a…

Not exactly. Reigning champions Arsenal had to kick off their campaign against record eight-time winners Lyon, who they beat in the semi-finals last season. This time they lost and they were also beaten by Bayern Munich in the league phase, meaning they had work to do to qualify. It was a nervy few months but…

Ukraine’s Winter Paralympics team will boycott the event’s opening ceremony next month after Russian and Belarusian athletes were invited to compete under their national flags. On Tuesday, it was announced six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will take part in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding at the Milan-Cortina Games, which start on 6 March….

With fans protesting against the club’s board at the start of the game and later ironically cheering Schmeichel making a save, the atmosphere at Parkhead was far from harmonious. “It’s bitterly disappointing,” former Celtic captain and manager Neil Lennon said of the jeers directed at Schmeichel. “He had a bad night but it still doesn’t…

Zimbabwe finished top of Group B at the T20 World Cup after stunning England’s next opponents Sri Lanka in a six-wicket victory in Colombo. Both sides were already guaranteed their place in the Super 8s but Zimbabwe, who did not qualify for the last T20 World Cup in 2024, progress unbeaten after completing a fine…