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Updates as teams meet for NFL title at Levi’s StadiumPredictions: our picks for the winner, MVP and moreSuper Bowl: Bad Bunny, the ads and everything but the football – liveEmail david.lengel@theguardian.com your thoughtsI wanted to be with you alone……and talk about the weather. Continue reading...

Dembélé doubles up in 5-0 maulingKane and Díaz on target in Bayern winOusmane Dembélé struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain blew away bitter rivals Marseille on Sunday, reclaiming top spot in Ligue 1 with a crushing 5-0 victory at the Parc des Princes.Dembélé opened the scoring after just 12 minutes and added a second before half-time as PSG delivered a real statement of intent going into the crucial months of the season. Continue reading...

Malinin delivers to secure US Olympic team gold winJapan pairs skating brilliance pushes US team to limitHost Italy secure team bronze on home Olympic rinkThe United States held off a late charge from Japan to retain the Olympic team figure skating title on Sunday, with Ilia Malinin delivering in the men’s free skate to secure gold after three days of competition. Japan finished with silver, while host nation Italy claimed bronze.The United States survived a final-day surge from Japan to retain the Olympic team figure skating title on Sunday night, with Ilia Malinin delivering under intense pressure in the men’s free skate to secure gold at the Milano Cortina Games. Japan finished one point behind in silver, while host nation Italy claimed bronze after three days of tightly contested competition. Continue reading...

The 30-year-old from Wyoming has labored in the shadow of household names like Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin. On Sunday, she made history of her ownFor years, Breezy Johnson was the other American alpine skier. The one with the near-misses, the injuries, the suspension and the unfortunate timing to exist in the same stable at the same time as Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin. On Sunday, three weeks after her 30th birthday in the shadow of the Dolomites above Cortina d’Ampezzo, she became an Olympic champion.Johnson crossed first in the women’s downhill at the Milano Cortina Games by four-hundredths of a second – the slightest winning margin in the event’s Olympic history outside the dead heat in 2014 – to become just the second American woman to win the sport’s most prestigious title. The only other was Vonn, who took gold in Vancouver 16 years ago. Continue reading...

Mia Brookes reaches snowboard Big Air finalBritain has contenders in curling and freeski slopestyleHigh in the Italian Alps, where the thin air and oxygen deprivation often does strange things to the brain, ­British accents have started whispering about the possibility of Magic Monday – and Team GB winning three medals in one day at these Winter Olympics.And the craziest thing of all? It’s not entirely out of the question. Continue reading...

ISU review resolves Olympic skating music dispute issueAzerbaijan complaint prompts Olympic music listing editArmenia-Azerbaijan tensions resurface again at OlympicsA politically charged dispute between the Olympic delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia over figure skating music has been resolved after skating and IOC authorities reviewed the matter and the official program listing was amended.The International Skating Union (ISU) said in a statement to the Guardian on Sunday that it had examined the matter with relevant stakeholders. “The situation has been reviewed with all parties involved,” the ISU said. “The official names of the tracks that will be used are listed on the ISU website.” Continue reading...

Pep Guardiola cherished a first victory at Liverpool since Covid, earned by defining contributions from players who know what it takes Before joining his triumphant players to celebrate in front of Manchester City’s delirious away support, Pep Guardiola looked to the heavens above Anfield and blew a kiss. This stadium has tormented the City manager more often than most over the past decade but, should the title race twist as dramatically as this victory, his 11th and possibly final visit to Liverpool will be cherished as the turning point.Was Guardiola’s kiss one of thanks for Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper who deflated Liverpool in the Champions League last season with Paris Saint‑Germain and denied them a 99th-minute equaliser with a stunning save from Alexis Mac Allister? Or for the nerveless precision of Erling Haaland, who had completed the visitors’ comeback from the penalty spot six minutes earlier? The resilience of Marc Guéhi and co in the face of Liverpool’s second-half recovery merited a smacker, too. The former Liverpool transfer target would eventually get a kiss from his manager, deservedly so. Continue reading...

US president attacks freestyle skier in postHess had said representing the US was ‘a little hard’Donald Trump responded to Hunter Hess on Truth Social on Sunday, calling the Olympian a “real loser” and criticizing comments the US freestyle skier made in a press conference days earlier.Hess was asked in a press conference on Wednesday what it was like to represent the US in the Olympics given the current situation in the country, which has included ICE raids in Minnesota and a number of geopolitical crises. Hess said representing the US at the 2026 Winter Olympics brought up “mixed emotions” and that it was “a little hard.” Continue reading...

Walsh and Thompson seal 2-0 success at TottenhamLiverpool and West Ham win to boost survival hopesChelsea defeated Tottenham 2-0 to boost their faint hopes of retaining the Women’s Super League title, as Madonna watched from the stands at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Goals from Keira Walsh and Alyssa Thompson either side of half-time ended Chelsea’s run of back-to-back defeats and left Sonia Bompastor’s team nine points off the leaders Manchester City, who lost 1-0 against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium earlier on Sunday. Continue reading...

Fabian Hürzeler must be wondering when he will have another chance to get one over Oliver Glasner. The Brighton head coach’s record against his Crystal Palace counterpart, and someone he counts as a mentor, now reads three defeats and a draw after Ismaila Sarr ended Palace’s 12-match winless run in the league in satisfying style against their archrivals.While Glasner can breathe slightly more easily after his new big-money signings Evann Guessand and Jørgen Strand Larsen made an impact on their debuts, Hürzeler left the field to widespread boos from his own fans and chants of: “You’re getting sacked in the morning”. Continue reading...