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Highs, lows and halfpipes: the Guardian’s most memorable Winter Olympics moments

Curling cursing, podium camaraderie and stunning speed on skis linger for our writers after an astonishing Games Best moment Matt Weston winning double gold. It was so well deserved. He fought hard for the victories and the emotions afterwards showed how much it meant to him. Biggest disappointment Seeing the second GB skeleton relay team, […]

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Farhan has Hundred hopes despite Indian owners not signing Pakistan players

Sahibzada Farhan ‘very hopeful’ of securing a deal 63 Pakistan players on the 710-player auction longlist Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan has said he remains hopeful of securing a contract to play in the Hundred this year, despite reports that the tournament’s four Indian-owned teams will not consider signing players from the country, but he admitted that

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Milan lose more ground on Inter as Loftus-Cheek suffers World Cup blow

Defeat to Carlos Cuesta’s Parma leaves Rossoneri 10 points off top spot as England midfielder suffers broken jaw These were supposed to be the weeks when Milan held the upper hand over their Serie A rivals, granted six days to prepare for a home game against bottom-half opposition while the likes of Inter, Juventus and

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Police investigate racist abuse aimed at Premier League players after ‘appalling weekend’

Four reports of online abuse over last three days Kick It Out says ‘action must follow’ as anger grows Police are investigating online abuse directed at Premier League footballers over the weekend, with offenders warned: “Anyone who believes they can hide behind their keyboards should think again.” The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) said it

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Crampons, crashes and creativity: Tom Jenkins’ best photos from the Winter Olympics

Our photographer shares his favourite images from the Games in Italy I’ve been lucky enough to attend six summer Olympic Games, but I’d never before photographed a Winter Olympics. They’ve always been too far away and the UK has never been a major snowsport country, which has limited their news appeal. This time it was

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