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Ukrainian accuses IOC of ‘betrayal’ for banning helmet with images of dead athletes

Ukraine launched an appeal against the decision ‘This is a decision that simply breaks my heart’ A Ukrainian skeleton racer has accused the International Olympic Committee of “betrayal” after it banned his racing helmet, which showed images of athletes and his friends that were killed following Russia’s invasion, from the Winter Olympics. On Tuesday morning,

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Referee Hollie Davidson: ‘The stuff shouted from the sidelines was ridiculous – all the classics’

The 33-year-old Scot has overcome misogyny and abuse and is justifiably proud of becoming the first woman to take charge of a men’s Six Nations match “I probably stood out like a sore thumb,” says Hollie Davidson as she reflects on the long hard road she has travelled to reach the point where, on Saturday, in

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Infantino dogged by threat of Russia and fear of Trump as he heads to sweet-talk Uefa

Fifa president will be under major scrutiny when he goes to Brussels to address the Uefa annual congress on Thursday Assuming Gianni Infantino turns up on time, he is expected to make his customary address to Uefa’s annual congress on Thursday. The couple of hours spent in Brussels Expo Hall 3 will be largely procedural

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Heat seekers: amazing thermal images from the Winter Olympics

Photographers using compact thermal-imaging cameras have crafted eerie and ‘poetic’ results at Milano Cortina 2026 While most photographers are striving to ‘freeze’ motion using traditional cameras at the Winter Olympics this month, a creative trio from the photo agency Getty Images are seeking something much more unexpected: heat. Equipped with compact thermal-imaging cameras – the

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Moyes has Everton’s away days on track and now seeks home comforts

Players travelled back with the fans after victory at Fulham but the side has struggled at their superb new stadium The 20.12 from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street resembled an old football-special train on Saturday with Evertonians in full voice and party mode for the entirety of the journey after victory at Fulham. The

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