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'That's hockey': Canada’s Wilson shuns Olympic tradition and brawls during win over France

Canada’s Tom Wilson shunned tradition on Sunday, deciding to fight during their team’s victory over France in their Olympic ice hockey game.

Saga of the Silkmen: calm before the storm in Macclesfield as Brentford await

After Macclesfield’s FA Cup giantkilling, the quiet Cheshire town remains suitably unassuming in the spotlight after years of heartbreak

Ally Hickman tells proud school friends ‘I’m not nervous, I’m just excited’ before Winter Olympics final

The 16-year-old Australian’s classmates and teachers are some of her biggest fans – and say she remains ‘really chill’

Winter Olympics 2026: Elana Meyers Taylor wins monobob gold for USA; Canada’s Oldham lands freeski big air crown

Very strong technical skate from Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko for Hungary. Green boxes across the screen, which means no complaints from the technical committee. I’m still going to say, I didn’t get as much sense of emotion or flair from this pair as some others, it was far from the most interesting routine to watch, even though nothing went wrong. The judges say…

Macclesfield 0-1 Brentford: FA Cup fourth round

At times I forgot I was watching a top flight side compete against a sixth-tier one. Macclesfield matched Brentford in the first half before Heathcote’s own goal midway through the second half

Ilia Malinin writes about ‘inevitable crash’ after Olympic figure skating shock

American was favourite for gold but finished eighth