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‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting

For centuries in Ireland lifting huge boulders was a way to test strength and bond communities, says Instagram sensation Indiana Stones

Winter Olympics 2026: ski jumping, skeleton, freestyle skiing, speed skating and more

Speed Skating: Now then! Just when you thought the medal chances for Great Britain were done for the night, Niall Treacy has other ideas!

'More bling': Matt Weston targets second Winter Olympics gold after skeleton glory

British sledder has high hopes for new mixed team event

‘I told him where to stick it’: Cheating claims fly in Canada v Sweden Winter Olympics curling clash

Tensions boiled over as Brad Jacobs’ Canada beat Sweden 8-6 in an intense round-robin curling game on Friday, with Niklas Edin’s team alleging that their opponents were double touching the stone during the contest.

Ilia Malinin falls twice as Kazakhstan’s Shaidorov stuns field for Olympic gold

For nearly two years, Ilia Malinin has made men’s figure skating feel predictable in the most spectacular of ways. On Friday night on the southern outskirts of Milan, the Olympic Games reminded the sport, and perhaps Malinin himself, that predictability is never guaranteed on its biggest stage.

Burnley turfed out of FA Cup on perfect day for Louis Reed and Mansfield

Mansfield gave blood and sweat to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in more than 50 years and reduced a desperate Burnley to tears. A stunning Louis Reed free-kick completed a hard-fought turnaround for the League One side against their labouring Premier League opponents.