Sports

Heated rivalry: US to face Denmark in Olympic ice hockey showdown

Countries due to play on Valentine’s Day in Italy amid Trump threats to seize Danish territory of Greenland

‘Kids referenced it as they asked for condoms’: the makers of cult hip-hop film House Party look back

‘I wanted Kid ’n Play but the studio said, “Who are these guys?” I replied, “They’ve got platinum records.” I had no idea if they did’

Buffalo Bills fire head coach Sean McDermott after latest playoff failure

The Buffalo Bills have fired Sean McDermott after the team yet again fell short in the NFL playoffs.

Tickets, travel and Trump: How the 2026 World Cup is shaping up six months from the final

The champion will be decided on 19 July in New Jersey. Here’s a rundown of the issues that will shape the tournament as it comes to North America

Australian Open 2026: Djokovic wins 100th Melbourne match, Swiatek survives scare

Righto, that’s us done for today. Thanks all for your company, and we’ll be back tomorrow for more love and joy – join Katy Murrells for a bit of Sinner v Gaston, Osaka v Ruzic, Boulter v Bencic and Mochizuki v Tstisipas, with hopefully some Dimitrov v Machac thrown in. Peace.

Angry fans, absent players and awful results make it crisis time at Monaco

Monaco have lost seven of their last eight league games. Next up they visit Real Madrid in the Champions League

‘Who on earth have we just signed?’: Donyell Malen makes instant impact for Roma

Gian Piero Gasperini is clearly a fan of the on-loan Aston Villa forward who shone in their 2-0 victory at Torino

Bayern go into Darth Vader mode as second-half power play floors Leipzig

Relentless 5-1 comeback win was ominous and made one wonder how many goals champions could score this season

Morocco to pursue legal action over chaotic end to Africa Cup of Nations final

Hosts believe Senegal walk-off affected game’s outcome

‘I love that there’s this big gay thing in the middle of Scotland’: Ian McKellen and Graham Norton join Alan Cumming for Out in the Hills

New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and ‘kilted yoga’

‘I don’t want to be a punching bag’

Félix Auger-Aliassime surrendered with cramp while Britain’s Fran Jones was among a list of injured players forced to bow out in Melbourne

The pass of the century then brutal reality: the football gods won’t let the Bears have nice things

Caleb Williams pulled off a miracle against the Rams and Chicago looked destined for the Super Bowl. The hope wouldn’t last long