Man United faces biggest title test against Liverpool
MANCHESTER, England: One of English soccer’s biggest rivalries resumes at Anfield on Sunday with the tables turned.
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World Speed Skating Championships: Patrick Roest brings house down in Heerenveen with 5000m world title
Patrick Roest brought down the house with a tireless 5000m world title win in Heerenveen — his first individual single distance gold.Set a tough task by Italian Davide Ghiotto, who set off at a lightning pace and came home in 6:11.12, Roest steadily clawed back time with a supremely consistent run.In the end the Dutchman sealed the Netherlands' 100th world championship gold by 2.18 seconds.The other half of Roest's race pair, Belgian Bart Swings, couldn't match the Olympic silver medallist's speed, but snatched bronze with a time of 6:13.06.Norway's Ragne Wiklund upset home favourite Irene Schouten earlier that evening to take gold in the women's 3000m.Dutch speed skating star Schouten, the 3000m and 5000m Olympic champion and record holder, posted a competitive time of 3:57.40 before Wiklund's run. Ad Bankes and Nightingale win historic Snowboard Cross gold for Great Britain ‘Absolutely incredible’ – Kruger wings gold again in 15km freestyle Speed SkatingNetherlands dominate final day of ISU Speed Skating World Cup19/02/2023 AT 16:35 The 22-year-old Norwegian then produced a technically flawless and controlled skate to pip her rival by 0.54 seconds.Veteran Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, who scooped double gold at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, claimed bronze with 3:58.35.The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships runs until Sunday March 5, with the women's and men's team pursuit getting Friday's action underway at 18:05 GMT.
'World-class' moguls course built at Crabbe Mountain for Canada Games open to public
Skiers at the Canada Winter Games got to test their skills on a recently-built moguls course at Crabbe Mountain northwest of Fredericton during the competition last week — and now anyone can try the course for themselves.
Biathlon World Cup: Dominant Johannes Thingnes Boe cruises to yet another sprint victory
Johannes Thingnes Boe marked the return to Biathlon World Cup action with yet another sprint victory as he continued his sensational campaign in Nove Mesto. Streaking away with the overall Biathlon World Cup title, Boe has been particularly dominant in the sprint discipline, winning every World Cup event, along with last month's World Championship title in Oberhof.
George Russell and Lewis Hamilton admit Mercedes are behind ahead of F1 season - ‘Red Bull in a league of their own’
George Russell believes Red Bull are “in a league of their own” whilst Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes have not fixed all their issues from last year ahead of the season-opening Formula 1 race. Having lost the constructors’ championship for the first time since 2013, Mercedes were hoping to bounce back for this season. Ad However, pre-season testing suggested they are still behind Red Bull and will be fighting Ferrari, plus Aston Martin, who had a very impressive test.
AC Milan owner says Serie A should steer clear of outside investment
LONDON: Italy's Serie A soccer league should avoid the temptation of handing over some of its business to outside investors in exchange for a short-term cash injection, the owner of champions AC Milan said on Thursday.
Katie Taylor calls out Chantelle Cameron for Dublin showdown
Katie Taylor has sounded a challenge for undisputed light-welterweight champion Chantelle Cameron, although the English fighter does not, initially, appear keen to meet Taylor in the ring.
English clubs spending more after Brexit changed immigration system - Masters
LONDON : The new visa system put in place after Brexit is a contributory factor to Premier League clubs spending record sums on transfer fees as they find it more difficult to sign players at a younger age, the league's chief executive Richard Masters said on Thursday.