'Heaped misery' - National media react as Aston Villa defeated by Watford
Aston Villa's poor run of form continued with a 1-0 defeat against Watford at Villa Park on Saturday.
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Eve Muirhead savours ‘moment I dreamed of’ Olympic gold medal after long wait
Eve Muirhead required no extra ends nor ‘Stone of Destiny’ dramas as she fulfilled an overdue ambition by sweeping Great Britain’s women’s curling team to Olympic gold at the Ice Cube in Beijing on Sunday.
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The 2022 Winter Olympics have been offering a variety of ice-cold sports entertainment, with some of the very best athletes in the world competing for Olympic glory.
Beijing 2022 curling wrap-up – top stories, moments and records
Curling at Beijing 2022 had it all. New countries emerged to take on the usual world order, a first-ever extra end in a men’s Olympic final to decide the gold medal, and Team GB secured their only medals of the Games – a gold and a silver – in the sport.
Curling-Muirhead leads Britain to first Beijing gold with victory in women's final
BEIJING :Eve Muirhead and her rink screamed in delight after leading Britain to their first gold medal of the Beijing Games by soaring to a sensational 10-3 victory over Japan in the women's curling final on Sunday.
Winter Olympics 2022 - ‘One of the best skips of all time’ - Bruce Mouat hails ‘unreal’ Eve Muirhead after winning gold
Eve Muirhead can be considered as one of curling’s greatest ever skips after guiding Team GB to women’s curling gold at the Winter Olympics, according to her counterpart Bruce Mouat. At her fourth Olympics, the 31-year-old made up for previous heartbreak at the Games by securing her rink a dominant win over Japan in the Beijing final. Ad/> Mouat was watching on in the Ice Cube after an emotional few days, having won silver in the men’s competition and been told he had been selected as Great Britain’s flagbearer for the closing ceremony.
Bruce Mouat chosen to be Great Britain’s closing ceremony flagbearer
Men’s curling silver medallist Bruce Mouat has been chosen to be Great Britain’s flagbearer in the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
Winter Olympics 2022: ‘The proudest moment of my life’ - Bruce Mouat selected as Team GB flagbearer for closing ceremony
Bruce Mouat says having the honour of being Team GB’s flagbearer for the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics will be the “proudest moment” of his life, capping a whirlwind few days for the silver medal winning men’s curling skip. Mouat was in the Ice Cube to watch Eve Muirhead guide the women’s rink to gold by thrashing Japan in the final, less than 24 hours after an agonising defeat by Sweden in a match which went to an extra end. Ad/> Not long after, Mouat was told by Great Britain's Chef de Mission Georgie Harland that he had been chosen to carry the Union flag into the closing ceremony and he says it capped a rollercoaster day.