Van Dijk header gives Liverpool victory at Sunderland

Virgil van Dijk’s second-half header saw Liverpool end Sunderland’s unbeaten Premier League run at home with a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light.

Man City ease past Fulham to move within three points of leaders Arsenal

Erling Haaland moved joint-fourth on Manchester City’s all-time scorers list as Pep Guardiola’s side overpowered Fulham 3-0 to turn up the heat on Arsenal.

Jack Hinshelwood nets late own goal as Aston Villa edge Brighton

Jack Hinshelwood scored a late own goal, which handed Aston Villa a scrappy 1-0 Premier League victory over Brighton.

Wasteful Nottingham Forest held at home as Wolves edge nearer Derby points total

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche came under further pressure after his side were held to a 0-0 draw against rock-bottom Wolves.

Ice hockey-Finland without answers after Slovakia group stage defeat

MILAN, Feb 11 : Finland were left searching for answers after a grim 4-1 defeat to Slovakia to kick off their Winter Olympic title defence on Wednesday, as their coach said they would need to get better in a competitive ice hockey group stage.

Ice hockey-Slafkovsky and Slovakia set to light up Games again after impressive opener

MILAN, Feb 11 : Juraj Slafkovsky became a teen sensation four years ago when Slovakia took bronze in the men's Olympic ice hockey and the now 21-year-old showed he means business at Milano Cortina, scoring two goals as his side beat defending champions Finland in the tournament opener on Wednesday.

Curling-Older and more mature, Retornaz leads Italy at second home Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : When Joel Retornaz guided Italy's men's curling team to seventh place and a famous win over Canada at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, he was a sprightly 22-year-old making his Olympic debut on home ice.

Snowboard-Australia's James storms into halfpipe final in bid for first gold

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 11 : Scotty James, the Australian snowboarder bidding to finally win gold in his fifth Olympics, nailed his first halfpipe run in qualifying on Wednesday to lead the field heading into the finals.