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Fastest skater, hardest shot, more: The Olympics' best at every skill

The rosters are set, the rink is (mostly) ready. Here are the key players to watch at the 2026 Games.

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What would a Russian Olympic hockey team look like in 2026?

Here's what the group could have looked like had it been competing.

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Spurs take Moersen from City Football Group as director of football operations

Moersen to serve months of gardening leaveMajor part of new role will involve women’s setupTottenham have appointed Carlos Raphael Moersen as their first director of football operations, taking him from City Football Group, which oversees a stable of clubs including Manchester City.Moersen, known a…

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'Gold or bust' as U.S. NHL players think of Games

The U.S. are confident going into the Olympics despite not winnning a "best-on-best" international competition at the adult level since the 1996 World Cup of Hockey or men's Games gold since the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" team.

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Devils GM 'working phones daily' as rumors swirl

With trade rumors swirling around the underachieving New Jersey Devils, general manager Tom Fitzgerald said Wednesday he is making regular phone calls to improve the team.

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Jackets win, work late magic in Bowness' debut

Rick Bowness, 70, who was enjoying time on his boat in Florida when he received a call from Ohio on Monday, was officially welcomed as the new coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, and later, he led the team to a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames.

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Fedorov honored, says leaving Detroit a 'mistake'

Sergei Fedorov said leaving the Red Wings was "a huge mistake" as the franchise retired his jersey Monday night.

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NHL, NHLPA pleased with Olympic arena ice test

There was an Olympic ice testing event in Milan last week, at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, and the NHL and NHLPA said in a statement they were pleased, adding that it was a "a good trial run and provided important insight" as next month's Games near.

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NHL returns to Buffalo, picks Sabres to host draft

The Buffalo Sabres will host the 2026 NHL draft at their home arena, KeyBank Center, on June 26-27.

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👀 What players are saying about Olympic ice rink

While the rink won't be perfect, there's also an overwhelming sentiment shared by all stakeholders: The men's Olympic hockey tournament will go on.

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‘A group of people decided to kill me’: Michel Platini on Fifa, Uefa and the fight to clear his name

Former Uefa president – caught between moving on and settling scores – talks candidly about his downfall, Infantino and the snakepit of the game’s governance“There are millions and millions of romantics in football,” Michel Platini says. He has been asked whether, after a decade frozen out of the g…

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Andy Robertson admits Liverpool future unclear with contract expiring in summer

Defender frustrated by lack of playing time this season‘We need to see option to stay or if there’s options to go’Andy Robertson has said his Liverpool future remains unresolved despite his contract expiring in five months and admitted this season’s limited playing time has been a frustration.Liver…

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‘Europe, be afraid’: Le Sommer adds more star power to Mexico’s French revolution

The arrival at Toluca of another France favourite adds to Liga MX Femenil’s claim of being among the world’s top five“The league for me is top is five or six leagues in the world,” says Eugénie Le Sommer, speaking about Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil, where she’s just started the second half of her first…

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Ratcliffe and Glazer family visit Manchester United training ground to support Carrick

Executive meeting moved to meet with interim managerMartínez ‘didn’t want to play any more’ after knee injurySir Jim Ratcliffe and at least one of the Glazer family are at Manchester United’s training base on Thursday to support the interim manager, Michael Carrick, before Saturday’s derby with Man…

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Brave Köln push Bayern but will it be enough to bring calm to Effzeh? | Andy Brassell

Amid grumbles, a winless run and negative banners, there are signs of life for Köln after a narrow loss to the championsWe didn’t see this coming, and not only because of the fog of pyro lingering over the RheinEnergieSTADION field that furnished us with 11 minutes of first-half stoppage time. In O…

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US sports say parity is essential for success. The Premier League proves that’s untrue | Leander Schaerlaeckens

There are no salary caps and no luxury taxes, yet the world’s most-watched soccer league is only getting more balancedDavid Stern used to tell a joke. In his early years as NBA commissioner, he liked to say, his job was essentially to travel back and forth between Boston and Los Angeles to hand out…

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Each NFL playoff team’s fatal flaw: the Bills’ run defense to the Sam Darnold problem

The eight remaining teams all have elements of brilliance. But they also have weaknesses that could send them crashing out of the postseasonDefending the run has long been a sore spot for the Bills – they finished the season 25th in defensive rush success rate. Inside, they lack mass, and are too e…

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Raducanu stunned by wildcard Preston in Hobart after tough Australian Open draw

Australian Taylah Preston, world No 204, wins 6-2, 6-4Raducanu could face Sabalenka early in MelbourneEmma Raducanu ended her preparations for the Australian Open with a miserable 6-2, 6-4 defeat by Taylah Preston, a 20-year-old Australian wildcard, in the quarter-finals of the Hobart international…

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Sports piracy explodes in UK with 3.6bn illegal streams and rise of black-market bookmakers

Unlicensed betting has surged over the last four yearsGambling Commission accused of underestimating issueThe number of illegal streams of sports events in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6bn in the past three years according to a new report, which provides a stark illustration of the challenge …

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What’s in a club DNA? Alonso exit shows the only reliable predictors of success are wealth and good decisions | Jonathan Liew

Real Madrid and Manchester United put their faith in familiarity but the lesson of Ferguson is dynastic greatness rests not in tradition but ditching principles“It is all too easy to make mistaken inferences unless the process involved is already very well understood.” Francis Crick, molec…

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Roger Federer hails Alcaraz and Sinner’s ‘great’ rivalry amid Australian Open return

Six-time champion returns for opening ceremonyWorld No 1 to face Adam Walton in first round Roger Federer hailed the dominance of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as the six-time champion returned to the Australian Open for the first time since his retirement in 2022.Federer, who last travelled to …

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Football transfer rumours: Everton to sign Youssef En-Nesyri and Callum Wilson?

Today’s rumours are air-tightDavid Moyes is a keen admirer of massive centre-forwards, so it should not come as a surprise that Everton want to bring in all 6ft 2in of Youssef En-Nesyri from Fenerbahce. An initial loan offer, with a £20m option, is on the table for the Moroccan, le…

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Katie Ledecky clocks second-fastest 1500m free ever in Pro Swim win

Ledecky posts second-fastest 1500m time everAmerican wins by more than a minute in AustinFinke, McIntosh and Marchand also shineNine-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky clocked the second-fastest women’s 1500m freestyle time in history on Wednesday to launch the US Pro Swim Series event in Aus…

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All Blacks begin search for new coach after ‘gutted’ Scott Robertson departs

Robertson leaves role two years into four-year contractDecision to part ways comes after internal NZR reviewScott Robertson has stepped down as New Zealand coach following an internal review of the All Blacks’ performance.Speculation over Robertson’s future has mounted since December amid reports o…

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‘I’m accountable’: Rosenior deflects blame from Sánchez after Chelsea’s loss

Goalkeeper made two key errors as Arsenal won 3-2Mikel Arteta admits it’s ‘game on’ despite victoryLiam Rosenior defended Robert Sánchez after two glaring errors from the goalkeeper helped condemn Chelsea to a 3-2 defeat by Arsenal in the first leg of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final at Stamford …

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Trump and Robertson complete remarkable sweep of 6-2 wins at Masters

Trump defeats Ding Junhui, Robertson sinks WakelinAll eight first-round games ended in same scorelineThe world No 1 Judd Trump made three centuries as he saw off Ding Junhui 6-2 to move into the quarter-finals of the Masters, before Neil Robertson defeated Chris Wakelin by the same score – meaning …

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‘No quitter’: Daniel Sanders to continue Dakar Rally despite breaking bones

Defending motorbike champion breaks collarbone and sternumAustralian drops from first to fourth overall after crash on dunesAustralian world champion Daniel Sanders has vowed to battle on with a broken collarbone and sternum, despite the crash ending his dream of becoming back-to-back Dakar Rally m…

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Sánchez nightmare suggests Rosenior will soon have to show his ruthless side | Jacob Steinberg

It’s damning that Chelsea, despite spending vast sums on their squad, are still reliant on such a skittish goalkeeperMartín Zubimendi had as much time as he wanted against the team forever building for tomorrow. Taking a flick from Viktor Gyökeres in his stride, the Arsenal midfielder danced into t…

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Morocco book place in home Afcon final as Bounou denies Nigeria in shootout

Morocco advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations final on penalties, beating Nigeria 4-2 in the final shootout after their semi-final ended goalless after extra time.Yassine Bounou saved two spot kicks for the tournament hosts, keeping out Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi’s efforts. Nigeria keepe…

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European football: Inter edge Lecce to stretch lead, Bayern earn comeback win

Inter 1-0 Lecce, Cologne 1-3 Bayern MunichAjax thrashed 6-0 by AZ Alkmaar in Dutch CupFrancesco Pio Esposito was the hero for Inter, the substitute’s 78th-minute goal earning a 1-0 home win over lowly Lecce to boost their title hopes.The Serie A leaders laboured ag…

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England seek new head coach for Rugby League World Cup after Shaun Wane quits

Wane: ‘I believe the time is right to step aside’Successor likely to be part-time appointmentShaun Wane has left his position as England head coach with immediate effect, the Guardian can reveal, leaving the national team on the hunt for a replacement for the Rugby League World Cup later this year.…

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Sadio Mané strikes to deny Salah’s Egypt and send Senegal to Afcon final

Some day, perhaps, Mohamed Salah will get the better of Sadio Mané in a major game, but not on Wednesday, not in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.When Senegal beat Egypt in a shootout in the 2021 Afcon final, Mané scored the winning penalty before Salah had the chance to take his. In the shooto…

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England’s T20 World Cup plans hit by Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed visa delays

Indian government yet to issue visas to spinnersAhmed and Rashid unlikely to fly to Sri Lanka this weekEngland have had a setback in their preparations for the T20 World Cup next month with the Indian government yet to issue visas to the spinners Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed.The delay means both pla…

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Football Daily | Alonso and the trouble with replacing ego and vibes with work ethic at Madrid

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Having started this season at Real Madrid with 13 wins from his first 14 games, Xabi Alonso could be forgiven for thinking he was on to a good thing in his new role of Kindergarten Cop, tasked with instilling discipline among the s…

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Zucker, Orlov and more power play sleepers to add to your lineup

Fantasy hockey goalie notes, power-play trends and which players to add to your lineups.

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Pickups: Stack your lineup with Oilers, Senators this week

The essential Monday guide to fantasy hockey pickups, with who to add and how to get set for the week ahead.