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Three-time Olympic skiing medallist Lindsey Vonn marked her World Cup return after more than five years away from the sport with an impressive 14th place in the Super G at St Moritz. The American, 40, retired in February 2019 but announced her competitive comeback in November having had successful knee surgery. She crossed the finish line in 1:16.36 in Switzerland, 1.18 seconds slower than winner Cornelia Hutter of Austria. Speaking prior to her comeback, Vonn spoke of her hopes to make the US team for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. “Ultimately, if I can make it to Cortina, that would be my goal,” she said. “I was in survival mode the last years of my career. “Now I’m stronger, I don’t think about my knee. I think about how

Over the past few seasons the Lions have prided themselves on a tight defence, but they have conceded plenty of tries this season, which they will want to address, The Lions will be looking to shore up their leaky defence when they take on the Stormers in their United Rugby Championship (URC) match-up at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3:45pm). Over the past few seasons the Lions have prided themselves on a tight defence, letting through few tries on most occasions. However this season has been completely different, with them letting in 24 tries in eight games, with their only shut out being in dreadful weather conditions in the URC against Zebre. In every other match they have conceded handful of tries, with Dragons, Edinburgh, Leinster and Munster

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Feeble England blown away by New Zealand Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Captain Ben Stokes was part of England’s collapse of five wickets for nine runs Chief Cricket Reporter in Hamilton Third Test, Hamilton (day two of five) New Zealand 347 (Santner 76; Potts 4-90) & 136-3 (Young 60, Williamson 50*) England 143 (Root 32; Henry 4-48, Santner 3-7, O’Rourke 3-33) New Zealand lead by 340 runs Scorecard England’s hopes of a clean sweep in New Zealand are all but over after a feeble display on the second day of the third Test in Hamilton. Continuing a growing trend of woeful performances in series finales, the tourists were shot out for 143 inside 36 overs in blameless conditions. Overall, England lost their last eight wickets for 66 runs either

The national women’s team have played only 15 Tests since 1960. Laura Wolvaardt during a Proteas training session. Picture: Danie van der Lith/Gallo Images Though she admits they would like to play more Test cricket, Proteas women captain Laura Wolvaardt says her team are excited to face England in a rare four-day match in Bloemfontein starting on Sunday. The SA team will play their first home Test since 2002, and only their fourth game in the format for the last 10 years. ⚪️🟢Match Day All dressed up in white and ready for a fight😃 Our Proteas Women are ready to take on England in the once-off Test Match today at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein!🏏🇿🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📺:Watch the landmark game LIVE on SuperSport Channel 201 & SABC Plus#AlwaysRising #WozaNawe… pic.twitter.com/gjC2WVXaUN — Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA)

Diogo Jota rescued Liverpool as the Premier League leaders recovered from Andy Robertson’s early red card to snatch a 2-2 draw with Fulham, while Arsenal’s title challenge was dented by a goalless stalemate against Everton on Saturday. With just four minutes left at Anfield, Arne Slot’s side were in danger of losing for just the second time in 15 top-flight games this season. But Jota grabbed a valuable equaliser as Liverpool extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 19 matches since a loss to Nottingham Forest in September. With last weekend’s Merseyside derby at Everton postponed by severe weather, Liverpool have now gone two league games without a win following their 3-3 draw at Newcastle. The Reds sit five points clear of second-placed Chelsea, who can close the gap

Former national team coach is the biggest name to be netted in China’s sweeping crackdown on corruption in sport. Li Tie, former coach of the Chinese national team who once played for the Everton Football Club in the English Premier League, has been jailed in China for 20 years on bribery charges as part of a crackdown on corruption in sport. He was sentenced at a court in the province of Hubei on Friday, after being found guilty of a string of offences relating to giving and receiving bribes. The court said that the 47-year-old, by far the biggest sporting name netted in the sweeping crackdown, had handled bribes totalling 120 million yuan ($16.5m) between 2015 and 2021, a period including his two-year tenure as national coach. Li submitted a

Former NBA player Metta World Peace has launched Tru Skye Ventures, a venture capital fund to support early-stage startups. World Peace, previously known as Ron Artest, has teamed up with former Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols to launch the venture firm. The fund will invest in sports, technology, digital media, health, and wellness innovations. Tru Skye Ventures hopes to raise $100 million for the fund by the end of the first quarter 2025.  Tru Skye Venture, an Investment in Health and Wellness  Tru Skye Venture has already made its first formal investment, an undisclosed sum, in the performance beverage company Barcode. The company was founded by former New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers director of performance Mubarak “Bar” Malik. The Barcode announcement came last month, almost to the day

The Spaniard said he was happy with how his men were coping in the absence of a settled back line. Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta takes part in a training session at the Arsenal Training centre in Shenley, north of London on Tuesday on the eve of their UEFA Champions League football match against Monaco. Photo: Glyn KIRK / AFP Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal team for how they have coped with a punishing defensive injury crisis as he prepares his men to face Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Gunners are seventh in the new-look Champions League format after three wins in five matches — one place above the Ligue 1 team. Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori, who both missed Sunday’s draw at Fulham, were absent from

World champions South Africa hammered Wales 45-12 in Cardiff on Saturday to condemn Warren Gatland’s team to a 12th consecutive Test defeat and a winless calendar year for the first time since 1937. The Springboks were dominant throughout at the Principality Stadium, scoring seven tries to two in a relentless display that matched attacking accuracy with defensive brutality and set-piece mastery. The result meant the Boks, who wrapped up the Rugby Championship title this year, finish their season with 11 victories from 13 Tests, having used a whopping 52 players and scoring 57 tries. “The first two games we weren’t happy, there was so much we could have done better,” Springbok captain Siya Kolisi told TNT Sports of opening November victories over Scotland and England. “Results are important but it’s

In southern Pakistan, a young surfing community is determined to go professional, despite a lack of resources. With no access to shops or equipment, they often use discarded boards or resin and glue to make their own. Using videos to teach themselves, they are determined to reach Asian championships, and then the Olympics. Advertisement

Manchester United’s new manager Ruben Amorim takes charge of his first game on Sunday when he leads his side to Ipswich Town in the Premier League. The 39-year-old Portuguese coach and former player was announced as Erik ten Hag’s replacement at the helm of the fallen giants this month. Al Jazeera takes a look at five things you need to know about Amorim before his debut: 1. The new ‘Special One’? The latest Portuguese managing sensation to be dubbed “the new Mourinho” – after former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho – Amorim arrives with quite the reputation as a coach even in his fledgling career.  Amorim established himself as one of the most sought-after young coaches in world football at Sporting Lisbon, but his challenge in

Guardiola has won four titles in a row with City. Photo:X@Man City. Pep Guardiola has extended his contract as manager of Premier League champions Manchester City for a further two seasons, saying Thursday “I could not leave now” with the club facing arguably the toughest period of his time at the Etihad Stadium. There had been speculation the 53-year-old’s City career could be coming to an end, with the club facing an uncertain future due to an ongoing hearing over 115 breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations — charges they deny completely. City are also currently on a four-game losing streak in all competitions — the worst of Guardiola’s managerial career, excluding penalty shoot-outs — although they are second in the Premier League, five points behind leaders Liverpool. Reports