#theguardian.com. × #Feb.22.2026 Norway (population: 5.7m) beats US (342m) to top Winter Olympics medal table. Norway has once again topped the Winter Olympics medal table, surpassing countries with far larger populations
#Sport × #Norway #USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.22.2026 Only 10% of boys aged 14-16 read daily for pleasure, National Literacy Trust finds. Exclusive: Report says British teenagers’ time for books is being crowded out by schoolwork, screens and sports
#Education #Sport × #United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.22.2026 Swansea Ospreys fans dismayed as club faces axe amid crisis in Welsh rugby. Welsh Rugby Union is to cut number of professional teams from four to three, with Ospreys the likely choice
#Sport × #United Kingdom #Europe #rugby
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.22.2026 All nine bodies of skiers killed in California avalanche recovered. Six additional skiers survived tragedy in Sierra Nevadas near Lake Tahoe, a popular winter sport destination
#Sport × #skiing #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Salad praise: how ice hockey’s ‘lettuce’ hair is winning over Hollywood. Gentler take on mullet has flowed over shoulders at Winter Olympics and is now tossed on red carpets
#Fashion #Showbiz #Sport × #Hollywood #ice hockey
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 ‘The costs could rise’: Austria manslaughter ruling could alter climbing in Europe. Amateur climber’s conviction over girlfriend’s death could put people off activity, say experts
#Sport × #Austria #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2026 Asos co-founder dies in fall from 18-storey building in Thailand. Police in Pattaya confirm autopsy on body of British retail entrepreneur Quentin Griffiths found no signs of foul play
#Sport × #bodybuilding #United Kingdom #Europe #Asia #Thailand
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Hosts Italy voice ‘absolute opposition’ to Russia flag flying at Winter Paralympics. Italy, the Winter Paralympics hosts, has called for a reversal of the decision to let 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes compete under national flags
#Sport × #Russia #Belarus #athlete #Italy #Europe #athletics
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Austrian mountaineer ‘endlessly sorry’ for girlfriend’s death but denies criminal wrongdoing. Thomas P gives evidence on first day of trial in case that could shape standards for mountain sports
#Sport × #Austria #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Italian broadcaster’s sports chief resigns after gaffe-strewn Olympic commentary. Paolo Petrecca, director of Rai Sport, prompted widespread criticism and protests from journalists at network
#Business #Sport × #director #Italy #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Mario Tennis Fever review – serving up banana peel-laced multiplayer chaos. This ruthlessly competitive game will have everyone from your granny to semi-pros trying to set fire to their opponent’s side of the court with powered-up ‘fever rackets’
#Sport × #Tech #tennis
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 Federal MPs accept free sport tickets from gambling companies amid calls to restrict wagering ads. Tabcorp and Sportsbet provided tickets to at least six Liberal and Labor politicians, register of interests shows
#Politics #Sport × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 Nevada sues Kalshi to block company’s prediction market operation in state. State regulators seek to block Kalshi from offering events contracts that would allow residents to bet on sports
#Sport ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 Search continues for nine skiers missing after US avalanche near Lake Tahoe. Six rescued after backcountry group swept up near Castle Peak in California’s Sierra Nevada during severe storm
#Sport × #skiing
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 The Winter Olympics feel like a 90s snowboarding game, and I’m here for it. Milano Cortina has cutting‑edge replays, chase‑cam drones and exuberant commentary bringing a wave of unexpected nostalgia for anyone who grew up on 90s extreme‑sports games
#Sport × #Tech
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 Third British skier dies as another avalanche hits French Alps. Death of Briton along with Polish citizen near La Grave comes four days after fatal avalanche at Val d’Isère
#Sport × #skiing #France #United Kingdom #Poland #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.18.2026 Tech billionaires fly in for Delhi AI expo as Modi jostles to lead in south. Google, Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to mingle with global south leaders wrestling for control over technology
#Sport × #Tech #wrestling #Asia #India #Google
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.17.2026 Rhode Island ice rink shooting may have been tied to ‘family dispute’, officials say. Shooting at hockey game in Pawtucket that left three dead and three injured may have also been a ‘targeted event’
#Sport × #Iceland #ice hockey #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.17.2026 Boohoo and Debenhams owner raises £35m, risking Mike Ashley clash. Company, which also owns Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen, to use cash to cut debts and fund turnaround
#Fashion #Sport ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.16.2026 Former NRL star Matt Utai shot outside home in western Sydney. Premiership-winning Canterbury winger hit in stomach and leg in Greenacre shooting
#Sport × #football #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania #football player
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.16.2026 Two British skiers killed in French Alps named. Stuart Leslie, 46, and Shaun Overy, 51, died while skiing off-piste in Val d’Isère amid red avalanche alert
#Sport × #skiing #France #United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.16.2026 Shooting at Rhode Island ice rink leaves at least two people dead. Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in Pawtucket
#Sport × #Iceland #ice hockey #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.14.2026 Brazil’s Pinheiro Braathen wins gold – and South America’s first Winter Olympics medal. Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen bagged South America’s first Winter Olympic medal, the skier with ‘Let’s Dance’ on his helmet, clinching giant slalom gold
#Sport × #skiing #Brazil #South America #USA #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.14.2026 ‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting. For centuries in Ireland lifting huge boulders was a way to test strength and bond communities, says Instagram sensation Indiana Stones
#Sport × #Tech #Instagram #Republic of Ireland #Europe #weightlifting
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