Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Arsenal need energy from home crowd, Florian Wirtz has found his groove and Liam Rosenior deserves respect

Bielle-Biarrey stars as France outplay Ireland to lay down a Six Nations marker

Ireland rallied in the second half but a dazzling French performance before the interval proved decisive for Les Bleus in a 36-14 win in the Six Nations opener

Arne Slot admits things will be ‘more difficult’ if Liverpool sustain any further injuries

Arne Slot has said Liverpool have ‘a hell of a challenge’ to prevent injuries affecting their ambitions for the rest of the season after failing to sign Lutsharel Geertruida

France 36-14 Ireland: Six Nations 2026 opener – as it happened

Les Bleus opened the tournament with a dominant victory in Paris

JD Vance’s first Olympic appearance unfolds with more photo-ops than protests

Amid officials’ concern about vocal crowd reactions against the US, the vice-president’s visit to a hockey game felt closer to theater than geopolitics

Frank says Romero ‘dealt with internally’ for latest volley at Spurs owners

Thomas Frank has refused to criticise Cristian Romero following his social media attack on Tottenham’s owners, saying the matter has been ‘dealt with internally’

Team GB chief predicts ‘most potent’ Winter Games ever with sights set on eight medals

Eve Muirhead, Britain’s chef de mission at the Milano Cortina Games, said: ‘We have the capability to disrupt the norm’

Pipe leaks and puck joy: Milan’s winter wasteland comes alive for ice hockey opener

The hosts managed to just about get the Santagiulia arena ready for Italy’s win over France – and the locals responded

‘Pure logic’ and a final fantasy: Manchester City will have to play by the rules

In today’s Football Daily: Respect your elders James Milner, Fizzy Cup rules and a quadruple-winning Arsenal side

Leicester City in relegation danger after six-point deduction for financial rules breach

Leicester are outside the Championship relegation zone on goal difference after being deducted six points

‘Penis injection’ claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada

Wada is to investigate claims ski jumpers are injecting acid into their penises to game the suit-measuring system

Infantino and Coventry backing Russia’s return shows sport’s soft power is in rotten hands

The actions of Fifa’s fawning president as well as the Olympics leader’s coded call for ‘neutral ground’ underscores the hollowness of the global bodies’ values

England’s late 2026 World Cup start gives FA headache over warm-up matches

The FA is experiencing difficulties in securing suitable opposition for England’s World Cup warm-up games owing to their late start to the 48-team tournament