McCullum insists England ‘not a loose ship’ but Brook has ‘work to do’ off the field

Brendon McCullum insisted he is not running a ‘loose ship’ as England’s head coach, adding of last year’s nightclub incident: ‘I find it annoying that we keep going on and on about it’

The 1956 Winter Olympics: glamour, records broken and no protests

How the Guardian reported the seventh Winter Olympics at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

Everton sack Brian Sørensen with club languishing near bottom of WSL table

Everton have sacked their Danish manager with the club ninth of 12 in the Women’s Super League

From Evil Empire to Super Bowl underdogs: is it OK to like the Patriots now?

Under Tom Brady and Bill Belichick New England were ruthless winners. But new head coach Mike Vrabel has transformed the narrative around the team

John Virgo, former snooker player and broadcaster, dies aged 79

Snooker great John Virgo has died at the age of 79, World Snooker Tour has announced

Six Nations form guide: how the 2026 contenders are shaping up

England are bullish, France are in flux, while Wales will be hoping just to beat Italy and avoid the wooden spoon

Celebrating the most remarkable almost-one-club players in football

Plus: footballers’ weddings on live television, the most successful fictional teams, and more

Winter Olympics briefing: final preparations amid the noise for Milano Cortina

What to look out for as the action gets under way in Italy despite the Games not yet beginning until Friday

Outspoken Cristian Romero brings his own form of leadership to Tottenham

The Spurs captain is driven by an internal fire and is unafraid of dropping truth bombs on the club’s ownership

WSL deadline day: Arsenal sign keeper Votikova on loan, Kramzar joins Everton

Arsenal have signed the Czech Republic goalkeeper Barbora Votikova on loan from Slavia Prague for the rest of the season

Quadruple-chasing Arsenal dare to dream a micromanaged dream

After prevailing in a gristly physical ballet with Chelsea, Arsenal’s season has now reached a point of pre-ignition

Mikel Arteta savours ‘vitamins’ of victory as Arsenal plan Wembley trip

Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal victories are ‘the best vitamins we can put in our bodies’ after his side defeated Chelsea to reach Wembley

Kai Havertz adds killer touch as Arsenal hold off Chelsea to book final place

Kai Havertz scored with the final kick of the match as Arsenal defeated Chelsea 1-0 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate to book their place at Wembley

Sandro Tonali ‘happy’ at Newcastle but Howe ‘not in control’ of Italian’s future

Sandro Tonali was linked to Arsenal on the final day of the transfer window as Eddie Howe said it was an ‘almighty challenge’ to reach the Carabao Cup final

‘People are dying, you have to help’: Guardiola decries wars in Sudan, Ukraine and Palestine

The Manchester City manager has opened up on global conflicts after giving a speech on the conflict in Gaza