Lindsey Vonn hits back at ‘haters’ who questioned her place at Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn has hit back at the “haters” who were critical of her decision to take part at this year’s Winter Olympics.The American crashed out early in her run during the women’s downhill competition during the opening weekend of this month’s Games. She suffered a complex tibia fracture and underwent multiple surgeries in Italy before being flown back to the US for further treatment earlier this week.The 41-year-old was taking part in her fifth Olympics after a knee replacement and coming out of a temporary retirement. She was also skiing on a torn ACL

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.The Scandinavian country won more gold medals (18) and more total medals (41) than the US, who came second in both categories (12 golds and 33 total medals). Norway’s 18 golds were the most by a country in Winter Olympics history, while their cross-country skiing hero Johannes Høsflot Klæbo accounted for six golds on his own, more than the all but seven other countries at this year’s Games.The achievements of Norway, which has a population of about 5.7m, are all the more remarkable given that they outperformed winter-sports nations with far larger populations such as the US (342m), China (1

Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey final: USA beat Canada in overtime to end 46-year wait for gold – as it happened

Bryan Graham was in the arena in Milan on Sunday. You can read his full report below:So the USA will finish with 12 gold medals in Italy, two more than their previous best of 10 (Salt Lake 2002) and three more than their best away from home.Canada wraps up with five, just one more than their 21st century nadir four years ago in Beijing. And one of those five went to a team (men’s curling) that disturbed the genteel nature of its sport. The 21 total medals are also the lowest since 2002

USA stun Canada in overtime to win first Olympic men’s ice hockey gold since 1980

The United States claimed their third Olympic men’s hockey title – and first since the Miracle on Ice team of 1980 – with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win over Canada in Sunday’s gold medal game at the Milano Cortina Games. In the third Olympic final meeting between the border rivals and the first since Sidney Crosby’s epochal golden goal in 2010, the Americans seized their moment to end a 46-year wait and dethrone the sport’s most decorated nation on its grandest stage.Canada had been chasing a record-extending 10th gold medal in men’s ice hockey, but it was the United States who delivered when it mattered most through Jack Hughes’ winner less than two minutes into the extra period and a superhuman effort from goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, capping an unbeaten run through the first Olympic tournament to feature National Hockey League players in 12 years.“I can’t even believe this,” said Hughes, the 24-year-old New Jersey Devils star, who who lost at least one of his teeth while absorbing a punishing hit in the third period. “I mean it’s such an unbelievable game, USA-Canada

Will Jacks stars for England as Sri Lanka flail with bat in T20 World Cup

Over the first hour of this match the grass banks on either side of the wicket filled both in numbers and in belief. Dot balls set off boisterous celebrations, wickets provoked delirium. An increasingly joyous crowd whooped as England’s batters trooped dolefully to and from the middle. Mexican waves rippled around a stadium already, and prematurely as it turned out, in full celebration.England were restricted to just 146 for nine, an innings that revealed few demons in the pitch – for all that it had spent much of the previous few days sweating under covers – but several in their heads

T20 World Cup Super 8s: Sri Lanka v England – as it happened

“I didn’t feel like I was looking at the tournament winners,” deadpan Athers. Hmmm, hard to disagree, but England do keep collecting results, despite sometimes looking like two ends of a pantomime horse. I’m not writing them off yet.A super innings by Salt was the difference between the two sides today, and England, led by Will Jacks, bowled nicely while Sri Lanka self-destructed. England currently top Group two!India v South Africa is just about to start in Ahmedabad, while England’s next game is against Pakistan in Kandy on Tuesday