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Winter Olympics 2026: How do extreme skiers overcome the fear of serious injury?

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✨ Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Zoe's sister, Izzy, won a bronze medal in downhill in Pyeongchang in 2018.It gave Britain its first Winter Olympics skiing medal - 16 years after Alan Baxter lost a slalom bronze when he failed a drug test after using an over-the-counter nasal decongestant which he thought was permissible.Watching from the stands eight years ago in South Korea with her parents, Zoe was inspired by her sister's achievements to pursue her professional skating career.“Working with a sports psychologist was important – when I was younger, I…

More than the score – Field of Dreams: How to prepare NFL turf for the Super Bowl

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🚀 Explore this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Available for over a yearSuper Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will have an estimated global audience of more than 127 million. The field at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., must not only cater to the players and dozens of staff members, but also to cater to the pregame and halftime festivities that help make Super Bowl Sunday a massive cultural phenomenon. Jordan Ashai was part of the ground crew that handled the 2022 Super Bowl held at SoFi Stadium…

Winter Olympics 2026: Leila Fair and Brad Hall named Team GB flag bearers at the opening ceremony

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💥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Fair said it was "bittersweet" to have the teams split up for different opening ceremonies, but said it would represent the "unity" of Team GB across the villages.Both are also in the unusual position of competing in team events but carrying the flag alone.“This message was received well by my teammates, and I think some of them knew I was running,” Hall said.“Louis is very proud of me, I represent both of us,” Ver added. “It's exciting to represent skating.”Being the flag bearer presents a…

Cardiff City reset: ‘Relegation is a blessing’ but problems remain

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🔥 Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: While the mood has undoubtedly improved this season, the root causes of Cardiff's recent troubles have not simply disappeared.Tan remains a divisive figure, as do Chairman Mehmet Dalman and CEO Ken Chu.They were the target of numerous protests last season, some of which saw hordes of supporters march to Cardiff City Stadium, carrying placards and singing songs demanding the departure of Tan and his fellow board members.Some of the hard feelings can be traced back to Tan's controversial change of the club's colors from red…

Luka Vuckovic: The goal-scoring Tottenham defender is making headlines in Germany

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🔥 Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Many are now touting him as a potential long-term successor to defender Dayot Upamecano at Bayern.Although Upamecano is now expected to sign a contract extension beyond the summer, German newspaper TZ reported this week that Bayern are continuing to monitor Vuckovic.On Tuesday, former Barcelona and Croatia star Ivan Rakitic urged Bayern to sign the teenager."I think he should go to Bayern, but the whole of European football is talking about him at the moment, so they need to move on," Rakitic told Germany's Sky Sports.He…

John Virgo’s obituary: Snooker, Big Break and BBC commentary – Salford sage leaves stage

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💥 Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: It was the biggest title of his career, although some considered Virgo had squandered a big opportunity at the Crucible in 1982.As it happened, his hopes of a big win in Sheffield were somewhat dashed by some good luck elsewhere.Virgo was a big gambler at the time, and believes he won more with a huge throw on Don Johnny and Walter Swinburne's Chester Cup victory than he would have if he had lifted the World Series trophy. Given that the Crucible's jackpot was £25,000, this…

England v Wales: Ellis Genge warns of threat to visitors in Six Nations opener

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🚀 Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Genji starts as a free-header on Saturday, with Bevan Rudd supporting him off the bench. However, injuries to frontline teammates Will Stewart, Asher Opoku Fordjour and Finn Baxter have introduced some new faces into the wider England squad.Bath's Felixa 'Billie' Sylla and Northampton's Emmanuel Eogun, both uncapped, have been called up for the Six Nations.Twenty-year-old Silla's rise was particularly rapid.He was part of England's World Under-20 title win in July 2024, but with South Africa's Thomas du Toit and Wales' Stuart and Archie Griffin all…

Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s succession plan and rebuilding the team

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🚀 Read this insightful post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Siminho and Guehi entered the negotiations with their eyes wide open.Both had the Premier League's elite to choose from last month.Semenho was a target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham. Liverpool also had an interest in the 26-year-old, who had a £65m release clause at Bournemouth. He prioritized moving to the city.Guehi was more widely admired. After his contract with Crystal Palace expires at the end of this season, the England defender has had suitors across Europe. Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid have…

Boxing: Caroline Dubois vs. Terry Harper to headline Jake Paul’s UK MVP debut event

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💥 Read this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WBC champion Caroline Dubois will face WBO beltholder Terry Harper in a lightweight unification bout on April 5 at the Olympia in London.The much-anticipated all-British match will headline the first event for Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions in the UK.Ellie Scotney will main event the Undisputed Match, while fellow Britons Chantelle Cameron and Emma Dolan will also feature on the undercard in world title fights.Fight Night sees Sky Sports return to the boxing market as a broadcaster after signing a deal with MVP. The broadcaster…

Manchester City: Pep Guardiola calls for a change to the UEFA Cup rules so that Mark Guehi can play in the Wembley final

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✨ Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: He added, "You buy a player for a lot of money and he cannot play according to a rule that I do not understand. I hope they can change it."City's other January signing, winger Antoine Semenyu, arrived at the club from Bournemouth four days before their trip to the north-east for the first leg against Newcastle, in which he scored.“Antoine arrived before the first [game] So you can play. And now it's the final match. Why should he? [Guehi] Don't play? Why not? Guardiola added:…