Donation equal to prize Ukraine pays gold medallistsHeraskevych barred for wearing ‘helmet of memory’The owner of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has donated more than $200,000 to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych. The athlete was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games before competing over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian …

Curlers wear diamond-printed trousers to honour ‘Team Ulsrud’Norwegian Olympic Curling Team’s Pants page has 360,000 followersNorway’s men’s curling team delighted supporters at the Olympics on Tuesday by reviving the famous red, white and blue-patterned trousers that became a sensation 16 years ago when they were worn by Thomas Ulsrud’s team.The …

Less than six months after hitting its peak, Jos Buttler's limited-overs international career is irrefutably in decline. The question, however, is whether it is irreversible.

The Champions League match between Real Madrid and Benfica was halted for 10 minutes, with both sets of players leaving the pitch.

The 25-year-old left the field in Lisbon after reporting a member of the Benfica team

Brazilian accuses referee of ‘poorly executed protocol’Real play on after 10-minute delayVinícius Júnior declared that “racists are above all cowards [who] need to put their shirts in their mouth to demonstrate how weak they are” and attacked the failure of the referee to act after he was allegedly abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni during …

Japan’s skaters stole the spotlight as the Americans largely struggled in their attempts to end a two-decade medal droughtJapanese teenager Ami Nakai was the surprise leader after the short program of the Olympic women’s figure skating competition on a night when her country’s skaters largely stole the spotlight from Team USA’s Blade Angels in their …

Jose Mourinho has shockingly suggested Vinicius Jr incites opponents after the Real Madrid star accused one of his Benfica players of racism during Tuesday's Champions League tie.

The allegations of racist abuse directed at Vinicius Jr marred Real Madrid's 1-0 victory over Benfica in the Champions League.

18-year-old figure skater Adeliia Petrosian is fifth in the standings with a free skate still to come

British No 1 beaten 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 by Croatia’s Antonia RuzicWorld No 67 reels off six games in a row to claim victoryEmma Raducanu lost the final six games in a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 defeat against Antonia Ruzic in the opening round at the Dubai Tennis Championships.The British No 1, whose original opponent Elisabetta Cocciaretto withdrew at late notice because of …

Trinidad and Tobago's bobsleigh team say it is "mission accomplished" in their 'operation don't come last' as they finished 25th out of 26 in the Olympic two-man event.

Ballon d’Or winner could be sidelined once more in an injury-hit campaign

The 15-time major champion had disc replacement surgery in October and turned 50 in December.

Madonna had reportedly seen a clip of Glenn performing to her iconic track

American fractured tibia in downhill last weekVonn was initially treated in Italy for injuriesLindsey Vonn is back home in the US to continue treatment after she broke her leg during the Winter Olympic downhill.“Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week… been in a hospital bed immobile since my race. And although I’m not yet able to stand, being back …

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

10-minute delay overshadowed Champions League clash

The Benfica boss claimed that the Brazilian’s goal celebration was not respectful before the match was paused over a racist incident

Ivan Toney leaves the door open for a move back to the Premier League, Liverpool have no plans to sell Dominik Szoboszlai, Nick Woltemade is eyeing a move back to the Bundesliga, plus more.