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Buttler is England's leading T20 run-scorer with 4,003 runs in 139 innings England batter Jos Buttler says he will not just bat for himself as he tries to correct a poor run of form at the T20 World Cup. Buttler, arguably England's greatest white-ball batter, was out for three against Scotland and Italy and has not scored a fifty in 14 international innings this winter. After the 35-year-old was dismissed fourth ball looking to clear the infield for the second match in a row against Italy, former captain Nasser Hussain suggested Buttler should take time to build an innings.

A six-year-old girl was killed, and her grandmother was injured when a fast-moving car struck the e-rickshaw they were travelling in, causing it to flip in Delhi’s Janakpuri on Tuesday morning. The elderly woman has now said nobody stopped to help her as she begged for help while her granddaughter lay covered in blood. Police said on Thursday that the driver of the car was heading to work at the time of the crash and has been apprehended.

'Oh my word!' - USA's Liu wins women's figure skating gold with stunning performance American superstar Alysa Liu added Olympic figure skating gold to her world title as she beat a standout field in the women's final. Liu came into the free skate in third place following a couple of errors in the short program, but produced a performance for the ages.

The final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain starts at 07:00 GMT on Friday Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali has called for calm in the face of criticism from drivers of the sport's new rules - but said changes would be made if necessary. F1's four active world champions - Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris - have all made disparaging comments about the driving experience of the new cars in one way or another. But Domenicali said in a news conference on Thursday: "We need to avoid overreaction because it's just the beginning of a new journey, so that's why I say we need to stay calm.

Alysa Liu surged from third at the start of the day to win the Olympic women's singles figure skating gold at the Milan-Cortina Games on Thursday. She beat Japan's Kaori Sakamoto, who took silver, with 17-year-old Ami Nakai winning bronze after the free skating final at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. Liu hit a career-best score in the free skate and her overall 226.79 points was also a lifetime best as she grabbed her second gold in Milan after helping the US team to the title.

Jonny Clayton won the Premier League in 2021 and was a beaten semi-finalist in 2022 and 2023 Jonny Clayton ruthlessly brushed aside Gian van Veen to become the third different nightly winner of the Premier League Darts season in Glasgow. The Welshman, who is back in the tournament after a two-year hiatus, beat the world number three 6-2 to continue his impressive start to the year. He started the night by ending a near three-year and 10-match losing run against compatriot Gerwyn Price, before demolishing world number one Luke Littler 6-1 in the semi-finals.

Team USA's assistant captain Megan Keller shot to global headlines after her game-winning goal against Canada at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy, on Thursday. USA beat Canada 2-1 with her goal, clinching the Gold Medal in the final moments of the game. In this article we will look at Megan Keller's family and personal life as very little information in available on the public domain about USA hockey's newest star from Farmington, Michigan.

A tornado-warned storm is moving along the Ohio River Valley near Effingham in Effingham County, Illinois as the NWS has placed multiple counties in Illinois under a tornado watches and warnings. The NWS issued a tornado warning for Effingham County at 3:06pm local time on Thursday. The southern Effingham County area is especially vulnerable to the tornadoes, the NWS said.

Atkin's first run good enough to qualify for freeski halfpipe final British freestyle skier Zoe Atkin qualified top for Saturday's halfpipe final as she looks to add the Winter Olympic title to her World Championship crown. The 23-year-old, also a two-time X Games champion, put down a best score of 91.50 on her first run. Atkin is the younger sister of Izzy Atkin, who won Great Britain's first Olympic medal on skis with her slopestyle bronze in 2018.

As lawmakers in Indiana announced Thursday that the Chicago Bears could leave Illinois altogether and build a new home in Hammond, in Indiana's Lake County, rival fans erupted and took a dig at the franchise. The Bears have long been planning to move out of their home stadium, Soldier Field in Chicago. Amid the lookout for a new place to build a home, on Thursday, lawmakers in Indiana announced that they are in talks with the franchise to finalize a new deal in which the Chicago Bears would move to Hammond.

The United States need an extra end to beat Switzerland 7-6 in a dramatic finish to qualify for the women's curling semi-finals, knocking Great Britain out of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

An avalanche that hit near Lake Tahoe in California on Tuesday (January 7) took the lives of eight skiers, the Nevada County Sheriff's Department confirmed on Thursday. While one remains missing, the authorities managed to rescue six of the 15 backcountry skiers who were stuck in the avalanche. The Nevada County sheriff’s office did not confirm the identity of any of the victims.

Jordan Stolz took silver in the men's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday. Daniel Munoz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption MILAN — 21-year-old American speedskater Jordan Stolz won his third medal at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games Thursday. Stolz came in second, getting a silver medal in the 1500m — his hopes of winning four gold medals at these Winter Games foiled by a highly competitive field.

USA forward Abbey Murphy celebrates at the end of the women's semifinal ice hockey match against Sweden. The U.S. takes on Canada in the gold medal final Thursday. Piero Cruciatti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption MILAN — The Olympic gold medal match between the U.S. and Canadian women's ice hockey teams is set for Thursday at Santagiulia Arena in Milan.

'Any form of racism is unacceptable' - Rosenior comments after Vinicius Jr allegations Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior says anyone found guilty of racist behaviour in football "shouldn't be in the game". Uefa have opened an investigation into claims Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr was racially abused by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni during a Champions League match on Tuesday. Prestianni, who denies the charge, could be suspended for a minimum of 10 matches in European competition if found guilty of the alleged abuse.

Bukayo Saka has scored eight goals and provided seven assists this season England winger Bukayo Saka "hopes to win everything" with Arsenal after signing a new long-term contract with the club. It is understood Saka has signed a five-year deal until 2031, with sources having told BBC Sport that it will make him the club's best-paid player on wages in excess of £300,000 a week. The 24-year-old's contract extension comes as a major boost for the Gunners, as they battle on four fronts to win silverware for the first time since 2020.

Ghana's Akwasi Frimpong takes part in a training session for the men's skeleton event in the 2018 Olympics. Kirill KudryavtsevAFP/via Getty Images hide caption For those not familiar with the sport of skeleton, where the solo sledder lies flat on their stomach, head first, Akwasi Frimpong sums it up: "You're on a cookie sheet sled and it's like 'dude, good luck.'" Skeleton was actually the third sport Frimpong took up to chase his dream of becoming an Olympian.

Fatton added Olympic gold to her world championship title Rapid uphill sprinting with skis on, lung-busting runs up steps with boots on and a downhill ski race to the finish line. The new Winter Olympic sport of ski mountaineering - or skimo for short - made its highly anticipated debut on Thursday in blizzard conditions in Bormio. Switzerland's Marianne Fatton added Olympic gold to her world title in the women's sprint event and France's Emily Harrop, who could have competed for Team GB, took silver.

Real Madrid has sent UEFA, football’s governing body in Europe, “all available evidence” of an alleged racist insult against Vinicius Jr in a Champions League match against Benfica. “Our club has actively collaborated with the investigation opened by UEFA following the unacceptable episodes of racism experienced during that match,” the Spanish club said on Thursday without elaborating on the evidence. UEFA appointed a special investigator on Wednesday to gather evidence about what happened in Lisbon on Tuesday in Madrid’s 1-0 win at Benfica in the first leg of the knockout round of the Champions League.

Canine chaos as a local wolfdog found its way onto the cross-country ski course mid race.