US Olympic leaders in Milan set goals to be respectful guests and good team players

MILAN (AP) — Show respect. Be humble and a good Olympic partner. Keep Team USA athletes safe. United States Olympic leaders ...

After questions and concerns, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are ready to go as a new era arrives

When the Winter Games kick off with the opening ceremony on Friday it won’t just be the athletes who are going to be tested.
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Doyel: Sporting world has discussed boycotting 2026 World Cup. Which means, well, us.

Europeans are discussing a 2026 World Cup boycott, and while it won't happen, does it trouble you that the USA is seen as the new Russia or Qatar?

Canada-US rivalry heats up at Milano Cortina Games

U.S. tensions bubbling from sport into geopolitics, Team Canada held their opening press conference of the Milano Cortina Olympics on Thursday facing a pointed question: will their athletes compete ...

Vonn, Diggins voice unity as U.S. image draws protests at Winter Games

U.S. athletes in Milan are bracing for what could be a chilly Winter Games reception as political unrest at home over federal immigration enforcement spills into host country and fuels protests ...

U.S. steps onto Olympic stage at a time when its image and role in the world spark growing concern

The Olympics are a symbol of international cooperation and peace. The U.S. was once seen as a bastion of that order, but historians say Trump's America enters this year's Winter Games with a very ...

Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for appointing Mandelson and 'believing his lies'

Meanwhile, No 10 says the PM has "full confidence" in chief adviser Morgan McSweeney, despite pressure over the 2024 appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador.