HISTORICAL EVENTS
KEELY HODGKINSON WINS GOLD IN 800M
Watch as Keely Hodgkinson runs like lightning and breaks the long-standing women’s indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia’s Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born almost 24 years ago. Many congratulations Keely!
KING CHARLES OPENS LONDON FASHION WEEK ON 19TH FEBRUARY 2026
Britain’s King Charles III sits FROW at Tolu Coker’s show! King Charles greeted onlookers with a wave as he arrived at British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s show yesterday, and was met with applause inside the venue. Seated on the front row, the King was seen chatting animatedly with British Fashion Council Chief Executive Laura Weir and designer Stella McCartney while viewing the collection.
THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES ON 6TH MAY 2023
ANOTHER LOOK BACK AT THE CORONATION OF THEIR MAJESTIES KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA, AND THE MOMENT KING CHARLES WAS CROWNED TO THE EXQUISITE MUSIC OF ZADOK THE PRIEST!
London Fashion Week – Roksanda AW 21 (Photo – Joely Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave)
View the exquisite Roksanda AW 21 Collection featuring Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson and Daisy Bevan… In over a decade since launching her label, Roksanda has evolved into an unmistakable woman-centred design aesthetic. Stand out colour blocking, sculptural shapes, modern, distinctive cuts and her innovative use of fabrics and unerring attention to detail make up what are now Roksanda’s signature ready-to-wear and accessories. Sophisticated and feminine yet playful and effortless, her iconic collections are instantly recognisable to the burgeoning community of international women who enjoy them for their contemporary, distinct impact and enduring appeal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT PLAY-OFFS : QARABAG FK VS NEWCASTLE UNITED – 18/02/2026 – (PHOTO – ANTHONY GORDON SCORED FOUR GOALS!)
NEWCASTLE UNITED MUST BE FEELING CHIPPER TODAY AFTER THEIR ‘GOALATHON’ IN THEIR MATCH AGAINST QARABAG FK YESTERDAY! QARABAG FK ‘HELD THEIR OWN’ ON THE POSSESSION FRONT THOUGH, RETAINING 55% POSSESSION, AND MAKING 302 PASSES WITH AN 87% PASS ACCURACY, AND 4 SHOTS WITH 2 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING A CRACKER FROM ELVIN CAFARGULIYEV AT 54 MINS! NEWCASTLE MADE 468 PASSES, WITH A 91% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 20 SHOTS, WITH 13 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING 4 BEAUTIES FROM ANTHONY GORDON AT 3 MINS., 32 MINS., (FROM A PENALTY), 33 MINS., AND ANOTHER SUPERB PENALTY AT 45 +1 MINS., AND WITH AN EARLIER CRACKER FROM MALICK THAW AT 8 MINS., AND A STUNNER FROM JACOB MURPHY, THIS EXCITING MATCH CULMINATED IN A 6 – 1 WIN TO NEWCASTLE! CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS : QARABAG FK VS NEWCASTLE UN...
PREMIER LEAGUE : WOLVES VS ARSENAL – 18/02/2026 (PHOTO – TOM EDOZIE EQUALISES FOR WOLVES)
WHAT AN EXCITING MATCH THIS WAS LAST NIGHT BETWEEN WOLVES AND ARSENAL! A 4-GOAL-THRILLER! ARSENAL MADE 468 PASSES, WITH AN 87% PASS ACCURACY, (HAD 58% POSSESSION) AND 10 SHOTS WITH 5 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING 2 SUCCESSFUL GOALS FROM BUKAYO SAKA, WHO GOT THE PARTY STARTED AT 5 MINS., AND PIERO HINCAPIE AT 56 MINS! WOLVES MADE 295 PASSES WITH A 77% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 4 SHOTS WITH 2 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING CRACKERS FROM HUGO BUENO AT 61 MINS., AND TOM EDOZIE AT 90 + 4 MINS., MEANING THAT THE MATCH CULMINATED IN A 2 – 2 DRAW! PREMIER LEAGUE : WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS VS ARSENAL – 18/02/2026 BUKAYO SAKA AND MIKEL ARTETA SPEAK AFTER THE MATCH ROB EDWARDS SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT PLAY-OFFS : TUESDAY – 17/02/2026 (PHOTO – VINICIUS JUNIOR)
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CHINA’S XU MENGTAO WINS BACK-TO-BACK OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS IN “AERIAL” AT WINTER OLYMPICS
Watch as China’s Xu Mengtao wins her second Olympic gold in women’s aerials, defending the medal she won in Beijing four years ago!
MEN’S “BIG AIR” FINAL – 17/02/2026 – (PHOTO – GOLD MEDALLIST TORMOD FROSTAD (NORWAY) POSES WITH SILVER MEDALLIST MAC FOREHAND (USA) AND BRONZE MEDALLIST MATEJ SVANCER (AUSTRIA)
Watch as Austria’s Matej Svancer, USA’s Mac Forehand, and Norway’s Tormod Frostad compete for the medals with the final three runs of a spectacular men’s freestyle skiing big air final, where Tormod Frostad delivered a massive 98.50 to clinch gold at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which some are calling “the best big air final of all time.”
JOY, TEARS AND HEARTBREAK AT THE WOMEN’S ICE SKATING SHORT PROGRAM ON 17/02/2026
We have pleasure in presenting a selection of updates from last night’s Women’s Ice Skating Short Program, where there was elation for some, and tears and heartbreak for others! Congratulations to Ami Nakai who delivered a score of 78.71 in the women’s short program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing first ahead of Kaori Sakamoto and Alysa Liu. Julia Sauter scored 63.13 points after the short program and also qualified for the free program. Bravo, Julia! Team USA’s Alysa Liu’s stunning performance put her in third place, while Amber Glenn was left in tears as she landed in 13th. Although Amber was one of only two skaters who did a triple axel in Tuesday’s short program, she did not complete her triple loop later during her skate, which th...
MATT WESTON WINS TWO GOLD MEDALS FOR GREAT BRITAIN IN SKELETON AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS 2026!
MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT WESTON, WHO BECAME THE FIRST MALE ATHLETE TO WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN SKELETON FOR TEAM GB AS THE ENGLISHMAN SPED TO A DESERVED VICTORY AHEAD OF GERMANY’S AXEL JUNGK AND CRISTOPHER GROTHEER AT THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES ON 13/02/2026! MATT WESTON MAKES TEAM GB HISTORY MATT WESTON SPEAKS AFTER HIS SUPERB GOLD MEDAL WIN! SHORTLY AFTER WINNING HIS FIRST GOLD, MATT WON HIS SECOND GOAL MEDAL WITH TEAM-MATE TABITHA STOECKER IN THE SKELETON, LEAVING MANY ASKING ‘IS HE SUPERHUMAN’?
JAPAN’S RYUICHI KIHARA AND RIKU MIURA WIN GOLD IN FLAWLESS FREESTYLE SKATING PERFORMANCE
A perfect performance from Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura earned top spot on the podium to Japan, followed by Georgia’s Luka Berulava and Anastasiia Metelkina, and Germany’s Nikita Volodin and Fabienne Minerva Hase. It was another beautiful event – a feast for the eyes, and ears because of the wonderful choice in music also! Many congratulations to all!
