Ilia Malinin has broken the silence after his disappointing Olympics performance. On Friday, the 21-year-old American figure skater failed to capture a gold medal in the men’s figure skating final despite being the heavy favorite. Three days later, Malinin posted on social media citing the “invisible battles” he’s been facing following Friday’s outcome. In the...

"Should’ve seen his face once he realized I turned around and he couldn’t grab it," he said.

The 41st Independent Spirit Awards had a new vibe yesterday in LA, having moved to Hollywood's Palladium from its usual tent in Santa Monica.

The question on the mind of many insiders is how seriously should the town take Wasserman’s announcement that he plans to sell his company? Some are taking it at face value.

The Brigade, which counts some 750 filmmakers, agents, managers, publicists, executives and actors, is taking a not-so-subtle jab at the town’s most vocal pro-Palestinian activists for their “selective” outrage and failure to condemn the atrocities being committed in Iran.

“Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” which debuts today on Netflix, seeks to unpack the complicated legacy of the reality competition show from Tyra Banks

The soldier's sister said the alleged killer drove seven hours to kill the couple.

Critics say what was once a showpiece for the league has turned into a glorified practice session. But there are signs an updated version may have worked

Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady flashed a look of disdain when recalling last year’s NBA All-Star Game.

“The All-Star Game that we witnessed last year was not an All-Star game,” McGrady told the Guardian. “I don’t know what that was.”

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"Is it really for money, or is it for revenge for something?” the Pima Count Sheriff asked pondered while discussing the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mom.

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

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Gu already has one silver medal from the first week of competition.

The FBI confirmed that DNA was found on a glove that resembles the one worn by the masked man seen on Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera. Is this the big break everyone has been waiting for? Attorney General Pam Bondi says all the Epstein files have now been released but her letter to Congress has critics...

Williams gave rare insight into his love life.

Pierre Sage’s team thrashed Paris FC 5-0 to go top of the table yet he is still talking about avoiding relegation

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Marseille have a propensity to explode. So when they lost 5-0 to Paris Saint-Germain last Sunday and then lost their manager, it was no surprise. But seeing PSG having to put out fires is an unexpected turn. All the while, Lens have been a tranquil and unassuming force, keeping their dream of a Ligue 1 title alive – even if they don’t yet fully believe in it.

By this time last season, PSG were on the march. Unbeaten domestically until the end of April, after which point the league title was already mathematically ensured, Luis Enrique’s side were infallible. But that is not a word that applies to them in the present, as their 3-1 defeat to a managerless Rennes side proved this weekend.

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Hours before they became the bad boys of international curling — at least in the eyes of one Scandinavian nation — the story out of Canada’s men’s rink was smelling salts.  Read More

• Rebecca Passler may feature in women’s relay

• 24-year-old tested positive for letrozole in January

The Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler rejoined her team at the Winter Olympics on Monday after a successful appeal against a suspension handed out before the Milano Cortina Games for an alleged doping violation.

Passler began training in the bright sunshine at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Monday afternoon, firing off shots in bunches of five on the range as her coaches watched intently.

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The new Netflix doc “Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model” covers the behind the scenes chaos, and the complicated legacy of the iconic reality series.

Sebastian Hoeness’ side are back in the top four but face test to keep hold of top talent again this summer

Köln had been here before. “It’s not the second time, but the fifth or sixth time,” said forward Marius Bülter, “that we’ve sat in the locker room after a game, not able to blame ourselves much, but still left with zero points.” His coach, Lukas Kwasniok, described it as “Groundhog Day,” after “a more than decent performance against top opponents”.

Their words are the signal, if it were needed, that Stuttgart really have arrived at the top of German football. Effzeh’s players and coaching staff alike felt that this fitted snugly into a growing list of hard-luck stories; last week’s home loss to RB Leipzig, last month’s game with Bayern Munich when the champions didn’t take the lead until late on, or even the autumn defeat at Dortmund where they were beaten by Maxi Beier’s goal deep into stoppage time.

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• American was favourite for gold but finished eighth

• Video hints that experience may be used in routine

Ilia Malinin has written about “an inevitable crash” after he missed the podium at the Winter Olympics in one of the biggest shocks in the history of figure skating.

The 21-year-old was the overwhelming favourite entering the men’s free skate on Friday in Milan, but he fell twice during his routine. Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov won gold and Malinin finished 15th out of 24th in the free skate and eighth overall.

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For a league taking L's left and right this past week, at least the NBA can say that they saved the All-Star Game.

They’re normally behind the wok or taking orders, year-round. But when it’s time to celebrate, these Chinese restaurant families create their own traditions

Two things are certain at Chinese restaurants in Australian country towns: you’ll find lemon chicken on the menu and the restaurant is open almost every day.

In the 1960s and 70s, Ruby Lee’s parents ran the Pagoda Cafe in Burleigh Heads, a surf town in Queensland. They worked 14-hour days and opened the restaurant year-round, even Christmas. When they did eventually close for one day a year, it was for lunar new year.

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The 16-year-old Australian’s classmates and teachers are some of her biggest fans – and say she remains ‘really chill’

On the towering slopes of Livigno in Italy on Sunday, 16-year-old Australian Ally Hickman was a green and gold blur, securing herself a spot in the Olympic women’s snowboard slopestyle final.

She will compete for a medal in the finals on Tuesday – but thousands of kilometres away at her Sydney high school, the teenager is already a legend.

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When I shared my attempt online, my duck cake was described as ‘Big Bird on crack’

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I assume no parent aspires to give their offspring an unmemorable and vanilla childhood. I wanted to be a fun mum, creating love-soaked memories and quirky family traditions for my children right from the get-go. I wanted to be Bluey’s parents before Bluey even existed.

The Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes were destined to be a pillar of my perfectly imperfect parenting rituals. One child quickly became three, and that iconic recipe book was in constant rotation. In the early years, I would simply choose a cake that matched my very basic baking skills. I also only owned a round tin, so my kids’ early cakes were circle-shaped, or circle-adjacent: the swimming pool (a round cake filled with jelly), the cat (a round cake with ears) and the race track (two round cakes with the centres removed).

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