Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki has announced her intention to return to tennis after a three-year retirement and is the latest athlete to plan a famous sporting comeback. Wozniacki, who won the 2018 Australian Open and was runner-up in two US Open finals in 2009 and 2014, is targeting her grand slam return at Flushing Meadows later this year.
We’re posting our sports quiz of the year for 2022 to test your knowledge of what happened in some of the key events over the past 12 months. There were tears of joy at thrilling victories – and also a few shed over the near miss of what might have been.
Ahead of the new NHL season, we’re taking a look at the Toronto Maple Leafs odds to win the Stanley Cup to see how they are expected to fare. It was the same old story in 2021-22 for the Maple Leafs, who were again unable to transfer their regular-season form to the playoffs.
Ahead of the new NHL season, we’re taking an early look at the Edmonton Oilers odds to win the Stanley Cup to see how they are expected to fare. The 2021-22 campaign was full of inconsistency for the Oilers, who started with so much promise before running into problems.
Ahead of the new NHL season, we’re taking an early look at the Calgary Flames odds to win the Stanley Cup to see how they are expected to fare. Calgary enjoyed a strong season during 2021-22, as they won the Pacific Division with a 50-win 111-point campaign.
Following the release of the 2022-23 NHL schedule, we’ve compared the difficulty of each team’s opening games and their early-season record. Colorado Avalanche will be defending their Stanley Cup title after denying Tampa Bay Lightning a hat-trick of victories.
Tampa Bay were never going to give up their hold on the Stanley Cup without a fight and they are still scrapping away against Colorado. The Lightning battled to a 3-2 victory on the road at Ball Arena on Friday night and now trail by just one with two matches left to play.
Tampa Bay are underdogs to complete a hat-trick of NHL title triumphs in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final odds, with Colorado firm favourites. The Avalanche will have home advantage in up to four matches and are 1.53 to lift the trophy, with the Lightning quoted at 2.55.
To celebrate the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals, our analysts have compiled a quiz to get fans fired up for the NHL championship decider. There are only 10 questions, making it the ideal challenge for a coffee break or during an intermission!
Edmonton have found Colorado just too strong in the Stanley Cup playoffs but can hopefully stay alive in the series by winning Game 4. The Oilers were competitive on home ice on Saturday and may just be able to outwork the Avalanche with the crowd behind them again.
Hosts Finland and holders Canada will meet in a dream final of the 2022 IIHF World Championship and everything is set for a cracking contest. The Finns have shown the better form over the whole tournament, but the Canadians appear to have come good at just the right time.
Canada produced an amazing comeback to beat Sweden at the IIHF World Championship and will be hoping for a smoother passage past Czech Republic. Czechia have not reached a final since lifting the trophy back in 2010, so the holders should have a psychological advantage.
USA impressed when upsetting Switzerland in the IIHF World Championship quarter-finals but facing Finland on home ice is a formidable task. A hostile atmosphere is assured at Tampere Deck Arena and this is a young American side, so the hosts look worthy favourites to progress.
We’ve reached the business end of the IIHF World Championship and a tight tussle is expected when Canada face Sweden in the quarter-finals. The Swedes were more convincing during the group stage, but the defending champions will not give up their title without a fight.