Sporting Pictures of the Week 1 March

Farewell to the 2026 Winter Olympics.  The Good.

And the not so good.

Auston Matthews, Zach Werenski, and Matthew Tkachuk hold aloft the jersey of the late Johnny Gaudreau, who was tragically killed alongside his brother, Matt, while cycling in August 2024.

Matt Boldy scores the opening goal for USA during the men’s ice hockey final against Canada.

Then the closing ceremony got a bit trippy.

Followed by a mural of gold winning Alysia Liu in California.

What’s Brendan Rodgers up to these days?  Celebrating Founding Day in Saudi Arabia.

Harry Brook doing Harry Brook things.

Catch that.

From the Archives.  Helen Plastow and Yvonne Biddulph pictured in 1966. They provided the Post Office’s Dial-A-Score service, the best way to keep up with Test matches in the days before Ceefax let alone the internet.