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1. Polls close in Thailand with three main parties vying for power

   Local polls consistently project that no single party will gain a majority, necessitating the formation of a coalition government

2. People brave cold in snow-hit Japan to vote in snap election as PM Takaichi hopes for big win

   Record snowfall in northern Japan over the last few weeks could delay vote counting

3. Winter Olympics protestors slammed by Italian PM after violent clashes

4. Mandelson-Starmer latest: Former peer’s US ambassador pay-off ‘to be reviewed’ as Lammy reveals he also warned PM

   Lord Mandelson is being asked to give back an exit payment he received after being unceremoniously sacked from office

5. Winter Olympics live: Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn battles through ACL rupture in women’s downhill

   Vonn ruptured her ACL less than two weeks before the event but will go for a medal in her return from retirement

6. Bruno Fernandes hails ‘great manager’ Michael Carrick after Man United extend winning run

   Carrick has won six of his seven matches as Manchester United boss across two spells

7. What is the curling power play? Explaining the rules of Winter Olympics sport

   Mixed doubles returns to the programme in Milano-Cortina, with the power play a crucial element of the discipline

8. What does having the hammer mean in curling and how do you get it? The rules explained

   Ten nations are competing in each of curling’s three disciplines at the 2022 Winter Olympics

9. Anti-Olympics protestors branded ‘enemies of Italy’ after clashes in Milan

   A protest against the Winter Olympics was staged in Milan on Saturday

10. Super Bowl free bets and betting offers for Patriots vs Seahawks

    Everything you need to know about the Super Bowl free bet offers run by UK bookmakers for the Partiots vs Seahawks