The sporting world never stops turning. At any point of the day or night, there’s always something noteworthy happening. Whether it’s a crazy knockout, buzzer-beating beating basket, game-winning touchdown or any other aspect of sporting drama or debate, it’s tough for anyone to keep up with everything that occurs.
However, it’s often the small details which make sport so absorbing to follow. With that in mind, GIVEMESPORT already have you covered with our Today in Football live blog for anything you might have missed from the beautiful game.
However, for everything from the wider sports world, the Today in Sport blog provides the best stories from social media, together with notable mini-stories from the last 24 hours.
February 20: Cameron Menzies Reveals Shocking Injuries He Suffered After Punching Table at World Darts Championship
Cameron Menzies cut an emotional figure as he recorded his first win since punching a table in a fit of rage following his shock exit from the World Darts Championship in December.
The 36-year-old completely lost it after he suffered a first-round defeat to debutant Charlie Manby at Alexandra Palace. Menzies was left bleeding badly from his hand after punching a water table in frustration. The Scotsman was warned by referee Kirk Bevans for his conduct and he would later apologise to fans for his outburst, blaming it on the stress of a recent family bereavement.
Clips soon emerged showing that Menzies had actually used his bare hands to extinguish some pyrotechnics that were going off close to him before he punched the table, resulting in some shocking injuries.
Speaking after he recorded a 6-4 win over Ritchie Edhouse at the inaugural Poland Darts Open, Menzies revealed the true extent of the injuries he suffered in December, as he explained how they still affect him today.
“It was finally good to play well but I’ve been struggling massively,” he said. I’ll be honest with you, a few times I’ve felt like wrapping it. I’m just not in a good place that way. Obviously, what happened at the Worlds.
“I’ve done a lot of damage to myself. Basically I’ve no feeling in my fingers anymore because of the damage I’ve done!”
“I couldn’t feel my fingers for six weeks. I had to go through surgery. I’ve still to go through hand treatment and trauma. I’ve made a massive mistake in my life. You can see the scar. I have to live with that.
“I was lucky it was not as bad as it could have been. I’m not proud of it. I’m lucky I can still play because it could have been severed. So I had to see a hand specialist. No words could explain how I felt at that time.”
Doctors do expect Menzies to eventually regain the feeling in his fingers, but until then, he is determined to battle on and continue his career.
“I was stupid, and I have to deal with it,” he reasoned.
February 18: John Fury Savages Beloved Figure Backstage After Carl Froch Row
John Fury went viral during Monday’s press conference for his son Tyson’s comeback fight after confronting former super middleweight world champion, Carl Froch.
The 60-year-old elder Fury had to be held back by security after he charged towards Froch, who was working as a pundit for Netflix at the time.
However, footage has now emerged of what John did when he saw respected British boxing journalist, Steve Bunce, backstage at the venue. The BBC Sport pundit has generally enjoyed a strong relationship with the Fury family over the years. However, that didn’t seem to mean anything to John as he snarled: “What are you looking at?” He then went on to threaten Bunce.
“Don’t look at me because I’ll punch you right in the f****** nose.”
To his credit, the veteran broadcaster tried to defuse the situation by reminding Fury repeatedly: “I’m your friend, John.”
Fury then replied: “You’re not my f****** friend” as he stormed off.
John has been condemned for his actions in the footage, particularly as Bunce doesn’t appear to do anything wrong in the clip.
Fellow journalist Nick Peet of the Fight Disciples podcast was among those to express their anger. Peet also offered a word of warning to Fury:
“He [Fury] is a bully and eventually he’s gonna pick on the wrong person and get laid out. That’s how it works. Steve has been nothing but supportive of Tyson. Big John is nothing but a bully performing for the cameras.”
February 16: Team USA Curler Appeals to Mock Sweden vs Canada Cheating Drama
The controversy in Curling has dominated this year’s Winter Olympics. It all kicked off in the men’s clash between Sweden and Canada when the Swede’s accused their opponents of breaking the rules. They thought that members of the Canadian team were releasing the stone and then illegally poking it with their finger.
World Curling have since cracked down on the rules, with Canada’s women and team GB’s men both being penalised for double-touching.
Team USA’s Aidan Oldenburg has now appeared to mock the drama. In one of his recent matches, the 24-year-old released the stone and then poked the air as he appeared to make fun of the drama.
His actions caused a stir on Reddit as curling fans made their feelings known. One wrote: “The genius of this is I can’t tell if he’s trolling Sweden for imagining something that didn’t happen, or Canada for a blatant lie.” A second commented: “Love it! Absolute s***housery,” while a third commented: “He let his intrusive thoughts win”.
February 14: Team GB’s Matt Weston Makes History at Winter Olympics
Matt Weston made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics as he became Team GB’s first-ever gold medalist in the men’s skeleton. He also became Team GB’s first medalist at this year’s games.
The two-time World Champion came into the games as the hot favourite, and he showed exactly what that was the case as he set a track record in all four of his runs.
After crossing the finishing line and securing his gold medal, his emotions got the better of him as he collapsed to the ground in tears.
Speaking afterward, he said, per talkSPORT: “It means everything. It means a hell of a lot to me personally. I’ve worked so hard for this. But everyone back home – my fiance, my family, my friends, everyone who has sacrificed everything for this.
“I’ve missed funerals, birthdays, everything for this moment. It feels amazing. Even if you’re not part of my close circle, if you play the national lottery you are supporting me as well so thank you so much. Hopefully I did you proud!”
February 13: IOC Release Statement After Fans Spot Controversial Item Being Sold in Official Olympic Shop
Winter Olympics bosses have been forced to issue a statement after the official fan shop of the Games was found to be selling t-shirts depicting Nazi imagery from the Berlin Olympics in 1936.
The imagery was by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis for propaganda. One shirt displays a male figure wearing a laurel wreath, with the Olympic rings above his head. Underneath him is the Brandenburg Gate, with the words “Germany Berlin 1936 Olympic Games”.
Klara Schedlich, spokesperson for sports policy for the Green Party faction in the Berlin House of Representatives, accused the IOC of “clearly not reflecting sufficiently on its own history”. She insisted that “the choice of image is problematic and unsuitable for a t-shirt.”
However, the International Olympic Committee [IOC] have refused to remove the shirts from sale. In a statement to BBC Sport, the IOC reasoned:
“We acknowledge the historical issues of Nazi propaganda, but also want to remember that the Berlin 1936 Games saw 4,483 athletes from 49 countries compete in 149 medal events.
While the IOC refused it apologise for making the shirts available, it did point out that only a limited number were put on sale.
“We made an Olympic Heritage Collection available to the public that celebrates 130 years of Olympic art and design. For this series, emblems, pictograms, posters and mascots from all editions of the Olympic Games are featured.”
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