Alessia Russo is reaping the rewards of hard work under Arsenal interim boss Renee Slegers and her fine form continued in the Gunners' final game before the winter break.

Arsenal and Russo head into the winter break full of confidence, eagerly awaiting the Champions League quarter-final draw on 7 February.

There have been sackings, shock results and goals aplenty in the first half of the Women's Super League, but reigning champions Chelsea once again lead the way heading into the winter break.

HB: We were all slowly waking up from the slumber of our winter break and then boom, Lewis Hamilton is announced as joining Ferrari in 2025, still having to race one more season with the Silver Arrows before transitioning into the scarlet red car.

As an international student at USC who had not been home for a year, Kevin Lu was excited to return over winter break to see his parents in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.