Britain’s Lando Norris believes he and his McLaren team are now favourites for the 2025 Formula One world championship after a strong victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, while Ferrari’s team principal Frédéric Vasseur admitted his team had to up their game in working with Lewis Hamilton. After what was a dramatic and incident-packed … Read more
Nick Cushing has said Manchester City’s performance in their defeat in Saturday’s League Cup final has given him belief that they can beat Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday, as the two teams’ run of four consecutive meetings continues. Manchester City lost 2-1 in Cushing’s first game back in interim charge, just five … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Enzo Mareca, meanwhile, brings in Benoît Badiashile and Reece James who, by the looks of things, will be playing in midfield; missing out are Cole Palmer, who’s injured, and Tosin Aderabioyo, who’s on the bench. Share Mikel Arteta makes two changes … Read more
This showdown of Champions League contenders ended with spoils shared so Manchester City, in fifth place, still lead Brighton, who are seventh, by a point. The draw is a rosy result for Newcastle, as they are sandwiched between them and have played a game fewer so have an opportunity to leapfrog City. Match day 29 … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Hello, hello, hello and welcome to our coverage of a highly significant Old Firm clash. Visiting supporters will be present, a resolution found over the question of ticket allocations. Around 2,400 Rangers fans will roar at Celtic Park this afternoon. … Read more
I am standing in the middle of the boxing ring, a stage lit up like a theatre. I’ve hit the woman so hard she staggers back into the ropes. The pause makes me relax. I think I’ve won, but I’m wrong. Rage moves her. Boxing can be like a game of chess, a play on … Read more
Lando Norris has issued a scathing critique of the new season of the Netflix series Drive to Survive, accusing the producers of falsely portraying drivers for dramatic effect and with “lying” and “fabricated nonsense” to better serve their narrative. Drive to Survive has been a huge success since it was first aired on the streaming … Read more
For a moment, a brief, flickering moment, you just wondered whether it was all about to come crashing down. Scotland had just scored one of the great tries, off the back of a twisty blistering run from Blair Kinghorn, which had begun well back in his own 22, and went in, out, one way then … Read more
Nuno Espírito Santo has made Nottingham Forest one of the quickest teams in the league with an ability to form attacks in transition and from turnovers in a matter of moments. At Ipswich, Nuno’s 50th Premier League match in charge of Forest, the visitors moved swiftly in numbers, their strength coming from their unpredictability. Anthony … Read more
Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix after a dramatic, incident-packed race in Melbourne. The McLaren driver prevailed after a close fight with his teammate Oscar Piastri, who went off late in the race and could recover only to ninth. Norris also had to see off a strong challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who … Read more