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Formula 1 is back after over a month off and it returns with a Sprint weekend in Miami as the 2026 season resumes. Kimi Antonelli leads the Drivers’ Championship after back-to-back wins in China and Japan, holding a nine-point advantage over Mercedes team-mate George Russell. Mercedes have won each of the opening three races so

By Canadian Press on April 23, 2026. Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal leaves the pitch injured during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Celta Vigo in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona will start its run-in for the La Liga title without the injured Lamine Yamal

SASSUOLO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring his team third goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and FC Internazionale at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on February 08, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) Lautaro Martinez will not be available for

Despite Racing’s proud history, having spent over 40 years in LaLiga, there have been troubled times since relegation from the top division in 2012. Indeed, the majority of the past 13 seasons have been spent not even in Spain’s second tier but its third. Now, the only fully professional team in Spain’s northern province of

PARIS — The suspense remains intense in Ligue 1, where Paris Saint-Germain is not as dominant as on the European stage at this crucial final stretch. The reigning French champions defeated Nantes 3-0 at the Parc des Princes midweek but they had suffered a fifth loss in the French league last weekend — compared to

It might be said that the 2026 NFL Draft starts with the New York Jets on Thursday night as they contemplate their next cornerstone pass rusher. Providing there are no shock twists, Fernando Mendoza is expected to be the No 1 pick to the Las Vegas Raiders as the top quarterback prospect in his class.

Chelsea have parted company with Liam Rosenior – just 107 days after he took charge. Calum McFarlane will lead the team into Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final with Leeds at Wembley and remain as interim head coach until the end of the season. McFarlane took on the same role earlier this season for two games when

John Stones is expected to leave Manchester City when his contract expires in June – completing an illustrious 10-year spell at the club. The England centre-back has won the Champions League, six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, three Carabao Cups and a UEFA Super Cup since he signed in 2016 from Everton. The 31-year-old

Fighting for survival in the top tier of German football, Union Berlin sacked Steffen Baumgart and appointed Marie-Louise Eta as the interim head coach, making the 34-year-old the first female coach in charge of a men’s team in the Bundesliga. Eta was appointed as interim coach with five games to go before the end of

At the start of last season, Tottenham Hotspur were ranked by England’s leading soccer think tank as the “best run club” across the nation’s entire pyramid. Less than two years later, they are staring down the barrel of a first relegation in almost half a century. The prospect of this catastrophic demise is writ large

The Italian soccer league has been rocked by the dismantling of a high-end prostitution ring that had been operating since 2019, involving approximately 50 Serie A players. These athletes reportedly paid a total of €200,000 for paid services organized in private clubs or hotels, even during the Covid-19 pandemic. The investigation also reveals recreational use

Chelsea will play all of their WSL home games from next season at Stamford Bridge, the club have announced. It is a move that follows in the footsteps of Arsenal, who made a similar move to the Emirates last summer. They still play domestic cup and Champions League league phase matches at Meadow Park. However,

Shane Lowry and Brooks Koepka will combine for this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event, at TPC Louisiana. They will form part of a field of 80 teams vying for the title, with defending champions Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak returning after beating Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard by one shot to win in

Real Madrid and England’s Jude Bellingham has announced himself as a new investor in The Hundred’s Birmingham Phoenix ahead of the 2026 season. The former Birmingham City midfielder will take a keen interest in community engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects, with increasing participation in cricket, and bringing people from different backgrounds together through

LEICESTER — Booed onto the pitch before the game, taunted with angry chants by their own supporters and the once-loved owners urged to “get out of our club” as the team were relegated to League One — what a way for Leicester City to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the most remarkable story in Premier

Leicester have been relegated from the Sky Bet Championship after a 2-2 draw against Hull. Gary Rowett’s side needed to beat the Tigers in order to fight another day, and they fought back from a goal down to lead. But Oli McBurnie’s strike sealed their fate. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video

MADRID — Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior each scored as Real Madrid ended a four-game winless streak by defeating Alaves 2-1 on Tuesday to move closer to Spanish league leader Barcelona. The victory at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium left Madrid six points behind Barcelona, which hosts sixth-placed Celta Vigo on Wednesday. It was Madrid’s first

Leicester have been relegated from the Sky Bet Championship after a 2-2 draw against Hull. Gary Rowett’s side sat 23rd in the table, eight points from safety, prior to kick-off, following a run of just two wins in their last 19 league games. They needed to beat the Tigers in order to fight another day,

Viktor Gyökeres has heaped praise on two Tottenham Hotspur legends, potentially landing himself in hot water with Arsenal supporters. The Swedish forward, who joined from Sporting Lisbon last summer, has endured a mixed debut season in North London. Advertisement He has netted 18 goals across all competitions, 12 of which have come in the Premier