Lewis Hamilton has admitted he wanted to leave Mercedes early after a torrid weekend at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion, who is leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari at the end of the season, made comments over team radio at the end of the race that suggested it could be his “last

Norris said he heads into Las Vegas knowing the “door is almost shut” on him in the championship. He had narrowed the gap from 84 points at the halfway point of the season to 47 before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix three weeks ago, but Verstappen extended his lead to 62 by winning the wet

Chelsea registered a convincing 3-0 win over Celtic to seal early qualification to the knockout rounds of the Women’s Champions League and guarantee the Hoops’ exit from the competition. The hosts got off to a dream start when Lucy Bronze hammered home on the volley inside 65 seconds, before Guro Reiten teased a cross for

Russell’s comments come at a turbulent time in the relationship between the drivers and the FIA. Since the last race in Brazil, the GPDA put out an open letter asking the FIA to treat them “like adults”, after a controversy over drivers swearing in news conferences. The letter also made a reference to a lack

Fly-half Marcus Smith is improving the way he dovetails with the rest of England’s attack, says assistant coach Andrew Strawbridge. Smith, 25, has been one of England’s standout performers in three Autumn Nations Series defeats against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. However, despite Smith’s creativity in attack and accuracy from the kicking tee, England

Derby winner City Of Troy has been named horse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards in London. The son of US Triple Crown victor Justify also added Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse and the Juddmonte International at York to his Epsom triumph. City Of Troy was beaten in the 2,000 Guineas and Breeders’ Cup Classic but

Manager Elena Sadiku is “excited for what we have in front of us” despite Celtic exiting the Champions League after just four games and without earning a point. The Scottish club still have two games in Group B to play but now cannot progress after losing 3-0 at Chelsea. The in-form Women’s Super League (WSL)

Sonia Bompastor wants Chelsea to make winning “become easy” by continuing their successful run in Europe. Chelsea have won 11 successive matches since the Frenchwoman took over from Emma Hayes in the summer and sit top of the Women’s Super League (WSL) table. Their 3-0 win over Celtic in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday

Jack Lisowski ended Bai Yulu’s bid to become the first woman to reach the last 32 of the UK Championship with a comfortable 6-1 win in the final qualifying round in Leicester. The Englishman made breaks of 79, 69, 64 and 77 as he reeled off the first four frames. Chinese world women’s champion Bai,

Former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer expansion side San Diego FC. Mata, 36, moved to A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers in September. San Diego FC will enter the MLS in 2025 as the 30th team in the competition. “Joining San Diego FC as a

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 20, 2024, 08:00 PM Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Former Spain international and World Cup winner Juan Mata has joined the ownership group of MLS expansion side San Diego FC, the club announced on Wednesday. Mata, currently playing with Australian A-League Men

Led by former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, on his first tour as Lions head coach, the backroom team also includes ex-England spinner Graeme Swann, and former South Africa internationals Dale Steyn and Neil McKenzie. The squad departed on Wednesday for a training camp that will partly focus on white-ball skills, and conclude with a four-day