The FIA has introduced new guidelines which could see F1 drivers receive points deductions or a possible ban for misconduct violations, including swearing. Max Verstappen was ordered to “accomplish some work of public interest” at the end of 2024 after using an expletive during a press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Grand Prix

Celtic secured Champions League progression with a Young Boys own goal on a night of disallowed goals, missed penalties and red card drama at Parkhead. The Hoops knew a win against the side bottom of the table would all but guarantee a play-off place and Kyogo thought he had given them the dream start only

Tom HamiltonJan 22, 2025, 08:36 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Chris Wood is set to sign a new deal with Nottingham Forest. Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images Chris Wood is

Women’s Super League side Aston Villa have appointed Natalia Arroyo as their new head coach. The 38-year-old Spaniard, who left Real Sociedad at the end of the 2023-24 season, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal, pending visa approval. Villa sacked Robert de Pauw in December and Shaun Goater, who had said he wanted the role on

Lewis Hamilton has described his first experience of driving a Ferrari Formula 1 car as “one of the best feelings of my life”. Hamilton got behind the wheel of the 2023 Ferrari F1 car on Wednesday at the Scuderia’s Fiorano test track in front of around 1500 fans, with his first laps caught by Sky

Ruben Amorim has said he regrets saying his Manchester United team might be the worst in the club’s history and insisted he was pointing the finger of blame at himself rather than his players. Amorim made the comment in the aftermath of the 3-1 defeat to Brighton on Sunday. Speaking at a news conference on

Former Juventus and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is considering offers from a number of clubs in Europe’s big five leagues, a source has told ESPN, though an agreement on a deal isn’t imminent. Pogba, 31, terminated his contract with the Serie A team by mutual consent after his suspension for taking a banned substance

Derby County’s Pride Park witnessed a curious case of a ‘ghost goal’ on Tuesday that had many in the ground and watching from afar wondering what was going on. Sunderland’s Jobe Bellingham lifted a sumptuous ball over the top of the Rams defence for Enzo Le Fee to run onto. Was there a hint of

Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner dropped just six games as he dominated home favourite Alex de Minaur to charge into a semi-final showdown with big-hitter Ben Shelton. The world No 1, who admitted struggling during his fourth-round battle with Holger Rune, was back in tip-top condition to dismantle the hopes of De Minaur on

Chelsea Women have agreed a world-record fee with San Diego Wave for defender Naomi Girma. A deal of around £890,000 ($1.1m) has been settled on between the two clubs, breaking the current record of £695,000 ($860,000) when Racheal Kundananji moved to Bay FC from Madrid CFF. The centre-back is expected to have a medical in

Are we witnessing the end of Manchester City‘s incredible period of dominance, and have recent weeks exposed the first cracks in the winning empire built by Pep Guardiola? When the Champions League fixture list for the new 36-team league phase was released in September, nobody could have seriously predicted that Wednesday’s clash with Paris Saint-Germain

Iga Swiatek dropped just three games as she breezed past Emma Navarro to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a maiden Melbourne title. Five-time major winner Swiatek was ruthless in a 6-1 6-2 victory over eighth seed Navarro. Swiatek has dropped just 14 games at Melbourne Park this year – and

Iga Swiatek continued her romp through the Australian Open draw with a quarter-final victory over Emma Navarro. The Pole’s 6-1 6-2 win means she has dropped just 14 games so far in five matches – a feat bettered under the current format by only Maria Sharapova, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf. But there was controversy

Despite this loss, Aston Villa have been in good form lately, winning seven of their last 12 games in all competitions. As well as competing in Europe, Villa are also battling for a top-four finish in the Premier League and key to their performances at home and abroad are strikers Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran.

Another day, another Mohamed Salah goal and another Liverpool win. The Egypt forward has now scored three Champions League goals this season and 22 in 31 games in all competitions. He has also set up another 17 for team-mates and his total of 39 goal involvements is the highest of any player in Europe’s big