75 m. ago Max Verstappen gifted route back into F1 title race as McLarens crash out at US Grand Prix

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both crashed out at the first corner of the US Grand Prix Sprint race and Max Verstappen took full advantage to cut McLaren's F1 championship lead

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92 m. ago Verstappen wins sprint race after Norris and Piastri collide, before US Grand Prix qualifying – live

Updates from the Circuit of the Americas (10pm BST)Sprint race winner | Email Beau with your thoughtsLando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided with each other on the first lap again as the title rivals were both dumped out of the United States sprint.The buildup to the weekend has been dominated by the “consequences” imposed by McLaren on Norris after the team held him responsible for banging wheels with Piastri in Singapore a fortnight ago. That minor tap paled into insignificance compared with the carnage at turn one of Saturday’s sprint in Austin, as Norris was left with only three tyres on his car. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Risk of wheel bashing and strategy sets up complicated US Grand Prix

McLaren’s total dominance has gone and Norris and Piastri’s title race head-to-head is no longer such a binary affairAt the mid-point of this season it might have been considered that the title fight between McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri would simply be decided by which driver had the edge to take the flag at each remaining meeting. Going into this weekend’s US Grand Prix, however, the contest has become far more complicated and far more interesting.While only 22 points separate the pair neither has now won for three races, the team’s longest drought of the season. Moreover, they have been beaten on merit across a variety of tracks. At the fast, low downforce challenge of Monza and Baku, where Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took the flag, and the slow, high downforce of Singapore, where Mercedes’ George Russell more than had their measure. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Kevin Muscat identifies 'crucial' match amid Rangers next manager wait after seven

Incoming Rangers manager secures vital victory in race for Chinese title

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36 h. ago F1 title race storm as Piastri says there will be ‘consequences’ for Norris over Singapore collision

The title protagonists banged wheels at turn two as Norris barged ahead of Piastri into third

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37 h. ago Lando Norris to face “repercussions” after Singapore collision with Oscar Piastri

The title protagonists banged wheels at turn two as Norris barged ahead of Piastri into third

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41 h. ago Lando Norris to face ‘repercussions’ for collision with Oscar Piastri in Singapore F1

McLaren driver accepts responsibility for clash with Australian teammateFormula One title battle intensifies ahead of United States Grand PrixLando Norris will face “consequences” after McLaren held him responsible for the first-lap collision with Oscar Piastri in Singapore.The title protagonists banged wheels at turn two as Norris barged ahead of Piastri into third, with the Australian complaining bitterly on the team radio. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago ‘Very concerning’ Liverpool problems present huge opportunity for Arsenal

Champions were strong title favourites after huge summer spending, but poor form has given their rivals a big chance

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3 d. ago Arsenal news: £52m transfer eyed as dropped ace gives Mikel Arteta boost in title race

Arsenal sit top of the Premier League table and Mikel Arteta is eyeing reinforcements as he hopes to extend their lead when they travel to Fulham on Saturday evening

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5 d. ago Joey Barton tears into Wayne Rooney over Man Utd title theory

Former Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City star Joey Barton has rubbished Wayne Rooney's theory over the final weekend, which decided the Premier League title race in 2012

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5 d. ago Pogacar rules cycling world with total pedal power after brushing off mid

A fifth successive Il Lombardia triumph completed another dominant season for the Slovenian, while on the women’s tour Pauline Ferrand-Prévot divided opinionTadej Pogacar’s command of world cycling now seems limitless. The Slovenian ended 2025 as he began it, dominating a coveted Italian classic, Il Lombardia, to win the “race of the falling leaves” for the fifth time straight.The 27-year-old had started his European season by winning the Tuscan gravel race, Strade Bianche. He closed it having matched Italian icon Fausto Coppi’s record of five Lombardy wins and Eddy Merckx’s achievement of winning three “monument” races, the Tour de France and the world road race title in the same year. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jamie Carragher tells Arsenal and Liverpool one thing that can prove pivotal in title race

Arsenal are top of the Premier League after a strong start to the season, with Mikel Arteta's side looking like genuine title contenders after a number of impressive displays

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1 week ago Barry Ferguson insists Rangers job is top dollar as he fires title race rally cry and tells new man what he must do

The former captain isn't having any chat that the job isn't as appealing as it has been in the past

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1 week ago Johnny Herbert believes Oscar Piastri is starting to ‘crack’ in pressure of F1 title race

Piastri voiced his anger with Lando Norris’ overtake in Singapore but still has a 22-point lead

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1 week ago Man City have to avoid Arsenal mistake as Liverpool FC stumble

Manchester City have already been written out of the title race and that shouldn't bother them

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1 week ago Thomas Frank capitalises on Ange Postecoglou's parting gift to put Spurs in early title race

Thomas Frank has made Tottenham hard to beat - and it's left them on the coat-tails of bitter rivals Arsenal as the season enters its second international break

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1 week ago How Lando Norris’s audacious move ignited the friendliest F1 title race ever

Comment: Norris’s audacious overtake on a fuming Oscar Piastri in Singapore has lit the touchpaper on the McLaren intra-team title battle – it’s exactly what the British driver needed

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1 week ago How Lando Norris’s audacious move ignited the nicest F1 title race ever

Comment: Norris’s audacious overtake on a fuming Oscar Piastri in Singapore has lit the touchpaper on the McLaren intra-team title battle – it’s exactly what the British driver needed

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1 week ago Man City have huge advantage in £231million title race subplot with Arsenal and Liverpool

Manchester City are firmly back in the title race after they battled to a 1-0 win against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.

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1 week ago Man City have "important pieces" in title race as Pep Guardiola makes Liverpool point

Manchester City are firmly back in the Premier League title race but Pep Guardiola is refusing to be drawn on the battle ahead.

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