11 h. ago Verstappen takes F1 US GP pole after sprint victory to turn up heat on Norris and Piastri

Lando Norris is second on grid, Oscar Piastri is sixthMax Verstappen won sprint after McLarens collidedMax Verstappen claimed pole position for the US Grand Prix with an immense lap for Red Bull at the Circuit of the Americas. However the day was marked by yet another incident between the two world championship contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with the latter crashing into Norris on the opening lap of the sprint race taking them both out and leaving McLaren with a headache as to how they manage their drivers.Verstappen had been all but untouchable throughout qualifying, his lead over Norris in second place was a full three-tenths, an age on this track. However in what is an increasingly tense title fight Piastri’s difficult weekend continued as he managed only sixth on the grid. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took third and fifth for Ferrari, with Mercedes’ George Russell in fourth. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Queen Camilla enjoys a day at the races as she attends British Champions Day at Ascot

Queen Camilla opted for a stylish blue ensemble on Saturday as she attended British Champions Day at Ascot. 

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20 h. ago Jamie Spencer ‘lost for words’ after sprinter’s shock Group 1 win at odds of 200

Powerful Glory became the biggest priced winner of a top level British Flat race at Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot and the eight horse in history to score at the odds

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21 h. ago Tommy Fleetwood in contention after lucky break on 18th hole in Dehli

Fleetwood sits two off the lead heading into the India Championship’s final day

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22 h. ago Hong Kong superstar has last laugh after 50,000 Aussies ‘boo’ him to start of £10m race

Ka Ying Rising cemented his place as the world’s number one racehorse with victory in the Everest at Randwick in Sydney in front of a record crowd

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38 h. ago 'His late surge will kill his rivals' – Jason Heavey's QIPCO Champions Day tips

The Daily Star Chief Tipster has fired in 12-1, 15-2 and 5-2 winning naps this week – and he fancies 50-1 and 20-1 outsiders on QIPCO Champions Day at Ascot

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38 h. ago Taunts add spice as big three vie for Champion Stakes in thrilling Ascot finale

Three of the world’s top-10 racehorses go head-to-head in £1.4m race which features a tangled mass of plotlinesIf you were to sit down with a blank piece of paper to design an ideal finale for the 2025 Flat season, the result would probably be a race with a striking resemblance to Saturday’s Champion Stakes at Ascot.It will be run over a mile-and-a-quarter, an ideal test for speed and stamina, and on good ground, with three of the world’s top-10 racehorses on ratings going head-to-head. The double-figure field also includes some very live “dark” horses that could spring a surprise, and a runner apiece for Ireland, Britain and France, European racing’s leading nations, among the three main contenders. The strength and depth of the competition is so high that punters who successfully unravel the puzzle can expect at least a 180% return on their stake, in the space of a couple of minutes. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Ascot Champions Day tips 2025: Best bets, odds & race previews

Racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge gives his insights in Saturday’s Champions Day racecard at Ascot

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5 d. ago Female darts star humbles Luke Littler: World champion BEATEN after he 'arrogantly' dropped down to youth championship the day after winning £120,000 tournament

Littler would find himself up against the likes of Gian van Veen, Beau Greaves and Charlie Manby - the newest talent on the scene who has just qualified for this winter's World Championship.

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5 d. ago Beau Greaves stuns Luke Littler in PDC world youth championship thriller

Greaves edges out world champion 6-5 in semi-finalShe will now face Gian van Veen in November finaleBeau Greaves won a thrilling last-leg decider to shock Luke Littler 6-5 in the semi-finals of the PDC world youth championship in Wigan.Greaves, a three-time WDF women’s world champion who has secured a PDC Tour card for the 2026-27 season, had gone 2-1 up in the semi-final. Littler responded with the next three legs, the PDC world champion competing the day after defeating rival Luke Humphries 6-1 in the World Grand Prix final in Leicester. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Four of world’s top ten racehorses assembled for British Champions Day at Ascot

Ombudsman, Field Of Gold, Delacroix and Calandagan, three of whom could meet in the same race, are among the confirmations for the end of season extravaganza

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6 d. ago King Charles' top quality nuts save the day as royal hailed hero at World Championships

It comes after last year’s championships were hit by a cheating scandal after the World Conker Championships winner was found with a dummy chestnut made of steel in his pocket

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2 w. ago Championship roundup: Coventry thrash Wednesday on bleak day for Sheffield

Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Coventry, Hull 1-0 Sheffield UtdBoro slip to Pompey defeat, Leicester see off SwanseaFrank Lampard praised his side’s stirring second-half display after Coventry went top of the Championship with a 5-0 rout of Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.Brandon Thomas-Asante scored twice in the first half with Haji Wright adding a third on the stroke of half-time. Ellis Simms and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto grabbed further goals in the second period to complete a comprehensive victory. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Championship roundup: Coventry hit five past Wednesday on bleak day for Sheffield

Thomas-Asante’s first-half double sparks Coventry routSheffield United still bottom after losing 1-0 at HullBrandon Thomas-Asante scored a first-half double as Coventry eased to a 5-0 at struggling Sheffield Wednesday that sent them top of the table for a couple of hours at least. The home supporters once again protested against the ownership of Dejphon Chansiri.The visitors got off to a great start when Thomas-Asante produced a close-range finish in the third minute after the Owls defence failed to deal with a corner.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Storm Amy and 60mph winds wreak havoc as Alfred Dunhill Links Championship day 3 cancelled

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was suspended on day two but has now been cancelled due to brutal weather conditions caused by Storm Amy

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2 w. ago 'I'd love to': Former world No 1 sets sights on Ryder Cup return at Adare Manor

Johnson opens with one of best rounds of day in Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

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3 w. ago Rory McIlroy speaks out on fan behaviour at Ryder Cup after difficult day

Masters champion continued to be heckled and jeered by home fans on day 2 at Bethpage Black

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3 w. ago ‘I’ve never driven a car. I can’t cook. I’m a lost cause’: meet Australia’s top quizzers

They study for hours a day. The competitions have zero prize money. So what keeps quiz champions going for glory – and how do they win?Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIssa Schultz has a daily schedule that not many could compete with.“I get up, I make a coffee, I go on the computer and I do quizzes. I take a break for lunch and then get back on the computer for more quizzes,” he says. “It sounds like an illness, and others may diagnose it as that, but I am that obsessed. It’s not an exaggeration to say I treat it as an eight-hour job – a full-time day.” Schultz is Australia’s #1 ranked quizzer, the name for the people who take trivia very seriously. It’s a hobby he’s structured his entire life around. For about six weeks a year, Schultz films the Channel 7 show The Chase Australia, where he serves as one of the quizshow’s “chasers” – the experts whom contestants must topple if they want to take home the prize money (his nickname on the show, fittingly, is The Supernerd). ...

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3 w. ago World media reacts as Celtic shake the hiccups and wild Red Star Belgrade claim comes from a different planet

The Premiership champions swerved defeat of matchday day one of their bid to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League

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3 w. ago Marlen Reusser dominates time trial at Cycling Road World Championships

Swiss star beats Kigali field by 51.89sec to take goldAnna van der Breggen and Demi Vollering also on podiumSwitzerland’s Marlen Reusser overcame illness this year to win the women’s individual time trial at the Cycling Road World Championships in Kigali on Sunday, finishing 51.89sec quicker than the rest of the field for a dominant victory.Reusser took the rainbow jersey in a time of 43min 09.34sec around the 31.2km course in Rwanda’s capital on the opening day of the week-long championships, being hosted in Africa for the first time. Continue reading...

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