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F1 Antonelli Becomes F1's Youngest Champion and Italy's First Since 1953 Kimi Antonelli is the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history. At 20 years and 68 days old, the Mercedes driver sealed the title at Mexico City's Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, lowering Sebastian
Antonelli Becomes F1's Youngest Champion and Italy's First Since 1953
F1 Hamilton Says He Will Keep Racing Until F1 Returns to Africa Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says there has never been a driver like him in more than 70 years of Formula 1, and has vowed to keep racing well into his forties until the championship retur
Hamilton Says He Will Keep Racing Until F1 Returns to Africa
Basketball Jokic Records 200th Career Triple-double, Nine Shy of Westbrook Mark The New York Knicks plan to decline the $5.37 million fourth-year option on Pacome Dadiet, which would make him an unrestricted free agent next summer. Meanwhile, AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 pick in the 20
Jokic Records 200th Career Triple-double, Nine Shy of Westbrook Mark
Tennis Zverev Dethrones Sinner to Reach the Summit at 29 At 29 years and six months, Germany's Alexander Zverev will become world number one for the first time in his career when the ATP rankings are updated on 2 November. He secured the top spot by beating
Zverev Dethrones Sinner to Reach the Summit at 29
F1 Mexico City Grand Prix: What Antonelli Needs to Clinch the Title Mercedes' 20-year-old Italian driver Kimi Antonelli leads the Formula 1 championship by 123 points after winning nine of the season's 18 races. A top-nine finish at the Mexico City Grand Prix, at the
Mexico City Grand Prix: What Antonelli Needs to Clinch the Title
Basketball Kerr and Finch Call for NBA Flopping Rethink Three technical fouls for defensive flopping in the space of 90 seconds during the Lakers-Trail Blazers game have prompted Steve Kerr and Chris Finch to openly challenge the NBA's new officiating poli
Kerr and Finch Call for NBA Flopping Rethink
Basketball Nets Lose Demin Despite Guard's 'Nothing Serious' Verdict Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin will miss at least a week with a bone bruise in his right leg. The 20-year-old was hurt in the second quarter of the defeat by the Boston Celtics, bumping knees with Pau
Nets Lose Demin Despite Guard's 'Nothing Serious' Verdict
Basketball Wizards Hope Champagnie Can Return by All-star Break After Foot Surgery Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie has undergone surgery on a fractured right foot. He suffered the injury in the first quarter of the game against the Charlotte Hornets and was forced to le
Wizards Hope Champagnie Can Return by All-star Break After Foot Surgery
Tennis Queen of 2026: Rybakina Locks Up Year-end Top Spot Elena Rybakina will end 2026 as world number one after the 27-year-old beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3 in the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The Kazakh won the Australian Open and the US Ope
Queen of 2026: Rybakina Locks Up Year-end Top Spot
Basketball Flopping Farce in LA: Morant to Appeal as NBA Crackdown Bites Three flopping technicals in the final six minutes: the officiating in the Portland Trail Blazers' 136-129 win over the Los Angeles Lakers sparked widespread frustration. Ja Morant plans to appeal the
Flopping Farce in LA: Morant to Appeal as NBA Crackdown Bites
F1 No Points Yet, but Perez Is Staying: Cadillac Extension Runs to 2029 Sergio Perez has extended his contract with Cadillac until 2029, even though the American team have yet to score a single point in their debut 2026 season. The 36-year-old Mexican, who will mark his 3
No Points Yet, but Perez Is Staying: Cadillac Extension Runs to 2029
Basketball 'I Said My Piece' - Tatum Shuts Down Brown Questions After OT Winner Jayson Tatum scored 40 points and hit the overtime game-winner as the Boston Celtics edged the Brooklyn Nets 125-124. Yet once the final buzzer sounded, attention swung straight back to the drama surr
'I Said My Piece' - Tatum Shuts Down Brown Questions After OT Winner
Tennis 'At Some Point You Have to Close the Book' - Tearful Wawrinka Retires A 23-year professional career, 985 matches and three Grand Slam titles: Stan Wawrinka has bowed out of tennis at the age of 41 after a 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) defeat by Jiri Lehecka at the Swiss Indoors in Bas
'At Some Point You Have to Close the Book' - Tearful Wawrinka Retires
F1 Antonelli in Line for $11m Bonus If He Wins F1 Title On a base salary of $2m, Kimi Antonelli stands to collect a combined bonus of $11m (€10m) from Mercedes if he wins the F1 title. Victory in Austin has left the Italian driver 123 points clear of team-
Antonelli in Line for $11m Bonus If He Wins F1 Title
F1 From 'Formula E on Steroids' to 900hp V8: F1 Plots Engine Revolution The $190m engine budget cap cut in half and cars 80kg lighter — the FIA has formally put forward plans to bring back V8 turbo-hybrid engines in 2030 or 2031. The proposal follows fierce criticism of t
From 'Formula E on Steroids' to 900hp V8: F1 Plots Engine Revolution
Basketball Timberwolves' Edwards to Miss About Two Months After Knee Surgery Minnesota Timberwolves talisman Anthony Edwards faces around two months on the sidelines because of arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. His absence is just one chapter in an injury epidemic sweepi
Timberwolves' Edwards to Miss About Two Months After Knee Surgery
Tennis Alcaraz Says Zverev Fully Deserves to Be World Number One Having clawed back a 7,000-point deficit, Alexander Zverev now trails Jannik Sinner by just 100 points in the live ATP rankings and stands one step away from becoming world number one. Reaching the qu
Alcaraz Says Zverev Fully Deserves to Be World Number One
Basketball 'Not the Real Fans' – Jokic Slams Ball Arena Boos After two defeats in their first three games of the season, Nikola Jokic has hit back hard at Denver Nuggets supporters who booed their own team. "I just said what I said. I'm sticking to what I said.
'Not the Real Fans' – Jokic Slams Ball Arena Boos
F1 Russell at Risk of Losing Second Place in F1 Standings Trailing team-mate Kimi Antonelli by 123 points, George Russell now faces a genuine threat of losing second place in the drivers' standings. Despite starting the season as the clear favourite, the Bri
Russell at Risk of Losing Second Place in F1 Standings
Basketball Leonard Out for Weeks with Knee Swelling After shooting 32.4% from the field in the first two games of the regular season, Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out for several weeks by the Toronto Raptors with swelling in his left knee. Despite aver
Leonard Out for Weeks with Knee Swelling