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Despite dominating the sport for the past two seasons, Verstappen has once again admitted that he may not stay in F1 for the long haul. The sport’s bosses have introduced a new format at several venues this weekend, which features Grand Prix qualifying on Friday, sprint shootout and the sprint race on Saturday, as well

Max Verstappen has taken a swipe at George Russell – labelling the Mercedes star ‘Princess George’ – as tensions between the pair threaten to reach boiling point. The bad blood was ignited on Saturday in Baku when the duo touched during the opening lap of Azerbaijan GP Sprint causing damage to Verstappen’s car. The incident

Damon Hill has claimed Max Verstappen is “salty” and a “sore loser” after the Dutchman demanded new F1 rule changes are reversed. Verstappen attacked the new race double qualifying format after finishing P3 in Saturday’s sprint race.  He made the remarks moments after a row with George Russell in a frustrating afternoon for the reigning champion. Speaking

There might be a month left of the Premier League, but that isn’t stopping England’s elite from ramping up their business plans ahead of the summer transfer window. And despite splashing the cash in recent times, Todd Boehly is already looking for his next purchase. And it could lead to Mykhaylo Mudryk sinking further down the

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamal Al Thani has stuck to his guns by submitting a non-negotiable final offer to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family outright. The Qatari billionaire is aiming to lead a full-scale takeover of the Red Devils but is not the only bidder in the race, while Ineos chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe

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Gareth Bale has responded to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s pestering to join Wrexham following their promotion to League Two. The Welsh legend retired from the sport in January after a disappointing World Cup campaign, but there have been calls for him to follow Ben Foster out of retirement to the Racecourse. The Hollywood stars

Lamar Jackson will be the NFL’s highest-paid player after agreeing to a five-year, £208million ($260m) new deal with the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore have locked in their franchise quarterback after months of tense negotiations, which saw Jackson, 26, request a trade away. The Ravens also placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on Jackson, meaning he could negotiate

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have disagreed over new F1 rule changes set to be introduced at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. A new sprint race format will make its debut in Baku with a separate qualifying session to set the grid for Saturday’s sprint race.  Hamilton has backed the new changes as he branded the

Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag wants at least three new signings this summer with Harry Kane still top of his list of striker targets. The Dutchman laid out his plans for the Tottenham striker on Wednesday and is making other moves in the background despite the club’s ongoing takeover process. According to reports,

Man City v Arsenal: Pictures Manchester City moved a huge step closer to a hat-trick of Premier League titles by thoroughly outclassing league leaders Arsenal at the Etihad on Wednesday night. Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland were supreme for the reigning champions who now have their destiny in their own hands courtesy of a

United travel to Spurs in search of a fourth successive league win, knowing three points would put one foot into next season’s Champions League. But after picking up a knock in the weekend’s FA Cup semi-final win against Brighton and Hove Albion, Fernandes could miss the game. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Ten Hag

Emma Raducanu will potentially have Wimbledon on her mind going into the Madrid Open this week as she faces the very real prospect of dropping out of the top 100 in the women’s rankings. The 2021 US Open champion gets her tournament underway on Wednesday against Viktoriya Tomova in the first meeting between the pair

An F1 engineer has raised his suspicions over Mercedes and their boss Toto Wolff amid rumours there is ‘chaos and panic’ in their factor as they try and upgrade their W14 model. Lewis Hamilton has been critical of the team’s engineers for sticking with their ‘zero-pod’ concept which failed to match the pace of their

Tottenham’s wounded players have rallied together and promised to reimburse their embarrassed supporters that travelled to the North East to witness their 6-1 capitulation against Newcastle on Sunday. Some of the shamed Spurs supporters that made the 500-mile round trip left just nine minutes into the one-sided beatdown after Jacob Murphy put the hosts 3-0

Kolo Toure says Bukayo Saka has to become Michael Jordan and Thierry Henry rolled into one if Arsenal are to lift the title. The former Arsenal and Manchester City star believes the latter are the favourites because of the momentum coming into the clash at the Etihad. Nevertheless, he feels Saka is the man who

Ronaldo’s disastrous return 2021/22 season at United saw the club’s trophy drought extend to five years and their worst-ever Premier League campaign. It was the first time he had failed to lift a trophy in 17 years, last not doing so as a youngster at the Red Devils in 2005. Since then, he has claimed

Red Bull chief Christian Horner has expressed his concern over the new sprint race format debuting at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Williams boss James Vowles predicting ‘mayhem’ in Baku this weekend. Horner has been strongly opposed to the sprint format coming to Azerbaijan due to the unpredictable nature of the circuit and potential impact

A racehorse named after reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has earned £281,000 in prize money after winning an event in the United States on Saturday. The Red Bull ace is currently preparing to battle for victory at next weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he looks to increase his advantage at the top of

Erik ten Hag has promised Manchester United fans his side will “give everything” to wreck local rivals Manchester City’s treble dreams in the FA Cup final. United will face Pep Guardiola’s men in Wembley showpiece in a first ever all-Manchester final on June 4 after edging past Brighton on penalties. And the Red Devils boss