Verstappen backs Bortoleto for Sauber seat
SAO PAULO, – Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto would have a seat in Formula One next season if triple world champion Max Verstappen was making the decision. There is only one clear vacancy remaining for 2025, at Swiss-based Sauber, and Red Bull driver Verstappen said Formula Two leader Bortoleto would be the man he would sign if […]
Liverpool boss Slot expecting different game against Brighton
Liverpool’s League Cup victory at Brighton & Hove Albion this week will count for little when they meet in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday, their manager Arne Slot said on Friday. Liverpool are second with 22 points from nine games, a point behind leaders Manchester City and six points above sixth-placed Brighton, who […]
RB’s Lawson apologised to Perez after Mexican GP tension
RB driver Liam Lawson apologised to Sergio Perez after the pair clashed at the Mexican Grand Prix but the New Zealand rookie said he would not change his aggressive approach to Formula One racing. Lawson, widely seen as a potential rival for Perez’s Red Bull seat, collided with the Mexican during Sunday’s race and later […]
Draisaitl scores twice, assists another to lead Oilers to 5-1 win over Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Leon Draisaitl scored two goals and assisted another to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Viktor Arvidsson, Corey Perry and Zach Hyman also scored, and Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for the Oilers, who have won three of their last four. Edmonton played […]
Flyer Graham back on the wing for Scotland 
Winger Darcy Graham has returned to the Scotland team for his first international since last year’s World Cup after being included for Saturday’s test against Fiji. 
Coach Gregor Townsend named the highly-rated flyer, whose 24 tries make him joint third on the list of Scotland’s all-time top try-scorers, in the starting line-up for the […]
World Series champion Dodgers to hold parade in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will commemorate their World Series championship on Friday with a downtown parade followed by a celebration at Dodger Stadium. The team said Wednesday that because of logistics, traffic and timing, fans won’t be able to attend both events. The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in five games, […]
West Indies tour a chance for untapped talent to shine, says Livingstone
England’s tour of the West Indies will be a platform for players to make a name for themselves, stand-in captain Liam Livingstone said ahead of three One-Day and five Twenty20 Internationals in the Caribbean. England have named a youthful squad for the white-ball series with four uncapped players – Michael Pepper, Dan Mousley, Jafer Chohan […]
FA aims for equal access to football for girls in 90% schools by 2028
The FA wants to achieve equal access to soccer for girls in 90% of schools by 2028 and boost the number of female coaches in the game as part of its new strategy to grow women’s football, England’s governing body said on Thursday. “We have identified challenges that need to be met head-on and opportunities […]
Pakistan’s southern coast, a group of surfers chases waves and their dreams
KARACHI, – Attiq Ur Rehman is determined to follow his dream to become Pakistan’s first professional surfer despite his father’s concern for his future, a lack of equipment and the messy waves near Karachi. “I don’t care about the money right now. I just want to compete,” the 21-year-old says, shrugging off his father’s plea […]
Man United thrash Leicester in first game since Ten Hag sacking
MANCHESTER, England, 
– Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes scored twice each as Manchester United eased into the League Cup quarter-finals with a breathless 5-2 victory over Leicester City on Wednesday in their first game since the sacking of manager Erik ten Hag. United’s interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy had promised excitement in his first match […]