George Russell's slender world championship hopes were given a major boost when title favourite Kimi Antonelli crashed out of qualifying for Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix - and he took pole by a mile.

Aidan O’Connell is in the final year of his rookie deal. He has started 17 of 21 career games since Las Vegas Raiders drafted him in the fourth round out of Purdue in 2023.

O'Connell, 28, has not been at practice all week and missed the win over the Chargers in what, until now, had only been described as 'personal' reasons rather than an injury.

The 23-year-old Spaniard returned to London for the Opening Night Gala ahead of the 2026 Laver Cup, and spoke to reporters at the O2 Arena following his US Open campaign.

Man Utd youngster Shea Lacey was called up to England's U20 squad for the September international break.

Asian Games 2026: Mirabai Chanu, Elavenil Valarivan, Suchika Tariyal, Jay Meena and Suruchi Inder Singh are among India's first-time medallists at Aichi-Nagoya. Here's how they reached the podium.

Kiffin's highly anticipated return to Vaught Hemingway Stadium turned sour on Saturday as his former team secured a 32-24 victory in front of over 70,000 fans.

India In Athletics At Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates: Gulveer Singh won silver in the men's 10,000m final after Manpreet Kaur sealed bronze in the women's shot put final. Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur failed to qualify for the men's 100m final.

Talented opener Yashasvi Jaiswal last month got involved in a tense altercation with Asitha Fernando on Day 1 of the second India vs Sri Lanka Test in Colombo

Jude Bellingham has been named England men’s player of the year for a second consecutive standout season in which he scored a record seven goals at the 2026 World Cup, according to the Football Association on Friday.The 23-year-old Real Madrid star’s World Cup broke a record for an...

Former Premier League defender Sebastien Bassong, 40, is allegedly being prosecuted by Transport for London - but has insisted he did not realise the pass he had been given was not valid.

After his older brother Carlos captured back-to-back golds in floor exercise and vault, Eldrew Yulo also shines in his first Asian Games stint as he bags the bronze in horizontal bar

Kyle Juszczyk's $14,926 fine has sparked an unusual back-and-forth between the 49ers fullback and the NFL. The league viewed his touchdown celebration as a beer-chugging gesture, while Juszczyk insists it represented his "Juice" nickname

Calling the Atlanta Falcons' clash against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Amazon Prime Video, the 81-year-old endured a nightmare start to the action.

Eight years after leaving Ohio State, Joe Burrow opens up about his 2018 transfer to LSU, the quarterback competition and why he needed a chance to play.

Brittany Mahomes has faced years of online hate over her celebrations, political views and public profile. Here is how she handled it every time and what Patrick Mahomes did when the trolling went too far.

The Hollywood action star admitted he hadn't stepped foot inside an NFL stadium since before the pandemic and the songstress was 'schooling' him on the intricacies of the game last week.

A one-of-one Cooper Flagg Rookie Debut Patch Autograph card sold for $8.04 million at a Fanatics Collect auction, becoming the most expensive single-player basketball card in history after a frantic five-hour bidding surge.

The White House confirmed this week that the President will travel to Knoxville to catch the blockbuster SEC clash, before heading to The Presidents Cup on Sunday.

The Socceroos led from the 68th minute until the fifth minute of added time, when Raphinha’s corner was headed in by the Brazil substitute.

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are preparing to join the Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro for the historic Week 3 meeting with the Baltimore Ravens. The full squad is expected to travel, with appearances planned during NFL Rio Game week.

Jayson Barker, of Jeffersonville, was discovered on Tuesday evening after allegedly taking photos of the young athletes while they changed after practice at Wilmington College.

Sayed Abu Farchi was given his marching orders in the second-half of his side's defeat by Austria, having taken the corner flag out the ground and mimicked a gunshot during the game.

The Connecticut Sun has played its last WNBA game as the franchise moves across the country in a massive relocation.

The former left back, who won the World Cup with his country in 2002, detailed this week how he had to fight his way back from almost nothing after being dealt documents that almost wiped him out.

The United States ​began their bid for an 11th consecutive Presidents Cup title by taking a 3-2 lead over the International Team after Thursday's opening fourball session at Medinah Country Club in Chicago.

The Premier League has piled even more pressure on under-fire Gianni Infantino by joining forces with Europe's major leagues to hit out at the FIFA president's 'exploitative ideas'.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: If trophies were awarded for chaos then Italy would have won the last three World Cups with ease instead of missing them altogether. They are set to embark on another rebuild.

Gianni Infantino came under more pressure on Friday as the Premier League and three other top European leagues called for FIFA governance reform following the failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.

Indian squash players assured themselves of three medals as Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar entered the mixed doubles semifinals, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh advanced to the last four in singles.