Author: Sports News UK

The Canadian Grand Prix was the race in which the Formula 1 title battle finally came alive this year.It was also, however, the race in which it took a potentially decisive turn, putting a huge dent in George Russell’s hopes of beating his 19-year-old Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to the championship.Russell’s retirement from the race came after 30 laps of frenetic battling between the pair which lit up the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on a damp, gloomy day so cold it tempted world champions McLaren into a seemingly inexplicable decision to start the race on a dry track on wet-weather tyres.Russell’s…

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It’s Blackout Sacramento. California closes out their regular-season home slate by unveiling an all-black alternate kit against an Old Glory side that finally tasted home victory last week. Third hosts fourth, both with playoff math still alive, and the rematch of a Week 5 game that California controlled. Here’s how to bet it.     The Storylines California: Two Losses, One Last Home Game California are 3-2 in their last five and dropped back-to-back matches to New England (Week 7) and Chicago (Week 8). The good news? They’ve banked a table point in every single fixture this season — they…

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Sunday, May 24, 2026 | 4:00 PM ET | SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IL It’s 1st vs 2nd at SeatGeek Stadium — the same venue that hosts June’s MLR Final. Chicago is 7-0 with seven straight bonus-point wins. Seattle is the only team that can knock them off the perch, and they’re surging at the right time with three wins on the bounce. Here’s how to bet a heavyweight.   The Storylines Chicago: Seven From Seven, And History Calls The Hounds are the only unbeaten side left in MLR 2026 and the first team to clinch a playoff spot. They’ve already…

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The finals day of the World Surf League’s New Zealand Pro event was halted after a photographer was attacked in the water by a sea creature that organisers believe was a shark or sea lion.The incident happened as Brazilian surfers Yago Dora and Italo Ferreira competed in the men’s semi-finals in Raglan on the North Island.A ‘code red’ was activated with the event put on hold while medical teams responded.Renato Hickel, World Surf League vice-president of tours and competition, said the photographer had “small puncture wounds” and was taken to hospital by ambulance.”We activate the code red when it’s a…

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Former Leinster fly-half Andy Dunne insists that coaching in Ireland needs to change otherwise they will continue to lose big games. An Irish side succumbed in yet another big game on Saturday as Leo Cullen’s men went down 41-19 to Bordeaux-Begles in the Investec Champions Cup final. That followed Ulster’s heavy 59-26 defeat to Montpellier in the Challenge Cup showpiece event, who are led by Richie Murphy, in what has been a poor weekend for the provinces. Also seen at Test level With the national team failing to get beyond the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup, Dunne insists that…

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Stuart Barnes has “come out in support” of Steve Borthwick following the decision to select Benhard Janse van Rensburg in the England squad. The England head coach’s call to name the South African in their training squad ahead of the Nations Championship caused a certain amount of controversy. Janse van Rensburg qualifies under World Rugby’s residency laws having spent the past five years in England, but he only became available after the RFU pleaded with the sport’s governing body to effectively ignore the game time he had for the Junior Springboks, which was South Africa’s capture team at the time.…

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Manager Antonio Conte has announced he will leave Napoli this summer, 12 months after guiding the club to the Serie A title.The former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur boss took charge of Napoli in 2024 and in his first season delivered a fourth top-flight title in their history.However, this season Napoli finished second, 11 points behind champions Inter Milan.In the Champions League – a competition Conte has struggled to make progress in – Napoli failed to reach the knockout phase.After Napoli beat Udinese 1-0 on Sunday in their final match of the season, Conte announced his departure during a joint media…

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