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George Russell believes his Mercedes team have identified the problem with his engine that damaged his world championship hopes over recent races and left the driver fuming when it played a key role in him being knocked out of Sunday’s round in Belgium.Russell has been struggling with issues with his electrical energy deployment for three races now, since the Austrian GP, particularly at Silverstone and Spa which are energy-dependent circuits. In Belgium he was furious after he lacked electrical energy when exiting turn one on the opening lap. It left him vulnerable to the chasing pack, notably the Ferraris which…

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France following a commanding breakaway.The EF Education-Easypost rider brilliantly accelerated away from his rivals with intuitive and canny riding, finishing 45 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Mauro Schmid of Jayco-Alula and Matteo Jorgenson of Visma-Lease a Bike.Meanwhile, sickness appears to be making its way through overall leader Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad after key domestique Brandon McNulty abandoned the race mid-stage.Slovenian Pogacar remains in the yellow jersey by four minutes 32 seconds over Belgium’s Remco Evenepeol of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and six minutes 51 seconds over UAE team-mate Isaac del Toro…

With pre-season fixtures already on the horizon, Arsenal have completed a deal to make Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis their first summer signing. But who is the Greek international, what will he bring to the side and why is he costing £34 million? Phil Costa reports. — After some difficult years in the wilderness, defined by a lack of direction and unfulfilled potential, Greek football is having a renaissance and finally there are some young players to get excited about – and not just central defenders either. Greece have always been bottom heavy when it comes to the type of…

Tyson Fury Opens The Weekend Friday begins with Tyson Fury facing Mariusz Wach in Pattaya. The bout is not expected to air live and is being filmed as part of Netflix’s At Home with the Furys. Although it is not an official championship contest, Fury’s appearance will draw plenty of attention given the ongoing discussion surrounding a possible meeting with Anthony Joshua. Anthony Joshua carries the biggest spotlight when he faces Kristian Prenga in Jeddah The heavyweight bout marks Joshua’s first appearance since losing to Daniel Dubois and gives him an opportunity to move back into the championship picture. The…

When it comes to naming his top four greatest fighters of all time, modern day boxing icon Canelo Alvarez includes a left-field choice. Alvarez has held world titles at super-welterweight, middleweight, super-middleweight and light-heavyweight, becoming the first ever undisputed super-middleweight world champion and then becoming a two-time holder of all four belts in the 168lb division. On October 31, Canelo is scheduled to compete in his 18th consecutive world title bout as he looks to bounce back from defeat to Terence Crawford and regain the super-middleweight throne at the first time of asking, challenging Christian Mbilli for the WBC title. …

Football clubs have been urged to contribute more to the cost of match policing to ease the burden on taxpayers.The current model whereby clubs are not responsible for policing expenses outside stadiums “simply cannot continue”, according to Chief Constable Mark Roberts, the UK’s football policing lead.Statistics released on Thursday, external by the Home Office show incidents were reported at 1,644 matches last season in England and Wales – the highest figure since the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) started collecting the data in 2017-18.Chief Constable Roberts says taxpayers shouldered £70m of police funding for football matches last season, as part…

Yann Bisseck revealed Jurgen Klopp’s imminent arrival as Germany coach gives him “a lot of hope”. The German football federation (DFB) are expected to announce Klopp as their new national team coach on Friday, following the recent resignation of Julian Nagelsmann. Germany were knocked out in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup after losing on penalties to Paraguay. It was the first time Germany have lost a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup, and just their second at a major tournament (World Cup/Euros), after going down to Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Euros final. There were 31 places…

Presales open first as the September 12 title fight drives Mexican Independence Day weekend in Las Vegas Click here to watch live boxing this weekend Ryan Garcia’s first welterweight title defense against Conor Benn goes on public sale Friday at 1 p.m. ET. UFC Fight Club members and registered Zuffa Boxing users receive earlier access. The Mexican Independence Day weekend event takes place on Saturday, September 12, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and headlines one of Zuffa Boxing’s biggest cards of the year. Fans looking to secure seats early have two presale opportunities before Friday’s public sale. UFC Fight…

Birmingham City have signed goalkeeper Katie Startup following her exit from Manchester City when her contract expired.The 27-year-old was part of the City squad that won their first Women’s Super League title in a decade and the Women’s FA Cup in 2025-26.Startup did not make an appearance for the club after joining from Brighton in 2024, but became a fan favourite due to her professionalism and support for the goalkeeping group in training. She joins newly promoted Birmingham City on what is believed to be a two-year deal, as they hope to cement their place in the WSL next season.”Coming…

(Queensberry Promotions) Dr Ezekiel Adamu is hoping to put boxing in Nigeria firmly on the map and the heavyweight division, with fighters like Moses Itauma and Daniel Dubois of African descent, has been recognized as the most obvious route in. Dr Adamu is the man behind Balmoral Group Promotions and the Chaos in the Ring series and he is determined to make Africa a boxing powerhouse. Dr Adamu, who is a doctor in business administration and corporate governance, hosts his next event on July 31, weaving boxing contests in with influencer fights. “For me, I said the long-term goal is…