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Lando Norris has been the victim of a wave of online abuse, having stated that the Alpine driver Franco Colapinto should not be in Formula One, after the Argentinian caused an accident that knocked the defending world champion out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday.Such was the level of abuse on social media, which appears to be from fans of Colapinto, his Alpine team were prompted to issue a statement condemning what is only the latest incident in a host of occurrences of fan abuse associated with the Argentinian driver.The race in Baku was won by Mercedes’ George Russell,…
Peter Kettle | 9:25am BST 27 September 2026 This letter, as sent to the above named at the ECB’s headquarters, is being reproduced in these columns to give it plenty of publicity. The purpose is twofold. First, to make the triumvirate realise that their stated reason for recently disposing of Brendon McCullum (BMC) as Head Coach of the England men’s Test team is really no more than an ostensible one, even though they themselves probably don’t realise this. Second, it is to signal that it is not too late to save BMC from himself as England men’s ODI coach. The…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Monday’s UEFA Nations League clash between Northern Ireland and Hungary. Our Prediction: Hungary To Win (13/8), Northern Ireland 0-1 Hungary (11/2) Northern Ireland host Hungary at Windsor Park on Monday night with both sides aiming to build on contrasting starts to their Nations League campaigns. Now, let’s take a closer look at some UEFA Nations League odds and betting angles for Monday’s fixture: Northern Ireland v Hungary – Monday, 7.45pm View all available markets at William Hill Northern Ireland returned to League B in style after last season’s promotion, topping their group with just one…
With the series level 1-1, England and Sri Lanka will faceoff in the decider in the third ODI at the Oval on Sunday, September 27.England won the first ODI by 89 runs before Sri Lanka secured its first win of the tour in the second ODI, winning by 16 runs.Captain Kusal Mendis led from the front with a century (121 off 100 balls), while Dunith Wellalage starred with the ball in the second innings with a three-wicket haul (3/49).In the decider, the host will be without Jos Buttler, who has been ruled out of the series after picking up a…
If a batter of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s talent cannot find a place in the Indian ODI team, that says a lot about the problem of plenty. Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Saturday indicated that the left-handed opener might have to wait for his opportunity.“There is so much competition for places in the team and so many players are performing,” Kotak said. “Jaiswal is one of the best, and whenever he gets an opportunity, he performs. But sometimes, you see, say there are three very good wicketkeepers in a team and only one will play. It is not a case of…
The West Indies cricket isn’t exactly going through a great time. It hasn’t, for a long time.But, ahead of the ODI series against India, starting here on Sunday, the captain expressed hope, and not just because of his name.Shai Hope has expectations from some of the new players and takes hearts from individual performances, too. “We see great sparks in different series and from different persons,” he said. “It is about repeating that, trying to get those performances for longer duration, rather than one or two games. We have to try to extend that for two, three, four series. Consistency…
Jaw set resolute on the podium, George Russell gave notice he is not quite ready to go gentle into that good night with a commanding victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. With a lot of ground to make up and not many races left to do it, the win was something of the shot in the arm he required to at least stay within touching distance of the Formula One title.Russell’s dominant victory from pole to flag in Baku ensured he took advantage of a meeting where his Mercedes teammate and the title leader, Kimi Antonelli, had endured his worst…
Lando Norris has issued a scathing criticism of Franco Colapinto, saying the Alpine driver does not deserve to be in Formula One and should face a race-ban after taking Norris’s McLaren out of the race.The race was won by Mercedes’ George Russell but Norris was forced to retire from eighth place after Colapinto caused the accident that that all but ended the defending world champion’s title hopes.Colapinto came in toward turn one from a safety car restart far too hot and locked-up long before the corner entry. Unable to control the car, he speared into his teammate Pierre Gasly, who…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Sunday’s UEFA Nations League clash between Denmark and Wales. Our Prediction: Match Result & 3+ Match Goals – Denmark (6/5), Denmark 2-1 Wales (6/1) Denmark host Wales in Copenhagen on Sunday with both sides looking for their first UEFA Nations League points of the campaign after narrow opening defeats. Now, let’s take a closer look at some UEFA Nations League odds and betting angles for Sunday’s fixture: Denmark v Wales – Sunday, 5pm View all available markets at William Hill Denmark were 2–0 down inside eighteen minutes against Norway on Thursday but showed real fight…
Virat Kohli said that next year’s ODI World Cup in South Africa will be his last for India, and that he is ready to give his all to lift the trophy.Kohli, who is the leading century-maker in ODIs, only plays the 50-over format for India now, having retired from the Test and T20I formats over recent years.He has scored 14,941 runs in 314 ODIs for India at an average of 58.59 and strike-rate of 93.95.“For me, it’s the last World Cup I’m going to play for India,” Kohli told broadcaster JioStar on Saturday.“That is my motivation and like, you know,…