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Kimi Antonelli has suffered a run of no little bad luck of late, but the Italian teenager demonstrated it had left him entirely unfazed as he produced a dominant lap to secure pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix.The 19-year-old’s composure and control at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday was something to behold as he flew round the circuit in the Ardennes mountains with ease, comfortably beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second place. Notable was the manner in which he did so given Verstappen had benefited from having a tow from his teammate, Isack Hadjar, who willingly sacrificed his…

After the South Africa game, Rassie Erasmus said that Scotland were a top-three nation in the world, presumably behind his own side and France. With Rassie you never know what sort of agenda might lie behind his public comments – there’s usually something – but it was an eyebrow-raiser nonetheless.In the wake of Fiji, Schoeman – two tries this summer – went down a similar road when asked if he felt Scotland were closing the gap on the best sides in the world. “No, I don’t feel we’re closing the gap,” he said. “I feel we are a top-three, top-five…

“We’ve got a four or five year project with him,” Hearn said after the event. “That will include fighting in America definitely once a year. So, we’ll be pleased with that.” Hearn believes Atang has the physical tools to become one of boxing’s next heavyweight stars, though he expects the teenager to continue filling out his frame before taking on tougher opposition. “He’s 19 years old. He’s 235 pounds at the moment. He’s still got a lot of growing to do. Want to see him up around that 250 mark, but he’s got all the fundamentals, right? He’s very fast,…

The Mercedes driver scout involved in discovering Kimi Antonelli is leaving the team to join rivals Red Bull.Frenchman Gwen Lagrue, 50, is to take up a new role leading Red Bull’s driver development programme.Lagrue has been recruited essentially as a replacement for Helmut Marko, who retired from his long-time role as Red Bull’s motorsport adviser at the end of last year. Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies, Mercedes and Lagrue himself all declined to comment when approached by BBC Sport.It is unclear when Lagrue will be free to take up his new role.Mercedes and Red Bull are in the process…

Chelsea have begun “formal talks” with a defender they’re looking to sign – but there’s also a warning about other teams in the chase. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Chelsea’s big deal of the window is done – yesterday, the bombshell news about a £117m move for Morgan Rogers went public. In defence, however, the Blues are still battling to lock down their man. Maxence Lacroix has clearly been their top target for…

Eddie Hearn has questioned the power and durability of one man as Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn is officially announced. The pair will collide at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, heading a co-promotion between Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy and Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing. Their welterweight showdown had, of course, been rumoured for quite some time, with an announcement earlier this week finally confirming Garcia’s WBC title defence. The 27-year-old claimed his belt by dethroning Mario Barrios with a unanimous decision victory in February, which followed his largely unexpected points defeat to Rolando Romero in May 2025.…

TOSSZimbabwe wins the toss and elects to bat first vs Bangladesh.Playing XIsBangladesh: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon(w), Towhid Hridoy(c), Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Taskin AhmedZimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Milton Shumba, Tinotenda Maposa, Clive Madande, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing MuzarabaniSQUADSBangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon(w), Towhid Hridoy(c), Nurul Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Yasir Ali, Mohammad Saifuddin, Rishad Hossain, Abdul Gaffar SaqlainZimbabwe: Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl,…

Benn, 29, had earlier said Garcia is “like a big child, a spoiled brat”. “He throws his toys out of the pram on social media, throwing little tantrums,” he added.”I’m not too concerned about this little influencer. He ain’t a fighter. He can say whatever he wants, it ain’t going to make a difference come 12 September.”Benn then pointed to himself and said: “12-round war proven. I don’t quit, I don’t stay down on one knee,” referring to Garcia’s loss to Gervonta Davis in 2023.Garcia, 27, responded by saying Benn’s “not gonna make it to 12, he’s not good enough”.…

A pitch invader does a moony towards West Ham fans then gets caught by Southend stewards during a pre-season friendly at Roots Hall. Videos of the moment has gone viral across social media, many fans laughing at the unexpected moment with around 30 minutes left of the second half to play out. The was a break in play, both teams waiting to make some changes, and watched on as the pitch invader ended up going into the West Stand and was prevented from making his way out of the exit. Justin Allen, who filmed one of the videos below, wrote:…

Eddie Hearn believes Zuffa Boxing has already discovered that boxing doesn’t operate like the UFC. Hearn argued that Dana White and Zuffa were forced to abandon several of the positions they promoted when entering the sport, pointing to the upcoming Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn event as proof that boxing’s business model cannot be controlled by a single company. “I mean, he was bullied into it really. They had no choice,” Hearn said to Fighthype when asked about Zuffa working with Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions. “Do you think Dana White would have voluntarily said, ‘Let’s do a co-promotion…