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Lando Norris (centre) leads the drivers' championship by 12 points from Red Bull's Max Verstappen (right) and 16 from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri
Where F1 title may be won and lost in three-way fight
LeBron James
Basketball
James breaks NBA record with first game of season
FIFA World Cup Trophy
Football
US will give visa appointment priority to World Cup ticket holders
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola are trying to chase down Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table
Football
Man City and Liverpool become hunters - how key is Etihad meeting?
This will be the longest World Cup in the tournament's history. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Football
All you need to know about 2026 World Cup
Ousmane Dembele was one of many Paris St-Germain winners on the night-Getty Images
Football
Tearful PSG star Dembele wins first Ballon d'Or
Levy appointed Thomas Frank as Spurs manager in the summer. GETTY IMAGES
Football
Levy exits role as Tottenham executive chairman
Erik ten Hag signed a two-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen in May. EPA
Football
Ten Hag sacked by Leverkusen after two league games
Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold faces a return to Anfield after leaving Liverpool for the Spanish giants this summer. GETTY IMAGES
Football
Liverpool and Man City draw Real in Champions League
Donald Trump has a close relationship with Fifa and presented the Club World Cup trophy to Chelsea in the summer. REUTERS
Football
Final World Cup 2026 draw set for December 5 in Washington
Four-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar will be the defending world champion in Rwanda after taking the 2024 road race title in utterly dominant fashion in Switzerland. GETTY IMAGES
Cycling
Pogacar eyes UCI Road World Championship defense in Kigali
Chelsea have now won the Club World Cup twice, with their previous trophy lift coming in 2021. GETTY IMAGES
Football
'We've never seen a team do this to PSG' - how Chelsea won Club World Cup
Tadej Pogacar has 99 professional wins in stages, one-day races and general classifications. GETTY IMAGES
Cycling
Can anyone stop dominant Pogacar at the Tour de France?
There was agony and ecstasy after an enthralling 120 minutes of football-Getty Images
Football
Al-Hilal 'climb Everest' - but 'worrying signs' for Man City
Inter Milan match-winner Davide Frattesi came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Henrikh Mkhitaryan-Getty Images
Football
Inter beat Barca in all-time classic to reach Champions League final
Grace Buckle is a three-time National Amateur heavyweight champion-Grace Buckle
Meet the heavyweight who teaches sign language
Mohamed Salah takes a selfie in front of the Kop after scoring in Liverpool's title-clinching win against Spurs at Anfield-PA Media
Football
Liverpool clinch Premier League title with thumping win over Spurs
Real Madrid are the defending European champions - and despite the odds being against them some pundits are still tipping them to go through against Arsenal-Getty Images
Football
'La Remontada?' Is this a comeback too far for Madrid?

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