Category: Sports

McLaren lost both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the Las Vegas Grand Prix results after their MCL39 cars violated the 9mm skid-block rule, costing them 30 championship points and reshaping the 2025 F1 title race with only three races left.

Andy Farrell's gamble on young fly-half Sam Prendergast backfired as Ireland lost 24-13 to the Springboks in Dublin, plagued by unprecedented disciplinary chaos including a 20-minute red card and 12 men on the field.

Dick Advocaat, 78, will become the oldest World Cup coach after leading tiny Curaçao to its first-ever qualification for the 2026 tournament, breaking Otto Rehhagel’s record and rewriting football’s rules on scale and age.

Sporting CP host Chaves at Estádio José Alvalade on May 18, 2024, with league leaders eyeing the title and Chaves battling relegation. Key players, tactics and stakes unpacked.

Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad after Erin Cuthbert’s 91st-minute header capped a fierce comeback. City led through Kerolin and thought they had a second via Jess Park, only for a premature whistle to cut it short. Agnes Beever-Jones equalised after half-time, with Ellie Carpenter impressing on debut. Chelsea stay top on 48 points; City remain fourth on 35.