Formula 1 chiefs are proceeding with plans to hold the final two rounds of 2026 in the Middle East after a deadline to move one of the season-ending races to Italy passed. F1 had to cancel races scheduled in April in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to conflict in the Middle East, which has continued throughout the year to cast doubt over the final two rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
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Tom Brady has relinquished his minority share in Sky Bet Championship leaders Birmingham, the club have confirmed. The seven-time Super Bowl winner bought a stake in the club as part of the 2023 takeover by the Knighthead group, headed by his friend and business partner Tom Wagner.
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McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to win a gripping Sao Paulo Grand Prix in which new world champion Kimi Antonelli and Mercedes team-mate George Russell both made critical mistakes in difficult conditions. Norris, who started from pole, lost the lead to Antonelli at the start and dropped back when the track was wet. After reclaiming first place, Norris dominated through a late shower of rain which required a switch back to wet-weather tyres to take his first win since the Dutch Grand Prix.
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McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in a wet qualifying session at Interlagos delayed by nearly an hour and a half for heavy rain. Norris beat fellow Briton George Russell by 0.204 seconds, and the Mercedes driver was fuming that he could have been faster had he not been told by his engineer to abort a faster lap before the rain became heavier. In any case, Russell has a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his permitted number of engine parts, promoting team-mate and new world champion Kimi Antonelli to second.
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Ireland’s Nations Championship campaign roared into life at Aviva Stadium, as Hugo Keenan’s hat-trick sent them on their way to a 42-12 hammering of Argentina. Andy Farrell’s side produced their best performance since the Six Nations to rack up a bonus-point win against Felipe Contepomi’s side, as their attack and set-piece clicked into gear.
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