Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has revealed he would like Mick Schumacher to fill the vacant seat beside him next season as Fernando Alonso moves to Aston Martin. The French team wish to put Oscar Piastri alongside Ocon but the sides have become locked in a contract dispute.
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The jury in the trial of Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on whether he attacked and controlled his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her sister. The former Manchester United footballer stood trial accused of assaulting his former partner Kate Greville, causing actual bodily harm, and using controlling and coercive behaviour against her from August 2017 to November 2020.
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Bournemouth have sacked manager Scott Parker after Saturday’s 9-0 defeat by Liverpool, four games into the season. After the loss, Parker, 41, said he was “not surprised” and said the team was “ill-equipped at this level”. It was their third straight league defeat, having won their opening match.
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Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the victim of a violent robbery at his home in the early hours of Monday morning. Police are investigating the robbery in the town of Castelldefels, near to Barcelona, at 01:00 local time.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen blitzed the field in Belgium to pick up yet another race win despite starting from P14. His teammate Sergio Perez finished second ahead of the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz who had started the race on pole. The result sees the Dutchman increase his lead in the Championship standings.
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