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Verstappen radio issues frustrate Red Bull for another race
Max Verstappen called Red Bull's recurring team radio failures "a disaster" after finishing third at the United States Grand Prix, where an unheard instruction on engine modes left him unable to act on his own report of a car problem. Team-mate Isack Hadjar blamed a fragile, temperature-sensitive clutch for his poor start and a wrong engine map, while team principal Laurent Mekies said the radio fix is urgent but that start performance will only reach benchmark level with hardware changes next year.
27 Oct 2026
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26 Oct 2026
Antonelli title charge reaches brink after Austin masterclass
Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix in Austin by 13 seconds on a one-stop strategy, his ninth win of the season, and now leads George Russell by 123 points with 125 remaining. A top-nine finish at the Mexico City Grand Prix would make him F1's youngest-ever world champion. Charles Leclerc was second for Ferrari, beating Max Verstappen, while Russell finished eighth after a five-second penalty.
25 Oct 2026
Antonelli pole position boosts maiden title hopes in Austin
Kimi Antonelli took pole for the United States Grand Prix with a 1:34.035 lap, beating Max Verstappen by 0.179 seconds after Ferrari had led every practice session. A win in Austin on Sunday, combined with the right placings behind him, would seal a maiden title with five rounds to spare.
24 Oct 2026
Newey Horner book dispute over Red Bull Renault decline
Adrian Newey has responded to Christian Horner's claim in his autobiography Drive that Newey wanted to leave Red Bull at the first sign of adversity in 2014. Newey said Horner did not fully understand his frustration with Renault, arguing the power unit supplier showed no intent to fix its problems until Red Bull switched to Honda in 2019. The two men say they remain friends.
22 Oct 2026
Mercedes Austin upgrades run on both cars as title nears
Mercedes will run their latest aerodynamic package on both Kimi Antonelli and George Russell's cars at the United States Grand Prix, ending the split specification used in Singapore. Antonelli could clinch the Drivers' Championship on Sunday, while Mercedes hold a 134-point constructors' lead over Ferrari.
27 Oct 2026
Alex Eala Tokyo win sets up Talia Gibson showdown
Alex Eala beat Great Britain's Mika Stojsavljevic 6-1, 6-2 in 75 minutes to reach the round of 16 at the WTA500 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, without losing her serve. The eighth-seeded Filipino, now world No. 19, next faces Australia's Talia Gibson, a 6-0, 7-5 winner over Daria Kasatkina. The win follows early exits in Singapore, Wuhan and the Asian Games in Nagoya.
27 Oct 2026
Kane Ballon d'Or win reframes a career built on measured deviations
Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, the first English winner in 25 years and the fifth in the award's history, at 33 and roughly 15 years after a senior debut on loan at Leyton Orient. The documented path runs through loans at Millwall, Norwich and Leicester, a first Premier League start under Tim Sherwood in April 2014, and a £100m move to Bayern Munich that preceded a 73-goal season.
27 Oct 2026
Steve Smith fitness test shapes Australia series decider
Australia and South Africa meet in Cape Town with the three-Test series level at 1-1, and Steve Smith faces a late fitness test on a neck problem. Marnus Labuschagne carries 47 innings without a Test century into a match the report says could decide several careers, while Temba Bavuma arrives averaging 49.95 across his last 28 Tests.
26 Oct 2026
Kawhi Leonard knee injury rules Raptors forward out at Timberwolves
The Toronto Raptors scratched Kawhi Leonard roughly an hour before Sunday night's road game at the Minnesota Timberwolves because of swelling in his left knee. It is his first missed game since returning to Toronto, where he averaged 19.5 points on 32.4% shooting over the team's first two wins. The report gave no timeline for his return.
26 Oct 2026
Naomi Osaka retirement doubts sit beside belief in returning form
Naomi Osaka said she is close to rediscovering the form that won her four Grand Slam titles, while admitting she has thought about retirement and would adjust her schedule if her daughter asked her to travel less. The 29-year-old, ranked 19th, returns to the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as the seventh seed and opens against Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
26 Oct 2026
Mbappe Clasico winner seals Real Madrid victory at Barcelona
Kylian Mbappe scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner from Eduardo Camavinga's cutback, as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Spotify Camp Nou. Raphinha had equalised for the hosts, and Real now sit three points behind Barcelona in LaLiga, with Atletico Madrid a further two back.
25 Oct 2026
England must-win tri-series puts Jacks in World Cup mode
England have lost both opening tri-series matches, to Pakistan by 87 runs and to Sri Lanka by two wickets despite Harry Brook's record 202. Will Jacks says the next two fixtures, against Pakistan in Lahore and then Sri Lanka, are must-win games that replicate World Cup pressure.