At Sunday’s Grand Prix, at the Temple of Speed, the Mercedes driver will have to serve a penalty for replacing the Power Unit, but he is trying to look on the bright side: “I’ve got nothing to lose and I want to make up as much ground as possible. My mindset will be to go on the attack and try to gain as many places as possible.”

The stadium is due to open in a year’s time and replace the old Penzo stadium in two years’ time: it promises to be a flagship venue in an Italy lacking in sports infrastructure. It is a pity, however, that it will be too small to host the European Championships

La Pulce is bidding farewell to Argentina, but he will not be giving up football. Consequently, we will continue to encounter discussions about who is more beloved between him and Cristiano Ronaldo and, above all, the never-ending debate over ‘who’s better, him or Maradona?’. A literary genre, rather than a footballing phenomenon

The Serbian champion was knocked out in the first round of the US Open, whilst the Argentine champion has announced that he will no longer play for the Albiceleste. The struggles faced by champions as they grow older are the same as those of us who have supported them

Fiorentina were hoping for a winning anniversary. Instead, it all went wrong: to mark their 100th anniversary, they were ‘treated’ to 90 minutes of confusion.

At Inter, he had become a bit-part player. Gennaro Gattuso had other plans for him: to give him centre stage. And he took centre stage straight away: first match, first goal; second match, second goal. Both were decisive.

Golf has distinguished the season’s best player from the season’s champion. The American was the best player of 2026 and is now also the 2026 champion. And with $120 million in career earnings, he has overtaken Tiger Woods in the PGA Tour’s all-time money list