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Honda targets late 2027 return to F1 front after painful Aston Martin start
Honda chief engineer Shintaro Orihara has outlined a timeline to make the Japanese manufacturer a top-tier F1 power unit supplier again, targeting late 2027 or early 2028 after a difficult opening season alongside Aston Martin.
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Barcelona seal £65.4m Rodri signing after City accept third bid for Ballon d'Or winner
Manchester City have accepted Barcelona's £65.4m offer for Rodri after two previous bids were rejected, ending the Spain captain's six-year stay at the Etihad and leaving City scrambling to find a replacement before the window closes.
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Lindblad credits Lawson rivalry for Racing Bulls overtaking Alpine in constructors' standings
Nineteen-year-old Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad says a competitive but genuinely friendly relationship with team-mate Liam Lawson has driven six consecutive points finishes and helped the team climb above Alpine in the constructors' championship.
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Cadillac replace Lowdon with ex-Alpine director Budkowski as F1 team principal
Cadillac Formula 1 have appointed Marcin Budkowski as team principal, replacing Graeme Lowdon just months after the American outfit made its F1 debut. Budkowski, 49, previously served as executive director at Alpine and spent 25 years across multiple senior F1 roles.
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Szafnauer open to F1 return but rules out another team principal role
Otmar Szafnauer, who led Force India, Aston Martin and Alpine, says he misses Formula 1's competitive environment but would consider a comeback in a different capacity, having "been there, done that" as team principal.
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Ronaldo hints current season at Al-Nassr will be his last in football
Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested the 2025-26 campaign will be his final season, telling Vogue he wants to 'leave a spectacular legacy' after 950 career goals and a record sixth World Cup appearance this summer.
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Vicario set to leave Tottenham for Juventus on loan after Martinez pursuit stalls
Tottenham and Juventus have agreed a season-long loan deal for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, with an option to purchase. The Italian club turned to the 29-year-old after talks for Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez collapsed over a valuation dispute.
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Hadjar immortalises his broken Dutch GP trophy in a special Red Bull helmet design
Red Bull has unveiled one-off helmets and race suits for Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar ahead of Zandvoort's farewell F1 race. Hadjar's design features an illustration of the Delft Blue trophy he accidentally smashed during his maiden podium celebrations in 2025.
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Mercedes' late-freeze gamble explains its W17 dominance and mid-season leapfrog swings
Technical director James Allison has revealed Mercedes pushed its W17 design freeze later than ever before, compressing manufacturing time to pack maximum aerodynamic development into the launch car — a strategy he says is finding lap time at six to seven times last season's rate.
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Odegaard scores on return as Arsenal demolish City 3-0 in Community Shield
Martin Odegaard marked his comeback from a season blighted by knee, shoulder and muscle injuries with a goal as Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield in Cardiff, reversing their Carabao Cup final defeat against the same opponents.
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Man City in £85m Bouaddi talks as Rodri heads to Barcelona and Barcola boost lifts Liverpool and Arsenal
Manchester City have entered advanced talks to sign 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi for £85m and are weighing a £120m move for Enzo Fernandez after agreeing to sell Rodri to Barcelona. Meanwhile, Bradley Barcola's omission from PSG's squad raises hopes for Liverpool and Arsenal.
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Colapinto admits World Cup final nerves dwarf Belgian GP anxiety after Argentina stun England
Franco Colapinto arrived at the Belgian Grand Prix paddock in a Lionel Messi shirt and confessed he will be far more nervous watching Argentina face Spain in the World Cup final than racing on Sunday. The Alpine driver, 13th in the championship, called it 'the best final we could ask for.'
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Oezdemir admits EPO failure after being misled by healthcare professional into taking banned substance
Volkan Oezdemir has publicly admitted to failing an out-of-competition drug test for EPO in February, revealing he was approached on Instagram by a healthcare professional who administered the banned substance under the guise of aiding his recovery from ankle surgery. The former UFC light heavyweight title challenger faces a 16-month suspension.
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Red Bull plans to revive 'Macarena' wing at Hungary after fixing Silverstone fault
Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache says the team's rotating rear wing — shelved after two Verstappen crashes — will return at the Hungarian Grand Prix once a mechanical fault identified at Silverstone is proven fixed.
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Konate fires back at Tuchel and vows France will honour Deschamps in England third-place clash
Ibrahima Konate has pushed back on Thomas Tuchel's claim that 'nobody wants to play' the World Cup third-place match, insisting France will give everything against England in Miami on Saturday to honour outgoing coach Didier Deschamps.
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Infantino holds White House talks as wildfire smog threatens World Cup final in New York
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is meeting with White House officials to address the health risks posed by Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing New York ahead of Sunday's World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium.
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Volkan Oezdemir banned 16 months after EPO test failure he calls 'biggest mistake of my life'
Light heavyweight veteran Volkan Oezdemir has revealed a 16-month suspension for testing positive for EPO, disclosing he was approached by a Swiss healthcare professional who provided the banned substance during his recovery from ankle surgery.
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Sesko, De Ligt and Ugarte all sidelined as United name squad for Wrexham pre-season opener
Manchester United travel to Finland to face Wrexham in their first pre-season friendly on Saturday, but Benjamin Sesko, Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte are all absent through injury, while new signing Andrey Santos is included and could make his debut.
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Unbeaten Navajo Stirling steps up to face Jan Blachowicz at UFC Belgrade after Guskov pulled
Navajo Stirling (10-0) has been drafted in as a late-notice replacement to face former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night 283 in Belgrade on August 1, after Bogdan Guskov was reassigned to the Magomed Ankalaev main event.
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Brundle backs Verstappen to stay at Red Bull but Button senses a frustrated champion eyeing exit
Martin Brundle says his 'gut feeling' is that Max Verstappen will remain at Red Bull in 2027, even as Jenson Button argues the four-time champion is frustrated and likely looking elsewhere ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
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