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Antonelli shatters Vettel's record to become F1's youngest world champion at 20
Kimi Antonelli clinched the Formula 1 world championship with a third-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix, becoming the sport's youngest-ever champion at 20 years and 68 days — breaking Sebastian Vettel's record by more than three years.
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Griezmann refuses to speak to French press, Lizarazu makes an appeal
Thriving at Orlando City in MLS with 14 goals in 17 matches, Antoine Griezmann declined any interview with the Téléfoot team that came to meet him in Florida, hinting at lingering resentment over the end of his international career.
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FIA stewards halve Leclerc's penalty to five seconds after Hamilton also ran wide at Mexico GP Turn 4
Charles Leclerc received a five-second penalty — reduced from the standard ten — after overtaking Lewis Hamilton off the track at Turn 4 on lap one of the Mexico Grand Prix. Stewards cited mitigating circumstances after determining Hamilton had also left the circuit on the inside.
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Alberth Bahomondes, 18, storms to first-round LFA knockout to follow brother Ignacio into UFC contention
Eighteen-year-old Alberth Bahomondes announced himself on the LFA stage with a devastating first-round knockout of Joey Hart, improving to 8-1 with a finish in every win and edging closer to a UFC call-up like his brother Ignacio.
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Leclerc's five-second Mexico penalty splits F1 fans as Hamilton and Verstappen weigh in
Charles Leclerc was handed a five-second penalty after cutting Turn 4 on the opening lap of the Mexico City Grand Prix, overtaking team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the process. The decision drew sharp criticism from both sides, with Hamilton calling it too lenient and many Ferrari supporters calling it unjust.
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Iraola vows to tell Liverpool players to dive after Isak penalty denied in Arsenal defeat
Andoni Iraola admitted he will instruct his players to go down after Alexander Isak was denied what the Liverpool manager called a 'clear penalty' in a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal, with Kai Havertz's goal giving the Gunners their first Anfield win in 14 years.
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Van Dijk slams VAR after Liverpool fall to Arsenal despite clear Isak penalty shout
Virgil van Dijk publicly criticised VAR after Liverpool's 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal, insisting a first-half shirt pull on Alexander Isak was a clear penalty that 50 cameras should have caught without the striker needing to protest.
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Carragher slams Mac Allister's 'embarrassing' dive and calls for Premier League law change
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville rounded on Alexis Mac Allister after the Liverpool midfielder threw himself to the ground in an attempt to get Noni Madueke sent off during Arsenal's 1-0 win at Anfield on Sunday.
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Moicano accepts controversial UFC Vegas 123 loss but tells referee to 'go fuck himself'
Renato Moicano will not appeal his TKO defeat to Tom Nolan at UFC Vegas 123 or seek action against referee Dan Miragliotta, but the Brazilian made his feelings clear after a standup call he says cost him the fight.
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Iraola fumes over denied Isak penalty in Liverpool's first Anfield loss to Arsenal since 2012
Andoni Iraola blasted referee Andy Madley after Alexander Isak was visibly shirt-pulled by Jurrien Timber in the box but no penalty was awarded, as Arsenal's Kai Havertz goal sealed a 1-0 win at Anfield.
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Tom Nolan defends controversial standup call that overshadowed Moicano stoppage at UFC Vegas 123
Tom Nolan insists referee Dan Miragliotta's disputed standup did not decide his main-event stoppage of Renato Moicano at UFC Vegas 123, arguing he was alerting the official to illegal punches to the back of the head, not requesting a restart.
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Mac Allister branded 'embarrassing' as VAR spares Madueke in Anfield flashpoint
Alexis Mac Allister was widely criticised after going down dramatically following minimal head contact with Noni Madueke late in Arsenal's 1-0 win at Anfield, with VAR declining to recommend a red card for the already-booked Gunners winger.
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Neville slams 'absolute nonsense' Premier League injury rule as Kerkez sidelined during Liverpool vs Arsenal
Gary Neville publicly criticised the Premier League's new temporary-removal rule after Liverpool left-back Milos Kerkez was forced off the pitch for a minute following a legitimate head clash with Kai Havertz, leaving the hosts a man down while trailing 1-0.
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F1 presses ahead with Qatar and Abu Dhabi despite Yamaha's MotoGP boycott shock
Formula 1 has confirmed its final two races of the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi will go ahead as planned, even as Yamaha and Pramac boycott MotoGP's Qatar round. F1 has a contingency plan in place at Imola should the regional security situation deteriorate.
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McGregor vows to break his own PPV records in 2027 UFC contract finale
Still recovering from ACL surgery, Conor McGregor has promised to actively promote his next fight for the first time, targeting International Fight Week 2027 for what he calls the final bout on his UFC contract.
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Carragher fumes at VAR after Isak penalty shout waved away in Liverpool vs Arsenal
Jamie Carragher led pundit criticism of VAR after Jurrien Timber appeared to pull Alexander Isak back inside the penalty area during Liverpool's clash with Arsenal, with the incident going unpunished.
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Boy, 14, hands himself in after using Bradley Lowery photo to taunt Sunderland fans
A 14-year-old Coventry supporter has turned himself in to West Midlands Police after footage showed him appearing to taunt Sunderland fans with a photograph of Bradley Lowery, the six-year-old who died of cancer in 2017. Bradley's mother Gemma called the act heartbreaking.
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Borthwick admits England have failed to adjust to Test rugby in eight months
England head coach Steve Borthwick has acknowledged his side have not adapted quickly enough to the demands of international rugby, pointing to breakdown deficiencies and 15 yellow cards in eight Tests this year as Australia prepare to visit Allianz Stadium.
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Solskjaer backs Carrick to survive United crisis but admits he wanted the job
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has publicly backed Michael Carrick to turn around Manchester United's nine-match winless run, while revealing he was approached as an interim option in January and still feels he has "something unresolved" at Old Trafford.
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Cain Velasquez recalls the early sparring moment that revealed Makhachev's elite potential
Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez says Islam Makhachev stunned him during light sparring sessions at American Kickboxing Academy, landing shots on a fighter who rarely got hit. Makhachev has since broken the UFC record for most lightweight title defenses and holds a 29-1 record.
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