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Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was sent off during the early stages of Monday’s game against Chelsea as yet another controversial VAR saga unfolded in north London. The hosts went ahead through Dejan Kulusevski after just six minutes before a frantic period of fouls disrupted play on a hot-tempered evening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Raheem Sterling thought he had equalised for Chelsea after 22 minutes, although the goal was promptly ruled out for a handball in the build-up. Tottenham were also lucky to avoid being reduced to nine men, with Romero avoiding punishment for a kick at Levi Colwill before Destiny Udogie was spared a red card for a heavy challenge on Sterling. Romero appeared to catch Colwill with aContinue Reading

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Novak Djokovic has made claims that Carlos Alcaraz is now the leading force in men’s tennis look foolish by winning his 40th ATP 1000 title at the Paris Masters. The veteran Serb cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov to land his sixth tour title of the season and cement his position at the top of the world rankings. Having won both the Australian and French Open championships, Djokovic’s hopes of completing a remarkable clean sweep of Grand Slams were ended by Alcaraz at Wimbledon when the 20-year-old Spaniard showed his undoubted talent to win a five-set thriller in SW19 that was supposed to signal the start of a new era in the men’s game. Alacaraz’ sponsorContinue Reading

Forwards: Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Raheem Sterling. Mykhaylo Mudryk is back in full training ahead of Monday’s fixture, which will give Pochettino a boost as he looks to his misfiring attack to provide a response after a woeful display against Brentford. But it remains to be seen if the Ukrainian will be risked. The 22-year-old winger has been out with a muscle injury but is now expected to return for the London derby, although he may have to settle for a place on the bench after missing the last two matches. That means struggling striker Jackson is likely to keep his place, despite concerns over his form. Palmer and Sterling will be stationed on either side of the 22-year-old asContinue Reading

Ferrari have released a statement explaining that Charles Leclerc‘s formation lap incident was caused by a “loss of hydraulics supply”, meaning he could do nothing to avoid hitting the barriers. The Monegasque driver was meant to start the race from the front row alongside pole-sitter and eventual race winner Max Verstappen, but he never got the opportunity to see the green lights come on. Leclerc was making his way around the Ferradura corner on the formation lap when he lost control of his SF-23, spinning into the barriers and out of the race in a shocking turn of events. Ferrari have since explained the cause of the incident, taking to the X social media platform to explain: “During the formationContinue Reading

Liverpool forward Luis Diaz has released a statement calling for the ELN to release his father. The winger scored against Luton Town on Sunday night and showed a message on his undershirt calling for his ‘papa’ to be freed. In a statement released on Instagram, the winger wrote: “Today the soccer player is not speaking to you, today Lucho Diaz, the son of Luis Manuel Diaz, is speaking to you. My dad is a tireless worker, our pillar in the family and he is kidnapped. “I ask the ELN for the prompt release of my dad, and I ask international organizations to intercede for his freedom. Every second, every minute, our anguish grows. My mother, my brothers and I areContinue Reading

Christian Horner has blamed the FIA for ‘overcomplicating’ with their latest rules about the fast and slow lanes in the pit-lane exit. These same rule changes were labelled as ‘stupid’ by McLaren driver Lando Norris after he topped the sprint shootout at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Horner’s star driver Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell were both investigated for stopping at the end of the pit lane in Mexico City last weekend. These actions prompted furious reactions from other team principals and drivers who called on the FIA to put an end to these impeding incidents. The FIA duly responded in Brazil, instructing teams that it was now forbidden to stop at the end of the pit lane to createContinue Reading

Max Verstappen has admitted he is not happy with F1’s latest regulation changes. The FIA tweaked the rules in the aftermath of last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix to prevent cars driving slowly or stopping at the end of the pit lane. However, drivers in Brazil have been told they can instead go slowly after the pit lane exit to make a gap ahead of them as long as their rivals can get past. And Verstappen hissed: “It was absolutely terrible. On this track, you have quite a long pit exit and there are some walls. But on some other tracks, if we implement this, you’re driving very slowly onto a straight where people are passing with 300 plus [km/h]. AndContinue Reading

Chelsea are reportedly unlikely to entertain any sort of approach for club captain Reece James, despite recent links to Real Madrid. The defender has struggled for fitness so far this season but is still incredibly highly rated at Stamford Bridge and has the full support of manager Mauricio Pochettino. Following the departure of Cesar Azpilicueta over the summer, Pochettino decided to overlook the more experienced figures in his dressing room and opted to name James as his captain, with Ben Chilwell offering support as his vice. The 23-year-old has played just 105 minutes in the Premier League since receiving the armband, with injuries continuing to hinder the progress of the right-back. Despite that, James still has admirers around Europe –Continue Reading

Novak Djokovic has booked his spot in the final with a sensational victory over Andrey Rublev. Despite going a set behind and requiring a medical time out, the Serbian battled to a 5-7, 7-6 (3) 7-5 victory. Following on-court physio after the second set, Djokovic tamed any fears with a love-hold before creating two break point chances in the fourth game – both saved by the Rublev.  It was the 26-year-old’s turn to serve to stay in the match at 4-5 in the decider after Djokovic kept himself alive in the second set. Sensing an opportunity, the top seed turned up the heat – correctly challenging Rublev’s first serve and perfectly finding the line with a backhand winner to takeContinue Reading