[ad_1] Mick Schumacher is to leave his role as Mercedes reserve driver at the end of this season.The 25-year-old, who is the son of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, has been with the team for two years.Mercedes took the German on when he was dropped after two seasons with the US-based Haas outfit.The Mercedes reserve role is expected to be filled next year by Finn Valtteri Bottas, who raced
[ad_1] Lille say two fans have been stabbed in a "cowardly and intolerable attack" before their Champions League match against Bologna on Wednesday.The Ligue 1 club warned fans to "exercise vigilance" after learning of the incident.Around 80 people, believed to be Bologna supporters, assaulted around 30 Lille fans outside a bar in the city's university district while armed with metal bars and belts, according to Italian media, which cited local
[ad_1] Asked about his approach to management, Rooney explained that he is "tough in terms of managing the seniors" and "quite demanding in terms of what the training regime looks like"."For me that’s important that we get that perfectly bang on so that we can roll into the games with no questions asked - full clarity, confidence. "Demands are going to be high but we want to excite each other,
[ad_1] (Seedings in brackets. Seeds enter in second round)(1) Luke Humphries (England) v Thibault Tricole/Joe Comito(32) Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands) v Nick Kenny/Stowe Buntz(16) James Wade (England) v Jermaine Wattimena/Stefan Bellmont(17) Peter Wright (Scotland) v Wesley Plaisier/Ryusei Azemoto(8) Stephen Bunting (England) v Alan Soutar/Kai Gotthardt(25) Dirk van Duijvenbode (Netherlands) v Madars Razma/Christian Kist(9) Damon Heta (Australia) v Connor Scutt/Ben Robb(24) Mike de Decker (Belgium) v Luke Woodhouse/Lourence Ilagan(4) Luke Littler
[ad_1] Leicester City have sacked manager Steve Cooper with the club 16th in the Premier League after 12 games.The Foxes were beaten 2-1 by a Chelsea side managed by former boss Enzo Maresca on Saturday - a defeat which left them two points above the relegation zone.Cooper took over from Maresca in the summer after the Italian had led Leicester to the 2023-24 Championship title and promotion back into the
[ad_1] Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-extending 99th World Cup race with victory in the women's slalom in Austria.Her triumph on Saturday gives the 29-year-old American the chance to reach a century of wins in front of a home crowd next weekend.She is scheduled to race in the giant slalom at the Vermont resort of Killington on 30 November, with the slalom the next day."I guess there is a bit of
[ad_1] Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's most-decorated Winter Paralympian, is expected to miss the majority of the season after breaking her leg in training.The 26-year-old Para-alpine skier has had surgery on the injury.Fitzpatrick has six Paralympic medals, including slalom gold from 2018, as well as three world titles."May not have been the end of pre-season we were hoping for, but Menna is best in the gym and fighting for Cortina-Milano 2026," said
[ad_1] China's Zhao Xintong says he made "a little mistake" in his first interview since returning from a ban for his involvement in snooker's biggest match-fixing scandal.Zhao was one of 10 players banned in the corruption scandal but, after a suspension of a year and eight months, has returned and qualified for the the UK Championship.He did not directly throw a match but was initially suspended for two and a
[ad_1] Gatland added that he understands "the pressures of international rugby with performances and results"."We can only work as hard as we have done. I'm aware of the pressure and that decisions could be made outside of my control," he continued. "We've just asked for a little bit of time. Whether we get that time, we'll have to wait and see."Following the record 52-20 defeat against Australia last Sunday, Gatland
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal was beaten in what might prove to be the final match of his career as the start of his Davis Cup retirement party fell flat.Spanish great Nadal, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles, will end his tennis playing journey after the men's team event in Malaga.It had been unclear whether the 38-year-old former world number one would be ready to play in the singles. But even
