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Verstappen says he has the backing of his fellow drivers (Picture: Mark Thompson/Getty Images) Max Verstappen has warned he may sensationally quit Formula One after the governing body’s hardline response to the reigning champion swearing at a press conference. The Red Bull driver described his car as ‘f****d’ on Thursday, earning him a community service … Read more

Column: What a sight! Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers “Holy —!” Sean McVay began his postgame news conference like a slack-jawed sailor, but he spoke the truth. Holy rebound. Holy resilience. Holy Rams. They began this stomach knot of a Sunday afternoon flat on their backs, trailing the San Francisco 49ers by … Read more

Bernardo Silva was left angry at Arsenal’s second-half tactics (Picture: Getty) Man City star Bernardo Silva has trolled Arsenal over their lack of trophies and has called out ‘time-wasting’ in Sunday’s tense 2-2 draw at the Etihad. The Gunners looked set to secure a famous victory over Pep Guardiola’s side but City’s John Stones broke … Read more

Neil Robertson eventually held off the challenge of Wu Yize (Picture: Getty Images) Neil Robertson returned to the winner’s circle on Sunday night, but only after being pushed hard by 20-year-old Wu Yize in a brilliant English Open final. It was the Chinese youngster’s first ranking final and looked like it was going to end … Read more

Some 10 minutes after the Islanders wrapped up their preseason opener Sunday, the area around Maxim Tsyplakov’s stall in the visiting locker room at the Prudential Center looked like a bedroom that needed cleaning. Gear and equipment on the floor. Hockey bag open, but everything around it — not in it. Nearly all of the … Read more

SAN DIEGO — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.’s towering home run. The White Sox (36-120) had taken a … Read more

CLEVELAND — The team that does not specialize in applying pressure via the blitz changed things up and that made all the difference. “I mean, they switched up the game plan,” Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said Sunday, after he finally picked himself up off the turf after a hard day’s work at Huntington Bank Field. … Read more

There aren’t many spots in the Rangers lineup up for grabs, but Peter Laviolette has issued a challenge to the expanded group to make noise and force the head coach to take notice. Among a prospect-heavy lineup Sunday night in Boston, it was Victor Mancini who made an impression. In addition to scoring the team’s … Read more

Like most people who buy insurance, the Islanders hoped they wouldn’t need it. But as Marcus Hogberg, the likely No. 3 goalie for the organization this season, made his preseason debut for the club Sunday, the stakes were a little higher than anyone would have liked — a function of Ilya Sorokin’s offseason back surgery … Read more

David Raya has been in superb form for Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images) David Raya was seen limping and with some strapping on his leg after Arsenal’s dramatic draw with Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. The Gunners goalkeeper was in fine form at the Etihad but could not keep the champions out at the death as … Read more