Two points: that’s how close Max Verstappen came to equalling Michael Schumacher’s feat of winning five consecutive Formula 1 world championships, despite having fallen more than 100 points behind in

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Sport editor Michael Potts on the best of the week’s action on TV and radio

You returned to your native North East to sign for Newcastle in WSL 2 this season. Was that an easy decision? I had a few teams to choose from, but once I looked around, I had this feeling that I want

The crowd hold their breath as Leandro Trossard looks to find space on the edge of the area. Going one way and then the other, the anticipation grows further as the Belgian takes aim, before rocketing