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LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 7 – Britain’s George Russell will start from the back of the grid in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver has received a power-unit penalty from a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last Sunday. The 28-year-old qualified in eighth but was heading for a podium finish before an engine failure forced him to retire from third place with five laps remaining. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that Russell needs to take...

LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 7 – Manager Mikel Arteta says this is “only the beginning” of Arsenal’s success after signing a new contract with the Premier League champions until 2030. BBC Sport reported earlier this month that an agreement had been made on an improved new contract. The Spaniard’s deal was set to expire at the end of this season, with his time in charge of the Gunners now possibly stretching to a decade following his arrival in December 2019....

LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 7 – Coco Gauff said she had a “draining” few days after receiving racist abuse online before her fourth-round China Open exit. The American received an “insane” amount of racist comments and direct messages following an incident in her third-round win over 16-year-old Sun Xinran on Monday. China’s Sun thought she had hit a winner late in the first set, but Gauff raised her hand to halt play because of a flickering light in the...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 – Kenya must demonstrate it can be a “clean” home of athletics if it is to retain its credibility as it prepares to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships, according to Witold Banka, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). Banka was speaking at the end of a three-day visit to Nairobi where he held talks with President William Ruto, government and sports officials, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (Adak), athletes and representatives of...

DAKAR, Senegal, Oct 7 – The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today (Wednesday) announced that the league is unveiling six newly refurbished basketball courts in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal in support of NBA Africa’s commitment to build or renovate 1,000 courts across the continent over the next decade. Collectively, the courts are expected to reach thousands of youth and community members annually. The first two courts were unveiled Sept. 30 in Saint-Louis,...

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract at Arsenal; Arteta had entered the final year of his previous deal but now extends his stay at the Emirates Stadium; the 44-year-old is already the longest-serving manager in Englands top-four leagues after his appointment in 2019Mikel Arteta has signed a new long-term contract to extend his stay at Arsenal.The 44-year-old's existing contract with the Premier League champions, signed in September 2024, was due to expire next summer.But the Spaniard,...

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract as Arsenal manager; Gunners boss has overseen a total transformation of the club since his arrival in 2019, so can he now achieve greatness and become only fifth manager in win multiple Premier League titles?When Mikel Arteta signed his last Arsenal contract in September 2024, his quest to bring major silverware back to the club was ongoing. Two years later, he signs his new one after leading them to a long-awaited Premier League title.Arteta has...

As Mikel Arteta, already the longest-serving manager in English football, signs a new contract at Arsenal, we assess his reign so far and outline the challenges ahead, including another potential rebuild; plus, how is he similar to Jose Mourinho?Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMikel Arteta has turned Arsenal into Premier League champions but does his new contract take him into a new stage of his project? And can he bring more trophies to eclipse Arsene Wenger?In a...

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Since the World Cup, Thomas Tuchel has made deliberate changes in both tactics and personnel. So what has he tweaked as he looks to refine his England blueprint rather than rewrite it from scratch?Thomas Tuchel has won 20 of his 26 games in charge of EnglandAfter the World Cup, Thomas Tuchel was asked whether he had seen his vision of England during the tournament - a question that drew a hesitant and unsure answer.Over the summer, the Three Lions found ways to win but often leaned on scrappy...

Coco Gauff says she had a "draining" few days after receiving racist abuse online before her fourth-round China Open exit.Coco Gauff won the China Open in 2024 and reached the semi-finals last yearThe American received an "insane" amount of racist comments and direct messages following an incident in her third-round win over 16-year-old Sun Xinran on Monday.China's Sun thought she had hit a winner late in the first set, but Gauff raised her hand to halt play because...

Senior figures within the English game are concerned that Manchester City could play in the Champions League next season even if they are relegated for breaching financial regulations.Manchester City won the Champions League in 2023 with a 1-0 win over Inter MilanIt centres around the possibility that City win the Champions League, which would provide qualification for the competition as titleholders - regardless of their status in the English domestic pyramid.BBC Sport has been told that...