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LONDON, United Kingdom, Oct 5 – Formula 1 “needs to have a hard look at” itself in the wake of unprecedented software glitches that affected Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Williams driver Carlos Sainz says. A bug in the software for a wet-weather engine map led to a number of cars struggling to move on formation laps before the start of the race. The start had to be abandoned, a new software code issued, and the race eventually got under way an hour and a...

THIKA, Kenya, Oct 5 – The NCBA U.S. Kids Golf Nairobi Local Tour delivered a memorable day of junior golf at Thika Sports Club on Sunday, with Ishaan Patel making history by recording the first par-four hole-in-one on the tour. Patel holed his tee shot on the par-four 7th hole, producing a rare hole-in-one and an albatross. He followed the feat with a strong performance in the Boys 12 category, finishing runner-up after a playoff for the title. Patel and Jerome Njuguna both carded 85...

KINSHASA, DR Congo, Oct 5 – NBA Africa and Quest Water Global, a socially responsible water solutions company, today (Monday) announced a multiyear collaboration to build or renovate 55 full-size and 3-on-3 basketball courts across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by 2030 in honor of the late Dikembe Mutombo. The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer served as the NBA’s first global ambassador following his retirement from the...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 – Nairobi United and KCB FC will kick off the 2026/27 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season when they lock horns on Friday at the Police Sacco Stadium at 4 pm. The federation confirmed this on Monday, ending the tussle over the top-tier kickoff. In other fixtures of the weekend, on Saturday, Mathare United will host APS Bomet at the Police Sacco Stadium (2 pm), Shabana will be away to Posta at the Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga (3 pm), while...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 4 – After completing an unbeaten three-peat as Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) League champions, following a win over Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) 74–70 in Game 3 of the best-of-five playoff final at Kasarani on Friday night, Nairobi City Thunder have now turned their attention to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) preparations. The champions had opened the final with a dramatic 78–67 overtime victory over KPA in Game 1 on Saturday, September 26, after...

LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct 5 – Ghana’s Vincent Torgah held off a stunning final-round charge from homeboy Nigeria’s Kamalu Bako before prevailing in a sudden-death playoff to win the Lakowe Lakes Golf Classic, claiming the inaugural Sunshine Development Tour title in West Africa. Torgah appeared to be on course for a straightforward victory before Bako produced a sensational final round, carding a six-under-par 66 to erase the deficit and force a playoff. Torgah shot a final-round...

Highlights from Carlos Alcaraz's semi-final clash against Juame Munar at the Japan Open.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerSource: Sky Sports

Max Verstappen kept his streak of winning in every season since he joined Red Bull back in 2016 alive; after a difficult first half of the year, Red Bull have been on an upward trend so how important was his win on Sunday?Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMax Verstappen says his victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was a “really special and emotional moment” after Red Bull claimed their first win of 2026.Verstappen was at his imperious best as he...

Luke Humphries claims first major title since 2025 Premier League with comeback victory over Gerwyn Price; World Grand Prix trophy puts Cool Hand outright fifth on list of all-time PDC major winners; watch Grand Slam of Darts live on Sky Sports from November 14Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerLuke Humphries says his World Grand Prix triumph has left him feeling ready to win a second World Championship - and hopes to face Luke Littler in the final.Humphries landed a...

BBC Sport looks at what could be the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's international career just days before the expected fanfare of Lionel Messi's Argentina goodbye.This sign praising Cristiano Ronaldo and criticising Jorge Jesus was placed outside Benfica's stadiumAs Lionel Messi prepares to get a hero's farewell for his successful international career, Cristiano Ronaldo's could have ended with him running down the tunnel at the final whistle of a game he did not...

Northern Ireland's Glenn Irwin is discharged from hospital after crashing in Sunday's British Superbike round at Donington Park.Glenn Irwin crashed on the penultimate lap of the third race at Donington ParkThe 36-year-old was moved to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham after the incident because of "concern regarding a possible spinal fracture".However, there was a positive update from the British Superbike Championship.It said that Irwin been "pronounced clear...

Bristol set out their top-four aspirations with a statement win, while Gloucester's renaissance continues in the second round of Prem action.Only three teams - Gloucester, Bristol and Bath - have won both their games after the opening two rounds of the PremThe stats piled up after a car-crash performance by Harlequins in a 48-0 shellacking by Gloucester.The biggest league defeat in 26 years. Seventeen penalties conceded. Only two entries made into the opposition 22m. Not one of their...