Pep Guardiola says he cannot recall telling anybody he believes Roberto De Zerbi will succeed him as Manchester City manager.

American outfit Andretti were given approval to join by the FIA earlier this month but that is far from the end of the story. They must still seal an agreement with FOM, who control commercial rights.

Raheem Sterling has vowed to keep striving for his place in the England squad, despite being absent from Gareth Southgate's plans again this month.

Ben O'Keeffe will be the referee for England's Rugby World Cup semi-final clash against South Africa on Saturday, despite reportedly making several errors in last weekend's quarter-final.

Highlights from Australia's win over Pakistan as David Warner and Mitchell Marsh shared a partnership worth 259 - the highest opening stand in a World Cup for their side.

The All Blacks booked an unprecedented fifth World Cup final appearance after crushing Argentina in a 44-6 success at the Stade de France on Friday.

Reinach, who plays his club rugby for Montpellier, received the messages on social media after playing his role in knocking out hosts France last weekend.

Arsenal defender Ben White said that the stability and feeling settled at Arsenal has helped him develop and improve as a player, as has the tutelage of head coach Mikel Arteta.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position in Q3 with Carlos Sainz and Mercedes' George Russell in fourth and fifth. Meanwhile, Verstappen finished down in sixth.

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes' upgrade at the United States GP has helped the team "level up pretty much everywhere" after he vied for pole position and qualified third in Austin on Friday.

The closing race of Champions Day at Ascot is the fiercely competitive Balmoral Handicap where Dancing Magic (Ascot, 4.25, nap) makes his handicap debut with Oisin Murphy on board. 

Jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Paul Nicholls will be hoping for respective successes on the course as Saturday's racing action gets underway.

Emma Hayes has questioned the possibility of Saudi Arabia hosting a Women's World Cup due to their stance on LGBTQ rights and insisted progress must be made before a decision is taken.

PETE JENSON: If things stay this way all season, Harry Kane's transfer will have represented some of the worst career timing since Michael Owen moved to Real Madrid. But they will nto stay the same.

ADRIAN KAJUMBA: James has been hit by a number of different issues in recent seasons, missing 90 games due to injury or illness since breaking into the Chelsea squad.

So dominant against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final, New Zealand decided to play with 14 men out of choice late onBy the very end the All Blacks were down to 14 men. Not because one of them had been sent off, or because they had run out of fit replacements, but because, well, they felt like it. Scott Barrett had been sent to the sin-bin in the 65th …

The All Blacks booked an unprecedented fifth World Cup final appearance after crushing Argentina in a 44-6 success at the Stade de France on Friday.

New Zealand hammered Argentina to make the World Cup final, in which they could yet face England.

‘I don’t care’ who we face in final, insists New Zealand coach‘We’re very much in a focus about ourselves stage’The New Zealand head coach, Ian Foster, has insisted he “doesn’t care” who the All Blacks face in next Saturday’s World Cup final after blitzing past Argentina to book a showdown with either England or South Africa.New Zealand …

World champion drops to sixth after exceeding track limitsLando Norris pips Lewis Hamilton for second spot Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for the United States Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.Verstappen looked to have qualified first in his Red Bull at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in …