Next Gen ATP Finals stars sightsee in Jeddah ahead of tournament
LONDON: The stars of the Next Gen ATP Finals visited Al-Balad, the historic old town of Jeddah, for this year’s official group photo on Sunday.
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Watkins fires Villa into 4th as Spurs pay tribute to Venables
LONDON: Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa into fourth place in the Premier League as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Tottenham on a day the hosts paid tribute to former boss Terry Venables.
The shaming of Lawrence Jones
At its height, UK Fast was one of the biggest firms in the country. The internet hosting company - the brainchild of wife-husband duo Lawrence and Gail Jones - was making a fortune and had a huge workforce.
Max Verstappen completes majestic season with record-breaking triumph
ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen completed a majestic and record-breaking season in familiar style on Sunday when he cruised to a record-increasing 19th win of the year for Red Bull at an action-packed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc whose bold drive was not enough for the Italian team to claim the runners-up place in the constructors’ championship. That went, finally, to Mercedes by just three points as although Sergio Perez came home second behind Verstappen on the road he was relegated to fourth with a five-second penalty, for a mid-race clash with McLaren’s Lando Norris, which promoted George Russell to third. Norris was fifth ahead of his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Yuki Tsunoda of Alpha Tauri and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes. Verstappen ended the season as the only driver to complete every lap of the season, more than 1000 laps led, and also broke Jim Clark’s 1963 record for the highest percentage of laps led in a season. “An incredible season,” said Verstappen, who also paid tribute to retirement-bound Alpha Tauri boss Franz Tost who nurtured his early F1 career. “I felt quite emotional on the in-lap as it’s the last time in this car that has given me such a lot. Russell said: “It was really tense at the end as the tires were dropping off, but it’s a massive relief to bring the car home P3.
Liverpool hit back to hold Man City, end Etihad winning streak
MANCHESTER, UK: Liverpool snapped Manchester City’s 23-match winning run at the Etihad as a clash between the Premier League’s top two ended 1-1 on Saturday. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s fine strike 10 minutes from time salvaged a point for the visitors after Erling Haaland’s 50th Premier League goal put City in front. A share of the spoils means there remains just one point between the sides and that Arsenal can now take top spot from City if they win at Brentford later on Saturday. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp made his displeasure clear at the early kick-off time on the back of an international break where both sides had players in World Cup qualifying action in South America little over 72 hours ago. Fatigue appeared a factor as the expected fireworks failed to materialize. “Preparing for the most difficult game of the season with one (training) session is really a challenge,” said Klopp. “We’re still in a process. If we’d played really well today, we could have won — we didn’t.
'I run a Christmas cafe all year round - I never get tired of mince pies or listening to Jingle Bells'
Kim Warren, a 40 year old businesswoman who loves Christmas, has opened Britain's first all-year-round festive cafe. She sells mince pies, Christmas pudding, fruit cakes and turkey and cranberry sandwiches with all the trimmings, no matter what time of year it is.
Gary Neville leads heartfelt tributes to 'larger than life' Terry Venables after his death aged 80
Touching tributes have been pouring in for former England manager Terry Venables following the announcement of his death aged 80.
Teams already eyeing 2024 Formula 1 calendar as season ends at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
ABU DHABI: After 22 races, the 10 teams who started in Bahrain have experienced mixed fortunes.