Russell suggests Mercedes are still after Verstappen
SPIELBERG, Austria :George Russell has suggested his contract renewal talks with Mercedes are being held up because the team are still keen to sign Formula One champion Max Verstappen.
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WSOP investigating potential collusion in Millionaire Maker event - ESPN
The World Series of Poker is investigating the winner and runner-up in its $1,500 Millionaire Maker event that concluded on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Moutet reaches first grasscourt semi-final after tense win over Tien
France's Corentin Moutet defeated American Learner Tien 6-2 7-5 in a tense encounter at the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while Dutch fourth seed Tallon Griekspoor cruised past Canadian sixth seed Gabriel Diallo 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.
Swiatek weathers rain break with puzzles to reach semis, top seed Pegula also advances
BAD HOMBURG, Germany :Fourth seed Iga Swiatek solved crossword puzzles during an hour-long rain interruption on Thursday but kept her focus to earn a 6-4 7-6(5) victory over Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova and reach the Bad Homburg Open semi-finals.
Faith Kipyegon comes up short in bid to break 4-minute mile - ESPN
PARIS — Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has failed in her bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes.
Bengals take big step toward stadium renovations, lease extension - ESPN
CINCINNATI — Hamilton County and the Bengals took a major step toward keeping the NFL franchise based in downtown Cincinnati.
Sources - NHL, NHLPA in final stages of extending CBA to 2030 - ESPN
The NHL and NHLPA are in the final stages of agreeing to a four-year extension of the CBA that includes an 84-game regular season, provides a solution for emergency goalies and limits player contract lengths to seven years, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
Verstappen would welcome Vettel having a role at Red Bull
SPIELBERG, Austria :Max Verstappen said he would welcome fellow four-times Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel back to Red Bull after the German spoke of possibly succeeding consultant Helmut Marko at the team.