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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suggests long-term driver Lewis Hamilton could leave ‘in the next couple of years’

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton could leave “in the next couple of years” if the team cannot deliver a competitive car. Wolff — who is “absolutely confident” Hamilton will sign a new deal this year — understands that Mercedes are at risk of losing the seven-time F1 champion if their car does not improve. Ad It was reported that Hamilton was frustrated when Mercedes chose to “ignore” his concerns during the development of W14, the car currently being used by Mercedes drivers Hamilton and George Russell this season.

Norway narrowly win mixed team Parallel World Cup in Soldeu

Norway won the season-ending mixed team Parallel World Cup title with a narrow victory over Switzerland in the final in Soldeu. Switzerland had fought back from 1-0 down in the four-race final only for Timon Haugan to sweep Norway to victory by virtue of a faster tie-break time.

Ronnie O'Sullivan opens WST Classic with victory, Judd Trump joins snooker 900 club, Jimmy White comeback glory

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan got his WST Classic campaign up and running with two sparkling centuries in a 4-2 win over Egypt's Mohamed Ibrahim on Friday in Leicester. The world No. 1 needs to win the inaugural event and £80,000 first prize at the Morningside Arena to keep alive any prospect of qualifying for the eight-man Tour Championship in Hull at the end of the month (March 27-2 April).

Tadej Pogacar on Poggio tactics ahead of Milano-San Remo: ‘You have to follow every attack’

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) says he feels great ahead of Milano-San Remo, adding that he intends to follow any attack on the Poggio. The Slovenian will lead a strong UAE Team Emirates roster at the 114th running of Milano-San Remo on Saturday. Ad It will be Pogacar’s third outing at the first Monument of the year, having finished fifth in 2022 and 13th in 2021, and in an ominous warning to his rivals ahead of the race, Pogacar said he felt great.

Reece Howden seals Crystal Globe with World Cup triumph on home snow, Fanny Smith won the women's race in Craigleith

Reece Howden claimed World Cup gold on home snow at the ski cross meet in Craigleith to seal victory in the overall Crystal Globe standings. Much to the delight of his home crowd, the Canadian fended off competition from Florian Wilmsmann and Youri Duplessis Kergomard to strike gold. Ad Germany's Wilmsmann was forced to settle for silver, with Frenchman Duplessis Kergormard in third and his compatriot Terence Tchiknavorian just missing out on a podium place in fourth.

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle United: Late Alexander Isak penalty secures Magpies crucial win in top-four race

Alexander Isak’s last-gasp penalty breathed new life into Newcastle’s Champions League ambitions as they deservedly beat Nottingham Forest 2-1. The Swedish international netted both goals as the Magpies came from behind to win at the City Ground, with those strikes further denting the Tricky Trees’ hopes of staying up.

Kerttu Niskanen and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo ease to 10km distance victories at World Cup event in Falun

Kerttu Niskanen and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo prevailed in the 10km individual start classic races at the World Cup event in Falun. Finnish star Niskanen was favourite for victory in the women's event with home stars, Sweden's Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson, absent due to injury and Maja Dahlquist opting to focus on Saturday's sprint race. Ad And she justified her favourite tag with a commanding display, her winning time of 27:08.5 seeing her finish 15.9s ahead of silver medallist Katharina Hennig.

EWC community remembers Clément Stoll

The FIM Endurance World Championship is remembering Clément Stoll, who has died following an accident during a test at Circuit Paul Armagnac earlier this week. Stoll, who was 27 and from the Alsace region of France, was a regular competitor in the EWC and was part of the #32 École de la Performance Endurance line-up for next month’s 24 Heures Motos.

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suggests long-term driver Lewis Hamilton could leave ‘in the next couple of years’

Norway narrowly win mixed team Parallel World Cup in Soldeu

Ronnie O'Sullivan opens WST Classic with victory, Judd Trump joins snooker 900 club, Jimmy White comeback glory

Tadej Pogacar on Poggio tactics ahead of Milano-San Remo: ‘You have to follow every attack’

Reece Howden seals Crystal Globe with World Cup triumph on home snow, Fanny Smith won the women's race in Craigleith

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle United: Late Alexander Isak penalty secures Magpies crucial win in top-four race

Kerttu Niskanen and Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo ease to 10km distance victories at World Cup event in Falun

EWC community remembers Clément Stoll