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Five things to look out for in WEC’s Lone Star Le Mans

Five things to look out for in WEC’s Lone Star Le Mans

Following a near-two-month summer break, the World Endurance Championship returns to action this weekend, with Lone Star Le Mans marking the start of the second half of the season.
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Manchester City failed to land Spain pair in scramble for Miedema cover

  • Atlético rejected £500,000-plus bid for Fiamma Benítez

  • Arsenal handed difficult Champions League draw

Atlético Madrid rejected a bid of more than £500,000 from Manchester City for the Spain midfielder Fiamma Benítez on the Women’s Super League’s transfer deadline day, the Guardian can reveal. newsindata.org

The WSL champions are understood to have tried hard to add attacking-midfielder reinforcements before the English summer window closed on Thursday at 11pm BST, largely in light of news that their No 10 Vivianne Miedema could be out for at least the rest of 2026 with a knee injury.

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Noah Caluori on pain, pressure and second-season syndrome: ‘I’m only going to get better’

The Saracens wing is focused on becoming more disciplined and says that he is only going to get better after last term’s breakthrough

Noah Caluori is addressing the dangers of second-season syndrome as he sets about charting a path to England’s World Cup squad next year and it soon becomes apparent he has one clear advantage. Twelve months ago he was an unknown quantity, now opponents will see him coming, but Caluori is hoping playing without pain can ensure he soars to new heights.

What made the 19-year-old’s stratospheric rise last season all the more impressive was that Caluori played with a debilitating wrist injury for much of it. That he still ended his first Prem season as joint top try-scorer and won his first two England caps over the summer demonstrates a resilience in someone who has made things look so easy in his short career to date.

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In brief

How F1’s 5MJ rule will lead to lower top speeds at Monza than in Hungary Monza may be known as the ‘Temple of Speed’ in Formula 1, but is set to look different at the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.It was always clear that Monza was going to be one of the most challenging weekends of the season in terms of energy management with the new

F1 Italian GP: Charles Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP1 Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 to set the fastest time in first free practice at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix.Leclerc's time of 1m23.008s, set on medium tyres, was quick enough to pip team-mate Lewis Hamilton on a hot summer afternoon at the historic Monza circuit.Leclerc set his time halfway

Pierre Gasly loses Monaco GP podium, FIA’s Court of Appeal rules Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has lost his Monaco Grand Prix podium finish after all, as his penalties for pitlane speeding stand, the FIA’s International Court of Appeal (ICA) has ruled.Gasly was one of several drivers who were pinged for pitlane speeding during the race in the principality, but

Pol Espargaro to replace Maverick Vinales again at Tech3 KTM After competing in the British and Aragon grands prix, Pol Espargaro will contest next week's San Marino Grand Prix with Tech3 KTM, replacing Maverick Vinales.Vinales continues to recover from the injury he suffered last year to his left shoulder, in a qualifying crash at the Sachsenring. Since then, he’s had

El grito de auxilio del Kern Pharma: "No voy a arrojar la toalla, no podría vivir si no lucho por salvar al equipo" En la cuerda floja. El equipo ciclista Kern Pharma podría estar dando sus últimos coletazos en La Vuelta después de la marcha anunciada del principal patrocinador a la conclusión de esta temporada. MD ha hablado con el máximo responsable del equipo, Juanjo Oroz (45 años). Este ex ciclista profesional y

Daniela Terol: "Ir al Extreme Barcelona te puede cambiar la visión de un deporte que no conocías y que te enamores" No llega a los 18 años, pero ya sabe lo que es participar en unos Juegos Olímpicos y ser la referente del skateboarding en España. Daniela Terol (Barcelona, 2008) es uno de los grandes reclamos de este fin de semana en el Extreme Barcelona, donde los deportes urbanos tiene su

Netflix releases trailer for new Michael Schumacher 1994 F1 documentary Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming Formula 1 documentary, Schumacher '94 - The Birth of a Legend, ahead of its global premiere on 2 October.Produced by LEONINE Documentaries and directed by Christin Freitag, the German-language feature focuses on Michael Schumacher's maiden championship title.The newly …