Lando Norris hits the front in title race with emphatic F1 Mexico City GP win

If timing is key in any race, Lando Norris might just have taken the bell with absolutely impeccable judgment. His victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix with a consummate drive from pole to flag has catapulted him into the lead of an intense title fight at exactly the right moment. Norris has momentum at the very point the championship enters its decisive phase.With his title rivals Oscar Piastri – Norris’s McLaren teammate – managing only fifth and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Norris has the edge at a crucial juncture with four meetings remaining. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished in second, while Britain’s Oliver Bearman took a career-best fourth place with a superb drive for Haas

Saracens’ Noah Caluori called up by England for autumn internationals

Noah Caluori, the 19-year-old ­Saracens wing, has been named in England’s autumn internationals squad by Steve Borthwick.Caluori burst on to the Prem scene by scoring five tries against Sale on 18 October and, as England gear up for a busy November featuring four Tests, Borthwick has called up the uncapped youngster after initially inviting him to a training camp last week. The 36-player squad, including 19 forwards and 17 backs, gathered at Pennyhill Park in Surrey on Sunday night.Caluori made his second Prem start for Saracens in the defeat by table-topping Northampton on ­Friday. He had a considerably quieter night than the phenomenal display against Sale, and was given a severe defensive test by the Saints’ all-court attacking game

New York Jets legend Nick Mangold dies aged 41 while seeking kidney transplant

Nick Mangold, a hugely popular player during his 11-season career with the New York Jets, has died at the age of 41.Earlier this month, Mangold said he had been undergoing dialysis and needed a kidney transplant. He sought help from fans of the Jets and Ohio State, where he was a star in college.“In 2006, I was diagnosed with a genetic defect that has led to chronic kidney disease. After a rough summer, I’m undergoing dialysis as we look for a kidney transplant,” he wrote at the time

Shaun Wane requires herculean Ashes effort after England’s Wembley mauling

The scoreline alone offers concrete evidence of how underwhelming England were against Australia in the first Ashes Test on Saturday, but if anyone needed further proof, a glimpse around the Wembley crowd was somewhat telling, too.As a one-sided contest ebbed towards a predictable conclusion, there were cheers among those sitting near the press box. Not for an England try, but for a paper aeroplane crafted by a home supporter that had successfully made its way from the top of one tier on to the pitch. It was about the only thing that went right for those of an English persuasion.The beauty of a three-Test series is that no matter what happens in the first match there is an opportunity to bounce back

England crush New Zealand in final group match but Ecclestone injured

England finished the group stages of the World Cup with a dominant eight-wicket win against a limp New Zealand, after bowling them out for 168 in 38.2 overs.Sophie Devine’s final one-day international ended in disappointment after the 36-year-old departed caught behind off Nat Sciver-Brunt on 23, sparking a collapse in which New Zealand lost their last five wickets for 13 runs.Devine did chime in with a final wicket, trapping Heather Knight lbw for 33, but, despite being surrounded with close fielders in the next over, Amy Jones was able to sneak the winning boundary through the off side, finishing unbeaten on 86 as England won with 124 balls to spare. The only downsides were that Danni Wyatt-Hodge, finally brought into the XI in place of Emma Lamb, faced just seven balls before presumably playing in the semi-final in three days’ time, while Sophie Ecclestone injured a shoulder while fielding

England beat New Zealand by eight wickets: Women’s Cricket World Cup – as it hapened

Righto, that’s all from us today. England progress in style and New Zealand legend Sophie Devine bows out. We’ll be back to bring you all the action from the semi-finals and final in the coming week. Enjoy your Sunday – goodbye!Here’s England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt:“We really wanted to put in a performance today. The way that we’ve gone about cricket in this tournament has been largely successful and so we’re happy to put in that performance and take some confidence into the semi-final