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Oscar Piastri stormed to a third consecutive pole position as the Prema driver extends his championship lead by an extra four points.
The Aussie took pole around the Sochi Autodrom, ahead of his Trident teammate Clement Novalak and crucially chips away four points from Dennis Hauger’s championship lead heading into the final three races of the season.
Bradford Bulls will be hoping to progress to the next round of the play-offs as they face Batley Bulldogs on Saturday.
After Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collided once more, this time at the Italian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver was punished by the stewards with a grid-drop ahead of this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom.
Oscar Piastri’s crucial pole position and victory in the Feature Race extended his gap to 15 points at the top of the Drivers’ Standings.
Russia’s Sochi Autodrom plays host to the seventh and final round of the F3 season, where Prema’s Dennis Hauger and Trident’s Jack Doohan will go toe-to-toe in the quest to become a Formula 3 World Champion.
Steve Price prepares Warrington Wolves for a play-off clash against Hull Kingston Rovers on Friday, in what could be his last game as head coach.
Sunday’s 2-1 victory against Leicester City ensured Brighton and Hove Albion’s impressive start to the Premier League season continued as the Seagulls moved into the top five after matchday five.
Nigel Clough was struck with even more bad news even before the Rochdale game kicked off as James Perch was ruled out for the season due to a fractured skull and Richard Nartey also sustained an injury.
Pathe Ciss’ dominant midfield display in Rayo Vallecano’s derby victory over Getafe as he is our La Liga player of the week.
The Ducati man took glory at Misano for the second race in succession as he held off Fabio Quartararo, with Avintia’s Enea Bastianini coming home in third to clinch his maiden MotoGP podium.
There’s still no separating the top three as Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all kept pace with one another as Manchester City stuttered. Goals were aplenty in another entertaining weekend of top-flight action.
Bradford Bulls suffered a third straight defeat as Whitehaven left Odsal with a 36-22 win to secure their place in the play-offs.
Sale Sharks survived a late scare to defeat Bath Rugby 20-19 at the AJ Bell Stadium in Round One of the Gallagher Premiership.
Ipswich Town picked up their first win of the season with an impressive 1-0 victory at the LNER Stadium as Lincoln City continued to stutter with their home league form.
Andy Hessenthaler felt his side should have been awarded a penalty and had a man advantage as Dover Athletic were pegged back from a goal up to eventually draw 1-1 away at Weymouth.
Sheffield United ran out 3-1 winners against Hull City on Saturday, with captain Billy Sharp scoring on his 300th appearance for the Blades.
It was a very impressive performance from Adrian Lam’s side as the Warriors beat the Dragons during the final game of the regular season.
Leeds Rhinos provided a fitting send-off from Emerald Headingley Stadium for the four players leaving the club at the end of the season as they defeated Hull Kingston Rovers 36-12 and confirmed the fixtures in the Super League play-offs.
Bradford Bulls will be looking to secure a home tie in this season’s play-offs as they face Whitehaven at the Odsal Stadium on Sunday.
Lowly placed Scunthorpe United travel to the underachieving Carlisle United on Saturday, with both sides hoping to bounce back to winning ways after suffering defeats last weekend.
Lincoln City entertain Paul Cook’s Ipswich Town at the LNER Stadium this weekend looking to build on a well-earned point from Tuesday evening’s draw against Rotherham United.
Stoke City will be without the suspended Tommy Smith for three matches after his dismissal from Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Barnsley. How will Michael O’Neill’s men cope in his absence?
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