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Lewis Hamilton started F1’s condensed Emilia-Romagna GP weekend fastest by setting the pace from Max Verstappen in the weekend’s only practice session ahead of qualifying later on Saturday.

“It’s the toughest season ever, 100 per cent, for everybody,” says Jurgen Klopp, as he considers the relentless demands of this unique 2020/21 season, during an exclusive interview with Sky Sports.

Virgil van Dijk has undergone “successful” knee surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament damage he sustained in the Merseyside derby, Liverpool have confirmed.

“You want to look back and say I was a part of something much bigger than myself, than my team, than the sport, and I did it with a whole group of people and a lot of force against us, but also a lot of force because there was many of us pushing in the same direction”

Sergio Perez has admitted that securing a Red Bull drive alongside Max Verstappen is now his only option to remain in Formula 1 for 2021, and says he would relish the chance of nailing down the “hot seat”.

Jose Mourinho ripped into his Tottenham fringe players for not taking their chance in Antwerp, saying he now has “easy choices” when selecting his first team.

Tony Bellew admits he was “mentally exhausted” before a knockout defeat to Oleksandr Usyk – and says “it will be completely different” against Derek Chisora.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has bemoaned the decision by Premier League clubs to vote against using five substitutes this season.

New Zealand fought back from a half-time deficit to beat England 54-47 and retain the Taini Jamison Trophy with a game to spare after a thrilling encounter in Hamilton on Friday morning.

Mikel Arteta admitted goalscorer Nicolas Pepe needs to “find his consistency” before earning more starts for Arsenal under his leadership.