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A result that shook the world, a rant for the ages and a motorsport interloper. It was a wonderful weekend of sport that threw up remarkable stories – and with so much going on you would be forgiven for missing a few of the best bits. So here is BBC Sport’s selection of highlights from an amazing few days of action. Japan shock the…

Monday, 21 September McLaren driver Jenson Button, 35, is to retire from F1, and could make an announcement before this week’s Japan Grand Prix. (Telegraph)  The 2009 world champion has held talks with Porsche about competing in the World Endurance Championship. (Mail)  Ferrari will send an “unconditional apology” to Singapore Grand Prix officials after some of the team’s staff pushed…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Chelsea captain John Terry could play for the “second-string side” in the Capital One Cup tie at Walsall in midweek, days after being left out of the team for a Champions League game and derby with Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)  The Sun leads with Anthony Martial’s contribution in…

USA Today Sports’ Jeff Gluck looks ahead to the Chase. USA TODAY Sports

0 Shares Print JOLIET, Ill. — The driver who delivered a verbal jab during the week left Chicagoland Speedway with a flat tire, a wrecked race car and one more jab Sunday night. Kevin Harvick showed typical driver frustration when it comes to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Felt wronged by what he determined was an unjustified door-slam by Jimmie Johnson, Harvick jabbed Johnson in the chest in a…

The U.S. women’s soccer team is in the midst of a Victory Tour following its 2015 World Cup win.  Several stars from that group, including Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan, will represent the U.S. in today’s 1:30 p.m. CT exhibition against Haiti at Legion Field in Birmingham. (Actually the kickoff looks to be around 2 p.m.) The match is on ESPN2 and streamed on WatchESPN.  Be sure to follow…

For the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR will begin taking a closer look at restarts. It comes as no surprise there might be a bit of, shall we say, gamesmanship involved in the process of getting cars back to racing speed when coming off caution. Driver complaints are being answered, starting with Sunday’s race at Chicagoland. MORE: Chase field | Picking a winner | Chicagoland…

ENLARGE Updated Sept. 20, 2015 6:29 p.m. ET Flushing, N.Y. New York City can really drive you bonkers—I say that as somebody who lives in this madcave and loves it. New York always sees itself as the most important place in the solar system, even when it’s not. We have no humility, no chill, no sense of proportion about ourselves, and our 4 p.m. traffic will make you weep. Also…

CHICAGO (AP) — Addison Russell’s fly ball in the eighth inning Sunday might be the most important play in baseball so far this year. St. Louis star catcher Yadier Molina suffered a sprained left thumb on the play as the Cubs ran themselves out of late scoring chances and the Cardinals ended Chicago’s five-game winning streak and avoided a sweep with a 4-3 win Sunday. The Cardinals moved six games…

NASCAR’s only trip to Chicagoland is a good one as the Chase begins. The 10-race postseason will determine the 2015 champion. The Chase begins in Chicago and ends in Miami. Kevin Harvick is the defending series champion. Brad Keselowski is the defending champion of the myAFibRisk400.com race. MORE: Chase standings | Breaking down the Chase | Chase field | Worst performances Last Saturday’s race at Richmond was the regular-season finale…

By: Luke Kerr-Dineen | September 20, 2015 10:18 am Chelsea striker Diego Costa is undoubtedly one of the best soccer players on the planet. He’s fast, strong, tough, and has merciless instinct for goal. He’s also pretty scrappy. Did we say pretty scrappy? We meant very scrappy. And Costa makes no apologies for it: “I don’t think I have done anything malicious … If I change in any way, I’m…

So way back in spring training, I sat down with Felix Hernandez for a one-on-one interview for Fox Sports 1. Each team’s marquee players sat down for the preseason interviews, usually with a local beat writer. It supposed aired at least once on “America’s Best Pregame Show.” Fox Sports 1 was making a push for more baseball content back then. Financial issues have changed that push. But they released the video…

  It’s week two of the NFL season and you’re probably planning on plopping down on the couch for that magical seven-hour block of NFL RedZone that only happens 17 times every year. Honestly, I can’t blame you.  But baseball season is winding down and there are precious few weeks left with all 30 teams on the schedule. We know by now that when there are more teams…

There are 15 MLB games on FanDuel’s Sunday slate . The first games begin at 1:07pm Eastern  with the last one beginning at 8pm eastern. Please be sure to check your lineups and of course check the weather to make sure your players are actually playing tonight. There are plenty of opportunities on Sundays slate and here’s what I’m thinking about. Pitching Stephen Strasburg, Felix Hernandez, Carlos…

Kevin Harvick has the pole position for the start of The Chase for the Sprint Cup on Sunday afternoon with the myAFibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., the opening of the NASCAR playoffs. Rain washed away qualifying on Friday, but Harvick was awarded the pole based on having the fastest morning practice speed of 188.317 mph. Harvick, who won at Chicagoland in 2001 and 2002, was a…

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — He might have been known as “The Kid” early on in his Hall-of-Fame baseball career, but at 60 years old, it has been awhile since Robin Yount felt like one. However, as Yount stepped out from the corn and onto the field at the Field of Dreams movie site Saturday in Dyersville, “The Kid” felt like a rookie again. “I have never been here, so it’s very…

There are 15 MLB games on FanDuel’s Sunday slate . The first games begin at 1:07pm Eastern  with the last one beginning at 8pm eastern. Please be sure to check your lineups and of course check the weather to make sure your players are actually playing tonight. There are plenty of opportunities on Sundays slate and here’s what I’m thinking about. Pitching Stephen Strasburg, Felix Hernandez, Carlos…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Paris St-Germain will make a move for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho if his second spell at Stamford Bridge comes to a premature end. (Sunday Express)  Chelsea will make a £20m January bid for Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, 24, in an effort to beat Tottenham to the signature of…

The average audience for England’s opening match of the Rugby World Cup was 7.8m, making it the most watched sporting event this year. Related: Japan’s victory over South Africa is the ultimate triumph of the underdog | Eddie Butler ITV’s ratings peaked at 9.4m, or more than four in 10 of those watching at the time, as England opened their account with an at times nervy victory over Fiji. The…