The Minnesota Timberwolves got their season underway with a thrilling win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony Edwards’ 41 points led the team to a 118-114 victory, and he sealed the win with a dagger bucket on the road. It was the highest-scoring game for a Minnesota Timberwolves player in a season opener. It was a positive opening game for the Timberwolves. Edwards’ meteoric rise to becoming one of the league’s biggest superstars looks to be continuing, and their young role players made contributions up and down the roster. Jaden McDaniels finished with 18 points, and second-year play...

Lewis Hamilton will race at the Mexico City Grand Prix in Ferrari colours for the first time this weekend. But it was at this race eight years ago that he left their staff in tears. Hamilton has won as many world championships (two) as he has races as the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. It was the scene of his coronation in both 2017 and 2018. Hamilton went up against Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel in those campaigns. The narrative was similar on both occasions – Vettel looked a genuine threat to the Mercedes dynasty in the first half of the season, then fell away after the summer break. In 201...

Valentin Vacherot returned to ATP Tour action at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. The Monegasque star stunned the tennis world recently when Vacherot won the Shanghai Masters as a qualifier. Ranked 204th in the world before the tournament began, Vacherot defeated Novak Djokovic, Alexander Bublik, and Holger Rune in China. Receiving a Wild Card into the main draw of the Swiss Indoors, Vacherot was drawn against Taylor Fritz in round one. Despite leading by a set to love, Vacherot lost to Fritz, 6-4, 6-7, 5-7, as his nine-match winning run came to an end. There were plenty of positive signs for Vache...

Paddy Pimblett has voiced some frustrations as he waits to find out what’s next. As was recently pointed out by Ronda Rousey, Pimblett has become a mainstream star for the UFC since debuting with the promotion in 2021. His undefeated 7-0 run inside the Octagon has set ‘The Baddy’ up for a massive fight in his next outing. While Pimblett challenging Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title would be huge, the Brit is still waiting for confirmation that this will be his next target. The problem that he’s encountered is that while he’s been biding his time, many of the other top lightweights have be...

Alex Noren was forced to accept a vice-captain role at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, despite his form heading into the tournament. Noren won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth just before the Ryder Cup, with the majority of the European team having taken on the tournament. He beat Adrien Saddier in a playoff, with Noren having also emerged victorious at the British Masters in August. Noren’s Ryder Cup playing chances were discussed after his success heading into the event, but he ultimately served as vice captain to Luke Donald. A previous Ryder Cup success was also on his CV before the ...