Ayrton Senna won the Portuguese Grand Prix to take the first Formula One victory of what would be a glittering career. Senna started the weekend with another first when he piloted his Lotus to pole ...

One of the most captivating drivers of all time, Gilles Villeneuve, was born in St-Jean sur Richelieu, Canada. On his day he was untouchable, and his drive at Watkins Glen in the wet when he was 11 ...

Tommy Hearns was the reigning WBC light-middleweight champion when he went hunting for a world title at the next weight up. But he faced a tough ask: Marvin Hagler was a fearsome proposition who'd ...

Schumacher assumed the lead and was dominating Senna when a hydraulic failure on lap 32 brought his race to an end. Senna came through to win and was speechless after the race. "I simply don't have ...

Redgrave was 38 by now, a diabetic who'd recently suffered colitis and a broken arm. So he needed more help. After three gold medals in the coxless pair, he moved into a four - and a real supercrew.

Alberto Ascari crashed his Lancia into the harbour at Monaco on this day, just as he looked in with a chance of winning the grand prix. Early race leader Juan Manuel Fangio retired with a bent axle ...

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Rubens Barrichello won the US Grand Prix by 0.011 seconds from Michael Schumacher after a staged Ferrari finish backfired. The pair had dominated the race and then came around the banked final corner ...

The 1982 season proved to be one of the most turbulent - and tragic - in the long history of Formula One. Keke Rosberg became the first man since 1964 to secure the championship with just a single ...

The world of F1 was left in shock when it was announced the popular Swede Ronnie Peterson had died as a result of complications following his accident during the first corner pile-up at the start of ...

ESPN grades each team after the 2026 Six Nations, with France crowned champions once more. After England suffered their worst-ever Six Nations campaign, ESPN's Tom Hamilton looks at where it all ...