LIV Golf relaunch set to be abandoned

LIV Golf is set to be wound down after its investor withdrew its support because the proposed new league failed to attract enough players. LIV had hoped BC Partners Credit would provide a possible $300m (£223m) in financing after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) withdrew its backing in April, leading to the league filing for bankruptcy protection in September. The funding could have helped the competition move forward in a new form, dubbed LIV 2.0, but BC Partners is understood to have decided it is not viable to pursue a deal.

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Rafael Camara to replace Ocon for remainder of 2026 season

Haas has confirmed Esteban Ocon will not return to drive for them. Rafael Camara, who was due to make his Formula 1 debut for the team next year, will take over Ocon’s car from this weekend’s round in Brazil. Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has not explained the team’s reasons for dropping Ocon.

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Spanish football in mourning as Jesús de Miguel dies after on-pitch collision

Spanish football was in shock on Tuesday after the Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died after a collision with the Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a match in the second division. The homicide division of the national police has opened judicial proceedings into a possible involuntary manslaughter, a routine procedure after any death not by natural causes. The chief public prosecutor in Santa Cruz de Tenerife told the state news agency EFE that it was “very difficult” for a case to come to court.

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Fifa to share confidential World Cup sell-off plan documents

Fifa says “key documents” relating to president Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors will be made available to members of its council. Last month, Uefa gave football’s world governing body until 2 November to release details about the hugely controversial Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, and to answer a list of questions relating to its governance and decision-making.

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Antonelli crowned youngest ever champion as Verstappen wins in Mexico

Kimi Antonelli clinched his first world title and became the youngest champion in Formula 1 history by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Antonelli – 20 years and 68 days old – finished the race in third, behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. His moment of glory came on a day when tensions at Ferrari between seven-time champion Hamilton and team-mate Charles Leclerc came close to boiling over after an opening lap incident that left the Britton feeling aggrieved.

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