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January 14, 2020

Swedish driver Ericsson lands hot chocolate company sponsor

A hot chocolate company led by Hollywood stuntman and occasional racer Stanton Barrett has signed as primary sponsor for ...

January 11, 2020

PHOTO GALLERY: A selection of pictures from the past week

Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd ...

January 07, 2020

Verstappen extends deal with F1 team Red Bull through 2023

Max Verstappen extended his contract with Red Bull in Formula One until the end of the 2023 season, the team said on Tuesday.

January 04, 2020

Bourdais, Hinchcliffe casualties of cruel IndyCar offseason

Sebastien Bourdais spent a day in early November helping IndyCar iron out the wrinkles on its newest safety innovation.

January 03, 2020

Kyle Busch brings the Rowdy show to the Rolex 24 at Daytona

Fresh from a holiday trip to the Bahamas, NASCAR's newest two-time champion raced back to the track to open the new year.

December 23, 2019

Leclerc signs new contract with Ferrari through 2024

Charles Leclerc signed a new contract with Ferrari through to the end of the 2024 Formula One season on Monday.

December 19, 2019

Coyne hires Spanish driver Palou for full IndyCar season

Dale Coyne hired Spanish driver Alex Palou to drive the 2020 IndyCar season Thursday, the latest twist in a wild offseason ...

December 16, 2019

Formula 1 heiress' jewel collection reported stolen in raid

London police are investigating the theft of a large cache of “high value jewelry” reported stolen from the palatial home of ...

December 16, 2019

Cricket World Cup winner Stokes takes BBC's top sports award

Cricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes ended a sensational 2019 by claiming the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year prize.

December 09, 2019

Anti-doping agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics, over ...

December 05, 2019

NASCAR signs 4 premier partners to sponsor Cup Series

NASCAR has signed Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, Geico and Xfinity as its “premier partners" in a change to its traditional ...

December 01, 2019

Hamilton won’t rule out future move to Ferrari

Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton appeared to open the door for a possible future move to Ferrari when he refused ...

December 01, 2019

Hamilton seals easy 11th victory of F1 championship season

World champion Lewis Hamilton’s 11th victory of another dominant season proved so easy that the driver who finished way back ...

November 30, 2019

Hamilton says he’s flattered by Ferrari’s praise

A laughing Lewis Hamilton did little to quash rumors of a potential move from Mercedes to Ferrari by acknowledging he was ...

November 30, 2019

F1: World champion Hamilton takes pole at Abu Dhabi GP

World champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday. It was the six-time ...

November 29, 2019

Bottas best in 2nd practice for Abu Dhabi GP then crashes

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the second practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and was also ...

November 22, 2019

Bourdais to move to IMSA after split with Dale Coyne Racing

Sebastian Bourdais parted ways with Dale Coyne Racing on Friday and will move from IndyCar to sports cars in IMSA in 2020.

November 20, 2019

Citroën withdraws from rally in wake of Ogier’s departure

Citroën is withdrawing from next year’s world rally championship following the decision of six-time world champion Sébastien ...

November 17, 2019

Verstappen wins Brazilian GP, Ferraris self-destruct

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won Formula One’s Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday for his eighth career victory in a race which ...