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Red Bull's Max Verstappen snatched his first Formula 1 world title by beating Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of a thrilling season finale in Abu Dhabi - then had to wait while the Briton's Mercedes team had two protests against the result rejected by stewards.

Hamilton had appeared in control of the race and on course for the title himself, despite controversy on the first lap, until a late safety car. The race was restarted with one lap to go with Verstappen on fresh tyres and Hamilton on old ones and the Dutchman swept by to win.

Virat Kohli has been removed as India's one-day international captain because selectors did not want two white-ball skippers, says Indian cricket board (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly.

Kohli, 33, has now been replaced by Twenty20 captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit took over as T20 skipper last month after Kohli stepped down following the World Cup.

Mrk1 Consulting, together with its partners at Driven International are thrilled that the track they redesigned together will be hosting the deciding round of the 2021 Formula OneTM World Championship here in Abu Dhabi this weekend. In February this year, Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management (ADMM) commissioned Mrk1 Consulting to take on the enviable task of redesigning three key parts of the circuit.

The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has appointed Dr Paul Trafford as its Medical Director. Dr Trafford, who currently represents the UK on the FIA Medical Commission, chairs Motorsport UK’s Medical Committee, and is the Medical Director for the BTCC, will be responsible for developing all medical and rider health related requirements for the new championship.

Following uncertainty about the future of the Birmingham Brummies, there’s great news with confirmation that the speedway club will be riding again next season after a deal was agreed for its purchase from owners David and Peter Mason.

Manager Laurence Rogers confirmed that three consortiums expressed an interest in buying the club. Nigel Tolley, on behalf of the winning consortium made the following statement:

India's cricket tour of South Africa will go ahead this month with a revised schedule of three Test matches and three one-day internationals.

The series had been thrown into some doubt following the emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in South Africa. India, who completed a 1-0 series win over New Zealand on Monday, will now arrive in the country a week later than originally scheduled and four planned T20 internationals have been dropped and will be rearranged.

The eSkootr Championship™ (eSC) has appointed Canadian agency Boombox as its official Production Partner. Having created content across several Olympic Sports and X Games, as well as with esport leagues and creative powerhouse Red Bull, Boombox are perfectly placed to help deliver imaginative and innovative content that will engage viewers with a fresh approach across all eSC platforms.

It has just been reported – by several of his previous clubs – that former footballer Marvin Morgan has died.

The ex-Aldershot, Shrewsbury Town and Plymouth Argyle striker made more than 200 career appearances in the Football League, also spending time on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge and Hartlepool. He also started his own clothing wear business Fresh Ego Kid, while he was with Shropshire club Shrewsbury.

A £1.6million package of improvements to key walking routes ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been confirmed by the council.

In total, the scheme covers seven projects that will enable spectators and visits move around the city with greater ease and safety – and the work will in turn offer a legacy to residents and future visitors in the years after the Games.

The Women's Tennis Association has announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China amid concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.

Peng, 35, disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing a top Chinese official of sexual assault. WTA chief Steve Simon said that he had serious doubts that Peng was free, safe and not subject to intimidation.

It’s the biggest celebration of the summer as tickets for Birmingham 2022 on General Sale now. And this is the chance to be part of the party at the Closing Ceremony, or secure your seat to any of the remaining 150+ sessions of sport that are still available.

Laviai Nielsen and Adam Gemili have been taken off UK Athletics' World Class Programme after opting to stay with US coach Rana Reider. He (Reider) is under investigation by US Safe Sport amid multiple complaints of sexual misconduct against him.

Sprinter Gemili and 400m runner Nielsen have opted to remain part of his training group in Florida. However, two-time Olympic bronze medallist Daryll Neita has left Reider's group and retains her funding.

World Athletics has announced that Glasgow will host the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships following a successful bid process.

The Emirates Arena will stage the biggest Indoor athletics championships in the world, five years on from holding the hugely successful European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2019.

Mondo Duplantis, the greatest male pole vaulter of all-time, will return to British soil at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham on Saturday 19 February 2022.

The last time the Swedish megastar competed on these shores, at this event in Glasgow in February 2020, he cleared 6.18m to set a world record that still stands.

Arif Khan made it look easy as he slalomed downhill on the artificial slopes of Ski Dubai recently.

That was the moment he became the first, and, so far only, Indian athlete to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which begins in February. For the 31-year-old, who hails from Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir, it has been a long hard climb to get there.

A full team has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at this month’s (December 12) European Cross-Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland.

Trials winners Jess Judd and Jack Rowe lead the senior women’s and men’s teams respectively, while the senior mixed relay team includes Olympic 800m finalist Alex Bell who won the women’s short course race at Sefton Park on Saturday.