Sport

JOE DOWNES AT SUZUKA: Nico Rosberg remains unbeaten this weekend after dramatically snatching his third straight pole at the Japanese GP by just 0.013 seconds from Lewis Hamilton.

Sebastian Vettel has lost his passion for Formula One and has hit a problematic stage of his career according to Martin Brundle. The four-time champion has yet to win a race in 2016.

Having the influence of an owner over a football club has been a reality since the sport left its amateur beginnings. Sportsmail has put together a guide to football's most madcap owners.

Merson believes the former league champions will struggle to finish in the top four this season while also criticising this summer's marquee signings Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Bob Bradley made an emphatic entrance into British football at his unveiling as the new Swansea boss on Friday - and the American has vowed to prove his sceptics wrong.

Andy Murray comfortably booked his place his ninth final this year by beating David Ferrer in the last-four of the China Open.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is a fitness doubt for their game against Premier League leaders Manchester City next weekend with a thigh injury. 

Joe Allen has been ruled out of Wales's World Cup qualifier against Georgia on Sunday but could be back for Stoke's game against Sunderland six days later.

Zorya Luhansk chief executive Sergei Rafailov has described Manchester as a 'dirty city' in an extraordinary rant towards his side's recent Europa League opponents.

Pep Guardiola has reaffirmed his intentions to grow Johan Cruyff's legacy through implementing his style as Manchester City manager - but the Spaniard says he will not change English football.

STEPHEN MCGOWAN: Karamoko Dembele played nine minutes for Celtic's U20 team against Hearts in Greenock. And that was all it took for the internet to light up. For football to lose the plot.

MATT BARLOW: Another week of inner turmoil draws to a close at London's culture club, where one tradition thriving despite a move from Upton Park to Stratford is the promise of wild inconsistency.

The Manchester United legend's lack of managerial experience and a reportedly underwhelming interview led to the Swans opting for former USA coach Bob Bradley.

Promoter Eddie Hearn turned his attention to Adrien Broner after Ricky Burns defended his WBA world super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh on Friday night, describing himself as 'very confident'.

The German's current three-year deal runs out at the end of 2017 and this has been a frustrating campaign for team and driver. Vettel crashed out of last week's Malaysian Grand Prix on the first lap.

Hamilton trails Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 23 points with five races remaining, but retirement in Malaysia made it four times in 2016 that the Brit has been hampered by mechanical failings.

Conor McGregor is like a 'scared little kid' after his famous verbal tirades at press conferences according to Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone. The American said McGregor was disliked by fighters.

Amid all the huff and puff about Wayne Rooney this season, one piece of absolutely coruscating analysis all but passed under the radar.

Arsene Wenger appeared to take himself out of the running for the role of England manager. The Frenchman said it was 'very important' the national boss should be and Englishman.

Serious injuries to Bath wing Anthony Watson and Wasps flanker Sam Jones prompted claims by Premiership Rugby that they were concerned about the intensity of the sessions.

The former All Black No 10 and team-mates Joe Rokocoko and Juan Imhoff were reported to have produced doping samples showing traces of a steroid after the Top 14 final in Barcelona on June 25.

MARTHA KELNER: Team Sky and British Cycling share a home, the national velodrome in Manchester - raided by UK Anti-Doping officers - many of the same successful riders and several staff members.

BATH 30-3 SALE: The Sharks enjoyed plenty of possession and territory but had no answer to Bath's superior finishing as Matt Banahan, Kahn Fotuali'i and replacement prop Kane Palma-Newport crossed for tries.

The Spanish giants posted record revenues over the course of 2015-16, with earnings rising 7.4 per cent to €620million. They paid off €96m of debt during the 2015-16 period, figures have revealed.

Rangers legend Mark Hateley insists Joey Barton must live up to the expectations of an Ibrox player as he seeks to revive his career at the club.

Substitute Valentin Stocker scored a late winner as Switzerland beat Hungary 3-2 in Budapest to make it back-to-back victories in Group B.

Gareth Bale will not be 'too proud' to take his talent to the touchline if his long throws help Wales qualify for the World Cup finals. The Real Madrid star showed he's good with his hands as well as his feet.

Lithuania have lost all four of their previous visits to Glasgow, but manager Edgaras Jankauskas is more concerned by the threats Gordon Strachan's hosts pose in the present day.

Neil Warnock is looking at the possibility of signing Marouane Chamakh as a free-agent. The new Cardiff boss is attempting to negotiate a deal to bring the striker in for the rest of this campaign.

Former world number one Tiger Woods has officially entered next week's Safeway Open as he edges nearer to competing in his first PGA Tour event since August 2015.

Tyson Fury's trainer and uncle has hit out at the 't*****' friends who he believes have helped contribute to the boxer's downfall. Fury could lose his belts after failing a drugs test for cocaine.

In the latest setback to the planned expansion of Roland Garros, construction work at the home of the French Open has been halted again by a court decision.