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by F1 correspondent Michael Butterworth

SHANGHAI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- For a country that once treated Formula 1 like a second religion, Brazil's absence from the grid had begun to feel strangely normal.

Between the days of Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa, Brazil regularly churned out F1 champions and race winners. Grand Prix Sundays were national events, as Interlagos bec

The US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was struck with smoke seen rising from the building amid reports that its air defence system was taken out

Expectations of the Red V this year were modest – not least from their own coach. And a critical spell in Wollongong, when they just couldn’t stay with the Storm, showed why.

England head coach Steve Borthwick needs a performance that gives compelling proof of the direction of his team against France, writes Mike Henson.

Pep Guardiola has come out swinging after Manchester City were beaten 3-0 by Real Madrid in the Bernabeu ahead of Saturday night's clash at West Ham

Welcome to your São Paulo daily guide for Saturday, March 14, 2026. Today is free Saturday at the Pinacoteca — Pascale Marthine Tayou’s Knockout! fills all seven Pina Luz galleries alongside Cristina Salgado’s monumental Octógono installation and Macunaíma é Duwid at the Pina Estação. At the MASP, the Histórias Latino-Americanas triple exhibition is open on […]

Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily guide for Saturday, March 14, 2026. Today is the best museum day of the month. At the MAR, Guilhermina Augusti’s Entrar na Grande Noite opens at 15h in the library gallery — her first institutional solo exhibition, exploring radical Black studies through serigraphs and paintings — and it […]

US President Donald Trump has claimed that military assets on Kharg Island, which handles 90% of Iran's crude exports, have been 'totally obliterated' after a 'powerful bombing raid'

Bryony Gooch reports on the jarring contrast between footage of drones hitting the emirate while the Iran war rages, with social media influencers and expats claiming it’s business as usual in Dubai

North Korea launched around 10 ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Seoul's military said, in a show of force amid tensions over US–South Korea exercises.

The Chamber of Employees has left a government talent committee over concerns about governance and priorities, including the decision to place a planned 'Talent Desk' under the Chamber of Commerce.

Tom Bower's new book Betrayal includes explosive claims about royal family tensions, with Camilla allegedly telling a friend that Meghan had 'brainwashed' Prince Harry

Though low-carb and low-calorie beers sound good, weighing up their health benefits compared with standard drinks isn’t that straightforward.

Amid the standout performances of Sam Kerr, Alanna Kennedy and Mackenzie Arnold in the victory over North Korea, there was another in a back-up defender playing her 23rd cap.

Almost everything is new at Melbourne, and now the Demons are promising a fresh approach to match-day entertainment – starting with their round one match against St Kilda.

Welsh rugby union legend Richard Parks swaps his ­expeditions for a different kind of journey, back to the coalface of grassroots rugby.

One ex-Everton star has submitted evidence as to why Liverpool boss Arne Slot looks like he could be set for the sack this summer

US President Donald Trump has posted video to Truth Social showing the major attack on Iran's Kharg Island after dangling a $10million bounty for information on the regime’s new Ayatollah

The tankers — Shivalik and Nanda Devi — were chartered by state-run Indian Oil Corp. and should arrive in India next week; the vessels are owned by state-run Shipping Corp of India Ltd

George Russell took second on the grid as Mercedes secured a second straight front-row lockout.

Personal finance expert said it's an 'effective tactic' after the price soared in the last 6 years

The Queen and Princess Elizabeth watch Devon Loch parade in the paddock.One can imagine that a huge win would be the defining moment of any sportsperson’s life… it’s an unfortunate athlete for whom a high-profile failure becomes that moment. But, according to his son, so it was for jockey Dick Francis, who was champion jockey in 1953-1954 before becoming the best-selling author of equestrian novels, such […]

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