Your Guardian sport weekend: F1 finale, the Ashes and Premier League

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L’Eau Du Sud bids to create history in Tingle Creek for title leader Skelton

Victory would make the trainer the first to complete four feature chase successes on consecutive Saturdays

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Aston Villa welcome leaders Arsenal in Saturday’s early kick-off before Manchester City host Sunderland

Saracens hatch plan to put dent in French dominance against Clermont

Even without Maro Itoje, Ben Earl and Jamie George, the English club are set to deploy a formidable lineup against their depleted opponents

McLaren will use team orders in quest for F1 world drivers’ title in Abu Dhabi

McLaren’s team principal, Zak Brown, said: ‘We’re going to do what we can to win,’ with Max Verstappen able to pip Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to the championship

Morecambe FC break ties with takeover figure accused of supporting terrorist group

The UK government has frozen the financial assets of Gurpreet Singh Rehal after he was accused of supporting a terrorist organisation in India

Are Leicester tumbling towards a painfully awkward anniversary party?

In today’s Football Daily: Tough times for the Foxes

‘We’re all human’: Joe Root defends England over costly dropped catches on day two

Joe Root has insisted that human error rather than poor preparation lay behind a string of dropped catches during a day of toil in the field for England

Amorim says little-used Mainoo is proof he trusts Manchester United’s academy

Kobbie Mainoo has not started in the Premier League this season and Ruben Amorim defended himself, saying: ‘I try to put the best players on the pitch’

Steve Smith on top again after he resumes Ashes hostilities with Jofra Archer

Australia’s batting linchpin helped his side pull away and England’s premier paceman is yet to dismiss him in a Test

Wayward England pace attack fumble their golden chance to strike with new ball

So good in the first innings in Perth, England’s bowlers were dismal in the opening session on day two to let Australia off the hook

Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day two – as it happened

England dropped five catches before Australia finished a dramatic day on 378 for six, a lead of 44

England rue five dropped catches as Australia build lead in second Ashes Test

Shelled catches frustrated England’s bowlers as Australia ended day two with a 44-run lead after half-centuries for Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith

Slough’s Scott Davies: ‘We have a duty of care – a young player can be the perfect customer for bookmakers’

Player-manager speaks to Billy Munday on his long road to recovery, after a betting addiction and leading the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup

Inter Miami’s journey to MLS Cup has been methodical, and Messi-centered

Ever since the club’s very beginning, David Beckham and Jorge Mas have had moments like this Saturday in mind