George Russell was fastest from Charles Leclerc in the only Singapore practice session ahead of Sprint Qualifying later on Friday.
Russell, who will start at the back of the grid for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix due to a power unit change, was 0.198s quicker than Ferrari's Leclerc as Mercedes look to bounce back from their "worst weekend of the season" in Malaysia, according to team boss Toto Wolff.
LeBron James has vowed that he and his new team will "get better and better" after the 41-year-old put in a strong showing on his Philadelphia 76ers debut in a preseason meeting with the Brooklyn Nets.
Bucky Irving and rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels starred as the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured a shock 24-16 road win over the Dallas Cowboys on on Thursday night.
Irving ran for a career-high 165 yards, including a 72-yard run that set up Tampa Bay's go-ahead touchdown, while Irving himself twice found the end zone.
As the Premier League returns this weekend, so does the focus and attention on the red side of Manchester.
Although Manchester City have dominated the headlines during the international break, it is easy to forget that, given the position Manchester United find themselves in, they could be one more disappointing result away from a storm of questions over whether Michael Carrick is the right coach to steer them through it.
Our ambassador previews a quintet of contests on the Rowley Mile on Saturday, including the Group One Dewhurst Stakes, plus two competitive events over at York.
Castle to give Appleby his fourth Dewhurst
Charlie Appleby can enhance his great record in the Group One Darley Dewhurst Stakes (3.00) at Newmarket on Saturday with the unbeaten Desert Castle.
It's a long story that, at this stage, doesn't really compare a whole lot to City's.
Rangers' case ultimately became an insolvency event after the club racked up huge tax liabilities. The Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) scheme was a major part of that.
The Swiss Darts Trophy will take place from October 9-11; Stephen Bunting is the defending champion and newly crowned World Grand Prix champion Luke Humphries also takes part; you can watch the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton live on Sky Sports from November 14-22
Ella Toone may have started this international break on the outside looking in, but she looks set to emerge from it with her chances of making it to Brazil next summer strengthened.
All eyes will be on Anfield on Sunday to see how Premier League leaders Manchester City react after being found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they have been accused of breaching.
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