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October 11, 2026

Verstappen wins Singapore Grand Prix as Antonelli leads title race

Kimi Antonelli left Singapore atop the 2026 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship with 340 points, giving him a 102-point lead over George Russell and a chance to become Formula 1’s youngest-ever champion at the United States Grand Prix in Austin. Antonelli said he had not driven particularly well in Singapore and that the title remained close.

Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position for his first victory at Marina Bay and his second straight Formula 1 win. Charles Leclerc finished second, 7.3 seconds behind Verstappen, and Antonelli took third to complete the podium. Lando Norris finished fourth and Oscar Piastri was fifth.

Lewis Hamilton finished sixth after a compromised strategy, and Russell finished ninth after starting from the back of the grid because of a penalty. After Singapore, Russell was second in the standings on 238 points and Hamilton was third on 229.
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October 11, 2026

Kyle Larson remains Cup points leader after Charlotte, leads Hamlin by 49

Kyle Larson remained the NASCAR Cup Series points leader after Charlotte Motor Speedway, where his championship margin grew to 49 points over Denny Hamlin. Larson also led Christopher Bell by 51 points and Chase Briscoe by 65 points with four races left in the season. Larson entered the race with a 40-point lead over Hamlin, and rain washed out practice and qualifying, putting Larson in line to start on the pole by NASCAR’s metrics.

Chase Briscoe won the Bank of America 400 by 0.029 seconds over Bell, earning his second straight Cup Series victory and his third win of the season. Hamlin finished fifth at Charlotte and lost nine points on the day after a pit-road safety violation wiped out his stage points.

Larson finished with 2,367 points, Hamlin had 2,318, Bell had 2,316 and Briscoe had 2,302. Ryan Blaney was fifth in the standings and trailed Larson by 85 points.
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October 11, 2026

Chase Briscoe wins Bank of America 400 over teammate Christopher Bell

Chase Briscoe won the Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway by 0.029 seconds over teammate Christopher Bell, giving him his second straight NASCAR Cup Series playoff victory and tightening the championship race with four events left. The finish was the second-closest in Charlotte Motor Speedway history and the closest in the 2026 Cup Series season. It was Briscoe’s third victory of the year and the eighth Cup Series win of his career.

The victory cut Briscoe’s deficit to points leader Kyle Larson from 123 points to 65. After Charlotte, Larson remained the leader, followed by Denny Hamlin, Bell and Briscoe. Larson finished sixth, his first result outside the top five this postseason.

Briscoe said he likely needs another win or two to have a real shot at the title and plans to stay “ultra aggressive” as the series heads to Phoenix Raceway. Larson said he would not feel comfortable until the championship was decided.
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October 11, 2026

Professional surfing administrator Graham “Sid” Cassidy dies at 78

Graham “Sid” Cassidy, whose work helped shape the business side of professional surfing, died in 2026 at age 78. A journalist before moving into contest organization and administration, Cassidy played a major role in the sport from the late 1960s through the 1990s.

He helped launch the Surfabout contest, co-founded the Australian Professional Surfers Association in 1976 and later served as executive director of the ASP. Cassidy also helped introduce the tiered WQS/WCT structure, which became part of the sport’s competitive framework.

A 1977 profile described him as a promoter of professional surfing who was uneasy about the sport losing its free-spirited roots. He worked to win sponsorship for professional surfing, pushed to professionalize surfers’ attitudes and challenged companies he believed were exploiting surfing without reinvesting in it.
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October 11, 2026

McDowell spins Stenhouse after post-race contact at Charlotte

Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. clashed after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with their post-race confrontation following several laps of contact on the final run. Earlier in the race, Stenhouse had shoved McDowell off in Turn 1, and after the checkered flag he made contact with McDowell’s car. McDowell responded by spinning Stenhouse on the cool-down lap and saying over the radio, “That guys trying to run me over. Holy smokes!”

The drivers kept banging doors during the incident before it ended on pit road, where they talked things out. No punches were thrown. Riley Herbst also lifted to avoid getting caught in the confrontation.

McDowell finished 19th and Stenhouse finished 23rd. Stenhouse later downplayed the episode as “not a big deal.”
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October 11, 2026

Jimmie Rivera to fight Brandon Meyer at Prudential Center on Saturday

Jimmie Rivera will return to BKFC in the co-main event of BKFC 95, where he is scheduled to face Brandon Meyer in bare-knuckle boxing on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The fight will stream live on The BKFC App. Rivera, a former BKFC world featherweight championship challenger, has not fought in more than a year.

Rivera last competed at Prudential Center in October, when he stopped Timmy Mason in the third round at BKFC 82. Rivera said fighting in Newark means a great deal to him because he is a New Jersey native, and said this will be his third time competing at Prudential Center. He said he is going for a stoppage against Meyer and described him as a tough, durable opponent.
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October 11, 2026

Lewis Hamilton cleared by FIA after feeling unwell in Singapore

Lewis Hamilton apologized to Ferrari after feeling unwell following the Singapore Grand Prix, saying he had cost the team valuable points. He was checked by the FIA medical team and cleared to skip post-race media duties, and Ferrari did not specify the nature of his illness.

Hamilton had been running as high as second before fading to sixth in hot, humid conditions. He then left the circuit after receiving FIA clearance.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said missing the pit entry cost the team a potential podium, while Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari, the team’s best result since July. Vasseur said Ferrari would focus on Austin next, and Hamilton’s participation in the United States Grand Prix was not considered in doubt.
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October 11, 2026

Liam Lawson finishes seventh in Singapore Grand Prix

Liam Lawson built on a strong Singapore Grand Prix weekend, starting eighth after qualifying ninth and moving up one place when George Russell took an engine penalty. He passed Pierre Gasly off the line and finished seventh, adding to the six points he earned with fifth in Saturday’s sprint. The result was Lawson’s 13th points finish of the 2026 season, giving him 75 points overall and leaving him 34 ahead of Gasly in ninth place and 22 behind eighth-place Isack Hadjar.

Racing Bulls also strengthened its position in the constructors’ championship, extending its lead over Alpine to 32 points with six rounds remaining. Lawson had accounted for 61% of the team’s points, and the team was on course for its best-ever finish in the standings, which would bring increased prize money. Before the race, team principal Alan Permane praised Lawson and Arvid Lindblad after qualifying and said the car looked strong, with both set to start inside the top 10, although Lindblad dropped from ninth on the grid to 15th after a poor start and multiple issues.

The Singapore result fed wider speculation about Red Bull’s driver plans. Martin Brundle said Red Bull would have “a major problem” if Racing Bulls tried to replace Lawson and said the organization already has “four great little drivers” in Max Verstappen, Hadjar, Lawson and Lindblad. Permane said before the race that Nikola Tsolov remained a candidate for a 2027 seat, and reports from Singapore suggested Red Bull may keep Lawson and Lindblad for another year.
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October 11, 2026

Tom Hart set to replace Gianpiero Lambiase for selected Red Bull races

Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay, converting his first pole position there into his first victory in the race, but he said radio problems had affected him all season and were especially bad on Sunday. He also said his start was critical to the win, after noting something was not right before the launch and that early deployment issues nearly cost him the lead.

Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase used coded messages to communicate during the race, but a radio failure made Verstappen’s replies unintelligible even though he could still hear the team. Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies said the problem was on Red Bull’s side and could cost time in crucial moments.

Red Bull sent Lambiase onto the podium with Verstappen in Singapore as he prepares to leave the role. Lambiase will remain at the circuit in a head of racing role while Tom Hart takes over selected races, and Hart is set to serve as Verstappen’s race engineer in Austin, Brazil and Las Vegas. A permanent handover depends on Lambiase’s gardening leave and might not happen until 2027, and Verstappen said it was special to share the podium moment knowing Lambiase is leaving.
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