Nico Rosberg upset the apple cart by claiming his ninth pole position of the season ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

Macedonia has confirmed it is checking for the ebola virus in a British man who died within hours of being admitted to hospital in the capital Skopje yesterday.

A British man who had been held hostage by militants in Libya has been released, the British Foreign Office said.

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Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda are confident they can resolve the latest crisis involving warring drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Lewis Hamilton spearheaded another one-two for Mercedes in practice, but Daniel Ricciardo is threatening to spoil the German manufacturing giant’s party on home soil.

The rest of the Formula One field would benefit if Ross Brawn’s departure from Mercedes goes ahead, according to 2009 world champion Jenson Button.

Despite the successes achieved last year, Ireland show jumping manager Robert Splaine was yesterday in no mood for talking up his squad’s chances in this year’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Series.

Kimi Raikkonen posted his intent to start the new Formula One season with back-to-back wins after finishing quickest in practice ahead of Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has vowed he will “fight until the end” following yet another retirement this season that denied him “an easy victory”.

Jenson Button finally showed a return to form by setting the fastest time in final practice for tomorrow’s European Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton began his Hungarian Grand Prix weekend as he ended Sunday’s race in Germany – out in front.

Sebastian Vettel again destroyed the field in qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s European Grand Prix as he clinched his seventh pole in eight races this season.

HONEYMOON murder suspect Shrien Dewani was admitted to hospital after suffering a reaction to his medication, his family said yesterday, scotching rumours that he had attempted suicide.

Welshman Nathan Cleverly finally looks set to fight for the WBO light-heavyweight title after the governing body ordered champion Jurgen Braehmer to start negotiations with the Briton.

Fernando Alonso led home a one-two finish for Ferrari in today's German Grand Prix, albeit with the whiff of team orders hanging in the air.

The Tour de France peloton met a second day of destruction as rain-soaked roads wreaked havoc on the second stage from Brussels to Spa.

A BRITISH ticketholder has come forward to claim the country’s biggest lottery jackpot of £84.4 million (€99m), Camelot said.

Jenson Button’s projected move to McLaren appears to have taken another step towards completion amid reports the Briton is set to be confirmed at the team this afternoon.

A British man being held by Somali pirates today spoke of the moment armed men boarded the yacht he and his wife were sailing in the Indian Ocean.

Sebastian Vettel will start in pole position for tomorrow's British Grand Prix after crushing his rivals in qualifying, leaving championship leader Jenson Button down in sixth.

Sebastian Vettel won a rain-affected Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai from team-mate Mark Webber as Red Bull Racing claimed a one-two finish to mark their first victory.

Andy Murray showed every sign of finding his feet on clay but ultimately had to bow to the master in Monte Carlo.

A Briton was held today after unfurling banners condemning China’s human rights record on a major bridge in Hong Kong.

LEWIS HAMILTON’S bid to become the first rookie driver to win the Formula One world championship was firmly back on track yesterday after he was cleared of any wrongdoing in the accident involving Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel at the Japanese Grand Prix.

A lone British sailor has been rescued by the Australian Navy after his yacht ran aground on a remote reef.

China confirmed it has ordered the closure of a bi-lingual non-profit newsletter that tracked the development of civil society because its British founder was conducting illegal research.

The kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston fear they will be harmed if they release him now that Hamas is in control of Gaza, a senior Hamas official said.

A British man today admitted that he had sent email from Thailand seeking £2m (€2.95m) in extortion money from retail giant Tesco by threatening to poison food in its supermarkets.

Charl Schwartzel was still in the driving seat with a one-stroke lead over closest rival Lee Westwood as the morning field turned on the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.

A Mount Everest expedition leader criticised for leading his team past a dying British climber said today that he did not know during his team’s ascent that anyone was in trouble near the peak.

A Briton is reported to be among four foreign oil workers kidnapped by armed men in Nigeria, news reports said today.

Masters officials have admitted that Shingo Katayama was preferred to Colin Montgomerie for Augusta’s only wild-card in order to satisfy the Japanese television market.

The brother of British hostage Kenneth Bigley today claimed to have received written confirmation that the Briton will be spared in a communique released in the Middle East.

British hostage Kenneth Bigley’s life was tonight in the blood-stained hands of a terrorist who has severed the heads of two other captives.

Prince Joachim, second in line to the Danish throne, is to divorce his British wife, a spokesman for the royal family said today.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell claimed the second European Tour victory of his short professional career with a play-off triumph over Thomas Levet in the Italian Open and immediately targeted another win to bolster his Ryder Cup hopes.

Jenson Button’s hopes of putting a spoke in the wheel of Michael Schumacher’s bid for a seventh Formula One world title foundered inside 11 laps of the San Marino Grand Prix.

A suspected British hacker was today accused of crashing a majo r US military computer network.

A Briton will appear in a US court today to admit trying to bring down a transatlantic flight with powerful explosives hidden in his shoes.

Tim Henman survived the sternest test of his Wimbledon credentials so far to book his place in the fourth round with a nerve-wracking victory over Wayne Ferreira.

Greg Rusedski made it an unwelcome double for Britain when emulating Tim Henman by crashing out of the Australian Open in straight sets at the fourth round stage.