It is the season of IPL that is played in T20 format, a format that makes its debut at the Olympic Games two years from now in Los Angeles. This week the action for tickets has already begun for the Summer Games.

Ulberg is buoyed by legends in his gym like Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski who inspired his run to the belt

Max Verstappens esteemed F1 race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is set to join McLaren from Red Bull, according to reports in Dutch media. British engineer Lambiase, who has worked with Verstappen since the drivers Red Bull debut in 2016, is poised to link up with McLaren in a senior role, perhaps as high as team principal. The 45-year-old was linked with moves to Aston Martin and Williams before the 2026 season. Lambiase has a contract until 2027 and would not leave Red Bull where he has combined roles as Verstappens engineer with the teams Head of Racing since 2025 immediately. A report in Dutch outlet De Limburger suggests 2028 could be Lambiases start date. The news makes Verstappens exit from Red Bull, if not F1, more likely and perhaps even inevitable. The four-time world champion has already mooted retiring from the sport at the end of the current season, given his dissatisfaction with the new cars and regulations, and has previously vocalised how Lambiase is one of his three key allies in the sport, alongside father Jos and Red Bulls former adviser Helmut Marko, who retired at the end of last season. The Independent has approached Red Bull and McLaren for comment. Lambiase is the latest member of Red Bulls hierarchy to swap the Austrian drinks company for the papaya-clad outfit. Senior designer Rob Marshall and strategy guru Will Courtenay have all made the same transfer in recent years. Long-term team principal Christian Horner was also sacked last summer, with former sporting director Jonathan Wheatley joining Audi as team principal last year a position he has since vacated. Adrian Newey also left in 2025 for Aston Martin. Meanwhile, Verstappen voiced his unhappiness in F1 at the last race in Suzuka and has described the 2026 cars as anti-racing and like Formula E on steroids. After finishing eighth at the Japanese Grand Prix, leaving him ninth in the championship standings and 60 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli after three rounds, Verstappen told BBC Radio 5 Live: I'm thinking about everything inside this paddock."Privately I'm very happy. You also wait for 24 races. This time it's 22. But normally 24. And then you just think about is it worth it? Or do I enjoy being more at home with my family? Seeing my friends more when you're not enjoying your sport?Max Verstappens race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is set to join McLaren (Getty Images)"I can easily accept to be in P7 or P8 where I am. Because I also know that you can't be dominating or be first or second or whatever, fighting for a podium every time. I'm very realistic in that and I've been there before. I've not only been winning in F1."But at the same time when you are in P7 or P8 and you are not enjoying the whole formula behind it, it doesn't feel natural to a racing driver. Of course, I try to adapt to it, but it's not nice the way you have to race. It's really anti-driving. Then at one point, yeah, it's just not what I want to do."And of course you can look at it and make a lot of money. Great. But at the end of the day it's not about money any more because this has always been my passion."Verstappen is on a 50m-a-year contract at Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season. However, it is understood the 28-year-old can cut short that deal if he is outside the top two in the world championship by the summer break. As for McLaren, what Lambiases arrival means for current team principal Andrea Stella remains unclear. The highly-regarded Italian has been linked with a return to Ferrari, where he worked as an engineer from 2000-2014, as team boss. Lambiase started his F1 career with Jordan in 2005 and continued with the team in their later iterations as Midland, Spyker and Force India. He moved to Red Bull in 2015, working as Daniil Kvyats race engineer before teaming up with Verstappen.

Real Madrid and Liverpool are working on deals for Eduardo Camavinga and Alexis Mac Allister to swap clubs. Transfer Talk has the latest.

An under-fire Carlton will be looking to cause a monster upset when they take on the Crows to open Gather Round in Adelaide.

As the season enters its defining period, clubs are beginning to formulate their lists for what and who they may may need for next season. Daily Mail Sport runs through who is likely be on the move.

DeAaron Fox had 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs kept rolling even with Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle sidelined by injuries, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 112-101 on Wednesday night.San Antonio (61-19) is 28-3 since Feb. 1 and has its best record since 2017, its last appearance in the Western Conference finals during a 22-year postseason run that included five NBA championships.Deni Avdija scored 27 points and Scoot Henderson added 20 for the Trail Blazers, who have lost two straight after a three-game winning streak.Portland (40-40) remains ninth in the West, just 2 1/2 games ahead of Golden State (37-42) heading into the final weekend of the regular season.San Antonio had six players in double figures to offset the absence of the NBAs past two Rookie of the Year winners. Keldon Johnson scored 20 points and rookie forward Carter Bryant added a season-high 17.Wembanyama bruised a rib Monday and Castle is out with right knee soreness. San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson said the Spurs are hopeful both will play in Fridays home game against Dallas.Wembanyama needs to play at least 20 minutes in one more game to reach the league-required minimum of 65 games for award eligibility.The Spurs got off to a sluggish start, missing their first three shots and committing a turnover in the opening two minutes.Fox got them rolling, scoring 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting in the first 4:13 to stake the Spurs to a 12-8 lead. Fox finished 10 for 20 from the field in leading San Antonio in scoring for the first time since March 1. San Antonio closed the first quarter on an 8-0 run to set up its first double-digit lead in the opening seconds of the second.San Antonio closed the third quarter on a 13-2 spurt to expand a four-point lead and roll to its second straight victory.Up nextTrail Blazers: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.Spurs: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

A display of artwork by Syrian and Palestinian refugees at Lord's Pavilion has sparked criticism from some Marylebone Cricket Club members.The exhibition, visible during the season's opening fixture between Middlesex and Gloucestershire over Easter, prompted former Telegraph cricket correspondent Michael Henderson to pin a letter to the Pavilion noticeboard."Members may have noted the daubs upstairs and the club's endorsement of 'creativity' and 'solidarity'," Henderson wrote."'Solidarity' with whom? The human race, perhaps. We can all agree on that. But this 'exhibition' is nudging us towards another view; a partial one. This is meant to be a cricket club."TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayHenderson, a longstanding MCC member and author, dismissed the paintings and questioned the club's messaging around the display.His concerns were echoed by other members who spoke to the Mail. One described the exhibition as an attempt to "project a progressive image of the club".Another member characterised it simply as "woke".The temporary display, which went up last month and runs until the end of April, features paintings created by Syrian and Palestinian refugee students alongside pieces from established artists.The Lord's Pavilion traditionally houses numerous artworks, including celebrated portraits of legendary cricketers from the sport's history.The exhibition is connected to the Alsama Project, an initiative established by the MCC Foundation in 2021.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:World Cup hero attacked by bystanders and arrested in shocking footageJamie Carragher tears into Liverpool with ultimate insult as season worsens with PSG defeatRory McIlroy explains change in daughter Poppy as he targets second Masters titleThis charitable programme funds cricket hubs for young Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, specifically in the Bekaa Valley and Shatila refugee camps.Children participating in the scheme play cricket for six hours weekly throughout the year.The MCC Foundation operates as the club's charitable division, running projects both internationally and within the United Kingdom.According to the Telegraph, the current display serves to highlight this refugee support work, bringing together artwork from the young people benefiting from the programme with contributions from professional artists.Emma John, who chairs the MCC's heritage and collections committee, joined the club in 2018.A journalist with extensive experience writing for The Guardian and other publications, she previously stated her intention to "fight to influence the MCC's culture from the inside".Relations between the club's leadership and its membership have historically been fraught, though they have reportedly improved in recent times.In 2022, then-chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown caused offence during the AGM when a hot microphone captured him saying members were "taking an age to empty their colostomy bags". Former President Sir Stephen Fry subsequently remarked that the club "stinks" of privilege.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter