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West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series after defeating Pakistan by 90 runs in the opening match of the two-match series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Fast bowler Jayden Seales was the star performer, claiming five wickets in the second innings as Pakistan were bowled out for 120 while chasing 211. Seales finished with figures of 5/20.Pakistan's batting collapsed quickly as they slipped to 71/9. However, captain Babar Azam and No. 11 Mohammad Abbas delayed the West Indies victory with a 49-run partnership for the final wicket.Abbas scored 23 before Seales dismissed him shortly after the tea break on Day 4, bringing an end to Pakistan's fight. windiescricket (@windiescricket) Babar stands tall in defeatBabar Azam remained unbeaten on 58 and completed his 32nd Test half-century, but the Pakistan captain received little support from his teammates.Babar reached his fifty from 81 balls when Pakistan were already struggling at 88/9. The other batters had managed only 38 runs between them. windiescricket (@windiescricket) After the defeat, Babar admitted Pakistan's batting was not good enough.We played good cricket in the last few days but today we were not up to the mark as a batting unit. We lost back-to-back wickets. We will look to make sure it doesnt happen in the next matches, Babar said.The second Test of the series will begin on Sunday.Pakistan suffer another batting collapsePakistan's second innings defeat reflected their first innings problems.After reaching 244/4, Pakistan lost six wickets for just 38 runs and were dismissed for 282, handing West Indies a 29-run first-innings lead. windiescricket (@windiescricket) West Indies had posted 311 in their first innings.Apart from Shan Masood's century and half-centuries from Imam-ul-Haq (63) and Babar Azam, Pakistan's batting lacked consistency. Across both innings, only six Pakistan batters managed to score in double figures.Masood's injury made things more difficult for Pakistan. After hurting his hand in the first innings, he was forced to bat at No. 8 instead of his usual No. 3 position.West Indies build a match-winning leadWest Indies resumed Day 4 at 126/7 with a lead of 155 runs. Shamar Joseph added 16 runs to his overnight score of 22, while Kemar Roach contributed 13 as West Indies pushed their advantage beyond 200.The target proved too much for Pakistan as Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed for just three runs early in the chase.Babar tried to anchor the innings, but the rest of the batting line-up failed to provide support. Among Pakistan's top six, only Mohammad Rizwan crossed double figures with a score of 11.Seales and Greaves lead West Indies attackSeales received good support from Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves, who picked up two wickets each.The pacer completed his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket when he trapped Abbas lbw in the 41st over.Greaves was named Player of the Match after his impressive performance. He had taken 5/27 in Pakistan's first innings.For Pakistan, Abbas was the standout performer with the ball, taking 3/63 and 5/22 in the two West Indies innings.

[BBC]Your club-by-club guide to the summer 2026 transfers in Scotland's second tier.Who has your Premiership club brought in & let go? - Summer 2026Who has your Scottish League 1 club brought in & let go? - Summer 2026Who has your Scottish League 2 club brought in & let go? - Summer 2026Who has your Championship club brought in & let go? - January 2026ArbroathIn: Andy Winter, forward (Livingston); Michael McKenna, midfielder (East Fife); Scott McGill, midfielder (Stenhousemuir); Brody Paterson, defender (Kelty Hearts); Stuart Morrison, defender (Forfar Athletic, undisclosed).Loan in: Cormac Daly, forward (Heart of Midlothian); Scott Constable, midfielder (Dundee United).Out: Harry Cochrane, midfielder (Greenock Morton); Jack Wilkie, defender (Livingston); Dapo Mebude, forward (Airdrieonians); Victor Enem, defender (Cove Rangers); Ally Spalding, midfielder (East Kilbride); Aaron Muirhead, defender (Annan Athletic); Ross Callachan, midfielder (retired).Loan ended: Findlay Marshall, midfielder (Aberdeen); Aidan Nesbitt, midfielder (Falkirk); Jacob MacIntyre, defender (Hibernian); Tom Lang, defender (Falkirk); Luke Kenny, defender (St Mirren); Lewis Gillie, defender (Hibernian).Ayr UnitedIn: Gary Naysmith, manager (Stenhousemuir); Leon King, defender (Rangers, loan to permenent); Ben Summers, midfielder (Celtic, loan to permanent); Luke McBeth, defender (Partick Thistle, undisclosed); Ross Taylor, forward (Stenhousemuir, undisclosed); Kieran Shanks, forward (Peterhead, undisclosed); Reece Lyon, midfielder (Queen of the South).Loan in: Harry Stone, goalkeeper (Heart of Midlothian); Owen Stirton, forward (Dundee United).Out: John Rankin, interim manager (Airdrieonians); Lucas McRoberts, forward (Bangor); George Oakley, forward (Raith Rovers); Anton Dowds, forward (Raith Rovers); Ben Dempsey, midfielder (Partick Thistle); David Mitchell, goalkeeper (Queen's Park); Scott Tomlinson, midfielder (Dumbarton); David Craig, midfielder (Dumbarton); Curtis Main, forward; Stuart Bannigan, midfielder.Loan out: Ollie Ecrepont, goalkeeper (Auchinleck Talbot).Dunfermline AthleticIn: Aston Oxborough, goalkeeper (Motherwell, loan to permanent, undisclosed); Kian Corbally, midfielder (Ballymena United, undisclosed); Musa Dibaga, goalkeeper (Crusaders, undisclosed); Luke Robinson, defender (Wigan Athletic); Oli Shaw, forward (Hamilton Academical).Loan in: Sam Cleall-Harding, defender (Dundee United).Out: Matty Todd, midfielder (St Johnstone); Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen, defender (Wigan Athletic, undisclosed); Sam Young, defender (Stenhousemuir); Deniz Mehmet, goalkeeper (Queen of the South); Chris Hamilton, midfielder (Ross County); Sam Fisher, defender (Airdrieonians); Keiran Ngwenya, defender; Tashan Oakley-Boothe, midfielder; Ewan Otoo, defender; Kane Ritchie-Hosler, forward; Liam Hoggan, defender.Loan ended: Graham Carey, midfielder (Livingston); Olly Thomas, forward (Bristol City); Freddie Turley, defender (Derby County).Loan out: Jake Sutherland, forward (Montrose).Greenock MortonIn: Jayden Gorman, forward (Dubai City); Bobby McLuckie, forward (Heart of Midlothian); Harry Cochrane, midfielder (Arbroath); Grant Savoury, midfielder (Queen's Park); Brian Kinnear, goalkeeper (Clyde); Laiith Fairnie, defender (Eastbourne Borough); Joey O'Toole, midfielder (Jersey Bulls).Loan in: Callum Sandilands, midfielder (Heart of Midlothian); Elyh Harrison, goalkeeper (Manchester United).Out: Cammy MacPherson, midfielder (Livingston); Zak Delaney, defender (Raith Rovers); Owen Moffat, midfielder (East Kilbride); Aaron Comrie, defender (Hamilton Academical); Cameron Blues, midfielder (Hamilton Academical); Kian Taylor, forward (Airdrieonians); Fergus Owens, defender (Hamilton Academical); Ali Crawford, midfielder; Nathan Shaw, midfielder; Zak McKay, midfielder.Loan ended: James Storer, goalkeeper (Wolverhampton Wanderers); Reuben Lopata-White, defender (Leeds United); Murray Johnson, goalkeeper (Hibernian); Curtis Main, forward (Ayr United); Arron Lyall, midfielder (Ross County).Loan out: Sam Murdoch, goalkeeper (Annan Athletic).Inverness Caledonian ThistleIn: Graeme Shinnie, midfielder (Aberdeen); Kerr Smith, defender (Aston Villa); Ryan Duncan, midfielder (Aberdeen); Noa Boutin, defender (Bournemouth); Liam Sole, midfielder (Livingston, loan to permanent); Miller Keir, forward (Turriff United, undisclosed); Hamzad Kargbo, forward (Maidstone United).Loan in: Alfie Bavidge, forward (Aberdeen); Alfie Stewart, midfielder (Aberdeen); Morgan Bates, forward (Swansea City).Out: Ross Millen, defender (Raith Rovers); Sam Nixon, defender (Brora Rangers); Robbie Thompson, midfielder (Strathspey Thistle); Oscar MacIntyre, defender; Jake Davidson, midfielder; Chanka Zimba, forward; Matthew Strachan, defender; Ben Gardiner, forward; Jack Walker, defender.Loan ended: Alfie Stewart, forward (Aberdeen); Mitchell Robertson, defender (Celtic); Ben Brannan, defender (Kilmarnock); Kieron Willox, midfielder (Stoke City).Loan out: Jake Rodgers, midfielder (Brora Rangers); James Clark, defender (Brora Rangers); Archie Kerr, defender (Brora Rangers).LivingstonIn: Glenn Whelan, head coach; Liam Polworth, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Sam Nicholson, midfielder (Motherwell); Bradly van Hoeven, forward (Motor Lublin); Besir Iseni, defender (Dukagjini); Cammy Palmer, midfielder (Glentoran); Joe Boggan, forward (Blackburn Rovers); Cammy MacPherson, midfielder (Greenock Morton); Tyrese Sinclair, forward (York City); Jack Wilkie, defender (Arbroath); Jordan Doherty, defender (Raith Rovers).Out: Marvin Bartley, head coach (Stenhousemuir); Lewis Smith, forward (Aberdeen, undisclosed); Tete Yengi, forward (Machida Zelvia, loan to permanent, undisclosed); Jannik Wanner, forward (St Polten); Dan Finlayson, defender (St Johnstone); Danny Wilson, defender (Sporting Club Jacksonville); Andy Winter, forward (Arbroath); Liam Sole, midfielder (Inverness Caledonian Thistle, loan to permanent); Jamie Smith, goalkeeper (Kelty Hearts); Scott Arfield, midfielder; Mo Sylla, midfielder; Joel Nouble, forward; Barrie McKay, forward; Jeremy Bokila, forward; Andrew Shinnie, forward; Samson Lawal, midfielder; Lewis Latona, midfielder; Codi Stark, defender.Loan ended: Alex Tamm, forward (Olimpija Ljubljana); Macaulay Tait, midfielder (Heart of Midlothian).Partick ThistleIn: Oisin Smyth, midfielder (St Mirren, loan to permanent); Ethan Ingram, defender (Dundee, loan to permanent); Josh Clarke, goalkeeper (Celtic, loan to permanent); Ben McPherson, defender (Celtic, loan to permanent); Ben Dempsey, midfielder (Ayr United); Seb Drodz, forward (Queen's Park); Euan Henderson, forward (Airdrieonians).Loan in: Liam McFarlane, goalkeeper (Heart of Midlothian).Out: Logan Chalmers, forward (St Johnstone); Luke McBeth, defender (Ayr United, undisclosed); Scott Martin, midfielder (Queen's Park, loan to permanent); Kyle Turner, midfielder (Raith Rovers); Zander MacKenzie, defender (Queen of the South, loan to permanent); Dan MacKay, forward; Che Campbell, midfielder; Luis Cameron, goalkeeper.Loan ended: Fraser Taylor, midfielder (St Mirren).Loan out: Josh Clarke, goalkeeper (Doncaster Rovers); Liam Rooney, defender (Clyde).Queen's ParkIn: Jack Hamilton, forward (Raith Rovers); David Mitchell, goalkeeper (Ayr United); Scott Martin, midfielder (Partick Thistle, loan to permanent).Loan in: Ben Brannan, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Aiden McCallion, midfielder (Rangers); Lewis Stewart, forward (Rangers); Zebedee Lawson, forward (Rangers).Out: Calum Ferrie, goalkeeper (Kilmarnock, undisclosed); Harris Afzal, defender (Southampton, undisclosed); Henry Fieldson, defender (St Mirren); Grant Savoury, midfielder (Greenock Morton); Seb Drodz, forward (Partick Thistle); Liam McLeish, forward (Airdrieonians); Timam Scott, forward (East Kilbride); Jamie Bradley, midfielder (Clyde); Ricky Waugh, midfielder (Edinburgh City); Roddy MacGregor, midfielder; Niko Ujdur, defender; Leo Clark, midfielder; Michael Collie, midfielder; Connor Falls, forward; Leo Fisher, defender; Sam MacLachlan, midfielder; Daniel Matheson, midfielder; Mason Davies, forward.Loan out: Josiah Sowa, forward (Dumbarton); Archie Aitchison, goalkeeper (Gretna 2008).Raith RoversIn: George Oakley, forward (Ayr United); Kyle Turner, midfielder (Partick Thistle); Charlie Telfer, midfielder (Airdrieonians); Anton Dowds, forward (Ayr United); Zak Delaney, defender (Greenock Morton); Arron Lyall, midfielder (Ross County); Ross Millen, defender (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); John Robertson, forward (East Kilbride).Loan in: Luke Armstrong, goalkeeper (Cardiff City).Out: Aidan Glavin, goalkeeper (Linfield); Jordan Doherty, midfielder (Livingston); Jack Hamilton, forward (Queen's Park); Richard Chin, forward (Ross County, undisclosed); Shaun Byrne, midfielder (Montrose); Calum Hannah, defender (Kelty Hearts); Josh Mullin, midfielder (Stirling Albion); Ross Matthews, midfielder (Bentleigh Greens); Logan Raeside, midfielder.Loan ended: Ewan Wilson, defender (Motherwell); Paul Nsio, midfielder (Rangers); Andrew Winter, forward (Livingston); Innes Cameron, forward (Barrow); Darragh O'Connor, defender (York City).StenhousemuirIn: Marvin Bartley, manager; Scott Bright, defender (St Johnstone); Lewis O'Donnell, midfielder (Dundee United); Sam Young, defender (Dunfermline Athletic); Robbie Hemfrey, goalkeeper (East Fife).Loan in: Callum Penman, defender (St Mirren); Lewis Hodgkiss, midfielder (St Mirren); Gus Stevenson, midfielder (Heart of Midlothian); Matthew Gillies, midfielder (Heart of Midlothian).Out: Gary Naysmith, manager (Ayr United); Ross Taylor, forward (Ayr United, undisclosed); Scott McGill, midfielder (Arbroath); Finlay Gray, midfielder (East Kilbride); Kelsey Ewen, defender (retired).Loan ended: Olly Whyte, midfielder (Motherwell); Kane Ritchie-Hosler, forward (Dunfermline Athletic); Zeke Cameron, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic).

Tarik Skubal landing spots: Dodgers, Cubs, Yankees among best fits for two-time Cy Young winner on Tigers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.With the trade deadline a week away, the biggest question remains whether the Detroit Tigers will trade Tarik Skubal.The Tigers remain in striking distance of a playoff spot in the weak American League, but they are still six games below .500 on the season. Therefore, it may be the prudent move to trade Skubal, who will hit free agency after the season and is highly unlikely to re-sign in Detroit.Skubal's combination of a high price tag and rental status makes his trade status tricky, with teams hesitant to trade top prospects for a player who will be a free agent in the offseason. The teams that will be in on Skubal not only need to have prospects that the Tigers like, but also need to feel like they need a player of Skubal's talent this year.With that in mind, here's a look at five teams that make sense to be involved in the Skubal negotiations.SN's MLB HQ:Live MLB scores|Updated MLB standings|Full MLB scheduleTarik Skubal landing spotsLos Angeles DodgersAs the Los Angeles Dodgers go for a three-peat, they have the ammo necessary to truly go all-in and add Skubal to an already dominant roster. Even with such a talented major-league roster, Los Angeles has one of the deepest farm systems in baseball and can produce a strong offer to the Tigers for Skubal.The Dodgers' rotation features a slew of injuries, with Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow on the injured list and Shohei Ohtani shut down from pitching. If there is any area where Los Angeles could need to add at the deadline, it's making sure the rotation is steady heading into the final few months of the year.Chicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are right in the mix for a playoff spot but currently sit well behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the standings, and the team needs healthy starters. Of Chicago's five starters to make at least 10 starts this year, only two have ERAs under 4.80, leaving Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga as their only reliable starters.Skubal would instantly be an ace in the Cubs' rotation to go head-to-head against the strong Brewers rotation as they fight for the NL Central title. Arguably no team in baseball needs Skubal more than the Cubs, who are still searching for a true Game 1 starter.Milwaukee BrewersThe Brewers have the best ability to maximize pitching, so trading for a rental like Skubal is not in the team's nature. However, as the Brewers look to build a roster capable of competing with the Dodgers, this move would be as much about keeping Skubal away from Los Angeles as anything else.Milwaukee has only been to the World Series once, in 1982, so at some point, the team has to go all-in to return to the Fall Classic. A playoff rotation headlined by Skubal and Jacob Misiorowski would likely be the best of any playoff team.Tampa Bay RaysLike the Brewers, the Tampa Bay Rays aren't typically the team to make a rental trade, but this year could be different. Tampa Bay currently has the best record in the American League and has the assets to make a splash as they hope to hold off the New York Yankees.However, the Rays have a strong pitching staff and are in much more need of offense, so a trade for Skubal doesn't fit the roster's needs. Tampa Bay did try to trade for a rental Shohei Ohtani in 2023, though, so there is some precedent of the team at least giving this type of trade a chance.New York YankeesThe Yankees rotation is the strongest part of their team, now that Max Fried is healthy to join Cam Schlittler and Gerrit Cole. Still, you can't count of New York's front office, which has traded for its fair share of rentals over the years and are not afraid to make a bold move.By trading for Skubal, the Yankees could shift some starters to the bullpen to make that unit deeper, alleviating another possible area of improvement. But the Yankees' biggest need remains offense, and trading for Skubal could hurt their chances of upgrading the lineup.

[Getty Images]Formula 1 teams head off on their summer break this week after a hectic 11 races to start a new era of the sport.F1 2026 has been full of storylines - controversy over new rules, a new star emerging, the rebirth of an old one, and calendar disruption caused by a war.Even now, as they head off on holiday for a couple of weeks, the teams still don't know how many races are left this season.But those so far have revealed plenty. Here are five things we have learned so far in F1 2026.1. Antonelli is the real dealKimi Antonelli started his Formula 1 career in 2025 hyped as the next generational talent - but did not live up to that billing in his maiden season.How that has changed in 2026.This was supposed to be his team-mate George Russell's year.Mercedes have delivered on the expectation they would be the team to beat with eight wins and 10 pole positions in the first 11 grands prix, and Russell dominated his rookie team-mate in 2025.But Antonelli took a gargantuan step in development over the winter and, while Russell started the season strongly with a win, the Italian soon took control.Initially, the competitive picture between the two was slightly clouded by some poor luck for Russell in the opening races of the season.But, as time has passed, it has become increasingly clear that Antonelli is dominating his team-mate so far this season in the best car.While Russell has floundered a little, less comfortable with the car, and is still afflicted by bad luck, pace seems to flow from Antonelli so easily. Along with devastating pace, his driving is decisive, committed and cool.The 19-year-old will be tough to stop in the second half of the season.Russell proud of resilience after string of problems2. The new rules were poorly thought-outThe 'yo-yo racing' of this season's regulations was particularly felt by Charles Leclerc and George Russell in Australia, passing each other seven times [Getty Images]This year's F1 championship introduced the biggest rule change in the sport's history, with new aerodynamic and engine regulations.While the chassis rules have generally been a hit - even if the cars are a little slower than last year - the new engines most definitely have not.The nominal 50-50 split between internal combustion and electrical power (more like 53-47 in reality) combined with the architecture of the engines, has left them energy starved.And when the battery is empty, the cars have only about 540bhp - less power than a Formula 3 car, but with loads more grip.The need to constantly charge the battery has neutered many of the best corners on many of F1's greatest tracks, reducing them to what Fernando Alonso has called "charging stations".The flip side is the energy starvation has led to some interesting battles, known as "yo-yo racing", with cars swapping positions repeatedly over a number of laps.But the drivers point out this is artificial, and that overtakes are often happening simply because one driver suddenly has 350kW (470bhp) more than the other.As four-time champion Max Verstappen says: "Sometimes people say: 'Ah yeah, but this was a great race.' I say: 'Yeah, but it's not really realistic the way we are racing.'"And then you arrive to some tracks and you're driving on not a lot of horsepower for F1 standards. And it's a little bit painful, which I could see coming already for years. So, it's then, of course, not the most exciting."At one point I'm also a little bit fed up with repeating myself, because it's already hard enough just having to drive it."The drivers - especially Verstappen and Fernando Alonso, but most of the others, too - were very vocal about this from very early in the season. The sport as a whole recognised there was a problem, and has reacted.Tweaks to the rules to lessen the problem were made after just three races, and the engine split will be modified to become 60-40 by 2028, with an intermediate step for next year.That will significantly reduce these issues, but not eradicate them completely.F1's governing body the FIA was warned repeatedly in the years leading up to 2026 that this energy starvation issue would happen.This has left an easy target for FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, to propose a return to naturally aspirated V8 engines for 2031.It's an idea with distinctly limited support among F1's stakeholders. It lacks imagination and analysis, comes with its own set of problems, and is effectively turning the clock back 15 years.The issue is not hybrid engines or turbos per se; it is the lack of energy recovery possibilities.It's a situation F1 forced on itself by removing the MGU-H, which recovered energy from the turbo and exhaust, and not allowing recovery from the front axle.The sport needs to take a pause, intelligently and rigorously analyse what it wants from its engines in the future.Then it needs to come up with a package that satisfies the manufacturers, has road-relevance, embraces concerns about the climate crisis, does not create a noise-hazard threat to some of the sport's most high-profile races, is cheaper, allows the drivers to almost total access to full power, and gives a facility for overtaking.3. The real Hamilton is (mostly) backSeven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton secured his first Ferrari race win in Barcelona and currently sits second in the drivers championship [Getty Images]Lewis Hamilton's career reached its lowest point in 2025, during a maiden season with Ferrari the seven-time champion himself described as a "nightmare".Hamilton's struggles - in the context of a difficult final season at Mercedes in 2024 - raised all sorts of questions.He has admitted he doubted himself at times last year. Hamilton said: "There were definitely moments that I was like: 'Sheesh, maybe it is true that, you know, when you get to a certain point, you lose it.'"Those comments came in the wake of his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix - the zenith of a first half-season that has definitely proved he has not "lost it".Hamilton, 41, is rejuvenated this year - back to something close to his best - and the battle with team-mate Charles Leclerc - pretty much entirely one-sided in 2025 - is neck and neck.He's even sort-of in the championship fight - in second place, 50 points behind Antonelli.Is this down to the new cars behaving more to his liking than the ground-effect ones of the past four seasons, assiduous work behind the scenes to integrate himself more closely with Ferrari, or the team accommodating some of his preferences into the car design this year?Perhaps it's a combination.Even, as his former team boss Toto Wolff has said, "maybe the new girlfriend helps" - a reference to Hamilton's relationship with American media personality and businesswoman Kim Kardashian.There is still some room for improvement - four penalties in the past three races is very much not Hamilton-esque. But his revival is a relief - for him, and all those who have witnessed his incredible career so far.4. Aston Martin finally have some hopeThere was a lot of talk before the season started surrounding Aston Martin's pace, but so far they've failed to deliver - scoring just one point [Getty Images]On paper, Aston Martin have the ingredients to be title contenders - design legend Adrian Newey in charge, multiple championship-winning engine manufacturer Honda providing the power-units, the legendary Alonso in the cockpit, and ample funding from billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll and Saudi Arabian sponsorship.But the first half-season of this much-vaunted package has been nothing less than an embarrassment.Both car and engine were a long way from competitiveness at the start of the season, Stroll was almost in tears when the team's predicament became clear in pre-season testing, and they spent the first 10 races right at the back.The final race before the summer break, however, provided real hope.A massive upgrade package based on lessons learned in the early races - increasing downforce and reducing weight - has taken what looks like two seconds off the car's lap times.Most importantly, the success of the package proved out the team's development tools, which for the past three years had produced upgrades that did not deliver what the team expected.A new Honda engine is due for the next race - the Dutch Grand Prix on 21-23 August - with expectations it should edge the team forwards a little more.After the team proved it could improve the car, a lot rests on that engine. "No pressure," as Alonso himself said with a smile after Hungary. It was both a joke and not a joke.Alonso, 44, is out of contract at the end of the year, and wants to see evidence that Honda, which has finally brought all the expertise behind its championship-winning engines with Red Bull back into the F1 design team, is on the right path.If it's a step forward, it should significantly increase the chances of Alonso staying for another year - although he still has to convince himself he can enjoy his racing with these engines he dislikes so much.Alonso optimistic about Aston Martin upgrade - will it decide his future?5. Williams have had a brutal reality checkIt has been a tough year for Williams boss James Vowles, here with Carlos Sainz [Getty Images]For three years after taking over as Williams team principal at the start of 2023, James Vowles had been talking up 2026 as the year the team would make a giant leap towards their ambition of returning to winning ways.A surprisingly strong 2025 - in which Williams finished fifth in the constructors' championship - seemed to be proof the team were not only on the right track, but even ahead of schedule.This year, they have had a brutal reality check.The car was late, overweight by about 25kg, and lacked performance. Williams' first half-season has proved them to be ninth fastest team and nearly 0.4secs on average slower than the team just ahead of them - Haas.Only troubled Aston Martin and newcomers Cadillac have been slower - and Aston Martin's Hungary upgrade seems to have left Williams as the 10th best team.And all that with the best engine on the grid - the Mercedes.Drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon are definitely not impressed - although they continue to say the right things in public.Vowles has explained the complexities of producing a new car to a new rule set stress-tested the factory and exposed weaknesses that were previously not apparent.But he said similar things when the 2024 car was late.Vowles says he's "glad" they have gone through this and insists the team are now making progress."Never let a good crisis go to waste," he says. "The amount of changes we have made have put us into a very good situation in the future, and I don't think we would have made them if we'd partially succeeded this winter."So, as painful as it's been, I believe we had to go through it as well."Why is Hamilton getting so many penalties? - F1 Q&AAndrew Benson Q&A: Send us your questions

The University of Dayton football team was recognized in the Pioneer Football Leagues (PFL) preseason conference team.[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Seven Dayton Flyers were named to this years preseason teams.This came one day after UD was picked to finish fourth in the PFL, according to a UD spokesperson.TRENDING STORIES:1 dead, 2 injured after 3-vehicle crash on busy area roadSpringfield residents divided over TPS expiration for Haitian neighbors; Mayor issues statementDayton City Commissioner recovering after surgeryRunning back Luke Hansen, offensive lineman Matthew Barnes, wide receivers Michael Mussari and Gavin Lachow each picked up PFL preseason honors on offense.The defense had three preseason selections. This includes defensive tackle Mirko Jaksic and linebackers Joe Kingsbury and Sam Schmiesing.Dayton went 7-4 overall and 5-3 in the PFL in 2025.The Flyers open the 2026 season by hosting Fairmont State on Aug. 29 at Welcome Stadium. Kickoff is at noon. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

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