
The man to whom Ecclestone paid a winner's prize money - so that he wouldn't compete
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Alan Jones drove the Williams racing team to its first world title in Formula 1. The Australian triumphed in a wild year of motorsport.
Alan Jones drove the Williams racing team to its first world title in Formula 1. The Australian triumphed in a wild year of motorsport. He has now died at the age of 80.
An obituary by Peter Ahrens
After the death of Spanish second division footballer Jesús de Miguel (†30), hundreds of people came to Navahermosa for his funeral. Among the mourners were national coach Luis de la Fuente, Real President Florentino Pérez and representatives of Atlético Madrid and the Spanish Football Association. The preliminary autopsy report lists an accidental chest injury as the cause of death.

Cristiano Ronaldo ends his career as a Portuguese international and releases a five-minute reconciliation video to his compatriots after previously leaving his team in a huff.
The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has defended its ruling on Russia's readmission to international ice hockey tournaments and certified that the IIHF had failed. Finland and other nations are boycotting games against Russian teams. The 2027 World Cup in Germany is affected, the federal government is considering refusing visas for Russian national players.
Cristiano Ronaldo is ending his career in the Portuguese national football team after 23 years, 234 international matches and 146 goals. The 41-year-old announced his resignation in an emotional Instagram statement. The end was overshadowed by a falling out with national coach Jorge Jesus.

Handball national coach Alfređ Gíslason talks in an interview about the home World Cup, a controversial time out and personal losses. The article is behind a paywall and the full text is not available.
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from the Portuguese national team after 23 years. In addition, a new goal celebration, which is interpreted as an allusion to the target of 1000 career goals, is causing media speculation.