Lando Norris began the week with his face wrapped in bandages after drunken King’s Day celebrations aboard a boat in Amsterdam ended in a badly-cut nose. He ended it the King of Miami, finally breaking his Formula One duck at the 110th attempt to spark wild celebrations at McLaren. And across the sport.
The Professional Cricketers Association has called for a cut in domestic cricket, warning that fixture congestion is compromising performance and could even result in “disaster” on the roads as exhausted players bounce from match to match. Two-thirds of PCA members believe there is too much domestic cricket, with the union calling the schedule “unfit for purpose”. “There is a large number of players who don’t think the schedule is conducive to high-level performance,” said Joe Root, the former England captain, speaking in support of the findings.
PCA lays out fears over demands being made of game’s stars