Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa finished the opening day of Formula E pre-season testing fastest at the Jarama circuit in Spain, as teams got to grips with the new Gen3 Evo machines.

The Portuguese driver posted a 1m29.220s with more than 60 minutes left on the clock during the three-hour afternoon session, leaving him 0.186s clear of Andretti’s Jake Dennis.

The opening session on Tuesday ran without issue after the all-electric championship opted to move venue following the devastating floods in Valencia, which have so far accounted for more than 200 deaths.

A minute’s silence was held on the grid prior to any running by all drivers and teams, with the decision taken only on Thursday to move the test from the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia to Jarama, just outside Madrid.

The 2.43-mile circuit previously held Formula 1 racing nine times between 1968-1981, and more recently has hosted bike and truck action, having remained largely unchanged during its 57-year tenure.

Maximilian Guenther was the first man to go below the 1m30s barrier, posting a 1m29.661s before the halfway point of the session as he prepares for his first season with DS Penske, having moved across from Maserati MSG in the off-season.

The German finished the session third, 0.441s off the quickest time and ahead of Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara and Stoffel Vandoorne, the Belgian having directly swapped with Guenther and taken the vacant seat at Maserati MSG.

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The second Andretti of Nico Muller finished sixth, the Swiss driver having joined from Abt, ahead of the second Maserati MSG of Jake Hughes, who joins the Trident from McLaren.

Da Costa’s team-mate and reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein finished eighth, having set the pace in the early running, as Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Penske) and Abt’s Lucas di Grassi – with Lola/Yamaha power for the first time – completed the top 10.

Neither Jaguar drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy nor Nissan’s Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato completed any running during the session.

This was due to the sporting punishment which was handed out to both teams after each were found to have breached the championship’s cost cap limit for the 2022-23 season.

Further running is due to take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with a simulation race due to be held on Wednesday afternoon, where the pit boost technology will be trialled ahead of being possibly implemented this season.

An all-female test is also due to still go ahead on Friday afternoon, with Indy NXT driver Jamie Chadwick and F1 Academy championship leader Abbi Pulling set to drive.

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LONGSHOT

PURPLE MARTINI (2.35 Musselburgh)

Had excuses for her last run after a break. She has run well here and has a good draw.

EACH-WAY THIEF

AFTER MANY DAYS (2.55, Chepstow)

Should improve for a stiffer test in a dire race.

SEREN Y TEIGR (3.30, Chepstow)

Will do some damage off a tiny weight.

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Michael Chandler promises fireworks at UFC 309.

Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) runs things back with Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) in the Nov. 16 co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Chandler’s five UFC appearances have included four bonuses, and he sees the opportunity to avenge his loss to Oliveira no differently. He even warned said he will outshine UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones just before Jones makes his first title defense against former champ Stipe Miocic.

“It’s a huge blessing to be considered for the Madison Square Garden card. They don’t just throw anybody on the Madison Square Garden card,” Chandler told the New York Post. “The UFC puts guys and gals on the fight card that are going to put on a great show.

“I saw Jon Jones at UFC 306 at the Sphere. We said hi, took a picture together, you know, the main and co-main and he’s like, ‘Hey, man, make sure you save some excitement for me because I’m the main event.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, probably not, man. I’m coming to steal the show.’”

Chandler on time off: ‘I really needed it’

Chandler hasn’t competed since a submission loss to Dustin Poirier in November 2022. He was scheduled to welcome Conor McGregor back to the octagon at UFC 303 in June, but McGregor withdrew due to injury. It’s been a long time without competing for Chandler, with many criticizing him for wasting his time by waiting on McGregor.

But after all these wars, Chandler looks at the time off as a blessing in disguise.

“Having that much time off, I needed it. I really needed it,” Chandler said. “Six training camps in a 26-month period, every single fight was do or die. Top three, top-five guy, world title fights, Fights of the Night, Fights of the Year, and I love the sport. I am so blessed to do the sport of mixed martial arts as a professional and get paid for it and feed my family with it, but it was taking a toll on me. I needed some time off.”

Chandler in search of redemption vs. Oliveira

In his first fight with Oliveira, Chandler came close to tasting UFC gold when he dropped and badly hurt him. However, “Do Bronx” was able to rally and stop Chandler by TKO just 19 seconds into Round 2 to claim the vacant title at UFC 262.

Chandler vows things will be different in their rematch.

“I just wasn’t where I needed to be,” Chandler said of his first fight with Oliveira. “I went in there very confident, I put in a great training camp, but I went out there to try and kill Charles Oliveira in the first second of the first round, 10-8’d him in the first round, and I just wasn’t able to keep that pace.

“I made a bad decision, put myself in some bad spots. I wasn’t fighting to the best of my ability, and I’ve since fixed all of those things, mainly mentally and spiritually, and I just think it’s going to be a masterful performance. I think I’m going to surgically and systematically break this man down until he looks for the exit sign.”

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Sporting have won 14 of their past 15 games, only losing in the Portuguese Super Cup this season.

Both City and Sporting are on seven points from three Champions League games so far.

In 2022 City beat Sporting 5-0 on aggregate in the last 16 of the competition.

“I feel like I’m a better coach [now],” said Amorim. “Unfortunately what I feel is that Pep Guardiola has also become an even better coach, so the gap remains.

“[City have] the best team in the world and the best coach in the world.”

City’s Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva was a team-mate of Amorim’s at Benfica in 2013-14.

“He always showed he could read the game because he played different positions – as a defender, on the left, as a midfield player,” Silva said on Monday.

“When he arrived Sporting hadn’t been champions for 20 years. He changed the playing paradigm of Sporting. They are the best team in Portugal by far.

“He will be a rival but I am glad someone else from Portugal is in the best league in the world.

“When Ruben becomes coach of Man United, we will worry about that then. Right now we want three points to get to the top eight.”

Atkinson won the Bob Willis Trophy, given to the England men’s or women’s player of the year, after an impressive start to his Test career.

The 26-year-old picked up 12 wickets in his debut Test at Lord’s as England beat West Indies by an innings and 114 runs, before adding match figures of 6-95 in Anderson’s farewell Test.

Atkinson returned to Lord’s in August to score his maiden century against Sri Lanka and become the first England number eight to make a Test ton in 11 years.

“I was just hoping to make my England Test debut, and to have the summer that I’ve had, it’s a huge honour and to get this award at the end of it tops it off,” Atkinson said.

“My debut, taking 12 wickets was very special, and playing in Jimmy’s last Test was a big honour. Probably my favourite moment was that century against Sri Lanka.”

Women’s Cricket Award winner Ecclestone, 25, became the fastest woman to take 100 ODI wickets earlier this year.

Reaching the mark in 63 innings, the left-arm spinner bettered the record of Australia’s Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who took one innings more to achieve the feat.

Off-spinner Bashir joined a starry list including Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Sir Ian Botham and Nasser Hussain by winning the Young Player of the Year award.

At 20 years and 282 days, he became the youngest England bowler to take a five-wicket innings haul in a home Test with 5-41 against West Indies at Trent Bridge.

“It’s been really special. With a lot of hard work, I’m thankful to be playing for my country. Long may it continue,” Bashir said.