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Championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will head into the final race of the F1 season equal on points after a dramatic Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Week 11 in the NFL saw the play-off picture become clearer but also provided some shock results, here's how the week unfolded.

Lewis Hamilton closes the gap in the Driver’s World Championship to eight points with two races remaining, with a brilliant win in Qatar. On a brand-new track for Formula 1, the pressure was on the British driver to deliver which he certainly did.

The 2021 road season has only just come to a close but cycling's wheels never stop spinning and next year’s Giro d’Italia route has been announced by organisers RCS Sport. Beginning on May 6, the race will take place over 21 stages in just over three weeks, then culminate in a 17.1km individual time trial around Verona.

Daryl Mitchell's quality shone through as England fell short in Abu Dhabi and New Zealand gained revenge for the 2019 World Cup Final as they won by 5 wickets. Eoin Morgan's men came into the Semi-Final in great form with Lancashire's Jos Buttler scoring runs for fun in the Super 12 stage.

Hosts New Orleans Saints defeated Tom Brady’s Tampa bay Buccaneers 36-27. The saints now stand at a 5-2 record.

Only five races remain in Formula One season as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton rivalry hots up. The Dutchman holds a 12-point lead having won last time out in Austin. Verstappen is favourite to claim his first World Championship.

England made it three wins from three with a comfortable win against Australia in the Cricket T20 World Cup. They won by eight wickets, with Jos Buttler roared to an outstanding 71 runs from only 32 balls.

Max Verstappen secured one of his most impressive and potentially most important wins of his career at the US Grand Prix. His victory in Texas yesterday was his eighth of the season and puts the Dutchman in a great position in the Driver’s Championship ahead of rival Lewis Hamilton.

Week 7 of the NFL kicked off with a few shock results and a few sides showing they are Super Bowl contenders. Here's our round up of the biggest results of the week.