Sports from Saturday, April 18th, 2026

Racing driver Juha Miettinen has died, and six drivers were injured after an accident at the ADAC 24h Nuerburgring qualifiers on Saturday, organisers said.

Brighton & Hove Albion's Georginio Rutter broke Tottenham Hotspur's hearts with a stoppage-time equaliser to earn his side a 2-2 draw that left the hosts in the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday.

French driver Doriane Pin, winner of last year's all-female F1 Academy series, has become the first woman to drive a Mercedes Formula One car.

Top seed Elena Rybakina has brushed aside Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5 6-1 in the Stuttgart Open semi-finals on Saturday to book her place in the final of the WTA 500 indoor claycourt tournament against Karolina Muchova.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have inched closer to Premier League relegation on Saturday after a bruising 3-0 loss at Leeds United left the bottom club staring anxiously at results elsewhere.

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno has kept alive Fulham's faint European hopes with a standout 90th-minute save in a goalless Premier League clash at high-flying rivals Brentford on Saturday.

KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs have led Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League on a sweltering Saturday, as the visitors outplayed the hosts in a cracking contest at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Pakistan appointed former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed as head coach of their test team for the two-match series in Bangladesh next month, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.

Gujarat Titans adapted to conditions to secure a five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said, focusing on tight bowling instead of the explosive batting that has been the hallmark of the Indian Premier League.

Coventry City ended their 25-year absence from the Premier League with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers, securing promotion from the Championship with three games to spare on Friday.