Cricket
India M Tour of Sri Lanka, 1st-3rd ODIs
They kicked our asses, no two ways about it. We tied the first match, but lost the next two by 32 and 110 runs. The third one is a stinger.
We got bowled out every match, and 9 wickets in each match were to spinners - the most in a series.
Sri Lanka W Tour of Ireland, 1st-2nd T20Is, 1st-3rd ODIs
When it comes to women's cricket, Sri Lanka and Ireland seem to be on equal footing. The T20I series was tied one-a-piece, and Ireland took two narrow victories in the ODI series before getting comprehensively beaten in the third.
South Africe M Tour of West Indies, 1st-2nd Tests, 1st-3rd T20Is
Interesting that a tour has the two extreme forms of cricket - Tests and T20Is - but no ODIs. Usually when they only play two formats, ODI tends to be one of them.
Well, this series was a tale of two halves. West Indies held on for a draw in the first Test, which could've gone either way given enough time, and South Africa took a 40-run win in the second. Not a comfortable margin as far as tests go, but not a close encounter either. West Indies then took a whitewash in the T20I series, with three comfortable wins - 7 wickets, 30 runs, and 8 wickets.
Sri Lanka M Tour of England, 1st Test
England took a comfortable win. If a first-innings lead of 122 runs for England wasn't evidence enough, England chased the target down with 5 wickets to spare. Although, Sri Lanka's second innings was quite a fightback, and they also took three early wickets during England's chase. England did manage to steady the ship and ultimately win by a wide margin, Sri Lanka will be asking themselves "What if we took a couple of wickets more" - that would've sent the last recognised batter home and all bets are off at that stage.
Bangladesh M Tour of Pakistan, 1st-2nd Tests
Historic. Bangladesh take their first test win against Pakistan, their first series win (and whitewash) against Pakistan, and their first series win and whitewash against Pakistan in Pakistan.
Pakistan might well be kicking themselves for declaring in the first innings, although that would likely have done little for the overall result.
Formula 1
Haas Stuck In Netherlands
Haas used to have a Russian sponsor called UralKali in 2021 and 2022, whose owner - Dmitri Mazepin - is close to Putin and likely bankrolling Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. His son, Nikita Mazepin, was driving for Haas as part of the sponsorship deal. When Russia invaded Ukraine at the start of 2022, Haas promptly dropped the sponsorship and the driver, holding onto a bunch of Uralkali money without keeping up their end of the deal. They were also unable to transfer money back to the now-frozen Russian bank accounts. UralKali got in touch with Dutch authorities, who then blocked Haas from leaving the country until they paid back their debt, which they did and left for the next race on time. How did they pay to frozen accounts? It could be anybody's guess.
Dutch Grand Prix
Norris bottled his race start, yet again reaching turn 1 in second place after starting on pole. He did manage to take the position back later and went on to win by 20 seconds. Magnussen blocked a bunch of drivers to give his teammate ahead some breathing room, and nearly ended up causing a 5-car crash at the banked final corner.
Williams Swap Sargeant For Colapinto
With Sainz and Albon locked in for Williams next year, there seems to be no reason to do a mid-season driver swap now… until Sargeant had yet another crash, eating into Williams's meagre budget. I suppose this is the last straw for Williams. However, you have to feel for Colapinto, who's getting half a season at Williams and no clue where he will drive next year.