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After a month-long impromptu hiatus due to the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs because of the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, the break is finally over for one race weekend in Miami. Then another long three-week game to Montreal; it doesn't feel like the F1 season has really started.

Brighton & Hove Albion Women have confirmed plans to build the first purpose-built women's football stadium in the whole of Europe. It marked a landmark moment for the women's game.

Millie Bright, Chelsea captain will retire at the end of the season less than a year after stepping away from international duty back in October after nine year spell. Her current contract will end this summer and she has outwardly expressed that she wanted to retire at Chelsea.

While F1 has been on its month-long impromptu hiatus, the drama has not stopped. Formula 1 drivers, both current and former, are believed to be caught up in a widening clampdown by Italian tax authorities. The Italian authorities are reportedly seeking to collect unpaid taxes related to the Grand Prix, which was retroactively held on Italian soil. 

After considerable outrage from drivers and fans alike, F1 will introduce mid-season engine rules for the new power unit introduced for the current campaign.

Stina Blackstenius has signed a new contract with Arsenal.

Ona Batlle to Arsenal looks more than likely, with rumours that the deal is close to being finalised on a free transfer, as her contract with Barcelona expires this summer.

Chelsea FC Women will play all of their Women’s Super League home matches at Stamford Bridge from the 2026/27 season, the club has announced, in a move that reflects both its competitive ambitions and the accelerating growth of the women’s game in England.

The 2025/26 season saw a massive change in the top two tiers of women's football, with the FA stepping away from operations and the Women's Professional League Limited, an independent, club-owned company, stepping in to drive commercial growth and manage the top tiers. These changes included the then-Championship, which was named after the men's game model, called WSL2. 

Since the 1960s, football fans in the UK have been familiar with the 3 pm blackout, originally enforced to boost stadium attendance and encourage fans to attend lower-league fixtures. However, with the growing inaccessibility to these 3 pm fixtures and the fact that the UK is the only country that follows this rule, it has become somewhat of a relic.

Doriane Pin, the reigning F1 Academy champion and Mercedes development driver, became the first woman ever to drive a Silver Arrow; she made her F1 debut in a Silver Arrow at Silverstone. She drove the Mercedes W12 (2021 season car) as part of testing previous cars under the TPC programme. 

Keira Walsh becomes the 15th most-capped Lioness and the third-highest among current players, behind Lucy Bronze and Alex Greenwood, with 101 caps.