Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the world drivers’ title after claiming victory ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso missed the chance to claim his third world title while Jenson Button completed the podium finishes.
Meanwhile in boxing, David Haye has promised that he will take on one of the Klitschko brothers in 2011 after stopping Audley Harrison in the third round at Manchester’s MEN Arena on Saturday evening.
Haye retained his WBA heavyweight title with an easy victory against the Olympic gold medal winner and now plans to fight either Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko.
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Elsewhere in the world of boxing, Manny Pacquiao easily beat Antonio Margarito in Texas to claim his eighth world title.
Pacquiao won the WBC light-middleweight title on a points decision, clinching it by scores of 120-108, 118-110 and 119-109.
In football, England manager Fabio Capello has included uncapped quartet Andy Carroll, Jay Bothroyd, Chris Smalling and Jordan Henderson in his squad for Wednesday’s international friendly with France at Wembley.
Capello has also selected Manchester City full-back Micah Richards as well as Arsenal duo Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs but Liverpool duo Joe Cole and Glen Johnson miss out as does Bolton striker Kevin Davies.
Cardiff forward Bothroyd has been impressive for the Bluebirds in the Championship so far this season and is called into the squad as Wayne Rooney, Darren Bent, Jermain Defoe and Bobby Zamora are all injured.
Carroll has also been superb for Newcastle this term despite his off-field problems while Henderson has impressed at Sunderland.
Smalling has had few first-team chances at Manchester United since his transfer from Fulham but is highly regarded by the England set-up.
Finally in rugby league, Crusaders remain optimistic about their future despite being forced to enter administration.
The Wrexham-based outfit insist that most of their debt is a legacy of the previous south Wales-based administration.
The new club, which could be called Welsh Crusaders, are likely to start next season with a deduction of up to six points after falling foul of the Rugby Football League’s insolvency rules.
