United ended last season a lowly 15th in the Premier League table.

Verstappen finds himself in the unfamilar territory of third overall, nearly 100 points adrift of Piastri.

Sitting alongside Kompany, Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund said the money Premier League clubs can spend is "brutal" and "extreme."

The Women's Rugby World Cup heads into its second week on the back of impressive off-field numbers.

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has been airlifted to hospital and will undergo surgery after breaking his back and suffering a collapsed lung in a training crash.