Freewheeling England shake off the shackles to trump Fiji at their own game | Andy Bull

Steve Borthwick’s men were invited to a dance and had all the moves, reacting to a classic try with one of their ownSomething is happening in south-west London. The statistics will give you a hint of it – England have won nine Tests in a row and haven’t lost at home all year – but the sight of the way they played here in the second half against Fiji says more about what’s going on than the numbers do.England, whisper it, turned in a brilliantly entertaining 40 minutes of freewheeling rugby against a Fiji team who are a hell of a lot better than their ninth-placed standing in the world rankings suggests. The Fijians invited England to a dance, and, glory be, Steve Borthwick’s team were delighted to take them up on it. You can only wonder what Borthwick made of it from his spot up in the coaches’ row

Henry Arundell scorches away to help England finish off battling Fiji

Another win for England, their ninth in succession, but comfortable was definitely not the word for it. Only in the final quarter did the home side pull away on the scoreboard and, for lengthy periods, they had to work extremely hard for their second victory in as many weeks. They will definitely need to find another gear to see off next Saturday’s opponents New Zealand.Equally there is no doubting the fact England are finishing games more strongly and have some rare talent lurking in reserve. This time it was their birthday boy, Henry Arundell, who shone brightest off the bench, scoring one scorching try and looking dangerous every time he touched the ball on his first appearance for England for two years

England 38-18 Fiji: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – as it happened

England face New Zealand next weekend, and you can join us again for all the action. Thanks for your company today.Ben Earl is Player of the Match.“It was one of the hardest games I’ve had to play in, honestly. Credit to them and to the boys for finding a way to win

São Paulo Grand Prix: Lando Norris claims pole position after flying lap – live

Giles Richards’s qualifying report has dropped so please get stuck into that. Thanks for your company today.Norris soars to F1 São Paulo GP pole as Piastri stumbles and Verstappen flops1) Lando Norris (McLaren) 2) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 3) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 4) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 5) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) 6) George Russell (Mercedes) 7) Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) 8) Ollie Bearman (Haas) 9) Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 10) Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) 11) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 12) Alex Albon (Williams) 13) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 14) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 15) Carlos Sainz (Williams) 16. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 17. Esteban Ocon (Haas) 18

Norris soars to F1 São Paulo GP pole as Piastri stumbles and Verstappen flops

Lando Norris is finding his form with almost perfect timing, demonstrating confidence, touch and precision when it really mattered in claiming pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix. The Briton is looking increasingly like the man who would be king as his championship ambitions were backed with a statement of intent, having already secured victory in the sprint race.His success was given added impetus as both his title rivals, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, suffered disappointment in Brazil. Piastri’s championship hopes took yet another blow as he crashed out of the sprint and qualified only in fourth, while Verstappen could manage only 16th on the grid.Verstappen had already dropped points to Norris after he was fourth in the sprint for Red Bull and the British driver now has the chance to put genuine daylight on both his rivals

Elena Rybakina sinks Aryna Sabalenka to claim WTA Finals and record prize

Elena Rybakina re-established herself as one of the significant players in women’s tennis as she closed out a week of devastating performances against the best in the world by completely overpowering Aryna Sabalenka to capture one of the biggest titles of her career at the WTA Finals in Riyadh with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win.Having finished the season-ending tournament unbeaten in her five matches, Rybakina is now $5.235m (£3.98m) richer, earning the greatest prize money haul in the history of women’s sports. The victory marks the 26-year-old’s fourth big title after wins at Wimbledon in 2022, and Indian Wells and the Italian Open a year later