Leona Maguire, NFL season openers and Jackie Stewart at the Nürburgring | Classic YouTube

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Leona Maguire, NFL season openers and Jackie Stewart at the Nürburgring | Classic YouTube

This week’s roundup also includes Premier League classics, teenage grand slam winners and Curtly Ambrose at his best

1) On this day in 1973, Jackie Stewart clinched his third and final Formula One drivers’ title with a spectacular recovery drive at Monza. Stewart retired at the end of the season, with his final grand prix victory coming at the fearsome Nürburgring – here’s a frankly terrifying on-board clip of Stewart racing a lap. Five years later, he took a spin around Brands Hatch, with on-board commentary.

2) Leona Maguire was Europe’s star as they upset the USA to win the Solheim Cup this week, her rise having been long telegraphed. Here’s a documentary about Leona and her sister Lisa, then aged 13. And back in the present, her proud father Declan gives his verdict on her stunning victory over Jennifer Kupcho in Toledo.

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