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McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Mercedes’ George Russell to pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix during a frantic scramble to complete laps before a late shower of rain.Norris pipped Russell by 0.102 seconds as raindrops began to appear on the drivers’ visors. They completed their runs earlier than they would normally do because of the weather.Russell’s team-mate Kimi Antonelli was the first to improve on his final lap, briefly rising to the top of the times.However, he was beaten to first by Norris, who consolidated the first place he had won on the first laps in the final session, and…
Amanda Serrano retained her WBA and WBO featherweight belts with a narrow majority decision over Argentina’s Lucrecia Manzur in the first world title fight to be streamed live on TikTok.The Puerto Rican was made to work for her 50th career win, edging a majority decision but missing the 33rd knockout she needed to break the women’s record, remaining on 32.Serrano’s fight, held over 12 two-minute rounds, may not have delivered a record‑breaking knockout, but it drew 3.4 million total views on TikTok.The 37-year-old continues to be one of the most watched female fighters in the world, with her third fight…
Trick Williams can attain an opportunity to reclaim the US title from Baron Corbin during Sunday Night’s Main Event in September, but there is one caveat. Corbin laid out the unusual stipulation at this week’s SmackDown. An ally will have to step up for Trick Williams if he wants to earn the title opportunity Trick Williams’ United States championship opportunity depends on Lil Yachty On the Aug. 21 edition of SmackDown, Williams continued his pursuit of a match against Corbin for the United States Championship. Corbin initially refused, and at one point during the episode, Lil Yachty attacked him. This…
After taking a wicket with the first ball of the Test, England dominated Pakistan across two and a half rain-affected days.They appeared more measured in their approach than during the ultra-aggressive Stokes-McCullum regime, but still scored at 4.55 runs per over – albeit against a poor Pakistan side.”We played to the fashion that we wanted to,” Trescothick said.”We wanted to be able to be clever and smart. There’s moments within the game we’ve done that brilliantly.”We still have that mantra of applying pressure because that’s the best way of being dominant over teams, if you can put them under pressure.”I…
For Root, the innings victory sealed inside three days against Pakistan was the ideal start to his second spell as captain.It also extended England’s run of wins at Headingley, which began in 2018. Their longest winning streak at another ground is six at Chester-le-Street.The decision for Headingley and Old Trafford to miss out on the 2027 Ashes roster was announced in 2023.But the match allocation has once again come into focus after the schedule for next year’s series was confirmed in July.Nottingham’s Trent Bridge will be the most northerly ground to host a men’s Ashes Test, with Southampton given an…
Tony Khan has finally been asked directly about Ilja Dragunov potentially coming to AEW, and he certainly didn’t shut the idea down. During the ROH Death Before Dishonor post-show media scrum on August 21, Khan was asked whether he had any interest in Dragunov following the end of his WWE contract. Khan stopped short of confirming that AEW has made contact with Dragunov and said he wasn’t sure about his current contractual situation. He did, however, make it clear that he thinks very highly of him. “I’m not sure about the contractual status, but that’s a tremendous wrestler. I don’t…
Shanelle Dyer’s parents always encouraged her to play sports because they were worried about what the alternative could be.In March, the Londoner introduced herself on the world stage as she knocked out Ravena Oliveira in stunning fashion in the second round on her UFC debut.The performance follows the best part of a decade in sport, with Dyer eventually finding her home in mixed martial arts after trying ballet, gymnastics and football.She grew up on a housing estate in west London which was troubled by knife crime and Dyer, now 25, believes she could have gone “down the wrong path” if…
Friday Night SmackDown aired this week from inside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After a recap of Chelsea Green’s in-ring segment last week, we saw the Interim WWE Women’s Champion outside the trainer’s room, relieved that Tiffany Stratton appears to be okay, although her abdomen still hurts as she has tape near the area of her ribs on both sides. Green has an idea to make up for what happened when she accidentally cost Tiffany Stratton the Women’s United States Championship; she’ll take her out to a nice steak dinner. Stratton understands that Green was only trying to help,…
Wigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet told BBC Radio Manchester:”I’m really pleased. We were against a good team that threw a lot at us. I liked our effort, particularly defensively. I thought second half we weren’t great with the ball, but I loved our defence.”The crowd was fantastic again, there was great energy in the stadium and it was a good game – particularly in the first half when it was going set for set.”[On being top of Super League after making it 12 successive wins] “It’s irrelevant, really. It doesn’t mean a lot.”It’s boring isn’t it, but we take…
Arteta has made a point of trying to unlock the atmosphere inside Emirates Stadium as he tries to create a fortress for away teams to fear.So many times last season, Arsenal fans were criticised for their nervous energy and the way it translated to the team as they chased down that elusive league title.And while this win over Coventry will not define their season, it could be a sign of things to come.”Let’s see when we are 0-0 and when we are maybe losing a game, see how we react,” Arteta said when asked by BBC Sport about the atmosphere…