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Lando Norris took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren in a closely fought contest with Lewis Hamilton, ultimately edging out the Ferrari by one hundredth of a second. Hamilton’s teammate, Charles Leclerc, was in third, with the championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, in fourth for Mercedes.Oscar Piastri was fifth for McLaren, Max Verstappen sixth for Red Bull after he spun on his final lap, while George Russell could manage only seventh and was told to pull his car off track after his final lap with a mechanical problem.Hamilton, however, was under investigation for impeding Piastri during the Australian’s…
Norris said: “Very happy to be back on top, especially at a track where you certainly want to be on pole.”I had confidence the whole of today. My laps in Q3 were not the best, even the one at the end, so pleasantly surprised to be on top.”Hamilton was a second slower on his second run than on his first and was unhappy he had been sent out for it first.”I had a clean out-lap, and when I started my lap, already into Turn One I had a snap and I was already 0.15secs down,” Hamilton said. “It just cascaded…
Lukasz Fabianski announces his retirement from professional football aged 41 and gets set to take up a new role. He had closed the chapter on his playing career, frustrated due to back problems, admiting he felt he hadn’t returned to a high enough level after the injury. He made a total of 376 Premier League appearances tally, just missing out on 400 with his contract at West Ham expiring on June 30th. “It’s a shame it didn’t work out. I was vocal at the club that this was my goal. You know how it is: when you reach 100, you…
Teofimo Lopez is looking to regain his world champion status when he challenges WBA (Super) welterweight champion Rolando Romero in August, but ‘The Takeover’ already knows the fight that he wants to come after that outing. Lopez dethroned lineal champions in Vasyl Lomachenko and Josh Taylor when he claimed world honours at lightweight and super-lightweight respectively, but he was outclassed by Shakur Stevenson back in January – losing his WBO 140lb title by a wide unanimous decision. The Brooklyn-based 28-year-old has wasted no time in thrusting himself back into the mix though, accepting a shot at Romero’s WBA world title…
England opened their Commonwealth Games netball campaign with a comprehensive 83-34 victory over Northern Ireland in Pool A.The 2018 champions flew into a 24-7 lead before Northern Ireland managed to slow England’s scoring.However, the Warriors were unable to overcome the gulf as third-ranked England took the opportunity to rotate their squad in the second half.Experienced shooter Eleanor Cardwell came on after half-time to score 35 of her 37 shots, a higher amount than the Northern Ireland team combined, as England’s class told.The Roses are seeking to regain the title they won in the Gold Coast after failing to make the…
Tony Bellew launched into an emotional defense of staging Anthony Joshua’s long-awaited clash with Tyson Fury in Britain after Eddie Hearn revealed the organizers now want the heavyweight blockbuster held in the United States. Click here to watch live boxing this weekend Hearn explained that discussions with TKO and Turki Alalshikh’s team had moved toward America, despite language in the existing agreement calling for the fight to take place in the UK. He stressed that any change would require the contract to be renegotiated. “We had a meeting the other day with Nick Khan from TKO. Clearly, Turki Alalshikh works…
Newcastle’s midfield has been weakened by the departure of Sandro Tonali, who joined Tottenham this month in a deal worth up to £100m.Young midifelders Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba have sinced arrived from Ajax and Monaco respectively.Although Saturday’s game came too soon for Bamba, whose move was announced on Friday, Steur played 90 minutes.”He played really well today,” Howe said. “He can be really pleased with his performance and first showing in Newcastle colours.”It is rare for an academy graduate to leave Ajax at 18, and for a fee worth up to £23m.However, Newcastle have to take calculated risks before…
Nottingham Forest have been handed a key boost in the race to sign Givairo Read from Feyenoord, having launched another offer to sign the right-back. The Tricky Trees have already enjoyed an impressive summer, welcoming Xaver Schlager and closing in on the arrival of Ousmane Diomande from Sporting Club. Now, they’re looking to hand Oliver Glasner his next signing. Read certainly makes sense, too. The Dutchman can play both left-back and right-back in the same way that Neco Williams can. In one move, Glasner will have an upgrade on Ola Aina and backup for Williams. 25/26 league stats Givairo Read…
(Matchroom Boxing) Eddie Hearn has been Anthony Joshua’s promoter since the Briton turned professional in 2013. He knows what is riding on Saturday’s Saudi Arabia showdown with Kristian Prenga, the huge underdog from Albania. Firstly, there is Joshua’s entire career. Lose and it is surely over, at least at the highest level. Secondly, the long-awaited Tyson Fury battle is on the line. Lose and that too bites the dust. Joshua, 29-4 (26 KOs), was last seen in the ring in December and he took his time before landing the fight-ending right hand that shattered Jake Paul’s jaw in the sixth…
The Hundred women’s competition, HeadingleySunrisers Leeds 116 all out (100 balls): Smith 48 (34); Wong 3-15Southern Brave 117-5 (96 balls): Rodrigues 42* (34); McCarthy 2-14Southern Brave won by five wickets Scorecard. TableJemimah Rodrigues struck an unbeaten 42 to guide Southern Brave to a five-wicket victory against Sunrisers Leeds and maintain their perfect start to The Hundred.The Indian batter, who played a starring role in her country’s maiden ODI World Cup triumph last year, helped Brave recover from a difficult start to their chase of 117 and hit the winning runs with four balls to spare.It was the Brave’s second win…