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Esteban Ocon claimed a totally out-of-the-blue first Formula 1 victory with Alpine after cashing in on a chaotic Hungarian GP, as Lewis Hamilton raced back from last to third to reclaim the title lead from Max Verstappen. Verstappen finished only 10th after picking up big damage to his Red Bull in a multi-car turn-one incident […]
Rory McIlroy has set his sights on Olympic success at the 2024 Games in Paris after falling just short in his medal bid in Japan. The four-time major champion was part of an epic seven-way play-off for the bronze medal at Kasumigaseki Country Club, where Xander Schauffele won gold for Team USA ahead of Slovakia’s […]
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber believes his side are beginning to click back into gear, but cautioned his players to “stay humble” ahead of next weekend’s series decider vs the British and Irish Lions. The Springboks trailed 9-6 at half-time of Saturday’s second Test, but scored 21 unanswered points after the break to storm to […]
Pick through the player ratings from the British and Irish Lions’ second Test defeat against the Springboks in Cape Town. 15. Stuart Hogg: The pick of the Lions back three in the air, but defensively struggled with the Lions likely to bring in the rock-solid Liam Williams next week. 5/10 14. Anthony Watson: Beat more […]
Lewis Hamilton said being subjected to boos from some of the crowd at the Hungarian GP would only serve to “fuel me” to perform even stronger. The world champion received jeers after qualifying on pole position, both when he got out of his Mercedes and then when speaking to Sky F1’s Johnny Herbert in the […]
Lewis Hamilton claimed a surprisingly dominant pole position as part of a Mercedes front-row lockout ahead of Max Verstappen in Hungarian GP qualifying. Taking an official pole for the first time since May, Hamilton lapped three tenths of a second faster than team-mate Valtteri Bottas and four tenths clear of Red Bull rival Verstappen, who […]
New Zealand won a gold medal that was five years in the making, beating France 26-12 on Saturday for the women’s rugby Sevens title at the Tokyo Olympics. New Zealand lost to Australia in the 2016 final when rugby Sevens made its Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, but have been dominant ever since. The […]
Xander Schauffele retained his one-shot lead heading into the final round of the men’s golf competition at the Olympics, with Paul Casey and Rory McIlroy in the chasing pack. Latest leaderboard Men’s Olympic Golf Competition Schauffele made a close-range birdie on his final hole to close a three-under 68 at Kasumigaseki Country Club, edging the […]
When St Helens return to Super League action on Monday night away to Hull FC, it will present another opportunity for one of the reigning champions’ most promising teenage talents to show what he can do. The broken shoulder sustained by Theo Fages in the Challenge Cup final which ruled the Frenchman out for the […]
Ospreys captain Justin Tipuric is expected to be ruled out until Christmas with a shoulder injury picked up playing for the British and Irish Lions against Japan in June. Tipuric will be sidelined for the beginning of the inaugural United Rugby Championship campaign. The Wales and Lions flanker is currently undergoing a rehabilitation programme on […]