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Lando Norris trimmed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri’s lead in the drivers’ world championship to just nine points on Sunday when he switched tactics to lead him home by just 0.698 seconds in a thrilling finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton, who moved from a two-stop strategy to one stop, held off series leader Piastri, on fresher tyres, over the closing laps of a strategic contest to claim McLaren’s 200th victory and their record 13th win in Hungary. It was Norris’s first win at the Hungaroring in the event’s 40th race, avenging his ‘team orders’ defeat in 2024…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Harry Brook’s blistering 91-ball century on the fourth afternoon put England firmly in control © Getty Harry Brook’s blistering 91-ball century on the fourth afternoon put England firmly in control, with only 57 runs needed for a 3-1 finish to the Test series. His 195-run partnership with Joe Root left India searching for answers in a 153-run session until an unforced error from the 26-year-old handed them a breakthrough. But by then, the damage had been done, leaving India staring at yet another defeat while defending a 370-something total against England. Brook’s century, the 10th…
A sublime fourth day of Test cricket at the Kia Oval ended in the near-ridiculous as rain brought an early end to proceedings with England needing just 35 runs to win. It was a day of cricket that had it all, India striking early to remove Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope before the Yorkshire duo of Harry Brook and Joe Root joined forces, the pair both bringing up sublime centuries and sharing what could prove to be a match and series-wining partnership if England manage to get the job done on Monday. However, that all changed when bad light stopped…
DAY 4 – LUNCH Siraj stepped on the boundary while taking a catch of Harry Brook © Getty England chipped away another 114 runs from the 374-run target on the fourth morning, but India removed Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope and nearly had Harry Brook as well. Brook, who scored quickly and put India under pressure, mistimed a short ball from Prasidh Krishna to fine leg, where Mohammed Siraj, who had just returned to the field after an inspired eight-over spell, completed the catch but ended up stepping over the boundary rope. With the ball in hand though, Siraj hardly…
INDIA CRICKET A Request for Proposal was recently issued by BCCI, inviting bids from reputed entities to provide verification services. © Getty The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has intensified its drive against age-fraud and is in the process of hiring an external agency to verify the credentials of players. An RFP (Request for Proposal) was recently issued, inviting bids from reputed entities to provide verification services. The outsourced agency is expected to be in place by the end of August. The trigger for the move is not entirely clear, but it appears to have stemmed from…
On the other hand, with England needing 324 more runs to clinch the series 3-1, Josh Tongue has thrown his support behind the England batters to flourish on Day 4. England have eight wickets in hand to case down 324 more runs, following Chris Woakes’ injury and Zak Crawley falling on the last ball of day three. “Pretty chilled, not much overthinking about it. I was asked the same question at Headingley, so I don’t see why not we can’t chase down these runs,” said Tongue. “I think how we play as a batting unit is obviously very positive and…
KARACHI: Pakistan will clash with arch-rivals India in Dubai on Sept 14 during the T20 Asia Cup as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the venues for the event on Saturday. ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced the venues for the Asia Cup scheduled to run from Sept 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates. According to the ACC chief, the continental event will be played at two venues — Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Zayed Cricket Stadium will host…
EUGENE: US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson was at the centre of a new controversy on Friday after it emerged she was arrested for allegedly assaulting boyfriend Christian Coleman shortly before this week’s US Track and Field Championships in Oregon. Police in Washington State said the 25-year-old 100m world champion was detained on Sunday night after clashing with Coleman as the couple travelled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. An account of Richardson’s arrest report e-mailed to AFP by Port of Seattle Police said security video footage captured Richardson in a verbal altercation with Coleman as the duo exited a security screening. “Richardson…
SINGAPORE: Katie Ledecky beat Summer McIntosh to win a classic 800m freestyle final at the world championships on Saturday as the record-breaking United States hit back at their critics. On a Super Saturday for the embattled Americans, who have been struggling with illness in Singapore, Ledecky won her seventh career world gold in the event she has made her own. But the legendary American was pushed to the limit, touching the wall in a championship-record 8min 05.62sec, ahead of Australia’s Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and McIntosh (8:07.29). It was Canadian sensation McIntosh’s first defeat of the championships and ended her bid…
EUGENE: US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson was at the centre of a new controversy on Friday after it emerged she was arrested for allegedly assaulting boyfriend Christian Coleman shortly before this week’s US Track and Field Championships in Oregon. Police in Washington State said the 25-year-old 100m world champion was detained on Sunday night after clashing with Coleman as the couple travelled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. An account of Richardson’s arrest report e-mailed to AFP by Port of Seattle Police said security video footage captured Richardson in a verbal altercation with Coleman as the duo exited a security screening. “Richardson…