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Facebook Tweet Email Link Lando Norris made it three wins from his last four races on Sunday with a hard-fought victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Despite a disastrous start which saw him slip from third to fifth in the opening seconds, the McLaren driver benefited from an improvised strategy to pit just once and managed to hold on to the lead despite a late challenge from teammate Oscar Piastri. The Australian driver started and finished in second, meaning he is now just nine points ahead of Norris in the drivers’ world championship. “That was tough, we weren’t really planning…
Facebook Tweet Email Link The United States finished top of the swimming medal table at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday, overcoming a slow start to its campaign in which several of its swimmers battled an outbreak of “acute gastroenteritis.” The team capped its championships with a world record in the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay on Sunday, marking its ninth gold and 29th total medal as it consolidated first place ahead of Australia’s eight gold and 20 total medals. The late surge meant that American swimmers had one more gold and nine more medals in total than they did in…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, becoming the first French winner of cycling’s biggest race since 1989. Not since Bernard Hinault last won the men’s Tour de France in 1985 and Jeannie Longo won the women’s edition in 1989 has a French cyclist taken home the yellow jersey, a long, long wait for a nation whose summers have been entwined with the race for more than a century. After retiring from a successful mountain bike career in which she became the Olympic champion in Paris, Ferrand-Prévot returned to the road this season…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Summer McIntosh won her fourth gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore with a dominant performance in the 400-meter individual medley. The Canadian teenager finished in 4:25.78 to set a new championship record and cap off a near-perfect meet with five medals across her events. American superstar Katie Ledecky is the only other woman to win as many golds at a single World Championships, while only Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström has matched McIntosh’s tally of five medals. With her bronze medal in the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday, McIntosh fell just short of matching Michael Phelps’…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Lewis Hamilton doubled down on self-critical comments he made on Saturday after a poor finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. The seven-time world champion called himself “useless” and suggested Ferrari might need to change drivers after qualifying in 12th position at the Hungaroring, with teammate Charles Leclerc qualifying on pole. “It’s me every time. I’m useless, absolutely useless,” Hamilton told Sky Sports. “The team have no problem. You’ve seen the car’s on pole. So they probably need to change driver.” In Sunday’s race, Hamilton was unable to improve on his starting position, finishing in…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Miyū Yamashita earned a dream birthday present after a composed fourth round at Royal Porthcawl won her the AIG Women’s Open a day after turning 24. The newly crowned champion finished on 11-under, two-strokes ahead of Charley Hull and Minami Katsu. It is the rookie’s first ever LPGA Tour triumph, making her the second player to notch her first tour win in a major this year after compatriot Mao Saigo achieved the feat at the Chevron Championship in April. On a breezy day in south Wales, Yamashita kept Hull and Katsu at bay with a nearly…
Facebook Tweet Email Link It all got a little tense after Noah Lyles got the better of rival Kenny Bednarek in the 200m final at the USA Track and Field Championships on Sunday. On this occasion, Lyles beat Bednarek after reeling in his opponent on the final stretch, finishing in 19.63 seconds. Bednarek finished 0.04 seconds behind but was clearly annoyed by Lyles’ decision to look across at his lane in the final meters – something sprinters usually do to gloat. As a result, Bednarek shoved Lyles in the back after crossing the finishing line, a flashpoint which triggered some…
Facebook Tweet Email Link A driver has died while taking part in the annual Speed Week event on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, according to organizers. The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), which hosts the land speed racing event, announced on Sunday that 60-year-old Chris Raschke died while attempting a speed record. “At approximately 3:03 p.m. Mountain Time today, driver Chris Raschke, age 60, was attempting a speed record and lost control of his land speed vehicle at approximately the 2 1/2 mile,” said the statement shared by the SCTA. “Chris was treated by medical professionals at the scene. Unfortunately,…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington — Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley said Monday he was surprised to learn he had been named to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition because he had turned down the opportunity earlier this year. Barkley is one of several top athletes who President Donald Trump named to the revamped council that the president unveiled at a White House event last week. When asked about his appointment on Monday, Barkley said he doesn’t plan to participate. “Couple months ago it was brought to my team about the council. So, I’m not really…
Facebook Tweet Email Link The next edition of March Madness will stay the same size in 2026. The NCAA is sticking with 68 teams for this upcoming season for the field size of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments – though the discussion of future expansion is still on the table. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,” said Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s senior vice president of basketball. “However, the committees will continue conversations on whether to recommend expanding to 72 or 76 teams in advance of the 2027 championships.”…