Evenepoel recovers from big night out to win TT gold
PARIS : Remco Evenepoel's proper preparations for the Olympics started last Sunday at 4:30am - when he went to bed after partying all night.
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Perez impresses in qualifying, but knows race day is what counts
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium : Red Bull's Sergio Perez put in an impressive drive in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday, where he will start on the front row, but he knows it is all about what happens on race day that is important for a driver who needs to score points.
Philippe Clement issues Rangers answers on transfer hunt, defensive gaffes and directly addresses Shankland poser
Philippe Clement challenged his Rangers side to show the belief that will win them silverware this season, writes Andy Newport in Berlin.
US women's basketball team is solely focused on winning Olympic gold
The friendly warmup games are over. Now the U.S. women's basketball team has to deal with the pressure of history.
Lando Norris laments ‘shocking’ qualifying display in Belgium as he comes fifth
Lando Norris lamented a “shocking” qualifying display for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix which leaves him scrambling to take advantage of championship rival Max Verstappen’s grid penalty.
Max Verstappen Tops Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying, Charles Leclerc To Inherit Pole
Max Verstappen, facing a 10-place grid penalty for taking a new engine, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a qualifying session run in mixed wet-and-dry conditions at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc will start Sunday's race from pole position as he did in 2023 with Sergio Perez alongside him in the second Red Bull, the Mexican having ended a nightmare run of qualifying failures amid reports that his future with the team is at risk.
Max Verstappen Tops Times In Opening Practice, Faces Grid Penalty
Max Verstappen, who faces a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri in Friday's opening free practice at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Five days after his sweary outbursts on team radio at the Hungaroring, the series leader and three-time world champion did his talking on the track by outpacing Piastri, who claimed his maiden Formula One victory in Hungary, by 0.531 seconds. Verstappen clocked a best lap in one minute and 43.372 seconds and remained unchallenged at the front of the field throughout the session as he began his bid to end a three-race winless run by claiming his fourth consecutive Belgian triumph.
Olympics 2024: Badminton Medal Prospects Satwik-Chirag Off To Winning Start
Medal contenders Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty signalled their intention with an easy straight-game victory in their opening group stage men's doubles match after singles ace Lakshya Sen got his maiden Olympic campaign underway on a winning note here on Saturday. The third-seeded duo of Satwik-Chirag, the reigning Asian Games champions, notched up a 21-17 21-14 win against the French pair of Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in a Group C match while Sen beat Tokyo edition semifinalist Kevin Cordon of Guatemala 21-8 22-20 in a Group C contest of the men's singles.