Saturday sport: Provinces in European last-16 ties, Man City face Liverpool
It's a busy day of European last-16 action for the Irish provinces today.
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Aston Martin had 'best' qualifying at Australian Grand Prix: Alonso
MELBOURNE : Twice Formula One champion Fernando Alonso said Aston Martin had their best qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday despite being outshone by rivals Mercedes.
Max Verstappen says he ‘won’t be around for too long’ if Formula 1 adds more sprint races to calendar
Max Verstappen has revealed he “won’t be around for too long” if Formula 1 adds more sprint races to the calendar. Formula 1 introduced the sprint format in 2021, with three events hosting a sprint on the Saturday. Ad Last year there were also three sprints but for this season, there will be six at the Azerbaijan, Austrian, Belgian, Qatar, United States and Sao Paulo Grands Prix.
Max Verstappen sees off Mercedes to take Australian Grand Prix pole position
Max Verstappen saw off a spirited Mercedes fightback to put his Red Bull on pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen takes Australian Grand Prix pole position from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton as Sergio Perez crashes
Max Verstappen took pole position from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton for the Australian Grand Prix in tricky conditions during qualifying in Melbourne. Light rain before qualifying, cool conditions and chaos in the three practice sessions meant there were plenty of unknowns, but Verstappen came out on top with a superb final run in Q3 that was 0.236 seconds faster than Russell, with Hamilton another 0.136 seconds further adrift. Ad Verstappen, who has never won at Albert Park, was the only driver in Q3 to not do a warm-up lap before his flying laps.
Verstappen takes pole in Australia as Perez skids out
MELBOURNE : Formula One champion Max Verstappen took pole position for Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday after team mate Sergio Perez came crashing back to earth with a brake failure that left him last on the grid.
Perez laments 'terrible' day after qualifying shocker
MELBOURNE : Red Bull driver Sergio Perez bemoaned a terrible day at the Australian Grand Prix after a slide into gravel in qualifying left him back of the grid for Sunday's race and dented his championship hopes.
Emboldened Mercedes going for the win in Australia
MELBOURNE : Elated Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell said the Formula One championship is alive after qualifying just behind Red Bull's pole-sitter Max Verstappen at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday.