Verstappen wins Sao Paulo sprint race
SAO PAULO : Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won a Sao Paulo sprint race on Saturday after seizing the lead from McLaren's Lando Norris at the first corner.
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Sheffield United end winless run with last-gasp penalty against Wolves
SHEFFIELD, England : Sheffield United secured their first Premier League win of the season with a penalty goal from Oliver Norwood 10 minutes into stoppage time, earning them a 2-1 victory at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
McLaren's Lando Norris In Pole For Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint Race
Lando Norris of McLaren secured pole position for the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday when he outpaced world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by 0.061 seconds. It was the Briton's first Formula One pole position since he took the prime starting position for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix at Sochi. "It's a great day," he said. "Or at least a good day, but it felt like one of the worst laps I have done! So, it's a surprise, but a good surprise. My first pole in a long time so I am happy. Sergio Perez was third in the second Red Bull ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton with Yuki Tsunoda sixth for Alpha Tauri. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who qualified second behind Verstappen for Sunday's Grand Prix, was unable to improve on seventh ahead of Daniel Riccardo in the second Alpha Tauri, Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari and Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren.
Katie Vincent, Sloan MacKenzie gold leads Canada's canoe/kayak march to Pan Am Games podium
Canadian paddlers carried Friday's success into the penultimate day of competition at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.
McLaren's Norris on pole for Sao Paulo sprint
SAO PAULO : A surprised Lando Norris kept the Red Bulls behind him to put his McLaren on pole position for Saturday's Sao Paulo sprint race.
Games-May gets landmark Pan Am Games medal but US misses Olympic spot
SANTIAGO : Bill May became the first male to win a medal in artistic swimming at the Pan American Games on Friday, but the 44-year-old American trailblazer will have to wait a bit longer to see if he can make the same history at the Paris Olympics.
Verstappen on pole after 'insane' Sao Paulo qualifying
SAO PAULO :Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen beat the weather as well as his rivals to secure pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in a qualifying session halted by "insane" conditions at Interlagos on Friday.
Singapore's sprint queen Shanti Pereira away from the track: ‘Life can be a bit of a roller coaster ride, I clear my head to calm myself’
This has been a memorable year for Shanti Pereira . The national sprinter’s decision last year to quit her job to focus on running paid off, undoubtedly. It wasn't just make the year she became a full-time professional athlete – 2023 is also the year she had the most wins and broke the most national records in her 10-year running career.