Ferguson sees penalty saved as Ireland draw with Belgium

Evan Ferguson missed an early penalty for the Republic as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Belgium in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium. In John O’Shea’s first game as interim manager, Ferguson saw his tame spot-kick saved by Belgium goalkeeper Matz Sels. The Boys in Green more than impressed albeit against a much changed Belgian side that was without the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne.

Read more

Belgium’s abandoned game against Sweden will not be replayed

Sweden’s match against Belgium, abandoned on Monday amid a terror alert in Brussels, will not have to be replayed, Uefa has ruled. The Euro 2024 qualifier was abandoned at half-time for security reasons with the score 1-1. Two Swedish nationals had been shot dead in the Belgian capital earlier on Monday.

Read more

Verstappen leads home Red Bull 1-2 in Belgium

Max Verstappen was in imperious form as he came from sixth on the grid to win the Belgian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s eighth consecutive victory in the final race before the summer break extended his championship lead to 125 points. Verstappen led Sergio Perez home to a Red Bull one-two Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took third ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.

Read more

Verstappen reels in Piastri to win rain hit Sprint race at Spa

Max Verstappen caught and passed McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to win an incident-packed wet sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix. Piastri, who started second behind Verstappen, took the lead as a result of stopping for a change to intermediate tyres as soon as the race was started following five laps behind the safety car. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was a surprise third.

Read more

Verstappen pips Piastri to Sprint pole by 0.011s

Max Verstappen was once again at his scintillating best as the Red Bull driver narrowly beat the McLaren of Oscar

Read more