Red Bull’s Max Verstappen made amends for qualifying sixth for the US Grand Prix by taking pole for Saturday’s sprint race in Austin. Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, on pole for the GP by 0.055 seconds with Lewis Hamilton third 0.069secs off for Mercedes. McLaren’s Lando Norris was fourth ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri.
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole in Sunday’s US Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen saw a lap time that would have taken pole position deleted for track limits meaning the reigning champions will start from P6.
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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.
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Daniel Ricciardo will return from a hand injury for this weekend’s United States Grand Prix.after a “frustrating” few weeks on the sidelines. The 34-year-old Australian has missed the past five races after he broke his left hand in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix on August 25.
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Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli has been banned for seven months by the Italian football federation for breaching betting rules. Fagioli was given a 12-month ban, with five months suspended, and fined €12,500. The 22-year-old will also have to have therapy for his gambling problem.
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