Virgil van Dijk named as new captain of Liverpool

Liverpool have named Virgil van Dijk as their new captain and Trent Alexander-Arnold as vice-captain following the exits of Jordan Henderson and James Milner. Henderson spent eight years as skipper following Steven Gerrard’s departure in 2015 but vacated the armband when he moved to Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq

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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.

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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.

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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

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Verstappen fastest in Belgian GP qualifying but Leclerc set to start from pole

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying but a grid penalty means Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole position. The Red Bull driver beat Leclerc by 0.820 seconds on a drying track but has a five-place grid drop for using too many gearbox components this season.

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