they face sri lanka at 8am, still looking for their first win of the tournament. england face scotland at three o clock this afternoon and go into the game full of confidence, after back to back wins. they beat malawi yesterday while scotland beat barbados for theirfirst win. runaway formula one championship leader max verstappen will be favourite to win this afternoon s belgian grand prix despite the fact he ll be starting from sixth on the grid. he s already had a taste of victory in spa this weekend after winning yesterday s sprint race ahead of mclaren s rookie driver oscar piastri. verstappen was quickest in friday s qualifying for today s main race, but was handed a five place grid penalty for using too many gearbox parts. ferrari s charles leclerc will start from pole, lewis hamilton is third on the grid. britain s jake dennis has become formula e world champion for the first time. his title rival new zealand s mitch evans won an incident packed opening race of the season en
if she can hang on for victory, it would be a first major title for boutier. there were two bronze medals for team gb at the world aquatics championships in japan yesterday as the mixed 4x100m relay team and ben proud in the men s 50m freestyle both finished third in their respective events. but the day s headline came from american katie ledecky. she won the women s 800m freestyle, to not only retain her world title, but win a record 16th individual gold at the championships. she also becomes the first swimmer to win a single worlds event six times, doing so consecutively. there was a thrilling finish to the king george the 6th race at ascot, one of the highlights of the flat racing season. hukum, withjockeyjim crowley, in the blue and white silks, just pipped westover by a head. the 6 year old, trained by owen burrows, only returned to racing in may after a year out with a serious leg injury. the derby winner and favourite auguste rodin was last. and the world triathlon series is in
mate and nearest rival sergio perez failed to finish. unpredictable weather delayed the start and contributed to a thrilling race that showcased the potential of a young driver as nick parrott explains. asa as a track that recently saw a fatal accident, formula 1 was not taking any chances for the first race of the season. after a delay, the race began at a snail s pace as drivers got a feeling for the conditions. they eventually got going, with the sap and leaving the way. the dry. pr screen changed to quicker tires and took the lead as the dutchman did his. the safety car was back after alonso marked his 42nd birthday with bumps. racing resumed for max verstappen, and he atoned for max verstappen, and he atoned for his earlier error, coming on to win the race. peres ruined his
sprint record, retiring after damaging his vehicle in a battle with lewis hamilton. the youngest driver on the red did not put a foot wrong, finishing behind max verstappen, but starting in front of him in tomorrow s grand prix, hoping for another battle. britain s jake dennis has become formula e world champion for the first time. his title rival new zealand s mitch evans won an incident packed opening race of the season ending london e prix weekend. but finishing second was enough for dennis to claim the title with a race to spare. there was a thrilling finish to the king george at ascot, one of the highlights of the flat racing season. hukum, withjockeyjim crowley, in the blue and white silks, just pipped westover by a head. the 6 year old, trained by owen burrows, only returned to racing in may after a year out with a serious leg injury. the derby winner and favourite auguste rodin was last. the world triathlon series is in sunderland for the first time and there was a terrific fin