Gallery: Weekend In Sport
It was a huge weekend in Formula 1 as Max Verstappen’s dominance in the sport was halted by Lando Norris’ maiden Grand Prix victory. We’ve looked back at all the weekend’s highlights…
McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen take his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix.
Norris jumped to the front because he was able to make his pit stop when a safety car was deployed at about half distance while others had already stopped.
Verstappen was unable to keep pace with Norris when the race restarted with 27 laps to go, and the Briton stretched ahead, while the world champion had to settle for second ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Last week, McLaren Racing penned a multi-year deal with e-commerce giant eBay.
Crystal Palace sealed a first league double over Manchester United with a rampant 4-0 win at Selhurst Park.
Michael Olise opened the scoring for the Eagles in the early stages before Jean-Philippe Mateta doubled the lead at the end of the first half.
Tyrick Mitchell grabbed the third before Olise completed his brace to condemn an injury-hit United to another damaging defeat, seriously putting their spot in Europe next season under threat.
Manchester United recently announced that its interim CEO Patrick Stewart and Chief Financial Officer Cliff Baty will leave their roles ‘by mutual consent’ at the end of the 2023/24 season.
Toulouse had to withstand a spirited second-half fightback to beat Harlequins and book their place in a first Investec Champions Cup final for three years.
The Top 14 side will face four-time winners Leinster in a final meeting of the two most successful sides in Champions Cup history at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday 25th May.
Last year, Harlequins announced a new partnership with Conrad Energy.
World number one Iga Swiatek saved three championship points to beat world number two Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 4-6 7-6 (9-7) and win her first Madrid Open title.
The Pole had been a break down early in the third set but held her nerve down the stretch to gain revenge for defeat by Sabalenka in last year’s final.
Earlier this year, Sky Sports announced its new dedicated channel to exclusively show tennis content.
Ipswich Town soared back into the Premier League for the first time since 2002 by cruising to victory over relegated Huddersfield at an ecstatic Portman Road.
Last Friday, Ipswich Town extended its training kit partnership with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
Thunder scraped a thrilling one-wicket win against The Blaze at Trent Bridge as the hosts slumped to a fourth defeat in five in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
It was recently revealed that the UK Government will make a £35m investment to develop grassroots cricket across the country over the next five years.
Diego Botin’s Los Gallos got the better of two of the league’s heavyweights – Australia and New Zealand – in a tense three-boat final at the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix to win its second SailGP event of Season 4.
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