Red Bull’s Max Verstappen continued his imperious march towards a third world title with a dominant victory at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s fifth win in a row moves him 81 points clear of team-mate Sergio Perez in the championship. Behind him, excitement was provided by a battle for the podium positions between Perez and the Ferraris with Charles Leclerc finishing on the second step ahead of the Mexican.
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Adam Yates won the battle of the British twins on the opening stage of the 2023 Tour de France to claim the first yellow jersey of the race and the first Tour stage of his career. The UAE Team Emirates rider prized himself away from his brother inside the final few hundred metres of an exceptionally hilly stage in the Basque Country after the pair had broken clear together over the day’s final climb with 9km to race.
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Max Verstappen took a dominant win in the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after a first-lap squabble with team-mate Sergio Perez. In wet conditions, Perez took the lead from Verstappen at the first corner and then edged the world champion onto the grass after the corner. But Verstappen made a pass stick out of Turn Four and proceeded to motor away to another win.
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Max Verstappen fended off a challenge from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen was just 0.048 seconds clear of Leclerc as Carlos Sainz made it a Ferrari two-three with Lando Norris fourth in the upgraded McLaren.
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The EPCR have confirmed that Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will appear before a disciplinary committee next month, in relation to his conduct after the Champions Cup final at the Aviva Stadium in May. Misconduct complaints were brought against Sexton and Leinster by tournament organisers regarding his behaviour towards the match officials immediately after full-time in the final, which Leinster lost 27-26 to La Rochelle.
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