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Trump Kicks Off IndyCar Race on Washington's Streets
The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

Trump waves green flag kicking off high-speed IndyCar race through Washington
The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

Matt Brennan claims stage two win in Vuelta debut
Britain's Matt Brennan sprints to victory in the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as overall race favourite Tadej Pogacar holds on to the leader's red jersey.

Trump Attends Washington IndyCar Race Celebrating Nation's 250th Anniversary
The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

Isaac Price brace propels West Brom past Burnley
Two-goal Isaac Price and Harry Whitwell score as West Bromwich Albion beat Burnley to make it two league wins out of two.

Ethiopia's Kejelcha Sets New Half Marathon World Record
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.

George Russell Secures Sprint Victory at Dutch Grand Prix
Mercedes' George Russell leads from start to finish to win the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Modi Embraces Casual Online Style to Connect With Gen Z
Narendra Modi's new, more casual online persona is drawing attention from young Indians - but also plenty of scepticism.

Manitoba Premier Urges Canada to Brace for US Trade Talks
Premier Wab Kinew's comments signal a tough battle for Prime Minister Mark Carney to get buy-in from Canadians on a possible trade deal with the US.

Liverpool show interest in Real Madrid's young talent Endrick
Liverpool make Endrick enquiry, Chelsea brace for a Nicolas Jackson offer and Arsenal make request to Victor Osimhen, plus more.

George Russell Grabs Sprint Race Pole at Dutch Grand Prix
Mercedes' George Russell secures pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race, ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc.

George Russell Claims Pole for Dutch GP Sprint Event
Mercedes' George Russell secures pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix sprint race, ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc.

Scientists race to save species hit by extreme heat
Scientists are studying the plight of six species of butterfly and plant affected by the heatwaves.

UK Braces for Flash Floods Amid Intense Rainfall and Storms
Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to affect large parts of the UK.
Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup
SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to catch up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI.

'Parents shouldn’t fear their children not coming home from a race'
Parents should not be scared their children might not come back from a cycling race following the death of Finlay Tarling, Lorena Wiebes says after winning the opening stage of the Tour of Britain Women.

Zoe Backstedt Urges Full TV Coverage for Women's Cycling
British champion Zoe Backstedt says women's cycling will be "unstoppable" if it gets full television coverage for races such as the recent Tour de France Femmes.

Tarling death shows risks of smaller races - Vaughters
Riders are risking their lives in races where organisers battle huge costs, and cycling's governing body "cannot keep traffic off the roads", according to former rider and team boss Jonathan Vaughters.

Foxes beat Notts to reach One-Day Cup final
Leicestershire reach a second One-Day Cup final in four years as they overcome Notts Outlaws by 23 runs in their semi-final at Grace Road.

Hawaii braces for potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years
In a worst-case scenario, category one Lala could dump up to 25in (63cm) of rain on Big Island.

Great Britain storm to 4x100m relay gold
Great Britain quartet Romell Glave, Zharnell Hughes, Jeremiah Azu and Louie Hinchliffe race to 4x100m relay gold at the European Athletics Championships.

Fiorini and Perez break race walking world records
In the women's race walking, Sofia Fiorini of Italy smashes the marathon world record by over nine minutes, with Maria Perez of Spain also setting a world record in the half-marathon, at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingh

Hodgkinson motivated for next race with Werro after 800m silver
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson says she has mixed emotions after settling for silver in the 800m final and says she is looks forward to her next race with Audrey Werro.

Arsenal lead Hinshelwood race - Saturday's gossip
Arsenal lead race for Jack Hinshelwood, Barcelona set to make third Rodri bid, Manchester United and Tottenham join Arsenal in discussing Victor Osimhen, plus more.

English wins Ireland's first men's gold in 800m
Mark English wins gold in the 800m to earn Ireland's first men's gold at a European Athletics Championships, a race that GB's Max Burgin is forced to drop out from through injury.

Would more sprint races be a positive change for Formula 1?
Chequered Flag's Harry Benjamin and Becky Evans discuss what benefits could come from an increased number of sprint weekends in the Formula 1 calendar, both for drivers and fans.

Reekie wins 800m heat as Werro suffers nasty fall
Great Britain's Jemma Reekie wins her 800m heat as Switzerland's Audrey Werro suffers nasty fall on the final bend of the race.