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Trump waves green flag kicking off high-speed IndyCar race through Washington
World· 2h ago

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.

BBC News
Matt Brennan claims stage two win in Vuelta debut
Sports· 2h ago

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.

BBC Sport
Trump Attends Washington IndyCar Race Celebrating Nation's 250th Anniversary
World· 3h ago

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.

BBC News
Isaac Price brace propels West Brom past Burnley
Sports· 4h ago

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.

BBC Sport
Ethiopia's Kejelcha Sets New Half Marathon World Record
World· 6h ago

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.

BBC News
George Russell Secures Sprint Victory at Dutch Grand Prix
Sports· 1d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Modi Embraces Casual Online Style to Connect With Gen Z
World· 1d ago

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.

BBC News
Manitoba Premier Urges Canada to Brace for US Trade Talks
Business· 1d ago

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.

BBC News
Liverpool show interest in Real Madrid's young talent Endrick
Sports· 2d ago

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.

BBC Sport
George Russell Grabs Sprint Race Pole at Dutch Grand Prix
Sports· 2d ago

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.

BBC Sport
George Russell Claims Pole for Dutch GP Sprint Event
Sports· 2d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Scientists race to save species hit by extreme heat
Science· 2d ago

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.

BBC News
UK Braces for Flash Floods Amid Intense Rainfall and Storms
Science· 3d ago

UK Braces for Flash Floods Amid Intense Rainfall and Storms

Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to affect large parts of the UK.

BBC News
Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup
Technology· 3d ago

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.

TechCrunch
'Parents shouldn’t fear their children not coming home from a race'
Sports· 4d ago

'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.

BBC Sport
Zoe Backstedt Urges Full TV Coverage for Women's Cycling
Sports· 4d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Tarling death shows risks of smaller races - Vaughters
Sports· 5d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Foxes beat Notts to reach One-Day Cup final
Sports· 7d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Hawaii braces for potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years
World· 7d ago

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.

BBC News
Great Britain storm to 4x100m relay gold
Sports· 7d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Fiorini and Perez break race walking world records
Sports· 8d ago

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

BBC Sport
Hodgkinson motivated for next race with Werro after 800m silver
Sports· 8d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Arsenal lead Hinshelwood race - Saturday's gossip
Sports· 8d ago

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.

BBC Sport
English wins Ireland's first men's gold in 800m
Sports· 9d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Would more sprint races be a positive change for Formula 1?
Sports· 10d ago

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.

BBC Sport
Reekie wins 800m heat as Werro suffers nasty fall
Sports· 10d ago

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.

BBC Sport