F1 British Grand Prix: Max Verstappen denies McLarens to take pole at Silverstone – as it happened

That’s all from me. I’ll leave you with Giles Richards’ report from an exciting afternoon at SilverstoneRed Bull’s team principal, Christian Horner, has been speaking to Sky Sports:A wonderful lap from Max but all credit to the team as well. We have been tuning and optimising and we’ve given him a good car for qualy and he’s delivered. A mighty lap at the end. He nailed that pole, which is a very special one

Max Verstappen snatches F1 British GP pole for Red Bull from McLarens

Max Verstappen claimed pole for the British Grand Prix for Red Bull, a blistering run beating the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris into second and third. Mercedes’s George Russell was fourth, with Lewis Hamilton very much in the mix, taking fifth for Ferrari.The pole was somewhat against odds for Verstappen, who absolutely wrung the neck of the Red Bull to beat a very strong assault from both McLaren and an improved Ferrari. The world champion has not been particularly happy with his car all weekend, having struggled with its balance all season. With the team using a trimmed back low-downforce configuration at Silverstone, it required every bit of his considerable skill to wrangle across the old airfield

Emma Raducanu grows stronger and smarter after tough Wimbledon exit

So soon after such a crushing defeat, Emma Raducanu was not quite ready to reflect on the positive aspects of her performance. Her eyes were red and still watering. Every thought she articulated was punctuated by a deep sigh.As she looked back to her tussle with Aryna Sabalenka on a Centre Court as loud as it has been for a decade, all the 22-year-old could think about were the opportunities she had squandered: “It’s better for me to feel a bit of the pain and then process it,” she said.There will be time for Raducanu to reflect on the encouraging step forward she has taken

Mirra Andreeva shows class to dispatch Baptiste and flex Wimbledon credentials

The teenage dream for Mirra Andreeva continues after storming to a 6-1, 6-3 win against Hailey Baptiste. It means the 18-year-old has equalled her best showing here and is the youngest player to reach the fourth round at the first three slams of the season since Nicole Vaidisova in 2006.The Russian has now won 35 WTA Tour main draw matches in 2025, the third most behind the world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka, (44) and Iga Swiatek (37).As for Baptiste, who fell in qualifying at Nottingham and Eastbourne, her lack of experience on grass was evident, with the American unable to get her usual strong forehand and accurate serve under control. In her box was her coach Franklin Tiafoe alongside his twin, Frances

Waratahs offer Joe Schmidt a sweet vision of surprise victory in Lions series | Angus Fontaine

Adventurous attack. Bone-rattling defence. Mistakes punished and opportunities seized. Get in the enemy’s faces and bring the crowd into the contest from the get-go. A ragtag NSW Waratahs gave Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies a bold blueprint for how to dismantle the British & Irish Lions in the first Test on 19 July

Alex Mitchell helps error-prone Lions edge past gritty NSW Waratahs

So much for the theory that the British & Irish Lions are building smoothly towards the start to the Test series against the Wallabies. Exactly how many members of this Lions team will feature in the first Test starting XV remains to be seen but here was a reminder that Australian opposition are not necessarily going to wave their visitors through when the bigger games come around.It took a 54th-minute try by the scrum-half, Alex Mitchell, to save his side’s blushes in an encounter that will sit uneasily with the management at this delicate stage of the trip. Two first-half tries from the alert Huw Jones, some strong scrummaging and a typically energetic display from Ben Earl in the back row were among a rather short list of positives with the first match of the best-of-three Test series less than a fortnight away.Instead it was an evening mostly notable for fumbled balls, constant breaks in play and a gritty effort from the home pack