“A reality check” – why Lando Norris was expecting poor Monaco qualif…

“A reality check” – why Lando Norris was expecting poor Monaco qualifying

Lando Norris’s 2026 season is shaping up to be the most disappointing one for a defending champion since Sebastian Vettel’s catastrophic 2014.
But while Vettel’s year was defined by struggles with an uncompetitive and unreliable Renault engine, McLaren’s 2026 has been an accumulation of small but telling frustrations: a chassis that’s effective enough for Norris to have won the Miami ...Keep reading

The steam-treated Lord’s pitch has become a genuine embarrasment | Andy Bull

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It was turn-around weather in London, the sort where your first fresh breath makes you think twice about stepping out for air and your second sends you back inside for another cuppa. tr-sport.click

A great bank of wet grey cloud stretched overhead to the horizon and the idea that New Zealand’s remaining batters might take a run at scoring the 218 they still needed to win this first Test lasted as long as it took to check the weather apps, which showed room for a brief passage of play around midday.

Robinson strikes twice but rain halts England’s charge against New Zealand

1st Test, D3: England, 140 & 226; New Zealand, 113 & 55-5

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Ravindra and Mitchell fall to Robinson amid rain at Lord’s

Just 58 legal deliveries – plus one no ball – were bowled as rain dominated the third day here. It was an unsatisfyingly brief glimpse of action that nevertheless allowed England to upgrade their chances of victory in the first Test after their post-Ashes reset from probable to overwhelmingly likely.

New Zealand scored 19 runs and lost two wickets, leaving them on 55 for five and still 199 from victory. The rate at which they scored illustrated the continuing difficulty of the batters’ task on this capricious surface and also a determination simply to survive until Sunday, with its promise of better weather and upgraded batting conditions.

Reencuentro especial de Luis Enrique con su Barça B

Luis Enrique, entrenador del París Saint-Germain, se encuentra de vacaciones tras conquistar la segunda Champions League consecutiva con el conjunto francés y aprovechó estos primeros días de desconexión para tener un reencuentro muy especial. El técnico asturiano volvió a reunirse con gran parte de la plantilla del Barça B que dirigió entre 2008 y 2011 para cenar y recordar anécdotas de sus primeros pasos en los banquillos.

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“A reality check” – why Lando Norris was expecting poor Monaco qualif…