Sport

Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the first pole position of F1’s delayed 2020 season at the Austrian GP despite a big error on his final lap.

Ferrari’s fears heading into the new Formula 1 season were laid bare in Austrian GP qualifying as Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel both suffered, finishing only seventh and 11th on a disappointing Saturday.

Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton are ready to battle “head to head” in a long-awaited first Formula 1 race of the season today – but Mercedes are wary of the threat of Max Verstappen at the Austrian GP.

Lewis Hamilton’s second place on the Austrian GP grid stands after he was cleared in a post-qualifying investigation over yellow flags.

Tyson Fury’s “second home” is Las Vegas and he is more popular in the United States than Anthony Joshua, according to Top Rank executive Brad Jacobs.

Lewis Hamilton continued his perfect Austrian GP weekend by setting the pace in final practice, although Max Verstappen narrowed the gap to hint at a close battle in the first qualifying session of Formula 1 2020.

Lewis Hamilton laid down an emphatic marker on Formula 1 2020’s opening weekend by topping both Friday sessions at the Austrian GP, with Mercedes stamping their authority in an ominously-fast Practice Two.

OL Reign and Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock says listening to “harrowing” stories from her black team-mates has helped her learn and understand the Black Lives Matter movement.

David Haye’s brash predictions of destruction went undelivered as Wladimir Klitschko opted for a softly spoken American amateur to prep him for his most satisfying masterclass.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is prepared to make Premier League winners’ medals himself in order for the whole squad to share in the achievement.